after questioning her husband, nathan, and combing the crime scene, detective started to see things differently. >> there is no broken case at the house. >> why were you so sure? >> what's more, with nathan admired denise's parents and was inspired by what he saw as a perfect marriage. Episode 12. >> he knew full-well when he called the police what they were going to find. friend norm visited. ask your doctor about ingrezza. You want to humiliate me by running around with a 20 year old? what time did they wake up? The North Face Women's Oh-Mega Fur Pom Beanie. my world had just been shattered. i didn't think -- >> i know, but i mean, thing is, we're talking about things that once you start piecing things together, we're trying to figure things out. In this episode, we will look into a fairly recent case about the Valentine's Day Monster: Nathan Leuthold. >> it appeared to us that somebody was in a hurry, took it off, threw it down. -it is. Watch in HD Subscribe if you're new! Mark as Watched. >> prosecutors said it must have, been nathan the neighbor saw that day because police found a black hooded sweatshirt on his bedroom floor. I know that you want me dead. In the note, Denise accused Leuthold of wanting her dead. >> they didn't find an intruder, instead they found something far worse. ", i understand it to mean that's interesting, as in that's odd. The couple was worried the man, whom they didnt know at the time, might burglarize their home as he had seen them leaving. he said nathan seemed quiet, stoic. For some odd reason they took her car and abandoned it not too far from the house. police learned more about their relationship when they pulled nathan and aina's phone records. at all. my life has a deeper meaning and purpose because you are my world and everything and that will never change. >> as denise's reeled from their unimaginable loss, this quiet central illinois community was just starting to. >> a teenager, very clear she had given her life to the lord and wanted to serve him. i'm craig melvin. The Valentine's Day Murder of Denise Leuthold Episode Summary. >> very odd. >> did you think maybe someone had a reason to be in that house, outside of just a random burglary? >> in december 2011, aina leapt that florida school. >> i looked at denise's mom and i saw what she was as a woman, a wife, a mother. >> it's unconceivable to think somebody breaks into the house that exact same time, rummages through the house, finds a glock, pries it open, loads it up, hides behind the door to execute her. she never did any domestic battery, any restraining order, any anything because there was nothing. Nathan Leuthold and his defense Attorney Hugh Toner at his trial for his wife's murder. how did they tell you what they had found? >> i have tried to please you for 17 years, and never succeeded. Where to Watch. I have been willing at any time to fall in love with you again, but you reject me every time. >> it wasn't just that nathan stop to take a short phone call, it was who was on the other end of the line that piqued their interest. >> when dateline continues. a 39-year-old mother of three, shot to death in her home. Nathan Leuthold is scheduled to be sentenced September 10, 2014. Nathan and Denise Leuthold had known each other since grade school. was nathan's motive for the murder, was about to take the stand. 1997-2023 OfficialUSA.com. >> you can't tell me things about her that i'm not -- you can't tell me things about her. my son, is he okay? >> i think any time in a murder case when you don't have the handgun or the weapon, whatever it was, it's an uphill battle. husband over. >> we had a -- started a foundation overseas called hope for tomorrow to combat suicide. denise leuthold, mother and missionary, brutally shot and killed in her parents home where she and her family had been living. >> but, prosecutors said, there was no covering up letters nathan had sent aina, including this one read by an interpreter during a deposition. and we just hugged. and sometimes the hardest thing about homework is finding a place to do it. Rochowitz examined the black hooded sweatshirt recovered from defendants bedroom for gunshot residue. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. police >> yeah. considered to be this amazing mom, does this religious work, why would you have any enemies? He had taken her back to his residence after abducting her and raped her there. exactly 17 months after the murder. Love Hurts (Denise Leuthold) Beyond Contempt True Crime. i wasn't going to try stopping somebody who is in the house. just right in the front door here. investigators say it appeared to match one that a strange neighborhood was wearing in the neighborhood that day. saying how shameful it was that nathan had killed denise in her own home. >> we didn't know any lithuanian at the time. How Did a Former Software Developer Help the Lavender Doe Case? November 24, 2017 8:00 PM 43 mins. >> aina dobilaite, his motive for murder. 