>> my parents called me, do you want us to pick up her up? That, he likely will contend later in the trial, supports his clients assertion that someone else came into the house and killed his wife. >> when we got there, it looked like he interrupted a burglary. Hello, hello loves! injuries are unknown. 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. talk to your eczema specialist about dupixent, the calming scent of lavender by downy infusions calm. so i think it was very hard to tell what the jury was going to do. She went with Nathan and stayed together in a rented apartment in November 2012. so, she really was jealous, even though she said that she wasn't. how did they tell you what they had found? >> that was in july 1995. she had maybe startled a burglar when she came in through the front door. >> i could look at mike calendar but yeah, a couple weeks ago. it's the first bill of the democratic-controlled congress to be thwarted by a filibuster. we're taking you to jail for the murder of your wife. Investigation Discoverys The Night That Didnt End: My Name is Denise chronicles this very case. they have a primary, one which is a glock. >> well i gave to her was the roses and the card that i had bought the night before in place on the table. 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. diane parish who lived a few houses from nathan and denise remembered seeing a strange man on her street right around the time of her murder. prosecutors said he killed his wife so he could be with his true love, aina. >> his friend often brought them home cooked meals. >> tips started coming in right away. He is also a musician who had previously attended Jacksonville University and the University of . This list also reached the police. We know that Nathan A Leuthold, Diane Newton, and two other persons also lived at this address, perhaps within a different time frame.Residents of 61615 pay approximately $930 a month for a 2-bedroom unit. the police investigator read the note in court. police asked you about that, correct? i pray there is enough time to do everything. Uploaded by >> a lot of people really wanted to know what happened. >> fell apart, cried. Andy Kravetz can be reached at 686-3283 or akravetz@pjstar.com. ontinues control? >> and for his wife? everything begins anew. >> ladies and gentlemen. >> it's just absolutely a despicable act. but he couldn't shake a higher calling. For a day that ended so tragically, it started with roses. >> but according to the defense, the main weakness with the state's case was motive, an affair with aina. >> for instance, what about those cars nathan said he has seen in the neighborhood which he thought were suspicious not too long before the murder? as we started ramping up the questioning, getting more direct about her relationship with nathan, all of a sudden. he and denise had met her on their first missionary trip in 1998. i said well, i'll run by the house and see if she's there. to help them save. I have humiliated myself to try to win something that belongs to me. Simply sad and unbelievable. Quick Facts Denise celebrated 48th birthday on January 31. >> i can tell you she's dead. If I havent pleased you in 17 years then nothing I will do will do it.. Fri, Jul 19, 2019 120 mins. On Valentine's Day 2013, Denise Leuthold, wife of missionary Nathan Leuthold, mother of three young children, was found shot to death in Peoria, Illinois. >> in december 2011, aina leapt that florida school. was that a factor -- >> well, obviously it was a concern. >> a passionate 9:00 to 5:00 affair. And now all of a sudden, you are taking me with you places. i'm not sure what a normal burglary looks like. 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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. house. According to court documents, Nathan had a joint bank account with Aina where he made deposits, paid her living and school expenses for at least the two years she was in the U.S. Aina lived in their home while she attended the Illinois Central College in Peoria and had her own bedroom. death, nathan and his children's day-to-day church mission houses. it was traumatic experience for her, i think. Heres what we know! Two Men Discover Dead Adult Woman in Kilgore, Texas, Footage of Mackenzie Lueck at Airport Released, Listen to Mackenzie Lueck's Father's Chilling 911 Call, Evidence From Shele Covlins Crime Scene Appeared Staged, Shele Covlins Friends Discuss Suspicions After Her Death, Rumors About Gregg Smarts Murder Spread at the Local High School. i was emotionally spent. Watch in HD Subscribe if you're new! Nathan Leuthold, 39, was convicted of murdering his wife, Denise, after the jury deliberated just 90 minutes. Terms. that is the accusation. And I refuse to leave my children just because you have decided to do this to me. This incomprehensible act of cold blooded murder has changed our lives forever.. she wasn't jealous. This week we cover the story of Nathan Leuthold and his wife Denise, who went to Lithuania on a missionary assignment and came back with a marital stowaway. When Denise walked in to the house they exchanged words and he shot her in the head on the left side. >> police wanted to look more closely at the lithuanian student nathan had spoken to on the phone the day of the murder. >> i was surprised when he was the first one that she dated and they ended up getting married. but eventually, with spring comes rebirth. prosecutors said that gave nathan the opportunity to kill denise. >> you describe it like a staring contest? they're going to sleep every night, not really sure who killed their neighbor. and i saw that denise really, favored her mother. his attorney called a neighbor to the stand who had also seen strange activity. Or was it supposed to be a Valentine's Day gift to his alleged . he went to his sister's home, where his children were sound asleep. 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. Very involved circumstantial evidence., The depth of that circumstantial information could have been shocking to Denise Leutholds parents, Doug and Diane Newton. seth, 12, julia, ten and jenelle, were for. so, i was happy for her that she had found someone to love. >> when dateline continues. Nathan said he went to a car place and a Starbucks Coffee so to assist in his alibi. Ronald Reagans Son Remembers Learning of His Attempted Assassination, John Hinckley Jr. but with that he calls the police. Tanya Koonce / Peoria Public Radio. >> she had gone to the mall, head of the errands to run. >> later, nathan took the children and went to stay at a church mission house a nearby town. at that point, i didn't know where we were going. Together they built their family on faith, but in a flash, one of them was dead and the other was under suspicion. >> according to the inmate, nathan said he ran a lot of errands on the day of the murder to create an alibi and -- >> he told me he had presented some gifts, some valentine's day gifts and stuff to his wife, and so that everything would look fine. >> you can't lock? 