i was just in shock. and for that reason, i'm going to ask you to find nathan not guilty. we're now at 4 1/2 minutes. >> it is a story keith morrison followed for nearly, MSNBC October 19, 2019 12:00am-2:00am PDT. -ahhh. >> he said they probably were people that were out his phrase was, "casing the neighborhood." it challenged the very core of nathan's defense that denise was at the center of his life and he would never hurt her. 819. i was shocked that it had gone that far. (snezing) grab a kleenex ultra soft tissue and grab every moment. coming up -- hard to imagine anyone doing something this evil if it's true. you know, pay attention to strangers in your area. i was a translator. they began to take a hard look at nathan's whereabouts that day. and she trusted nathan. >> we had helped women who'd been in abusive relationships. smith testified that nathan told him he planned the murder specifically for valentine's day. love them, hate their laundry, protection. is skincare from around the wobetter than olay? >> it's not typical as far as a burglary that results in a murder. Meanwhile,programming both inside and outside of the classroom also expanded all of which contributed to a 35 percent spike in enrollment. >> that's correct. The victim's parents provided Aina with her own . >> reporter: why did you decide not to take the stand during the trial? after the murder they found her silver ford here in this nearby park. More on Aina Dobilaite's legal situation. Search the history of over 797 billion were a lot of people anxious for this try to start? >> one shot to the head. >> i tried to run up there to go into the house. Seminary campuses are also located in Chicago and Plymouth, Michigan, along with online Bible degrees and certificate options. >> reporter: the highly personal, very painful note was obviously aimed at nathan. so call now. my life has a deeper meaning and purpose because you are my world and that will never change. >> without headlights on. what it takes to protect. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Outside the classroom, students can join more than 80 campus clubs, including 10 fraternities and sororities. . the car leaves. and, had significantly less itch. >> 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? The state's attorney labeled the murder "a Valentine's Day present" from the Leuthold to Dobilaite. and it was just complete silence. >> reporter: it was in high. Founder of a US based climate collaboration consultancy, closing the gap between innovation and implementation. >> yeah. so it was a friend. Iona is highly accredited, offering both undergraduate bachelors degrees as well as masters degrees in the liberal arts, sciences, and business administration. >> yeah. she hadn't answered her text messages. but no phd? check your free credit scores at creditkarma. >> she hadn't answered her phone calls. (dramatic music) and you're saving money, because you bundled home and auto. >> would you need like a crow bar or something? and -- >> he told me he had presented some gifts, some valentine's day gifts to his wife. in all, it added up to 9 minutes and 10 seconds of driving. >> i would love to think that you're a god-fearing man and you would never do that. wants you to believe that he sees the door open and glass. >> reporter: denise seemed to confirm that her husband was having an affair. so roll up those sleeves. could a brazen burglar willing to kill be on the loose? he originally said that he didn't wanna come back in the house, that the kids were afraid to come in. prosecutors said he killed his wife so he could be with his true love, aina. >> reporter: but investigators weren't so sure. just $9.95 a month for colonial penn's number one most popular whole life insurance plan. so police drove there to talk to her. >> reporter: a laptop, digital camera and jewelry had been stolen. >> i asked her more than one time, i said, "well, aren't you jealous that he's traveling around with this young girl?" nathan says it felt good to be home. >> reporter: nathan leuthold had spent a week listening to prosecutors paint him as a monster who had planned the execution of his wife. >> somebody, some student named ana or lana, something like that. >> this was his valentine's day present to aina. >> 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. Founded in 1940, Iona is inspired by the legacy of Blessed Edmund Rice and the Christian Brothers, embodying opportunity, justice, and the liberating power of education. >> reporter: on the stand another neighbor, who did not want to be videotaped, testified she heard a gunshot that day between 12:30 and 12:40. in the time frame detectives thought denise was killed. The energy, momentum and Gael spirit is palpable on Ionas campuses. it's not like a high crime area where there's gunshots all the time, things like that. Best and Worst W W Best and Worst. the house had been ransacked like somebody'd broken in through the back door, started