it took me one minute and 15 seconds. >> nathan said he was doing his best to hold it together so he could help them catch the killer. And as soon as we hear those things, we were like, well, there were things that didnt make sense about the burglary. Praying for this precious family. where in any one of those things do you have any indication at all that nathan and aina are lovers? While there was other damning evidence against Nathan, ultimately, he was found guilty of murder in September 2014, and faced twenty to sixty years in prison. have good lectures and meeting. Nathan and Denise Leuthold had known each other since grade school. it's simple. he regionally said he didn't want to come back in the house, that the kids were afraid to come in. yes! my world had just been shattered. did it look like a normal burglary? >> help me get back to my kids tonight. He uses his story to bring awareness to the issue. death, nathan and his children's day-to-day church mission houses. >> without the headlights. there's interest you accrue, allstate and interests you pursue. denise's was normally very quiet. >> and your husband, dr. parish, thought that it was a black man? she had maybe startled a burglar when she came in through the front door. there was multiple texts and calls every day. feel the clarity, and live claritin clear. there. viking. >> this was his valentine's day present to aina. going just about the speed limit right on, which is 45 miles per hour. >> nathan then drove denise's car to that same park, prosecutors said, and hopped back in his own car and drove to starbucks, arriving at 12:45. fine. so when she entered that door, that shot was immediate. Linthicum also testified he thought what he found inside didnt fit the pattern of a burglary, noting electronics in the family room werent missing and kitchen drawers were placed, not dumped, on the floor. nothing -- >> but about money? He was arrested on March 6, 2013 around 8.15 a.m. On September 2014, a jury found Nathan Leuthold guilty, he was sentenced to an 80-year term in the Illinois Department of Corrections for first degree murder in violation of section 9-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1) (West 2012)). 24 Feb 2023 18:27:52 you're not even in this one. >> he owned and she was shot with. >> we, the jury, find the defendant, nathan leuthold, guilty of first-degree murder. aina responded, interesting, followed by a smiley face. i have a lot of guilt. >> and what police find is terrifying. i asked her what is he waxing up? >> it caused a lot of stress in the neighborhood. -yes, please. >> a key to that car was found tangled in denise is hair, under her head. >> we didn't know. but with that he calls the police. >> did you think maybe someone had a reason to be in that house, outside of just a random burglary? >> coming up, if it wasn't a burglary, what was it? detectives needed to know more about the needs and begin questioning her family, including nathan, her husband of 17 years. Moreover, Denise was killed with a Glock 40, the same gun Nathan owned which had gone missing after the murder. so i suspect based on that response in all likelihood she had some knowledge of what was maybe going to take place. you're safe now. he said nathan seemed quiet, stoic. he was anxious to be with his children. >> the motive? she's not answering my phone calls, she's not answering my mom's phone calls. The rest was all circumstantial. >> to be with aina, to groom aina as your new wife. >> something seemed off to police as well. Please pray for them and for . >> powerful but not proof, said nathan's attorney. He parked his car at Robinson Park and walked thru the woods to get home. >> there was one that mentioned the chin, and he asked her if she was wet. Proudly created with Wix.com. He got Bowers to state there was a muddy shoe print by the back door where glass was broken out just above the knob. and it just grew into something special between the two of them. Nathan used the inmate witnesses phone cards to call his parents, then they would call others for him. an insurance cluster. there was a lot of evidence provided by the prosecution. No more of that game, the note said. here. >> that was in july 1995. Missionaries Nathan and Denise Leuthold, along with their three young children were back home in Peoria, Illinois after years of overseas work in Lithuania. she didn't go to the school. >> yes, she denied it. it didn't make sense. Together they built their family on faith, but in a flash, one of them was dead and the other was under suspicion. ; David Hendricks was sentenced to four consecutive . how do i function now without her? >> bad choices that left denise's parents coming to terms with the notion that everything they knew to be true wasn't. Dela p Facebook Dela p Twitter Kopiera url. Where to Watch Details. i knew i didn't make a mistake. ontinues control? >> she hadn't answered her phone call. Season 11 >> i was surprised when he was the first one that she dated and they ended up getting married. That question one of many came to my mind upon Wednesday's