Prosecutors allege the 39-year-old Leuthold shot his wife execution-style on Valentines Day to continue an affair with their 20-year-old Lithuanian sponsor student. she never shared that with her best friend. >> that is the accusation by those who from day one wanted to, portray something that fits modern society, fits the culture we live in, fits the cheater's lifestyle, "the jerry springer" show mind-set. esl called tardive dyskinesia - td. everything begins anew. >> being back in . >> that was in july 1995. >> model i don't know it's a 40. police had ordered an extensive analysis of nathan's laptop, and a couple of weeks after the murder, they received a report. not a single tear was shed. with a home and auto bundle from progressive. >> right, exactly. Nathan had denied the accusations and said that they were victims of a home-invasion. 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. yes! they believed nathan was lying to them and that he had used that key to move the car. >> why not cut to the chase and take a test from nathan? and i doubt she even knew a existed. denise, nathan and their three kids. Together they built their family on faith, but in a flash, one of them was dead and the other was under suspicion. to share her life with. by then, they had a third child, jenelle. >> very odd. the police would get them. how do i function now without her? denise was dead. >> we kept going over the robbery, like how it would've happened, and it didn't really make sense. i said well, i'll run by the house and see if she's there. He quickly called 911, and there began the ordeal. if it wasn't for her, people wouldn't be able to do his work. >> electrocution in the bathtub, how to silence a gun. 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I have never been good enough or done enough for you I know you want me dead. >> how many people, particularly young people, are going to have, a relationship with a significant other and not have a picture of their significant other? saying how shameful it was that nathan had killed denise in her own home. >> the communicated a lot more than nathan lead on. it means that i could go back to being the father to the children. >> it was very devastating. Well, I quit. >> i drove out there, the roads were all real black. Nathan and Denise Leuthold had known each other since grade school. >> well, first he told me that he was thinking about some poisoning, with some type of incident or potassium. absolutely. >> why did aina say after the robbery, "interesting" smiley face? >> $74. >> there were people who were casing the neighborhood. >> after the early morning celebration, the family was back to their usual routine. >> she woke about 6:45. i was already shaving and showering. Missionaries Nathan and Denise Leuthold, along with their three young children were back home in Peoria, Illinois after years of overseas work in Lithuania. This episode doesn't appear to be available from any streaming services. >> still, prosecutors thought they had more than enough evidence to prove their case. Her funeral is today. >> i've never seen nathan in unemotional status far is crying, or in panic, or anything like that. did it look like a normal burglary? She'd received a single but deadly gunshot wound to the head. but eventually, with spring comes rebirth. >> did you want her dead? 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On the personal front, Nathan has been married to Tanya Lee since 2018. your son's fine. >> pulled in our driver with the headlights on. UPDATE: Nathan Leuthold's father Bruce moved money from Nathan's children's bank account to alleged mistress Aina Dobilaite's after his wife's murder. Many items in the home, including the kitchen table, the family room and at least two large jars of change, were left undisturbed. 39-year-old Nathan Luethold argued it was in his three kids' best interest that he legally remain their parent. his real valentine, their 20-year-old lithuanian sponsor student. Seriously, where did the time go?? we're not accountants, but we know it doesn't add up. the glass was on the ground. The court will consider an appeal on the Leuthold case Friday at 11. allstate click or call to switch today. >> describe his demeanor. >> this was his valentine's day present to aina, and that is despicable. i wont grovel. Nathan and Denise Leuthold built their family on faith, but in a flash, one of them is dead and the other is under suspicion. i was emotionally spent. >> how nervous were you when the jury went to deliberate? >> it was a shock. but with that he calls the police. >> another problem with the investigation, the defense pointed out, was that while the state made a big deal about the gunshot residue on nathan's sweatshirt, they never tested his hands for the substance. he was not even worth cross-examining. >> in the meantime, denise's parents made the choice to return to their home, the scene of the crime. her body was found in an iowa cornfield with multiple stab wounds. >> that's correct. >> something seemed off to police as well. i just assume that aina hit the wrong prompt. daycare. You act like you are somehow noble because you wont tell me why you are doing this. Terms. >> the police believe it was staged, that it just looked too kind of perfect, the way that everything was placed, and what was taken. >> 9-1-1. where is the emergency? Oh my. just right in the front door here. but then came valentine's day, 2013. when nathan pulled into their driveway mid afternoon and discovered something terribly wrong. >> not only possible, they said, but probable. >> we had sponsored other lithuania students before to come here. RAIDER. 