my place is a lot cleaner now. his real valentine. no hard proof nathan killed denise. and sweeper heavy duty cloths lock away twice as much dirt and dust. >> and that answer has never changed, has it? if she's late, if she broke down, if she had a flat tire, she would have called from her cell phone, i'm going through all these options in my head. >> translator: i'm not sure if every time we were at the hotel we were together alone. a data plan for everyone. 418 following. applicants who fell within the 25th and 75th what it takes to protect. and we knew that it was gonna take a lot of work to get to the point where we knew who done it. >> reporter: and? This material may be protected by copyright law (Title 17 U.S. Code). >> reporter: prosecutors accused nathan of coaching aina during jailhouse phone calls on how to cover up their relationship. >> reporter: nathan then drove denise's car to that same park, prosecutors said, and hopped back in his own car and drove to starbucks, arriving at 12:45. >> i didn't know what they knew. and for that reason, i'm going to ask you to find nathan not guilty. 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. shhhh. were you having a sexual relationship with nathan. remember, one of the places he said he visited was this day spa, where he bought a valentine's day gift certificate for denise. did you worry that you weren't able to find the gun? >> did you think maybe someone had a reason to be in that house, outside of just a random burglary? while he was at those places, chase bank, starbucks, the day spa, a car wash, there was a problem. >> i say denise interrupts a burglar and he shoots her, that guy is getting the hell out of town. >> reporter: after the early morning celebration, the family went back to their usual routine, taking the kids to school, shopping, running errands. >> nathan and aina were making eye contact quite a bit throughout the trial. and a burglary also items are scattered about, drawers dumped. it was a gut wrenching note written by denise discovered tucked in her day planner. 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Most recently, Iona announced the establishment of the NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences, developing a premier new school in collaboration with one of the nations top hospitals. no. my world had just been shattered. tell me more. >> reporter: three weeks after denise leuthold was shot to death, her husband nathan was arrested for her murder. and it seems only appropriate that you will likely end your life in a very different type of place, too. and we just trusted her 100% with them. >> reporter: with words like that, prosecutors didn't believe aina's denials about an affair with nathan. >> in >> if she was a friend of our daughter's and son-in-law's, i mean, we accepted her into our home. >> headlights? there's nothing more important to me than you and this relationship. so, start feeling lighter and more energetic by taking metamucil every day. >> he said they probably were people that were out his phrase was, "casing the neighborhood." unfortunately, i found out about it from my father. 11.3k Followers, 393 Following, 1,873 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from AINA (@ainaaa0622) >> i'm trying to figure out how many sets of keys are out there. >> reporter: that sponsorship started in the fall of 2010, when aina came to the u.s. to study at a christian college in florida, where nathan would occasionally visit her. she did everything that made the kids' lives spin. >> yes. >> reporter: nathan is -- >> exactly. that's a difference you can feel. take her for waxing treatments. >> reporter: they also asked her about the bill, which nathan paid. keep going. You can compare up to 25 schools at a time. >> i asked her more than one time, i said, "well, aren't you jealous that he's traveling around with this young girl?" and saw each other at school and that's how it all started. thenot actors, people, who've got their eczema under control. now i want to do all that i can to be that person. in junior high i began to see her character and see what kind of person she was that way. >> it's not a coincidence that we're missing a .40 caliber glock handgun, and there's evidence that leads us to believe that your wife was probably shot with a .40 caliber handgun. Aina had initially denied that she was involved with Nathan but then admitted that he had come to Chicago to visit her around 20 times, and that she had been dismissed from another college for having an inappropriate relationship with Nathan. >> right before we did our vows, denise had prepared a song talking about everything that she wanted was in me. she was fine. Ionas beautiful 45-acre campus in New Rochelle, N.Y., is only two miles from the Long Island Sound and 20 miles north of Midtown Manhattan. >> and then it pulled into our driveway without the headlights on. >> that's a big undertaking to -- >> right. diane knew it was coming. it just didn't make no sense. furthermore, to have her car down the street at the park, right, where you failed to tell us that you were there prior to going home earlier that day. when "dateline" continues. >> your judgment that this all happened because he was having an affair and i would submit as i started off with you, there's not a scintilla of evidence that that was the case. >> it was very devastating. >> it was very eerie. nathan stopped to take a short phone call, it was who was on the other end of the line that piqued their interest. you know her routine. >> no. >> uh-huh. you've known the family. >> to the -- i think you referred to her as anna? It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. >> one shot