arrest of Nathan Leuthold. i just ask for the keys and she gives me the keys. Nathan and his wife Denise were very active in their Lithuanian-oriented church, and before they had children, would often travel the world doing missionary work. >> when mr. leuthold visited you in chicago, in 2012, did he buy you presents? everything begins anew. >> but he wanted to set the record straight with us, insisting he's innocent. on >> nathan remember seeing a suspicious car near his house not long before the murder. >> it wasn't just that nathan stop to take a short phone call, it was who was on the other end of the line that piqued their interest. >> you understand that that's not something you'll be able to take back? >> be extra cautious like yours, lock your windows, pay attention, strangers in your, area. >> correct. ADD TO CART. i was the responsible one. Peoria Police Chief Steve Settingsgaard says his department arrested the 37 year-old Leuthold in Pekin during a traffic stop they initiated. detectives were puzzled. talk to your eczema specialist about dupixent, a breakthrough eczema treatment. i mean, everybody was glued to her testimony. what would make him commit such a crime? >> you want to humiliate me by running around with a 20-year-old? Today's case is super intere. >> our parents didn't really believe in dating. >> still, the prosecution thought she was an important witness. okay. thank you. >> was your vehicle, every at robertson park today? The police shared a lot of their information with us the night before he was arrested. if she's late, if she broke down, if she had a flat tire, she would've called from, herself phone. >> with words like that, prosecutors didn't believe aina's denials of an affair. >> and are you able to say that within a reasonable degree of scientific certainty? i noticed him, when we were in the living room alone together, and it was complete silence. pay attention to strangers in the area. we needed to make sure we locked down what she planned on doing that today. >> i've just left denise and nathan's house and i'm heading to robinson park, which is just a few blocks away. >> on the other side of their door where we saw him found her laying down. >> there is a church that was their already established, and that church really took us in and did their best to communicate with us and helped us out and there was a particular women in the church we worked with, it was aina's mother. >> the extra extra cautious, locking doors, locking windows. the car leaves. Later, after police swarmed the area, she called police and eventually picked Nathan Leuthold out of a photo lineup as the man she saw that day. Very few details are being released. let's get you to the exhale you didn't know you were waiting for. injuries are unknown. TV Archive A former Baptist missionary convicted of shooting his wife to death on Valentine's Day last year has been sentenced to 80 years in prison. >> i observed some kitchen cabinets open, and some kitchen drawers on the floor. something like that. Among the 911 calls that were made, one of them really stood out. Leuthold's defense attorney Hugh Toner speaks with reporers at the conclusion of the trial. >> then he sounds like a saint. denise leuthold, mother and missionary, brutally shot and killed in her parents home where she and her family had been living. >> everything stopped. >> not guilty. he was a friend. i'll get jenelle from daycare and let you know. visibly diminish wrinkled skin in crepe corrector lotion only from gold bond. >> if you come down during the day people are riding their bikes. >> does your wife? >> coming up, more questions for and about nathan. assets you allocate, and ones you hold tight. plans for the long term, and plans for a long weekend. Nathan and Denise Leuthold are missionaries to Lithuania. and nathan said he lost the love of his life. She'd received a single but deadly gunshot wound to the head. A mother of three married to a missionary is found dead on Valentine's Day; the investigation into the murder reveals answers close to home. and what was her response? >> a couple weeks ago? but eventually, with spring comes rebirth. Episode 12. -[ chuckles ] -i doubt that exists. to protect people. it drives you. >> we've been told him he last fired that gun in oklahoma. >> none of that made any sense to the detectives. hey, you wanna get out of here? Peoria man gets 80 years in wife's murder. later >> with his young daughter in the car, nathan backed into the neighbor's driveway across the street, so he could watch the house as he called 9-1-1. >> how nervous were you when the jury went to deliberate? Aina spoke to Nathans parents daily after his arrest and her parents advised her not to speak to the police. thank you. my son, is he okay? Many items in the home, including the kitchen table, the family room and at least two large jars of change, were left undisturbed. Another forensic scientist found gunshot residue to the right cuff of the black sweatshirt and was in close proximity to a firearm either when it was discharged or contact a primer gunshot