They are currently doing an autopsy. and many of us realize a fundamental human need to connect with other like-minded people. Parrish told her husband to slow down so she could get a good look at the man. Search the history of over 797 billion gunshot to the head. >> something seemed off to police as well. she did everything that made the kids lives spin. that's the way i've used the word over and over again throughout the years. it looked like the house have been broken into. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Preston-Hanley Funeral Homes & Crematory in Creve Coeur. she wasn't jealous. yep. Officers recovered fleece gloves about fifty feet from the vehicle next to a picnic table. pulling into the starbucks parking lot. >> it caused a lot of stress in the neighborhood. but she told detectives she left the school because of problems with her hands. saying how shameful it was that nathan had killed denise in her own home. >> tips started coming in right away. he had just dropped his kids off at school. 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. 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 . >> it was very close to the same feeling i had when i heard that my wife had been shot. For dinner, we had Lithuanian food. 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. 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. >> the communicated a lot more than nathan lead on. and many of us realize a fundamental human need to connect with other like-minded people. thank you, onstar. Smith asked Nathan Leuthold to write a list of things that were stolen from the house. >> we were able to account for him up until about 11:30 in the morning and then there was a gap him leaving the starbucks around, 11:30 and shows up at the same starbucks about 12:45 p.m. in between there we couldn't account for him. >> i was exhausted. yeah. >> you talk to us and cooperating with us is the best information we can get. and that's always what we miss the most. 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. >> would mr. leuthold be there with you when you were having a waxing? denise's parents were at work. shift the focus more on you. Soon, he quit his day job as a manager at Best Buy. and screening for colon cancer. i was emotionally spent. The couple got her from her country when she was just six years old. >> without the headlights on? They shot her as she walked in the door. take things out of context, you can make them say whatever you want to make them say. if i haven't pleased you in 17 years, nothing i do now will please you. and when i picture up from. for several years he had big dreamed of becoming a baptist missionary. she must of been. Or was it supposed to be a Valentine's Day gift to his alleged . her desire from the beginning was to go back to help her own country and the church there. >> nathan is convicted. >> i have tried to please you for 17 years, and never succeeded. >> and they started at the very beginning. Never done enough. >> and you want to rule me in based upon -- >> no, no, no, no, no, i'd rather rule you out so i can move on. And I refuse to leave my children just because you have decided to do this to me. 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. The Lithuanian woman rejected having an intimate involvement with Nathan Leuthold, a Christian Baptist preacher who met her when she was six years old. sorry. >> he had been leading a double life. >> they devoted their lives to others. Nathan Leuthold sat and stared at the pictures without emotion. >> 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. In Lithuania, they met a young child . 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. It was there that officers found the body of his wife, Denise . >> without the headlights. >> describe his demeanor. to learn more, text thrive to 444555, or visit thrivent.com. in junior high, i began to see, her character. >> she gets them up at 6:45. but with that he calls the police. so, the children had their valentine sack that denise had prepared sitting at the table for them. police >> yeah. Peoria man gets 80 years in wife's murder by The Washington Times. but we needed to lockdown at that point. this past year has felt like a long, long norwegian winter. the car leaves. he practically lived at our house. The missed 911 call led to him suing the Charlotte County Sheriffs Office for negligence, a lawsuit which he won. injuries are unknown. >> you would respond with, oh, my, what happened? >> when dateline continues. Of course, I couldnt do it, so I have failed at that, too. >> i was like 99% sure that they had to come back with a guilty verdict, but there is that 1%. there >> denise was very musical and she played the piano for the children, taught them songs. >> powerful but not proof, said nathan's attorney. When 39-year-old Baptist minister Nathan Leuthold called 911 on February 14th 2013, he told police that his family had been the victims of a home invasion. >> the thing that i never wanted to face was the hurt that i was going to cause. >> what's important about that, too, he said that it was in oklahoma two weeks prior. allstate click or call to switch today. PEORIA Day two of Nathan Leutholds murder trial began and ended with the same handwritten note, written by his slain wife, in which she accused of him of wanting her dead and being unfaithful. and we were doing research and looking at blog sites where young people, where desperate, people were getting information about what they were thinking. his demeanor, his attitude, he tried to take over the conversation. There, with their three