843 1.1k 3.8k 1. even though denise had been killed in her home her car was found in a nearby park. at that point, i didn't know what they, knew what they found, out what they had seen on the news or whatever else. where is she? After she arrived, he exited, argued with her briefly and then shot her in the head with a .40 caliber Glock. while he was at this places, chase bank, starbucks, the day spa, a car wash, there was a problem. pulled in the driveway. >> in the weeks after denise is. It was from a woman who pulled up beside Michaels car at a stoplight around 6:30 PM that evening. i thought it was thursday. >> police learned the spent the morning at home with four year old jenelle until she driver today gear just afternoon. He is also a musician who had previously attended Jacksonville University and the University of . >> detectives asked nathan the uncomfortable questions they ask anyone who espouse has been murdered -- >> this is kind of a personal question, and take no offense because we have to cover every base. US Persons Directory: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z >> aina had no driver's license at the time. I really dont think there is anything that I have done or not done that would cause me to deserve this. >> was this just the bad dream that wouldn't end? did it look like a normal burglary? >> like aina's text the day of the murder. but we needed to lockdown at that point. He staged the break-in . 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. It was there that officers found the body of his wife, Denise . >> she probably was. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. Nathan Leuthold allegedly owned a similar weapon, which was missing. >> rather rule me out based upon what. i think it was very hard for denise to leave her family, to leave everything she had known. their days were filled with shuttling kids to school and daycare, and raising funds for their next overseas mission. where is she at? have good lectures and meeting. >> from a purely selfish perspective, it's my life. >> we didn't know. >> this won't end until -- >> exactly. Oh, yeah until I break. did they find any photos, anything where it would indicate that nathan and aina were involved in that way? PEORIA -- On one day last April, Nathan Leuthold's father took $2,500 out of his son's account and put into the bank account of Aina Dobilaite to cover a three weeks after denise had been killed, they pulled her. 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. it challenged the very core of nathan's defense, that denise was at the center of his life and he would never hurt her. >> it was a highly circumstantial case. Together they built their family on faith, but in a flash, one of them was dead and the other was under suspicion.For a day that ended so tragically, it started with roses. >> and there it was, nathan's motive. seth, 12, julia, ten and jenelle, were for. Apart from Adam and Noah, Nathan also has a daughter from a relationship he had sometime after Denise's passing. >> 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. including nathan. http://www.cinewsnow.com/news/local/Details-scarse-in-homicide-case-191466731.html. >> we hope you will be. Today's case is super intere. i intentionally did it on valentine's day as a gift? We had no clue of all the double life he was leading. absolutely. at thrivent, we believe money is a tool, not a goal. and we were doing research and looking at blog sites where young people, where desperate, people were getting information about what they were thinking. >> coming up, nathan's answer and the jury's verdict. 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. >> and it ranged from how to, silence a .40 caliber handgun. yet >> nathan waited with his daughter at the neighbor's house, repeatedly calling family members to see if anyone had heard from denise. take care of yourself. Investigation Discoverys The Night That Didnt End: My Name is Denise chronicles this very case. Please pray for them and for . Leuthold's defense attorney Hugh Toner speaks with reporers at the conclusion of the trial. we're living with denise is. that doesn't bother you? we're living with denise is. >> about 3:00, the defendant returns home. >> when dateline continues. injuries are unknown. They shot her as she walked in the door. i've never been good enough. senate republicans block legislation friday that would've created independent commission to investigate the january 6th attacks. In Lithuania, they met a young child, Aina Dobilaite when she was about six years old. securing the inside of the house. one pill, once-daily. and right away, the older boy said, well, everybody makes mistakes. sorry. >> neighbors were anxious, and. okay? feel the clarity, and live claritin clear. 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. His defense attorney is seated next to him. >> so he's potentially thinking up all these different ways to kill his wife. [sfx: kids laughing] [sfx: bikes passing] [sfx: fire truck siren] onstar, we see them. people taking ingrezza can stay on their current dose of most mental health meds. >> nathan told police he kept that gun in a plastic case. his real valentine, their 20-year-old lithuanian sponsor student. this goes back several months before the murder. >> i don't know. >> no. >> denise seemed to confirm that she believed her husband was having an affair. and i was very careful when i looked at the photos so i would not make a mistake. huh. >> by the fall of 2010, nathan and denise we're living back in the states. >> toner insisted the cops zeroed in on nathan right from the start and never pursued any other leads. o dateline. >> absolutely. 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. plans for the long term, and plans for a long weekend. >> when "dateline" continues. 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