to the head. >> reporter: the highly personal, very painful note was obviously aimed at nathan. >> a couple weeks ago. power. i said, "just wait a few more minutes. she's been shot in the house. the Best Colleges rankings. >> reporter: without a motive and without hard evidence that nathan pulled the trigger, toner said all the prosecutors had. and we thanked god for the most wonderful mother and wife to ever have been on this earth. they suspected something. >> yeah, to get massages and to get her waxed up. okay, jonathan, i'm listening. and now back to dateli"dat." think your copd medicine is doing enough? had the intruder used that weapon to shoot her? Dobilaite was a Lithuanian exchange student the couple was hosting. try theraflu. >> reporter: this was an odd one. she hadn't answered her text messages. we're taking you to jail for the murder of your wife. that's impossible. >> reporter: aina dobilaite was just a child at the time, and as she grew up, her relationship with the family grew as well. Founder of a US based climate collaboration consultancy, closing the gap between innovation and implementation. those calls were in lithuanian. >> reporter: bad choices that left denise's parents coming to terms with the notion that everything they knew to be true, wasn't. but -- >> you have a preconceived idea. Tingnan ang profile ni Aina Marie Bautista sa LinkedIn, ang pinakamalaking komunidad ng propesyunal sa buong mundo. >> the more we started looking at the house, it just didn't seem like a real burglary. and had gone to college in florida to play the piano. Ranges represent admitted pay your lips some attention. >> it's inconceivable to think that somebody breaks into the house the exact same time, runs through the house, finds a lock, pries it open, loads it up, hides behind the door, to execute her. >> exactly. fits the culture we live in. we're all here for you. her desire from the very beginning was to go back to help her own country and the churches there, how to use music for the lord. Iona is inspired by the legacy of Blessed Edmund Rice and the Christian Brothers, NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences, New York-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences. so i suspect that based on that response, that in all likelihood she had some knowledge as to what was maybe gonna take place. Charges? i wasn't going to give them any more fuel or any more fodder to use or to misconstrue. i could see that the window pane was broken. >> reporter: what went through your mind when you heard that one word "guilty"? everyone? in a mere 90 minutes, they, reached a verdict. use this valuable guide to record your important information and give helpful direction about your final wishes to your loved ones. Undergraduate students at Iona can expect small class sizes and can choose from nearly 40 bachelor's degree programs in the School of Arts and Science, the LaPenta School of Business and the NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences. olay, face anything. >> the timing just really gets to the point where it's almost not realistic. >> reporter: she was speaking from the grave in a way. well, burglar's not gonna take a busted lockbox with him after he kills somebody. in all, it added up to 9 minutes and 10 seconds of driving. Student athletes can play at the club level or try out for the Iona Gaels varsity sports teams, which compete in the NCAA Division I Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. >> she didn't even have time to take her coat off, her gloves, anything. if not, he went ahead. (snezing) grab a kleenex ultra soft tissue and grab every moment. >> were you and nathan ever lovers? they were giving her a chance to come here and get her college education here. you can see how it would look bad going to the spa, getting aina waxing treatments. >> was that for -- >> massage. >> that was his valentine's day present to aina. that doesn't happen very often. >> and it just kind of kept snowballing from there till we figured we had to go up and track her down. there was a junk drawer that was perfectly laying on the floor. i just kept looking at my daughter. stop cleaning. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. ask your doctor about once-daily trelegy and the power of 1 2 3. she had studied music her whole life. because that's what the jury wants. but no phd? web pages >> i have a .22 silver with pearl handle, little. nathan pleaded not guilty. >> no. i said >> "mom went home to be with god." take care of yourself." >> reporter: but by the time nathan went on trial, she had changed her mind. at 40 hours a week, you're approaching darn close to almost an entire work year listening to, telephone conversations involving nathan. >> my gift to her was the roses and the card that i had bought the night before and had placed on the table. there's no way that i could ever fathom nathan doing this to his wife. >> how did they tell you what they had found? >> he asked us, well, do you have any suspicions that your son-in-law was involved? and that's always what we missed the most. he tried to take over the conversation. they're going to leave it. i had noticed him when him and i. were in the living room, alone together. >> they were inseparable. it looked like a burglary gone bad. nathan and denise leuthold had met 30 years earlier, back in the '80s when they were both students at a small baptist school in central illinois. See reviews and ratings of this school and she had no emotion. and my husband said, "no, your dad made bad choices. this was a good idea. >> reporter: aina testified in both english and in lithuanian through a translator. glad i could help. sarah, get in the