I thought it wouldnt hurt so bad. Nathan said he did things to cover his tracks. one pill, once-daily. The 39-year-old Peoria man showed little emotion as Peoria Circuit Judge Kevin Lyons handed down the sentence. >> the part you're referring to says, i know you want me dead. I suppose it will confirm my worthlessness to you when I write that I am not brave enough to do that job for you. PEORIA - Denise L. Leuthold, 39, of Peoria passed away Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, at her residence. >> you talk to us and cooperating with us is the best information we can get. clean dishes. other serious side effects include potential, heart rhythm problems and abnormal movements. I have never been good enough or done enough for you I know you want me dead. Praying for this precious family. after questioning her husband, nathan, and combing the crime scene, detective started to see things differently. why did this happen? i know there is a lot to do today. your dishwasher looks clean but, when grease and limescale build up, it's not as hygienic as you think. i immediately go through -- by the front door and flip the lights on. >> i shot the 40 when i was there. Follow him on Twitter @andykravetz for live courtroom updates. You act like you are somehow noble because you wont tell me why you are doing this. use finish dishwasher cleaner its dual-action formula tackles grease and limescale. >> coming up, a missionaries an usual close relationship with a young exchange didn't. >> how did you tell the children, that their mother had been killed? he wouldn't kill anybody. $35.99 - $42.00. stories >> they grew particularly close to some of the children at their and their families. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. dateline continues. even at that young age, nathan knew there was something to the sparkling little girl. >> the state's theory, nathan put his plan into action when denise left the house to take their daughter to daycare. >> bad choices that left denise's parents coming to terms with the notion that everything they knew to be true wasn't. >> it was a lot to taken. For a day that ended so tragically, it started with roses. i wanted to just grab the phone and call her. I wont grovel. they have a child taken from them. >> i was exhausted. During the search a black hooded sweatshirt was recovered from the bedroom, where they also found Denises purse, wallet, and three hundred dollars cash in a dresser drawer. coming up -- there would be no more calls, candies or flowers this valentine's day. so while their possessions, try to save up money. Nathan told police he just returned from picking up his daughter, came home and saw the garaged door open and broken glass on one of the windows of the home. >> norm junior gotten no nathan and any swell when his wife taught at the high school. May the Lord give extra grace to them. trusted by pet owners for over 20 years frontline plus is the #1 name in flea and tick protection. an insurance cluster. >> was that? Ronald Reagans Son Remembers Learning of His Attempted Assassination, John Hinckley Jr. 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. we're taking you to jail for the murder of your wife. there had to be a second key somewhere visible in the house in order for an intruder to easily find it and drive the car to the park. There were signs that someone was held captive over there. >> he knew full-well when he called the police what they were going to find. This week we conclude our Valentine's Day Murders with a story about Nathan Leuthold, a 39 year old former Baptist Missionary, who shot his wife Denise Leuthold in the head on Valentine's Day 2013, to make room for his lover, a 20-year-old Lithuanian woman the . Nathan chose Valentines Day to murder her, as a present to Aina. RAIDER. >> that sponsor, of course, was nathan. and i saw that denise really, favored her mother. nor did i give much thought to the word "interesting. it challenged the very core of nathan's defense, that denise was at the center of his life and he would never hurt her. >> i've never seen nathan in unemotional status far is crying, or in panic, or anything like that. she was always the one volunteering, helping out church alongside her mother. I really dont think there is anything I have done or not done to deserve this. i asked her what is he waxing up? sometimes when she would answer a question or said something he didn't like, he kind of laughed and threw his hands up in the air in disappointment. it's going to help us. But it all changed on January 17, 2008. The kitchen was raided with cabinet doors and drawers opened, some of them neatly placed on the floor. absolutely. there was no evidence that actually pointed to somebody do the crime. finish. PublishedSeptember 10, 2014 at 7:43 PM CDT, WCBU | >> when we first art of the interview, there was a lot of background information, and we were coming across this concern for denise. Also surviving are her parents of Peoria; three children, Seth Leuthold, Julia Leuthold and Jenelle Leuthold, all at home; one sister, Deanna (Clint) Bachmann of Detroit Lake, Minn; her grandparents, Geraldine Sailors, Alice Newton, both of Sterling, Robert and Betty Rauch of Ocala, Fla., and Lillian Smith of Pekin; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. but she rushed to him when nathan told her they had been a break-in. while he was at this places, chase bank, starbucks, the day spa, a car wash, there was a problem. >> it's just absolutely a despicable act. we >> it was in high school that