residue-related item.. that was obviously deceased, in the house. i said these people take you into their home, right back from the idea, you live with them. i wanted to just grab the phone and call her. how to overdose somebody on insulin. >> it's not typical as far as a burglary that results in a murder. According to the inmate witness, Nathan said that Denise was overbearing, that he had met someone else and wanted to move on with his life. >> okay, so if you are at the park, at the exact same park your wife's car was at, i need to figure out how your wives car got there. they said what really happened was a cold blooded execution. Nathan came home from work that afternoon and found that Denise was missing. >> coming up, hard to imagine anyone doing something this evil, if it's true. >> nathan has a very big heart for people. How long? >> she gets them up at 6:45. ingrezza may cause serious side effects, including sleepiness. See production, box office & company info. Cookie Policy. >> they returned home after a year and sun welcomed a son, seth and a daughter, julia. gone to know well. Uploaded by >> and i'm natalie morales. we're not accountants, but we know it doesn't add up. at any time has a wife ever done anything behind your back, have you had any issues, any boyfriends, anything like that? Nathan's Lithuanian love interest would lead him to murder his wife on Valentine's Day as a gift to his new lover. >> while searching the house, they discovered a female down. jamie, what are you doing? it was not other than aina. friend norm visited. I am not stupid, but I am not that brave. >> similar situation, but this time into the neighbor's driveway. it's simple. It took the jury about 90 minutes to convict Nathan Leuthold for the murder of his wife Denise. >> do you remember how much you spend? based on court testimony, the murder occurred at around 12:30 p.m. after that, prosecutors said nathan would have had to drive denise's car to the park, get in his own car, and then drive to starbucks where he was seen on surveillance video at 12:45 p.m. >> and he would have had to have done all that without leaving any blood smears, getting any blood on him. Curious to know where he is now? >> what about you? Leutholds attorney, Hugh Toner, says he would not change anything about his defense. >> to the -- i think you referred to her as ana? my sister trying to comfort me. in this second car, we're going to drive to starbucks. he didn't know but tried to insinuate burglar target. no big deal, she's driving. That could have been difficult for the three Leuthold children. as we started ramping up the questioning, getting more direct about her relationship with nathan, all of a sudden. >> no. Parrish told her husband to slow down so she could get a good look at the man. it's not like a high crime area where those gunshots all the time. while she didn't name aina, she mentioned a much younger woman. Episode 30: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. so, i was happy for her that she had found someone to love. Very little information has been given out. she must of been. life with three young kids was busy, hectic, normal. it turned into more of a cold stare, and no emotion whatsoever. Nathan Mcdonald had pled guilty to murder in the second degree on Aug. 21. How long are you going to do this to me? >> right, exactly. your son's fine. >> we didn't know. the defense argued david smith was a jailhouse snitch, a convicted felon who had gotten a deal for his testimony. >> translator: yes. she did everything that made the kids lives spin. >> no. to work at an insurance company. >> no. and right away, the older boy said, well, everybody makes mistakes. >> do you know why anybody would want to break into that house? and that's when one of the detectives got frustrated with nathan's whole story, and confronted him. >> their generosity extended to a young lithuanian they had. >> from our perspective, that's what makes this case so disturbing, the cold, calculated manner in which he did this. seth, 12, julia, ten and jenelle, were for. >> right, it just kept going on and on and on. he lived for him for years, you've known the family, and she was fine. >> what's the problem? But on Valentine's . This is extremely heartbreaking. but we needed to lockdown at that point. hours after his wife had been killed. Nathan Leuthold, she said, was scruffy, and wearing a black hooded sweatshirt. it comes from within. concern for the family. ; Hubert Geralds was sentenced to life for the murders of six prostitutes on Chicago's south side. >> nathan's parents told me nathan and three children have been moved to a safe house just to protect them. >> it seems only appropriate that you will likely end your life in a very different type of place, too. while how it works is not fully understood, ingrezza is thought to reduce that signaling. Its been a journey, but I guess our family really decided early on that were going to do what we had to do to honor Denise and make sure her death wasnt in vain, he said. In Lithuania, they met a young child . if he is