house. Why prosecutors offered immunity? but at the same time, it was a lot of circumstantial evidence. . >> this was his valentine's day present to aina and that is despicable. this is lifetime coverage as long as you pay your premiums. so now, i use heavy duty swiffer sweeper and dusters. one was stolen away by someone who was seeking gain. >> david smith said that nathan was worried that a lady might have seen him while he was walking. coming up -- >> he was the only person with whom i could talk in lithuanian. and she trusted nathan. she came here for the education. and um, it was a wonderful day. All are equipped with access to cable, Wi-Fi, AC, laundry rooms, and lounges, and theyre secured by a card access system, with extra security staffing at night. >> david d. smith. what about you? i intentionally did it on valentine's day as a gift? >> by the fall of 2010, nathan and denise we're living back in the states. she never called a counseling hot line. police had ordered an extensive analysis of nathan's laptop and a couple of weeks after the murder they received a report. oil changed or something fixed, what not, i ask her for the keys and she gives me the key. >> reporter: there was something else troubling police. but we needed to lock down at that point, initially, we just needed to make sure we locked down what she planned on doing that day. Building upon that mission, 99 percent of Iona freshmen are awarded merit scholarships and/or financial aid to help cultivate their talents while providing access to an affordable education. >> yeah. >> eight people dead in mexico after a failed military operation to arrest the son of el chap o. now back to clin. While in. >> because of the look on his face. powerful. i'm so blessed to have you in my life. and then there was a gap between him leaving the starbucks around 11:30, then he shows back up at the same starbucks around 12:45 p.m. and in between there we could. are you crazy? that would have left him just under six minutes to ransack the house and shoot denise. >> how to silence a .40 caliber handgun, glock specifically the gun he owned and she was shot, with. I'm a producer, writer and actress focused on investigating true-crime. >> this is kind of weird, pulling in the driveway i normally go through in by the front door and turn the outside lights on. >> you will have eyewitness identification, dna, gunshot residue, motive. i immediately go through the front door and flip the outside lights on. what? but at least they have her children close, as they are now raising them. >> reporter: then, in december 2011, aina left that florida school. everyone. he's not finding a spare set of keys in the house. >> was it love? okay? $$9.95? >> reporter: did you straight up ask him did you have anything to do with your wife's death? >> this was an incomplete investigation. >> that's correct. he seemed surprised. >> she was speaking from the grave in a way. and it's yours free. >> we both answered no. flo: don't worry. he and denise had met her on their first missionary trip in 1998. May 2017 - Present5 years 10 months. gone to know well. >> reporter: aina was called as a witness for the prosecution. i just heard on the radio." >> this is a girl that they'd wanted to help. The International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA-2019) will be held at the Kunibiki Messe, Matsue, Japan, March 27 to March 29, 2019. it fits those things of making things look salacious. i mean, she was basically being a wife and a mother. As of July 2014, Aina had known defendant for : at least 13 or 14 years. ha! >> early this morning -- not early, but it would have been before -- before i came back to the house. and his hands were in the pocket. no. 15.4k Followers, 418 Following, 508 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from (@aina_0129) aina_0129. >> there's one set of keys. dupixent is the first treatment of its kind that continuously treats moderate-to-severe eczema, or atopic dermatitis, even between flare ups. trelegy. >> and i looked at denise's mom at the time and i saw what she was as a woman, as a wife, as a mother, and i saw that denise really favored her mother and so i said, that's what i want. this one just happens to be a lot worse? >> reporter: now she had to tell her husband, denise's father. Makita ang kompletong profile sa LinkedIn at matuklasan Aina Marie ang mga koneksyon at trabaho sa kaparehong mga kompanya. >> were you and nathan ever lovers? >> and you kept it locked? >> and during those visits, you went to a hotel with nathan, and just the two of you were present part of the time, correct? metamucil's gelling action also helps to lower cholesterol. he's leaving. my tears soaked their faces and their tears soaked my face. >> reporter: for denise's mom. >> the expert said his browser said he was attempting to delete everything he looked up, but just because you delete it doesn't mean it's gone. >> this is just absolutely a despicable act. >> reporter: nathan's lawyer was hugh toner, a former prosecutor turned defense attorney, who argued that the investigation was faulty. >> reporter: the state showed the jury texts between nathan and aina from the day of the murder. [ camera clicking ] wifi up there? >> yeah, we knew we had we knew we had something bad. how did you tell them their father killed their mother? >> do you really believe that david smith is the type of person that nathan is going to confide in and then seek counsel from? did you think it was possible when you're looking at this photo lineup maybe you'd seen nathan in the neighborhood and subconsciously you were choosing that photo because you'd already seen him before? quickbooks. there was no evidence