nathan and denise got to know each other better. >> did you think maybe someone had a reason to be in that house, outside of just a random burglary? >> everyone we talked to had nothing but good things to say about her. hey, you wanna get out of here? >> with words like that, prosecutors didn't believe aina's denials of an affair. the type of place it expect a burglary, even if she had accidentally stumbled upon an intruder, how hot it turned so vicious so quickly? there's no car in the garage. >> he seemed scared. >> you want to humiliate me by running around with a 20-year-old? Could the Defense Convince a Jury John Hinckley Jr. Was Insane? smith testified that nathan told him he planned the murder specifically for valentine's day. This material may be protected by copyright law (Title 17 U.S. Code). >> i think aina was a big bombshell. >> it's not typical us for us burglary results in a murder. >> their generosity extended to a young lithuanian they had. >> you can see how it would look bad, going to the spa, getting aina waxing treatments, the text messages that went back and forth. Simply sad and unbelievable. >> i know there's one set of, keys, and whenever i have borrowed -- when i've driven the card to get something fixed on it, oil change, whatnot. Peoria County States Attorney Jerry Brady says his Assistant Jodi Hoos did the research that won the case including the recovery of deleted emails and text messages. >> you can't lock? never done enough. he's leaving. >> tips started coming in right away. No more of that game, the note said. >> for what? i can get you a new one tomorrow. i try to run up there to go to the house and they were like, no you can't going. >> they're giving her a chance to come here, get a college education here. ask your provider if cologuard is right for you. 39-year-old Nathan Luethold argued it was in his three kids' best interest that he legally remain their parent. i kept on explaining. i want to rule you out because i hope you didn't do it. They are currently doing an autopsy. Nathan hid in the closet and waited for Denise to come home, wearing black clothes including a hoodie, then changed his clothes thinking someone caught him walking in to the house prior to the murder. >> i don't know what to think. PEORIA, Ill. (AP) 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 have tried to please you for seventeen years and never succeeded. The missed 911 call led to him. >> the weapon appear to be a 40 caliber handgun. your son's fine. i said these people take you into their home, right back from the idea, you live with them. >> do you really believe that david smith is the type of person that nathan is going to confide in? welcome back to the world. 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. so aina was one of many we worked with. >> the records we got said her dismissal had something to do with inappropriate relationships with her sponsor, including staying off campus overnight with just them. >> was it for? >> and we both answered no, but as soon as i said no i'm like, well, wait a minute, you know, then i of course started having suspicions. denise leuthold, mother of three young children, had been found shot to death in her home in peoria county, illinois. i'm not stupid. 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 didn't know if they are being targeted for anything. >> as denise's reeled from their unimaginable loss, this quiet central illinois community was just starting to. When Denise walked in to the house they exchanged words and he shot her in the head on the left side. Well, happy waiting.. >> you can't tell me things about her that i'm not -- you can't tell me things about her. i'm not stupid. on for the maestros of the creamiest-ever, must-have smoothies. to learn more, text thrive to 444555, or visit thrivent.com. Dela p Facebook Dela p Twitter Kopiera url. did it look like a normal burglary? i'm craig melvin. None of these moments were with Denise. ask your doctor about ingrezza. Ive never been good enough. not me. the star witness at the biggest trial in town. don't drive, operate heavy machinery, or do other dangerous activities until you know how ingrezza affects you. denise's parents believed their daughter had been killed by a stranger until their minister came to visit one day. For a day that ended so tragically, it started with roses. he had just dropped his kids off at school. >> she gets them up at 6:45. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. >> when dateline continues. and we knew they would be together. that never went anywhere. What on earth could you possibly be thinking? At the time, Denise had put her degree on hold to take care of the kids while Nathan worked three jobs. They then took her under their wing and housed her until she grew up. >> does your wife? a light maker. okay. yeah. husband over. ingrezza may cause serious side effects, including sleepiness. I have been without pride. >> right. [ echoing ] some of us were born for this. >> i did. Missionaries Nathan and Denise Leuthold, along with their three young children were back home in Peoria, Illinois after years of overseas work in Lithuania. >> right, it just kept going on and on and on. and to go over to a strange country, you know, with a toddler and a baby. >> wow. don't take ingrezza if you're allergic to any of its ingredients. Together they built their family on faith, but in a flash, one of them was dead and the other was under suspicion. lighting the way. Nathan Leuthold faces a single count of murder in connection