>> i had chosen to testify prior to trial, but as the state continued to take things out of context, and continued to throw as much mud as they could on the wall hoping that some of it, would stick, they had moved beyond what i felt were the facts of the case. mother and child in vehicle. >> nathan said that he had been at the gun range. >> 12:45 to 12:50, five minutes only, long enough to be on that camera. parents nathan says it felt good to be home. with nathan and dennis leuthold had met earlier, back in the eighties when they were students at a small baptist school in central illinois. Nathan Leuthold is scheduled to be sentenced September 10, 2014. Nathan said he went to a car place and a Starbucks Coffee so to assist in his alibi. i went looking at my four-year-old daughter, who is the image of her mother. >> what was it that you liked about her so much? so i center text. 75%. Why? she never called a counselling hotline. Maybe you think I dont feel bad enough. They went to a gym every other week. in fact, he argued that there was no evidence that nathan had done anything wrong at all. The forensic scientist for the State Police Crime Lab examined the black hooded sweatshirt recovered from the residence and did not see blood stains, however DNA swabs from the collar determined that Ainas DNA could not be excluded from the second minor profile. same with my boat. late >> turns out no one had been able to reach denise for a while. >> the highly personal, very painful note was obviously aimed at nathan. >> why did aina say after the robbery, "interesting" smiley face? life, and he just -- you really don't expect something like that to happen to you. >> and what about those haunting words written by denise in that note found in her day planner clearly aimed at nathan, how would he answer that? securing the inside of the house. 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This episode doesn't appear to be available from any streaming services. at that point, i didn't know where we were going. >> nathan's parents told me nathan and three children have been moved to a safe house just to protect them. >> none of that made any sense to the detectives. >> the more we start looking at the house, it didn't seem like a real burglary. cut. ooh, that's a low price. >> when she testified, you could hear a pin drop in that courtroom. >> friday morning,. >> this was an odd one. The note, found in a day planner in the couples bedroom, blasts Nathan Leuthold, 39, for running around with a 20-year-old and humiliating her. police learned more about their relationship when they pulled nathan and aina's phone records. you're living with this lady, married for a long time, you know her routine. that was obviously deceased, in the house. [ speaking foreign language ] >> i can't remember how many times. >> why were you so sure? >> fell apart, cried. Follow him on Twitter @andykravetz for live courtroom updates. ask your doctor about ingrezza. over the next 10 years, comcast is committing $1 billion to reach 50 million low-income americans with the tools and resources they need to be ready for anything. >> aina had no driver's license at the time. >> he had been leading a double life. he went to his sister's home, where his children were sound asleep. But on Valentine's Day, 2013, husband . >> aina dobilaite, his motive for murder. I know that you want me dead. >> and they started at the very beginning. on >> nathan remember seeing a suspicious car near his house not long before the murder. the budget would push federal spending to its highest sustained level since world war ii. >> and then pulled into our driveway. >> you're asking me what somebody else sent. okay. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Jack Newton, John Sailors and Virgil and Mae Leuthold. a couple of weeks before the murder. >> the extra extra cautious, locking doors, locking windows. proved an affair, a secret that shook the courtroom. she even lived with them for a while in peoria. -[ coughs ] bundle. at that point, i began to put things together that someone had broken into the home. >> well, he said that -- he said that she was overbearing, and that he had got to the point where he had wanted to move on with his life, and he had met someone else and stuff like that. starting with the fact that he happened to own the same type of gun used in denise murder. and to go over to a strange country, you know, with a toddler and a baby. absolutely. >> i shot the 40 when i was there. my freedom. >> $74. Episode 12. >> i could look at mike calendar but yeah, a couple weeks ago. They are currently home on furlough and are staying with Denise's parents. i want to just let all of the pain that was associated with knowing. >> prosecutors said nathan also showed no emotion during his police interview, even when a detective told him denise was dead. November 24, 2017 8:00 PM 43 mins. >> you can't lock? >> i was always very happy being a wife and mother. >> aina was the one helping us with children at church. Nathan's Lithuanian love interest would lead him to murder his wife on Valentine's Day as a gift to his new lover. You defraud me, and you dont seem to care. Was Matthew Podolaks Death a Result of His Depression? at thrivent, we believe money is a tool, not a goal. -yes, please. I read