that actually pointed to somebody seeing nathan do the crime. >> absolutely. >> ever the time there was a difficulty in life, the first person i would talk to would be denise. your acceptance is guaranteed. >> we didn't know. she even lived with them for a while in peoria. and i only had probably three rings that were of any value, but those three rings were taken. >> he'd been leading a double life. and i just kept on her, explain that. she was my support. Prosecutors say they believe he murdered his wife so he could be with Aina Dobilaite, the 20-year-old college student. i said, "well, i'll run by the house and see if she's there.". >> for what -- when was this? Descargar esta imagen: Team Aina quarterback McKenzie Milton (10), of Florida State, warms up before the Hula Bowl NCAA college football game against Team Kai, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack) - 2MCE1TJ de la biblioteca de Alamy de millones de fotografas, ilustraciones y vectores de alta resolucin. >> i've never seen nathan in an emotional state as far as crying or in panic or anything like that. >> i was exhausted. The votes are in, and we're happy to reveal the winners of this summer's photo contest. >> i think a lot of people were anxious, especially the family. 508 posts. where in any one of those things do you have any indication at all that nathan and aina were lovers? Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services. but he was anxious to be with his children. Data provided by U.S. News College Compass Users. Leuthold and his wife met Dobilaite during a missionairy trip to Lithuania. >> reporter: and the weapon appeared to be a .40 caliber handgun. i knew he was guilty. she was supporting him. Emerging as one of New Yorks most influential universities, Iona is where innovation meets opportunity. >> reporter: a daring burglary in the middle of the day. tell me more. >> okay. all: all day, all night. it's not as if i'm in there watching or whatever else. we're now at 4 1/2 minutes. and then as we started branching out in the ministry, aina was the one that took care of the music. i said, "these people took you into your home, brought you back from lithuania, you lived with them. In addition, Iona has created a second-to-none performing arts program for all students, regardless of major. 1 Presentation. >> reporter: beau ebenezer is a reporter with nbc's affiliate, w.e.e.k. my husband was kind of shocked because he just thought, well, he's a missionary. >> things just weren't adding up. >> reporter: they returned home after a year and soon welcomed a son, seth, and a daughter, julia. >> a lot of the people in the community really wanted to know what happened. they collected surveillance video from the places he said he'd been. i pray that there is enough time to do everything. to the jury, to everybody, her story. Iona is constantly evolving. ok. if you're in a horror movie, you make poor decisions. and it was quiet. and it's consistent with our evidence. chapstick. >> you don't have the key either. >> when you came to that realization, what's going through your mind? >> reporter: it was a highly circumstantial case. the glass is on the ground. Discover the perfect major for you based on your innate wiring. she had no way of getting around. let's go to the cemetery! i -- the garage door is open, there's glass from the back door where somebody broke in. and my side super soft? Peoria County Prosecutors on #leuthold's relationship w Aina Dobilaite, motive & if he would have fled to LithuaniaBy: Andy Kravetz - Just your average guy i. we've got to solve this. >> reporter: it was all coming down to that crucial 15-minute window. >> reporter: 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. if you're age 50 to 85, you can get life insurance with options starting at just $9.95 a month. >> well, do you know what -- >> .12 gauge. >> she hadn't answered her phone calls. >> or hate? let's hide behind the chainsaws. >> this is because really nathan wanted to do it? tropical storm neithster is expected to make landfall in the panhandle today. >> reporter: as denise's family reeled from their unimaginable loss, this quiet, central illinois community was just starting to grapple with the fallout of a murder on valentine's day. The Gaels Go Further Mentoring Program helps advance your personal and professional goals by providing access to Ionas network of more than 50,000 alumni across a wide range of industries. >> reporter: what they found floored him. it's what you do. >> it's not typical as far as a burglary that results in a murder. it challenged the very core of nathan's defense that denise was at the center of his life and he would never hurt her. >> ah, we got a break-in. aina responded, "interesting" followed by a smiley face. denise's parents believed their daughter had been killed by a stranger until their minister came to visit one day. Nathan Leuthold Girlfriend; 4 4.Alleged mistress of Nathan Leuthold takes witness stand; 5 5.Friend shares thoughts, insight on Leutholds - Pekin Daily Times my world had just been shattered and i had to tell her at some point. >> without headlights on. >> just a darling girl with two darling children. what happened to aina dobilaite Home; About; Services; Menu -ahhh. 1 1.Journal Star - UPDATE: Nathan Leuthold's father Bruce - Facebook; 2 2.Where Is Aina Dobilaite Now In 2022? 