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i think it was disbelief that he was being arrested. >> later, nathan took the children and went to stay at a church mission house a nearby town. was >> that a sick feeling when you see all those? saving is easy when you're in good hands. >> while he find the crime scene odd for a burglary, it was nathan's behavior that disturbed the officer even more. it drives you. [ footsteps] [ suspenseful music ] hey, you wanna get out of here? >> i have a 22. silver with pearl handle, little. my son, is he okay? 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. In Lithuania, they met a young child, Aina Dobilaite when she was about six years old. >> the part you're referring to says, i know you want me dead. everyone has choices in life, and he made some really bad choices. Lyons spoke to . let's get to immunity. it's going to help us. didn't know the language, we were studying it. >> from our perspective, that's what makes this case so disturbing, the cold, calculated manner in which he did this. >> rule you out? Praying for this precious family. there was multiple texts and calls every day. >> yeah, yeah. if i had to defend my family, i would. >> if you come down during the day people are riding their bikes. >> after many years of working, overseas as missionaries, the leuthold would return to peoria, illinois. RT @crimedinerpod: EP: Missionary Imposition https://linktr.ee/wdst We cover the story of Nathan Leuthold and his wife Denise, who went to Lithuania on a missionary assignment and came back w/ a stowaway. hide my skin? They went to a gym every other week. Nathan's Lithuanian love interest would lead him to murder his wife on Valentine's Day as a gift to his new lover. plans for the long term, and plans for a long weekend. March 6, 2013 Nathan Leuthold was arrested and charged with First Degree Murder. going just about the speed limit right on, which is 45 miles per hour. there's no way that i could ever fathom nathan doing this. nathan leuthold had spent a week listening to prosecutors paint him as a monster who had planned the execution of his wife. i know that you want me dead. >> as for denise's parents, they're still hurting from such a sudden loss, but at least they have her children close, as they are now raising them. >> i think aina was a big bombshell. smith testified that nathan told him he planned the murder specifically for valentine's day. He staged the break-in . this past year has felt like a long, long norwegian winter. how long are you going to do this to me? that's what you said, isn't it? Denises vehicle was missing, and soon located at a park down the street from the residence at Robinson Park. his demeanor, his attitude, he tried to take over the conversation. what's a low price? coming up -- there would be no more calls, candies or flowers this valentine's day. Deadly Valentine: With Craig Melvin, Kate Snow, Andrea Canning. talk a little girls especially, bible. there's interest you accrue, and interests you pursue. president biden formally unveiled his six trillion dollar budget friday. people taking ingrezza can stay on their current dose of most mental health meds. but she rushed to him when nathan told her they had been a break-in. and that -- that is despicable. >> must have really peremptory tension, that this woman is. Im not going to try to please you anymore. he was anxious to be with his children. I am not weaker and in many ways stronger. police >> yeah. and that's how she came to be a part of our family. you're living with this lady, married for a long time, you know her routine. According to reports, Peoria County Circuit Judge Kevin Lyons sentenced Nathan Leuthold, 39, on Wednesday in the execution-style murder of Denise Leuthold, 39. Did Someone Try to Make Gregg Smarts Murder Look Like a Robbery? If I havent pleased you in seventeen years, nothing I do now will please you. But it all changed on January 17, 2008. and when i picture up from. this may be important in the future because just as all of your communication with the attorney is private, communication with your clergy is also private. 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Because he was unfaithful. >> 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. that guy is getting out of town. What on earth could you possibly be thinking? >> detectives asked nathan the uncomfortable questions they ask anyone who espouse has been murdered -- >> this is kind of a personal question, and take no offense because we have to cover every base. Two days before Denises death, Nathan called the police late at night to report a suspicious vehicle parked in the driveway across the street from their residence. it was traumatic experience for her, i think. >> shooting off his gun at the gun range. but the garage door is open. >> they devoted their lives to others. they have a child taken from them. She had heard what she thought was a girl screaming and later noticed a hand that was banging on the back window of Michaels car. They agreed by handshake not to tell anyone about their conversations. >> no. The missed 911 call led to him suing the Charlotte County Sheriffs Office for negligence, a lawsuit which he won. she had answered her text messages. Andy Kravetz can be reached at 686-3283 or akravetz@pjstar.com. >> how did he explain that? to his wife. No more of that game, the note said. >> i could see that the windowpane was broken. it was very natural. >> it's unconceivable to think somebody breaks into the house that exact same time, rummages through the house, finds a glock, pries it open, loads it up, hides behind the door to execute her. the problem? >> i have tried to please you for 17 years, and never succeeded. >> they idolized things nathan had told him during his interview at the police station the night of the murder, like the fact he owned three guns. how hardwood before someone departed open? >> wow. i did a lot of translating work and helping with organizing, christian conferences in lithuania. we're living with denise is. denise, nathan and their three kids. >> why did you decide not to take the stand during the trial? Prosecutors allege the 39-year-old Leuthold shot his wife execution-style on Valentine's Day to continue an . >> we were sponsoring, her yes. Police at the Leuthold home and crime scene. i'm not sure what takes a sicker person, the person to actually do that or the person who suggests that. But now this. This took place about 45 minutes from where I live. . ; Hubert Geralds was sentenced to life for the murders of six prostitutes on Chicago's south side. >> after the young couple settled in their hometown of peoria, illinois, denise went. grapple with the fall of a murder on valentine's day. >> right. how did they tell you what they had found? >> 12:45 to 12:50, five minutes only, long enough to be on that