children, the Leutholds started . Quick Facts Denise celebrated 48th birthday on January 31. JavaScript is disabled. Oh, yeah until I break. Peoria County States Attorney Jerry Brady says Leutholds behavior was outrageously hypocritical before and after his wifes killing. >> denise -- deadly valentine 3--'s had no idea what happened. >> nathan and aina were making eye contact quite a bit throughout the trial. About Remove My Info. how long are you going to do this to me? Episode 12. >> why did you decide not to take the stand during the trial? that while the spouse, nathan in this case, would have been the logical place to start, the problem with that is if you follow that gut feeling, that's going to cause you very likely to miss other things, and in this case simply not look for them at all. >> i am now arriving at robinson park. >> when denise went off to college in minnesota, nathan, a year younger, soon followed. she was my support. we know we loved her. and we just hugged. it was a really her calling. Nathan had denied the accusations and said that they were victims of a home-invasion. >> did you want her dead? they started at 6:30 a.m. with mutually hellos. plans for the long term, and plans for a long weekend. As the CEO of the foundation, he has worked towards ensuring higher training requirements for 911 operators and has given speeches all over the country regarding these changes. ask your doctor about ingrezza. Terms. >> i've never seen nathan in unemotional status far is crying, or in panic, or anything like that. He staged the break-in . Today's case is super intere. Teresa Kotomskis Mother Found Ray Kotomski Naked and Unresponsive, Investigators Believe Heidt Family Crime Scene Was Staged, 911 Receives Disturbing Call From Linda Heidt Moments After Being Shot, We and our partners use cookies on this site to improve our service, perform analytics, personalize advertising, measure advertising performance, and remember website preferences. Thats what you said, isnt it? As Officer Scott Bowers was testifying, pictures of the woman lying in the hallway were shown on a large screen. Very involved circumstantial evidence., The depth of that circumstantial information could have been shocking to Denise Leutholds parents, Doug and Diane Newton. PEORIA - Denise L. Leuthold, 39, of Peoria passed away Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, at her residence. introducing the all-electric lyriq. >> without a motive and without hard evidence nathan pulled the trigger, toner said all the prosecution had were lies, misinterpretations and omissions. I saw several post about this on Facebook. >> because of the look on his face. Nathan had denied the accusations and said that they were victims of a home-invasion. if you take asthma medicines don't change or stop them without talking to your doctor. my husband was kind of shocked that -- because he just thought, well, he's a missionary. >> without headlights? >> that's correct. >> and a note to him from the woman he's accused of murdering. my son, is he okay? 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. but what did denise think about that? Ive never been good enough. Her coat was only half on and a bullet was found tangled in her hair, as were keys. coming up -- there would be no more calls, candies or flowers this valentine's day. >> he's taking this woman and her early twenties, an exchange student, to the spa. >> it's not typical as far as a burglary that results in a murder. >> one neighbor says with two small kids at home, she's feeling panicked and even a little paranoid. we know she loves us. for kids like us, and all the amazing things we're gonna learn. other serious side effects include potential heart rhythm problems and abnormal movements. to shine your brightest. Denise L. Leuthold, 39, of Peoria passed away Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, at her residence. 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? >> it couldn't. >> being back in the states also made gave nathan an opportunity travel to churches where he reported on his and denise's missionary work and raise more funds so they could soon return to lithuania. i thought it was thursday. and as soon as i got to be pulled into the driveway, the garage doors open. your dishwasher looks clean but, when grease and limescale build up, it's not as hygienic as you think. his attorney called a neighbor to the stand who had also seen strange activity. >> it's just absolutely a despicable act. there is glass from the back door where somebody row in. Among the 911 calls that were made, one of them really stood out. >> so i called, she didn't answer. i hope you're ready. After she arrived, he exited, argued with her briefly and then shot her in the head with a .40 caliber Glock. i did a lot of translating work and helping with organizing, christian conferences in lithuania. i was a translator. >> the part you're referring to says, i know you want me dead. Nathan Leuthold was sentenced to 80 years in prison Wednesday for killing his wife Denise on Valentine's Day last year. i just kept looking at my daughter. Its been a journey, but I guess our family really decided early on that were going to do what we had to do to honor Denise and make sure her death wasnt in vain, he said. >> but things were stolen. >> coming up, -- >> he was the only person with. >> it was hard to believe now's your moment to get vaccinated. not early, but it would've been before i came back to the. 39-year-old Nathan Luethold argued it was in his three kids' best interest that he legally remain their parent. in my experience as a police officer and investigator, when a burglary occurs, the kitchen is not a common place that a burglar would look for items. >> on the stand, another neighbor who did not want to be videotaped, testified she heard a gun shot that day between 12:30 and 12:40 in the timeframe detectives thought denise was killed. >> do you have any personal problems with anybody? Nathan was sentenced to eighty years. after they had eaten, and after i had spent time begging the lord for wisdom and strength to know what to say, we come upstairs to one bedrooms, and it was the oldest team at that point, set and julia, and my sister was there with me, and we sat down on the bed, and i. said mom went home to be with god. [ suspenseful music ] it's okay. >> from a purely selfish perspective, it's my life. 