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. that said a lot to the detectives. >> >> when "dateline" continues. mother is unable to exit the vehicle. she was basically just being a wife and a mother. >> then he sounds like a saint. my son, is he okay? powerful. i know there is a lot to do today. 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. Denise Lees happy life with her husband and children came to an abrupt halt in January 2008 when she was abducted from her home by a stranger. laundry isn't done until it's done with downy. The North Face Women's Oh-Mega Fur Pom Beanie. i need to figure out how that car got to robinson park. and son-in-law. take care of yourself. three weeks after denise had been killed, they pulled her. and he is also -- was kind of like my mentor, and here in america, he was the only person with whom i could talk in lithuanian. there is nothing more important to me than you and this relationship. He is also a musician who had previously attended Jacksonville University and the University of . Together they built their family on faith, but in a flash, one of them was dead and the other was under suspicion. I know that you want me dead. it's irresistibly delicious. there was a lot of evidence provided by the prosecution. Scott Rochowitz testified that he worked for the Illinois State Police and spent twentythree and a half years in forensic science. >> but according to the defense, the main weakness with the state's case was motive, an affair with aina. he insisted he would have never done anything to harm his beloved wife. we retraced what investigators said were nathan's steps that day. >> ladies and gentlemen. i wasn't going to try stopping somebody who is in the house. he regionally said he didn't want to come back in the house, that the kids were afraid to come in. >> a lot of things about mavens guns that didn't add up for police. we'll get through this. He stated that he needed to be strong for his sons and that he just suppressed his feelings. and tonight's winning numbers are 18, 18 55, 39, 71, and 43 we won! i hadn't been with south or julia. i went to her church activities, she came to mind. and we thank god for the most wonderful mother and wife to have ever been on this earth. i'll hold onto that. plans for the long term, and plans for a long weekend. The couple sponsored her move to the United States when she turned eighteen and held a student visa. #1 prescribed for td. Soon, he quit his day job as a manager at Best Buy. >> describe the man you saw walking along this road? Among the 911 callers was Denise herself, who used Michaels phone to make that call without him knowing. Saw this on Facebook as well, my heart hurts for this family, and have been praying! yet >> nathan waited with his daughter at the neighbor's house, repeatedly calling family members to see if anyone had heard from denise. >> what went through your mind when you heard that one word, "guilty?" >> i asked for more than once, aren't you jealousies traveling around with this young girl? was nathan's motive for the murder, was about to take the stand. 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? >> the state's theory, nathan put his plan into action when denise left the house to take their daughter to daycare. >> did you spend the night with mr. leuthold? What on earth could you possibly be thinking? Please pray for this family. i wanted to just grab the phone and call her. oh man let's get you to this moment. something like that. A former missionary, Nathan Leuthold was often described to be a "good person," but that persona was ripped to shreds when he decided to kill his wife. >> and a note to him from the woman he's accused of murdering. >> it was officially titled. Nathan and Denise Leuthold had known each other since grade school. her desire from the beginning was to go back to help her own country and the church there. and as soon as i got to be pulled into the driveway, the garage doors open. >> did you ask, are we having a sexual relationship with nathan? his lawyer, hugh toner, said that would have been nearly impossible. >> no. >> and they started at the very beginning. 2020 by Missing Persons Awareness Network NFP 501(c)3. let's see how long that takes. Just received the shocking news that Nathan Leuthold has been arrested for the murder of his wife. and that's the kind of change you notice. 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. >> his friend often brought them home cooked meals. burglars commit burglaries, killers execute in a style consistent with what the defendant did. -woosah. don't use if you're allergic to dupixent. they started at 6:30 a.m. with mutually hellos. >> everything stopped. You defraud me, and you dont seem to care. let's get to immunity. I read in different posting on the net that she was shot in the head. bounty picks up messes quicker and each sheet is 2x more absorbent, so you can use less. one pill, once-daily. >> right before we did our vows, denise had peppered a song talking about everything that she had wanted was in me. 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