in different posting on the net that she was shot in the head. i only had probably three rings that were of any value but those three rings were taken. i was calling my dad and dad said well we are on our way. >> did you ask, are we having a sexual relationship with nathan? What Happened to the Young Girl Found on the Side of the Road? Peoria man gets 80 years in wife's murder. Scott Rochowitz testified that he worked for the Illinois State Police and spent twentythree and a half years in forensic science. ; Kenneth Allen was sentenced to death (commuted to life) for the murders of Chicago police officers William Bosak and Roger van Schaik. >> prosecutors said it must have, been nathan the neighbor saw that day because police found a black hooded sweatshirt on his bedroom floor. If I havent pleased you in 17 years then nothing I will do will do it.. [ footsteps] [ suspenseful music ] hey, you wanna get out of here? is that it? Where to Watch Details. >> he was part of our family for 17 years, and, you know, he was like a son to us. >> i am your spiritual adviser or clergy here in america because there is nobody else who speaks lithuanian. i just heard on the radio. >> without headlights on. >> she denied it. 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. >> they were making a difference in this girl's life? denise leuthold, mother of three young children, had been found shot to death in her home in peoria county, illinois. 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. According to reports, Peoria County Circuit Judge Kevin Lyons sentenced Nathan Leuthold, 39, on Wednesday in the execution-style murder of Denise Leuthold, 39. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. >> but he wanted to set the record straight with us, insisting he's innocent. how to silence that. but whatever it was jurors heard and saw in that courtroom, it was enough. plans for the long term, and plans for a long weekend. A man also in jail with Nathan during the trial came forward as a witness, saying he had spoken to Nathan on a daily basis for hours. an insurance cluster. Nathan and Denise Leuthold had known each other since grade school. >> she is the main one that holds it all together. this is where police say the, cars were switched. injuries are unknown. let's make lots of money you've got the brawn i've got the brains let's make lots of uh uh uh oohhh there's a lot of opportunities with allstate, drivers who switched saved over $700. Through eyewitness reports and other 911 callers, there was a steady flow of information regarding where Denise possibly could have been, but it always seemed to be too late. God help the family during this terrible time.so many questions please dear God wrap your arms around this dear family!!!! the insurance bills are through the roof. >> i think nathan was being tested by god about his faith. >> in the bathtub. they're going to sleep every night, not really sure who killed their neighbor. so i suspect based on that response in all likelihood she had some knowledge of what was maybe going to take place. and that's when one of the detectives got frustrated with nathan's whole story, and confronted him. I am so sad to hear about it. In Lithuania, they met a young child, Aina Dobilaite when she was about six years old. The International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA-2021) will be held at Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada, May 12 to 14, 2021. well, an internet connection's a good start. TV Archive Did Someone Try to Make Gregg Smarts Murder Look Like a Robbery? >> no, no, no, i don't. this >> yeah, we knew we had something bad. >> but things were stolen. after all, the defendant was a missionary accused of killing his wife in their home in an upscale neighborhood. i hadn't been with south or julia. >> it was very devastating. >> bad choices that left denise's parents coming to terms with the notion that everything they knew to be true wasn't. >> okay. >> i looked at denise's mom and i saw what she was as a woman, a wife, a mother. i know there is a lot to do today. >> were you and nathan ever lovers? >> and, in fact, you are proficient in both written and spoken english, isn't that correct? mother and child in vehicle. how long are you going to do this to me? >> that's correct. >> when "dateline" continues. president biden formally unveiled his six trillion dollar budget friday. >> we didn't know any lithuanian at the time. I have never been good enough or done enough for you I know you want me dead. >> one of the harshest accusations that has come out of all of this is that you killed your wife and it was a valentine's day gift for aina. Prosecutors have inferred it was his weapon that killed Denise Leuthold and allege he searched the Internet for information on how to silence a .40-caliber Glock. when in reality, you know, bad things happen to good people all the time. Denise, a high schooler, met Nathan at a community college where she had been taking a few courses. Nathan Leuthold didnt ask a question even after Linthicum, having found the womans body, came out of the house, got a bulletproof shield out of his car and waited for backup with his gun drawn. life with three young kids was busy, hectic, normal. 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