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. Think why I should hold grudge Next How many bedrooms do you stay in two Next If I knew that I only had one year to live, what would I change in my life? things like that just don't happen in peoria. there had to be another key visible in the house in order for an intruder to drive the car to a park. >> reporter: they didn't find an intruder, instead they found something far worse. electronics, blu-ray players, none of those things were touched. so there's -- >> i can tell you she's dead. the garage door is open. hi, i'm jonathan, a manager here at colonial penn life insurance company, to tell you it is possible. they even traced the 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. everyone? >> there's nothing more important to me than you and this relationship. but that day, something happened that was completely out of character for denise. what did denise think about that? oh, come on. i don't think there's a person in that courtroom that disbelieved what she was saying. >> he seemed very emotional. >> 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. and no clear-cut evidence nathan and aina were lovers. say hello to neuriva, a new brain supplement with clinically proven ingredients that fuel five indicators of brain performance. it just kept going on and on and on. >> you understand that that's not something that you'll be able to take back? what did you find on her phone? sure, why not? and i felt that with the direction of the headlights, that whoever was in the vehicle could probably see me in my residence, and it made me a little bit uncomfortable. you know -- then i, of course, started having suspicions. >> well, he said that -- he said that she was overbearing and that he had got to the point where he had wanted to move on with his life and he had met someone else and stuff like that. his friend norm ulrich who had known the couple for decades, was stunned. that person is dead. >> my husband thought, he's a missionary, he wouldn't kill anybody. >> did you start to think that someone may have targeted denise? 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. did it seem like denise had possibly startled a burglar? Content Summary. his lawyer, hugh toner, said that would have been nearly impossible. my life has a deeper meaning and purpose because you are my world and that will never change. When Dobilaite came to the U.S., she attended college in Florida before coming to Peoria, where she spent some time at Illinois Central College before attending a school in Chicago. , 2 . and i will never forget the look on that man's face. >> it appeared to us that somebody was in a hurry, took it off, threw it down. >> but things were stolen. i'm not stupid." trelegy is not for asthma. >> reporter: why did you decide not to take the stand during the trial? >> reporter: nathan told police he took the two older children to school and went on a series of errands that day including going to a day spa to buy a gift certificate for denise. >> i think he tried to portray this image of this wonderful. >> reporter: but he became worried once he got home and saw denise's car wasn't in the driveway and it looked like the house had been broken into. not a single tear was shed. 15.4K followers. >> reporter: but investigators weren't so sure. i will not make excuses. the local news media just put on the. guaranteed acceptance? there's glass from the back door where somebody broke in. Does this school fit your college needs? >> i worked at a store that sold high-def tvs and we had a lot of small ones that they could have just picked up, taken away, you know. >> reporter: it was a big story in town. >> reporter: they also analyzed thing nathan had told them at. >> i would love to think that you're a god-fearing man and you would never do that. >> hotels. and to say that i had an affair is absurd. that just can't happen. >> i let you down and i'm sorry. easy. i mean, they're going to sleep every night not really sure who killed their neighbor. olay, face anything. >> i've been trying to ask myself the same question since i first pulled in the driveway. >> reporter: then a few days before the murder, he said it happened again. a missionary's unusually close relationship with a young exchange student. >> reporter: and this is man who's devoted his life to being a good person. and we know that we loved her. his demeanor, his attitude. >> from a purely selfish perspective, it's my life, my future, my freedom. >> so, i called, she didn't answer, no big deal. he'd just dropped his kids off at school. they have businesses to grow customers to care for lives to get home to they use stamps.com print discounted postage for any letter any package. and then it turned into more of just a cold stare -- and no emotion whatsoever. a personalized ranking provided by U.S. News College she was the closest thing police had to an eyewitness. when his friend, norm, visited, he said nathan seemed quiet, stoic. Click here to submit your review. >> reporter: that time, nathan called police, and spoke with an officer. there was no other way. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. >> reporter: but denise was not there to support nathan because, the state argued, he killed her. denise was dead. denise, nathan and their three kids seth, 12, julia, 10, and jenelle, four, were living with denise's parents. (dramatic music) great job speaking calmly and clearly everyone. that was easy! after the murder they found her silver ford here in this nearby park. really took us in and did their best to communicate with us and helped us out. Our work ranges from facilitation . >> she's denying a sexual relationship. >> i think it was significant for the jury to see aina. >> reporter: why were you so sure? the mother of the three most important children in the world to me. >> that's correct. >> i understand. >> there was a church that was there that was already established and that church.

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