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. >> that's how she came on your radar? i'm for people 45 plus at average risk for colon cancer, not high risk. detectives needed to know more about the needs and begin questioning her family, including nathan, her husband of 17 years. jail. so it was a friend. >> nathan said that he had been at the gun range. one gop senator broke with leadership falling short of ten boats needed. why did this happen? Nathan Leuthold is scheduled to be sentenced September 10, 2014. toner argued there was absolutely no evidence to support the theory that nathan killed his wife so that he could be with a 20-year-old. but i don't go looking for. >> my wife, my best friend from third grade, the mother of the three most important children in the world to me. >> 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. >> coming up, nathan's answer and the jury's verdict. None of these moments were with Denise. so they called this man to the stand, who said he could answer that precise question, because nathan told him everything. >> and what about the state's, witness who claimed that nathan had confessed the whole crime to him? >> 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. mother is unable to exit the vehicle. it seems like there was something going on. He had taken her back to his residence after abducting her and raped her there. the detectives traced a route they thought nathan might have taken that day from the starbucks to the park, a quick walk to his house then back to the starbucks to see if he could have done it in time. Could the Defense Convince a Jury John Hinckley Jr. Was Insane? with frontline, you and your pet can go anywhere no matter how you define it. hey, you wanna get out of here? at thrivent, we believe money is a tool, not a goal. i said these people take you into their home, right back from the idea, you live with them. The Valentine's Day Murder of Denise Leuthold Episode Summary. she's been shot in the house, i need to figure out how that car got to robinson park. ingrezza is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with td movements in the face and body. >> she had gone to the mall, head of the errands to run. one pill, once-daily. it challenged the very core of nathan's defense, that denise was at the center of his life and he would never hurt her. >> what did you find on her phone? Peoria County Assistant State's Attorney Jodi Hoos and State's Attorney Jerry Brady speak with reporters at the conclusion of the Leuthold trial. ingrezza may cause serious side effects, including sleepiness. no. you're safe now. i mean, that note was powerful. >> you want to humiliate me by running around with a 20-year-old? Nathan picked her up after class. 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. i hadn't been with south or julia. >> i asked for more than once, aren't you jealousies traveling around with this young girl? Denise lived at the home with her husband, Nathan Leuthold, three children and parents. Among the 911 calls that were made, one of them really stood out. 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. >> that gap was crucial. >> the extra extra cautious, locking doors, locking windows. >> you can see how it would look bad, going to the spa, getting aina waxing treatments, the text messages that went back and forth. were you and nathan ever lovers? >> 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. >> i would love to think that you're a god-fearing man and you would never do that, but -- >> but you have a preconceived idea in your head. you're saying you're just checking on her, making sure she's doing good in school. i'm so blessed to have you in my life and i know it. >> where the kids up? >> she hadn't entered her phone calls. >> they presented evidence that the bullet casing found at the scene was from a glock .40, the kind of gun that nathan owned. let's get you to the exhale you didn't know you were waiting for. PEORIA - Denise L. Leuthold, 39, of Peoria passed away Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, at her residence.Born Feb. 3, 1974, in Dade County, Fla., to Douglas P. and Diane E . cut. >> okay. >> then he sounds like a saint. Nathan remarked the car is gone. there was something in the road it's okay. >> coming up -- a possible clue. denise's was normally very quiet. >> when she was 16, she became a babysitter for nathan and denise's three children. i'm cologuard. shift the focus more on you. They all lived together with Denise's 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. it was a burglary. including nathan. >> after the early morning celebration, the family was back to their usual routine. lighting the way. >> 12:45 to 12:50, five minutes only, long enough to be on that camera. 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