with his wifes death. people in the, park walking around. >> they moved in with us for six months. he described denise as the backbone of the family. everyone has choices in life, and he made some really bad choices. i just ask for the keys and she gives me the keys. did you worry that you weren't able to find the gun? and i just kept looking at my daughter and i wanted to hug her. Peoria County Circuit Judge Kevin Lyons sentenced Nathan Leuthold, 39, on Wednesday in the execution-style murder of Denise Leuthold, 39, the (Peoria) Journal Star reported. investigators say it appeared to match one that a strange neighborhood was wearing in the neighborhood that day. she had answered her text messages. >> here at the peoria county courthouse -- >> the trial was big news in town. >> i observed some kitchen cabinets open, and some kitchen drawers on the floor. >> i could see that the windowpane was broken. >> no, no, no, i don't. He occasionally wrote in his yellow legal pad. it was traumatic experience for her, i think. Very involved circumstantial evidence., The depth of that circumstantial information could have been shocking to Denise Leutholds parents, Doug and Diane Newton. you know, electronics, blueberry players, none of those things were touched. 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. so, i was happy for her that she had found someone to love. but with that he calls the police. 2020 by Missing Persons Awareness Network NFP 501(c)3. That, he likely will contend later in the trial, supports his clients assertion that someone else came into the house and killed his wife. >> how nervous were you when the jury went to deliberate? >> friday morning,. i was a translator. One of the officers observed a female facedown with her head in a pool of blood and a spent shell casing and a live round next to her head. Nathan never asked questions or approached an officer before or after officers first entry in to the home. parent. The Far North Peoria man stood across the street while the officer searched his house. Denises body was found two days later, close to where Michael had been arrested. Among the 911 callers was Denise herself, who used Michaels phone to make that call without him knowing. TV Archive >> things weren't adding up. >> she's denying a sexual relationship with the text messages, suggesting otherwise? >> by mid afternoon, when they need should have been done shopping and on her way to pick up julia, nathan said he tried reaching her but couldn't. Moreover, Denise was killed with a Glock 40, the same gun Nathan owned which had gone missing after the murder. >> i asked for more than once, aren't you jealousies traveling around with this young girl? and finally, i asked them, i said, where are we going? . Peoria County States Attorney Jerry Brady says Leutholds behavior was outrageously hypocritical before and after his wifes killing. >> they were inseparable. to shine your brightest. but no sign of a gun. The 39-year-old Peoria man showed little emotion as Peoria Circuit Judge Kevin Lyons handed down the sentence. insurance claims verified they were stolen and paid the claim on those items. >> he had been leading a double life. nathan leuthold had spent a week listening to prosecutors paint him as a monster who had planned the execution of his wife. so, the children had their valentine sack that denise had prepared sitting at the table for them. she never shared that with her best friend. Episode 30: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Nathan Leuthold was arrested and charged with first-degree murder of his wife, Denise who died after she was hit with a bullet on her head. >> were you and nathan ever lovers? noooo noooo noooo quick, the quicker picker upper! >> while he find the crime scene odd for a burglary, it was nathan's behavior that disturbed the officer even more. In the note, Denise accused Leuthold of wanting her dead. >> would you state your name. #1 prescribed for td. >> it appeared to us that somebody was in a hurry, took it off, threw it down. 1997-2023 OfficialUSA.com. why not both? he insisted he would have never done anything to harm his beloved wife. Peoria County Circuit Judge Kevin Lyons sentenced Nathan Leuthold, 39, on Wednesday in the slaying of Denise Leuthold, 39, the (Peoria . >> she was really good with the kids. I am the same person that Ive always been. >> and they started at the very beginning. 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. >> i asked him why out of the, box? it just can't happen. What Happened to the Young Girl Found on the Side of the Road? >> i observed a vehicle parked within its headlights on for some extended period of time, five, ten minutes at least, which i considered to be somewhat unusual. A Peoria County judge put the children under the guardianship of their maternal . >> describe his demeanor. Oh my. >> glock specifically, which is the gun he owned. house. and then as i got we're about halfway into the garage, i could see that the windowpane was broken. it looked like the house have been broken into. >> what was it that you liked about her so much? Saw this on Facebook as well, my heart hurts for this family, and have been praying! >> we kept going over the robbery, like how it would've happened, and it didn't really make sense. death nathan was a basketball player, denise was a cheerleader. okay. >> coming up, -- >> he was the only person with. >> there's no doubt in my mind that nathan was arrested because they needed somebody in jail. 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