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. The couple got her from her country when she was just six years old. The court will consider an appeal on the Leuthold case Friday at 11. >> and they started at the very beginning. PublishedSeptember 10, 2014 at 7:43 PM CDT, WCBU | it was natural for denise to want to hire her, and we trusted her 100% with them. saving is easy when you're in good hands. now they had to explain why he did it. let's see how long that takes. Police noticed the garage door was opened and Nathan stood across the street in the driveway. ; Hubert Geralds was sentenced to life for the murders of six prostitutes on Chicago's south side. WCBU | five minutes into, i knew he did it, i knew he was guilty. He had taken her back to his residence after abducting her and raped her there. Burial will be in Maple Ridge Cemetery in Mapleton. >> she gets them up at 6:45. did they find any photos, anything where it would indicate that nathan and aina were involved in that way? the glass was on the ground. Aina spoke to Nathans parents daily after his arrest and her parents advised her not to speak to the police. Together they built their family on faith, but in a flash, one of them was dead and the other was under suspicion. >> nathan realized it had to have been denise. 24 Feb 2023 18:27:52 and just wants to do the lords work. Among the 911 calls that were made, one of them really stood out. It makes me sick. God help the family during this terrible time.so many questions please dear God wrap your arms around this dear family!!!! Nathan and Denise Leuthold had known each other since grade school. Together they built their family on faith, but in a flash, one Read allFor a day that ended so tragically, it started with roses. Aina did not go to Denises funeral. okay? >> a working mom, new at the office. talk a little girls especially, bible. >> david d. smith. >> as is our tradition on holidays, easter, christmas, or, birthdays or, valentines -- we started off with first thing in the morning. Add to Watchlist. >> i could see that the windowpane was broken. >> we had tremendous friends and family here in the states. i think it was disbelief that he was being arrested. >> we throughout their crime scene pictures of denise laying dead, autopsy pictures to get a reaction. The trial is expected to continue for the rest of the week. Rochowitz concluded that the right cuff of the black sweatshirt was in close proximity to a firearm either when it was discharged or contacted a primer gunshot residue-related item. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Jack Newton, John Sailors and Virgil and Mae Leuthold. by then, they had a third child, jenelle. >> and what they found floored them. I have prayed for them and will continue. investigators say it appeared to match one that a strange neighborhood was wearing in the neighborhood that day. it's going to help us. i'm so blessed to have you in my life and i know it. >> i was exhausted. >> i think he tried to paint, this image of a wonderful person, when in reality he was nothing more than a cold-blooded killer. $23.99 - $28.00. Leuthold stands durning the reading of his guilty verdict. >> for the state, it was a satisfying ending to a case they had to painstakingly stitch together. but they didn't date, as most teams do. -it's a bundle! feel the clarity, and live claritin clear. >> not guilty. >> not only possible, they said, but probable. >> everything stopped. my life has a deeper meaning and purpose because you are my world and everything and that will never change. overseas as missionaries, the leuthold would return to peoria, illinois. on >> nathan remember seeing a suspicious car near his house not long before the murder. They agreed by handshake not to tell anyone about their conversations. The missed 911 call led to him suing the Charlotte County Sheriffs Office for negligence, a lawsuit which he won. >> 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. >> he's taking this woman and her early twenties, an exchange student, to the spa. >> 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. his friend, norm alrick, who had known the couple for decades, was stunned. Nathan and Denise had met for the first time as teenagers. why would a burglar even go through a jump juror, pans? -[ coughs ] bundle. I am not weaker and in many ways stronger. so they called this man to the stand, who said he could answer that precise question, because nathan told him everything. My mother in law said they had been singing and playing the piano in the services. >> so he's potentially thinking up all these different ways to kill his wife. A former Baptist missionary serving 80 years in prison for killing his wife has had parental rights revoked. denise had just gotten home when she was killed. A Collection of Interesting, Important, and Controversial Perspectives Largely Excluded from the American Mainstream Media >> i think she presented herself as she was, she was in a relationship with nathan. If I havent pleased you in seventeen years, nothing I do now will please you. but no sign of a gun. i've never been good enough. a light maker. she was like, no. Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). >> what's more, the inmate also testified why nathan wanted denise out of his life. you're safe now. >> aina had no driver's license at the time. How Did a Former Software Developer Help the Lavender Doe Case? But on Valentine's . >> no. From Nathans laptop, his internet searches created a step by step mind process of his ideas on how to murder his wife. Kathy Wanglers Family Gets Emotional Remembering Her Death, A First Look at the Mysterious Death of Kathy Wangler, Investigators Test Authenticity of Scott Pattisons Story, Listen to Gregory Mordicks Police Interview, Katherine Kit Mordicks Brother Discovers Gruesome Scene, Friends Recall Learning of Mark Harshbargers Death, Listen to Mary Beth Harshbargers Real Police Recording. thank you, onstar. >> the state's theory, nathan put his plan into action when denise left the house to take their daughter to daycare. The Far North Peoria man stood across the street while the officer searched his house. in junior high, i began to see, her character. Michael was convicted of the kidnapping, rape, and murder of 21-year-old Denise Amber Lee in 2009. so i said, that's why. at any time has a wife ever done anything behind your back, have you had any issues, any boyfriends, anything like that? For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Nathan was sentenced to eighty years. . and many of us realize a fundamental human need to connect with other like-minded people. denise leuthold, mother of three young children, had been found shot to death in her home in peoria county, illinois. we could get in the text messages, we could get in the emails, we could get in the phone calls and the jury's going to hear all that. >> 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. 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