she studied music her whole life, and had gone to college in florida to play the piano. so when she entered that door, that shot was immediate. God help the family during this terrible time.so many questions please dear God wrap your arms around this dear family!!!! bounty picks up messes quicker and each sheet is 2x more absorbent, so you can use less. overseas as missionaries, the leuthold would return to peoria, illinois. 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. powerful. Nathan Mcdonald had pled guilty to murder in the second degree on Aug. 21. i wasn't going to try stopping somebody who is in the house. >> it wasn't the first time we've done that. this is where police say the, cars were switched. there was something in the road it's okay. >> we hope you will be. 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. [sfx: fire truck siren] onstar, we see them. i know that you want me dead. >> and prosecutors had another piece of evidence they said. diane knew it was coming. she was very gifted, and music, and as we started branching out the ministry, aina was the one that took care of music. The body was confirmed to be Denise Leuthold. grapple with the fall of a murder on valentine's day. why would i want her dead? here. 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. it means that i could go back to being the father to the children. mother and child in vehicle. 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. >> no. >> no, no, no, i don't. Denises vehicle was missing, and soon located at a park down the street from the residence at Robinson Park. she was always the one volunteering, helping out church alongside her mother. cut. >> he had been leading a double life. i wanted to just grab the phone and call her. but she rushed to him when nathan told her they had been a break-in. 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. 2023 www.pjstar.com. >> you can't lock? >> nathan told police he took the two older children to school and went on a series of arians that day, including going to a spotty by gift certificates for denise. >> that sponsorship started in the fall of 2010, one aina came to the u.s. to study at a christian college in florida were nathan would occasionally visitor. she had no emotion. >> who could do this to a great young woman? Denise and Nathan Leuthold were married eighteen years with three children, ages 4, 10 and 12. we decided to see for ourselves how long that drive would take. >> coming up, if it wasn't a burglary, what was it? for cultural reasons, musical purposes. but the garage door is open. A Baptist missionary who traveled frequently to Lithuania over the past 15 years with his wife and children to start churches and sports- or music-centered outreach efforts, Nathan Leuthold called police about 3:15 p.m. Feb. 14 to his in-laws' home at 700 Mossville Road. In this Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014 photo, Nathan Leuthold, 39, turns to the family of his slain wife, Denise, while making a statement in court in Peoria, Ill., shortly before being sentenced to 80 . >> it was a lot to taken. introducing the all-electric lyriq. >> that time, nathan called police, and spoke with an officer. as we started ramping up the questioning, getting more direct about her relationship with nathan, all of a sudden. I have humiliated myself to try to win something that belongs to me. >> i did. Nathan and Denise Leuthold had known each other since grade school. tell your doctor about new or worsening eye problems, such as eye pain or vision changes, or a parasitic infection. Her phone and keys were still there while there was no trace of her. All Missing Children and adults in Illinois, Denise Lee newton Leuthold, 39, February 14, 2013, Peoria, Illinois. a couple of weeks before the murder. is that it? The (Peoria) Journal Star reports the jury deliberated for about 90 minutes Monday before finding Nathan Leuthold guilty in the death of 39-year-old Denise Leuthold. Apart from Adam and Noah, Nathan also has a daughter from a relationship he had sometime after Denise's passing. A Collection of Interesting, Important, and Controversial Perspectives Largely Excluded from the American Mainstream Media We will be taking up a love offering Sunday to give towards the fund they've set up for their three young children. >> but what really upset nathan was how the state depicted his relationship with aina, someone he had known since she was a little girl, someone he had, mentored. >> that sponsor, of course, was nathan. >> prosecutors played the interview for the jurors, hoping they would see what they saw. but they didn't date, as most teams do. Denise lived at the home with her husband, Nathan Leuthold, three children and parents. >> there were people who were casing the neighborhood. Well, happy waiting.. >> this was his valentine's day present to aina, and that is despicable. i felt this was not an ordinary burglary and i described that to my partner. >> we've got a break in. He survives. to the jury. Fine. From Nathans laptop, his internet searches created a step by step mind process of his ideas on how to murder his wife. the white house announced it will reimpose sanctions against belarus after its leader had a plane rerouted so he could have an opposition leader arrested. after all, the defendant was a missionary accused of killing his wife in their home in an upscale neighborhood. Fellow missionary: No doubts Nathan Leuthold is guilty of Murder by Journal Star. ingrezza is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with td movements in the face and body. >> yes. The couple was worried the man, whom they didnt know at the time, might burglarize their home as he had seen them leaving. 