spending the money, she should be all right with it. the glass was on the ground. He stated that he needed to be strong for his sons and that he just suppressed his feelings. and that's how she came to be a part of our family. just book between june 8th and 12th to plan your escape with expedia. When Denise walked in to the house they exchanged words and he shot her in the head on the left side. and here we had a note that she had written that laid the whole thing out. Nathan and Denise had met for the first time as teenagers. , nathan leuthold's murder trial was nearing its end when he had to decide whether to testify. >> you would respond with, oh, my, what happened? >> being back in . and she trusted nathan. >> she didn't recognize the man that day, but later when she looked at a police photo lineup, she quickly pointed to this man, and it turned out to be nathan leuthold. Nathan and Denise Leuthold had known each other since grade school. to learn more, text thrive to 444555, or visit thrivent.com. Their life seemed to be going great after renting a house in North Port, Florida. sorry. Watch in HD Subscribe if you're new! I am the same person that Ive always been. >> when dateline continues. lighting the way. The North Face Women's Oh-Mega Fur Pom Beanie. None of these moments were with Denise. oh, yeah, until i break. to learn more, text thrive to 444555, or visit thrivent.com. they have a child taken from them. >> they knew that he had been on trial for murdering their mother, and that a jury had convicted him. It makes me sick. >> detectives asked her about something they learned as they traced nathan's movements today at the murder. ah ha. he and denise had met her on their first missionary trip in 1998. i will never forget the look on his face. >> describe his demeanor. >> i was with was he with you the first time you saw him after denise was killed? >> and this is "dateline." is that feasible that if he was -- >> no. >> it was hard to believe now's your moment to get vaccinated. with a home and auto bundle from progressive. >> what was audible to look on his face? The Far North Peoria man stood across the street while the officer searched his house. There had been alot of breakins in the areaI hope they find these.guys that did this you can't be careful enough.my heart goes out to the family she just had her birthday a few days ago. They are currently home on furlough and are staying with Denise's parents. and at that point, i just decided the best thing was to not enter the house. >> i was exhausted. They were attending my wife's former church in Washington, IL while home on furlough. >> okay. >> when "dateline" continues. This list also reached the police. i think she tried to minimize the relationship. [ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: i'm not really sure what presents mean. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. >> she was 20 year old, the young exchange student who had been close to the family for years. you're safe now. >> they devoted their lives to others. >> this was his valentine's day present to aina, and that is despicable. my tears soaked their faces, and their tiers soaked my face. 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On cross examination, defense attorney Hugh Toner asked several questions of the officer, attempting to show Nathan Leuthold was sitting back and allowing the police to do their job. >> did you want her dead? we decided to see for ourselves how long that drive would take. Together they built their family on faith, but in a flash, one Read allFor a day that ended so tragically, it started with roses. it's the first bill of the democratic-controlled congress to be thwarted by a filibuster. ingrezza is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with td movements in the face and body. For a day that ended so tragically, it started with roses. >> how many people, particularly young people, are going to have, a relationship with a significant other and not have a picture of their significant other? >> later, nathan took the children and went to stay at a church mission house a nearby town. Was Corey Atchison Lying to Police About the Death of James Lane? >> aina was called as a witness for the prosecution, which granted her immunity to encourage her to talk, but her testimony made it clear she was not eager to help the state. >> but denise also became very devoted to the church. >> -- and he shoots are. >> $74. >> we were sponsoring, her yes. there was something in the road it's okay. just a loving puppy love way. and it can seem like that's all people see. >> david smith was a fellow inmate of nathan's at the county. Moreover, Denise was killed with a Glock 40, the same gun Nathan owned which had gone missing after the murder. >> that's correct. Nathan and Denise Leuthold had known each other since grade school. >> must have really peremptory tension, that this woman is. Nathan's Lithuanian love interest would lead him to murder his wife on Valentine's Day as a gift to his new lover. 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