camera. >> she was speaking from the grave in a way. i just remember hearing that the loss just got that much greater. but they didn't date, as most teams do. take her for waxing treatments. those calls were in lithuanian. >> parked his car in robinson park, somewhere close to 12:15, 12:20, walked up to the house, went into the house, the burglary was probably already staged. and nathan said he lost the love of his life. A crime scene technician later testified the home didnt show much sign that a struggle had taken place there other than a few items in disarray. there was something in the road it's okay. denise's parents were at work. >> a, we've got a break. detectives were puzzled. and i doubt she even knew a existed. things like that, scissors. she was so close with the, leuthold family, she moved in with nathan, denise, and denise's parents well she attended a community college in peoria. >> i got a shotgun. >> this is the problem. if you take asthma medicines don't change or stop them without talking to your doctor. The incident was initially reported as a burglary, but police found 39 . >> jodi and jerry were the prosecutors who tried the case. oh, yeah, until i break. Prosecutors allege the 39-year-old Leuthold shot his wife execution-style on Valentines Day to continue an affair with their 20-year-old Lithuanian sponsor student. Nathan Leuthold allegedly owned a similar weapon, which was missing. He is also a musician who had previously attended Jacksonville University and the University of . >> what went through your mind when you heard that one word, "guilty?" the police investigator read the note in court. we're taking you to jail for the murder of your wife. In the couples bedroom was Denise Leutholds purse, which had a $50 bill and $20 bill inside. who eventually came to the u.s. as a college student. That question one of many came to my mind upon Wednesday's arrest of Nathan Leuthold. just a loving puppy love way. Where to Watch Details. huh. >> when "dateline" continues. >> 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. It was through that phone number that Michaels identity was later confirmed. your son's fine. The court will consider an appeal on the Leuthold case Friday at 11. >> we, the jury, find the defendant, nathan leuthold, guilty of first-degree murder. >> they quickly determined she had been killed by a single. >> very odd. >> as is our tradition on holidays, easter, christmas, or, birthdays or, valentines -- we started off with first thing in the morning. >> prosecutors played the interview for the jurors, hoping they would see what they saw. >> so he's potentially thinking up all these different ways to kill his wife. >> aina was the one helping us with children at church. >> the harshest statement has been that i killed my wife. Peoria County States Attorney Jerry Brady says Leutholds behavior was outrageously hypocritical before and after his wifes killing. >> you can't tell me things about her that i'm not -- you can't tell me things about her. All rights reserved. 2023 www.pjstar.com. oooh, that's a low price. we'll get through this. >> i felt bad for my husband because he told someone that he always thought that we had the perfect family, the perfect. That's what happened on February 14, 2013, when Minister Nathan Leuthold killed his wife, Denise, in what was suspected as a Valentine's day gift for his 20-year-old Mistress from Lithuania, Aina. he and denise had met her on their first missionary trip in 1998. she came here for education. exploring the world in comfort once again. we know we loved her. remember, one of the places he said he visited was this day spa, where he body valentine's day gift certificate for denise. and we were doing research and looking at blog sites where young people, where desperate, people were getting information about what they were thinking. >> you ended up bringing her, over to america? >> i asked for more than once, aren't you jealousies traveling around with this young girl? >> right before we did our vows, denise had peppered a song talking about everything that she had wanted was in me. nathan had told police he only knew of one key, the key that was found at the crime scene, but now police had a second key that they found in this trash can in the park. tell your doctor about new or worsening eye problems, such as eye pain or vision changes, or a parasitic infection. >> it was a lot to taken. , nathan leuthold's murder trial was nearing its end when he had to decide whether to testify. where in any one of those things do you have any indication at all that nathan and aina are lovers? to work at an insurance company. [sfx: kids laughing] [sfx: bikes passing] [sfx: fire truck siren] onstar, we see them. Her coat was only half on and a bullet was found tangled in her hair, as were keys. Nathan Leuthold sat and stared at the pictures without emotion. i'm not stupid. ahh. coming up, this is strange. concern for the family. but there she was standing, just smiling. that would rob this family of everything. >> they returned home after a year and sun welcomed a son, seth and a daughter, julia. >> typical scenario, robberies happening in peoria. web pages >> well, you know, i honestly think he planned it out. >> that there were certain preconceived notions of who did it, for lack of a better term. >> the i said danny should've been there there. but she told detectives she left the school because of problems with her hands. As per the reports, Aina Dobilaite is the girlfriend of Nathan Leuthold. Search the history of over 797 billion while he was at this places, chase bank, starbucks, the day spa, a car wash, there was a problem. >> when the police first gave us the case, i watched his videotape statement. A neighbor testified she saw a scruffy Nathan Leuthold walking toward his home about 12:20 p.m. the day of the crime and away from Robinson Park, where Denise Leutholds car was found. We had no clue of all the double life he was leading. Leuthold was accused of . and it can seem like that's all people see. can you let me shop? 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. their days were filled with shuttling kids to school and daycare, and raising funds for their next overseas mission. investigators say it appeared to match one that a strange neighborhood was wearing in the neighborhood that day. >> we hope you will be. death nathan was a basketball player, denise was a cheerleader. she didn't answer. >> it was a highly circumstantial case. >> it was very devastating. >> drowning. seth, 12, julia, ten and jenelle, were for. About Remove My Info. They were attending my wife's former church in Washington, IL while home on furlough. ; Kenneth Allen was sentenced to death (commuted to life) for the murders of Chicago police officers William Bosak and Roger van Schaik. 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