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's trial began on july 14th. >> the next day, nathan said he was struggling with the fact that his wife was gone. detectives worked around the clock to solve the crime, and, as they did, they began to get the idea that not everything was as it seemed. . and we were doing research and looking at blog sites where young people, where desperate, people were getting information about what they were thinking. Nathan Andrew Leuthold killed his wife Denise, 39, on Valentine's day 2013. i know there is a lot to do today. my freedom. do the math. late >> turns out no one had been able to reach denise for a while. She traveled to Europe with Nathan in 2011 and 2012. >> rule you out? that said a lot to the detectives. he seemed surprised. >> we, the jury, find the defendant, nathan leuthold, guilty of first-degree murder. it's during that timeframe police believe the murder happened. >> please state your name. I will do what I have to do, but no more of that game. is she in there? concern for the family. i'm for people 45 plus at average risk for colon cancer, not high risk. >> 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. 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. i'm craig melvin. The North Face Bones Recycled Beanie. the car leaves. so we can be together. But now this. he went to his sister's home, where his children were sound asleep. >> it's not typical as far as a burglary that results in a murder. Why? we saw each other in school. >> what did you find on her phone? Aina did not go to Denises funeral. Together they built their family on faith, but in a flash, one of them was dead and the other was under suspicion. >> nothing here lately? Aina initially plead the fifth, but then received immunity to speak in court of her relationship with Denise and Nathan. >> what's important about that, too, he said that it was in oklahoma two weeks prior. 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. [ footsteps] [ suspenseful music ] hey, you wanna get out of here? The Rev Dr. Keith Thibo and Pastor David Sexton will officiate at the graveside. talk a little girls especially, bible. >> the weapon appear to be a 40 caliber handgun. proved an affair, a secret that shook the courtroom. She spoke to Nathan while he was in jail several times. >> which model? [sfx: kids laughing] [sfx: bikes passing] [sfx: fire truck siren] onstar, we see them. >> they didn't find an intruder, instead they found something far worse. it seems like there was something going on. don't use if you're allergic to dupixent. >> she was 20 year old, the young exchange student who had been close to the family for years. They fell in love, and that soon led to marriage. Nathan Leuthold, 39, was convicted of murdering his wife, Denise, after the jury deliberated just 90 minutes. >> but it was what the inmate told prosecutors about the times of the murder that they found particularly chilling. and what was her response? >> nathan finally did leave the police station late that night. >> 9-1-1. where is the emergency? at that point, i didn't know what they, knew what they found, out what they had seen on the news or whatever else. not a single tear was shed. You are using an out of date browser. Heres what we know! they have a primary, one which is a glock. >> in the bathtub. he didn't know but tried to insinuate burglar target. >> i was exhausted. we're living with denise is. >> would you state your name. >> one neighbor says with two small kids at home, she's feeling panicked and even a little paranoid. >> it kind of kept snowballing from there, we figured we had to go up and track her down. at first, he wasn't concerned. and to think that he could actually, you know, just shoot, her in the head -- >> and this is a man who has devoted his life to being a good person. there >> denise was very musical and she played the piano for the children, taught them songs. >> the timing just really gets to the point where it's almost not realistic. Nathan Leuthold was sentenced to 80 years in prison Wednesday for killing his wife Denise on Valentine's Day last year. Nathan's Lithuanian love interest would lead him to murder his wife on Valentine's Day as a gift to his new lover. ontinues control? >> that's correct. friend norm visited. some meds for mental health can cause abnormal dopamine signaling in the brain. she was supporting him. >> did you ask, are we having a sexual relationship with nathan? i'm convenient and find 92% of colon cancers even in early stages. she does everything for the kids. >> toner insisted the cops zeroed in on nathan right from the start and never pursued any other leads. >> so i called, she didn't answer. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Cornerstone Baptist Church, 18040 Unsicker Road, Groveland. >> she denied it. Soon, he quit his day job as a manager at Best Buy. 12:15 P.M. Denise took her four year old daughter to her kindergarten class, leaving about 12:20 P.M. 12:25P.M. my sister trying to comfort me. I thought it wouldnt hurt so bad. On the personal front, Nathan has been married to Tanya Lee since 2018. She went with Nathan and stayed together in a rented apartment in November 2012. For dinner, we had Lithuanian food. >> the thing that i never wanted to face was the hurt that i was going to cause. burglars commit burglaries, killers execute in a style consistent with what the defendant did. >> to say that i killed my wife goes beyond what i ever fathomed hearing from anyone. Officers recovered fleece gloves about fifty feet from the vehicle next to a picnic table. You are the only person who thinks I am a bad mother. was nathan's motive for the murder, was about to take the stand. You must log in or register to reply here. yeah. coming up, this is strange. Dr. Steven Hauter will officiate. I wont grovel. Nathan Leuthold was sentenced to 80 years in prison Wednesday for killing his wife Denise on Valentines Day last year. >> everything stopped. Denise L. Leuthold, 39, of Peoria passed away Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, at her residence. I am so sad to hear about it. 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. the gradual is open. >> about 3:00, the defendant returns home. pulling into the starbucks parking lot. >> it's tedious and we appreciate you cooperating, believe me. injuries are unknown. i am not a real confrontational type of person. denise leuthold, mother of three young children, had been found shot to death in her home in peoria county, illinois. 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. nathan leuthold, missionary and father of three, a native son of peoria, was now on his way to jail to await trail for the murder of his wife. Together they built their family on faith, but in a flash, one of them was dead and the other was under suspicion. nothing -- >> but about money? 1997-2023 OfficialUSA.com. He said he was trying to reach Denise because she was the one that was supposed to pick the kids up from school, but was unable to reach her. The missed 911 call led to him. [ chuckles ] don't get me wrong, i love my rv, but insuring it is such a hassle. >> i can't leave them all that long. she never shared that with her best friend. did they find any photos, anything where it would indicate that nathan and aina were involved in that way? >> to get massages, to get her waxed up. >> if you come down during the day people are riding their bikes. her mother. and at that point, i just decided the best thing was to not enter the house. his lawyer, hugh toner, said that would have been nearly impossible. so we are just good friends. >> it was a short phone call. Follow him on Twitter @andykravetz for live courtroom updates. >> now she had to tell her husband, denise father's. Very few details are being released. Investigation Discoverys The Night That Didnt End: My Name is Denise chronicles this very case. even though denise had been killed in her home her car was found in a nearby park. >> she was really good with the kids. It may not display this or other websites correctly. and live a life rich in meaning, and gratitude. 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. you're not even in this one. Promo @ACMQpodcast @DarkcastNetwork . three weeks after denise had been killed, they pulled her. i believe the children suspected something. we needed to make sure we locked down what she planned on doing that today. >> they returned home after a year and sun welcomed a son, seth and a daughter, julia. What on earth could you possibly be thinking? Praying for this precious family. the defense argued david smith was a jailhouse snitch, a convicted felon who had gotten a deal for his testimony. >> nathan's parents told me nathan and three children had been moved to a safe house, just to protect them. >> none of that made any sense to the detectives. Lyons described Leutholds actions with his mistress surrounding his wifes murder as gut-wrenching and stunning. A family member of Denise Leuthold also read a message in court for Denises parents: Were devastated that Nathan lied and deceived us after we have loved him for so long, and then chose to kill our precious daughter. lighting the way. >> it appeared to us that somebody was in a hurry, took it off, threw it down. The Valentine's Day Murder of Denise Leuthold Episode Summary. He staged the break-in . alright, guys, no insurance talk on beach day. want >> for denise's mom, his diane newton, the feeling was mutual. They are in their late 30s and have three young children. >> he's taking this woman and her early twenties, an exchange student, to the spa. at amazon, anytime is a good time to save. >> to the -- i think you referred to her as ana? Nathan chose Valentines Day to murder her, as a present to Aina. >> then a few days before the murder, he said it happen again. when detective stopped there, they discovered nathan had been bringing another woman to the spa. Complete strangers compliment me on them, so I will not join you in your obsession with perfection. for kids like us, and all the amazing things we're gonna learn. Was Matthew Podolaks Death a Result of His Depression? Add to Watchlist. >> we had tremendous friends and family here in the states. >> i asked for more than once, aren't you jealousies traveling around with this young girl? >> it was supposed to be some type of present to this other chick. >> he said no. if it wasn't for her, people wouldn't be able to do his work. >> that's correct. he regionally said he didn't want to come back in the house, that the kids were afraid to come in. the glass was on the ground. >> six months before denise's death, aina transferred to a college in chicago, 160 miles from peoria. i wasn't going to give them any more fuel or any more fodder to use or to miss construe. You defraud me, and you dont seem to care. no. i try to run up there to go to the house and they were like, no you can't going. 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 had heard what she thought was a girl screaming and later noticed a hand that was banging on the back window of Michaels car. and we thank god for the most wonderful mother and wife to have ever been on this earth. >> i'm trying to figure tommy sets of keys are out there because i'm trying to find a set of keys. 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. here. But we really didnt suspect him until we heard all of the other things., This is the first trial in the 10th Judicial Circuit that reporters have been allowed to record sound and images exclusive of the jury. >> ever the time there was a difficulty in life, the first person i would talk to would be denise, and there were several times within the first few days after her death, trying to. >> you can't tell me things about her that i'm not -- you can't tell me things about her. >> with the house now a crime scene, nathan went with detectives to the police station where they asked him if he could think of any reason his family would be targeted. >> the more we start looking at the house, it didn't seem like a real burglary. >> 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. continues except now you have uncontrollable body movements called tardive dyskinesia - td. The kitchen was raided with cabinet doors and drawers opened, some of them neatly placed on the floor. but eventually, with spring comes rebirth. >> though nathan leuthold did not take the stand, he would have plenty to say about the evidence and his innocence, particularly that chilling note left behind by his wife. and that means long-lasting clearer skin and fast itch relief for adults. it felt a little awkward, but i could see him just staring into space, almost. at that point, i began to put things together that someone had broken into the home. They all lived together with Denises parents in their home located at 700 West Mossville Road in Peoria, Illinois Denise and Nathan were involved in missionary work, bringing them to travel across the globe. i think it was disbelief that he was being arrested. Im not stupid. she had answered her text messages. on May 29, 2021, >> and put an entire town on edge. 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