going through the house and then maybe startled the burglar when she came in through the front door. >> reporter: what they found floored him. >> reporter: was this just the bad dream that wouldn't end? >> reporter: what's more, the inmate also testified why nathan wanted denise out of his life. and um, it was a wonderful day. Charges? >> reporter: what was suspicious about what was taken? >> model? >> we had a note that she had written. well, burglar's not gonna take a busted lockbox with him after he kills somebody. a camera might figure it out. i think it was disbelief. >> reporter: for the state, it was a satisfying ending to a case they had to painstakingly stitch together. >> no. we had brought several lithuanians to the united states over the years for cultural reasons, for musical purposes, for sports. >> did he tell you the name of that someone else? >> reporter: aina was called as a witness for the prosecution. >> she tried to minimize the relationship. 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. smart. we retraced what investigators said were nathan's steps that day. it had happened so often, the owner said, she thought they were a couple. >> reporter: aina dobilaite was just a child at the time, and as she grew up, her relationship with the family grew as well. did you worry that you weren't able to find the gun? This material may be protected by copyright law (Title 17 U.S. Code). >> you picked this happy place for such an ugly finality. >> and you kept it locked? she's driving. here, hello! their 20-year-old lithuanian sponsor student. >> yes. In 2012, Aina resided at the Newton home while she attended Illinois Central College in : Peoria. so help heal your skin from within, and talk to your eczema specialist about dupixent. electronics, blu-ray players, none of those things were touched. why did aina say after the robbery, "interesting" smiley face? >> reporter: then, aina mentioned something that sparked their curiosity. ok. if you're in a horror movie, you make poor decisions. i knew he was guilty. and that's always what we missed the most. >> he'd been leading a double life. 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. all: all day, all night. the children would be robbed of just one parent, not of both. >> reporter: and put an entire town on edge. >> i think nathan was being tested by god about his faith. >> this was his valentine's day present to aina and that is despicable. >> reporter: and when he cross-examined diane parrish, who identified nathan as the man in the sweatshirt the day of the murder, she admitted her husband had a different recollection. and there were several times within the first few days after, her death trying to figure out what to do with the children next. >> but things were stolen. >> do you have any personal problems with anybody? i'm not stupid." >> reporter: for denise's family, that was exactly what they were hoping for. they quickly determined she had been killed by a single gunshot to the head. stop cleaning. (dramatic music) great job speaking calmly and clearly everyone. but as soon as i said no, i'm like, well, wait a minute. so you check the records. who's got the time to chase around down dirt, dust and hair? >> reporter: later nathan took the children and went to stay at a church mission house in a nearby town. >> reporter: that time, nathan called police, and spoke with an officer. let me get jenelle out of day care, and then i'll let you know. >> yeah. how would he answer that? okay, jonathan, i'm listening. >> 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. >> was the killer in that car? guaranteed acceptance? investigators said it seemed to match the one a strange man was seen wearing in the neighborhood that day. but he was anxious to be with his children. >> yeah. so now, i use heavy duty swiffer sweeper and dusters. and you just really don't expect something like that to happen to you. i mean, we're not accountants, but we know when it doesn't add up. the glass is on the ground. >> as is our tradition on holidays, whether it's easter or christmas or birthdays or valentine's, for the children we, started off right off the bat first thing in the morning. >> reporter: but police never did find the murder weapon. . >> we want to talk to the people closest to her first to try to figure out what makes her tick, what's her routine like. >> did you feel like we have a mystery on our hands. >> reporter: it was a shock. The academic honor is presented to students who earn a perfect 4.0 grade. after all, the defendant was a missionary accused of killing his wife in their home in an upscale neighborhood. what time do the kids wake up? >> and your husband, dr. parrish, thought that it was a black man? how is this happening? 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? >> well, do you know what -- >> .12 gauge. now, they had to explain why he did it. >> reporter: the judge sentenced him to 80 years in prison. with the sleep number 360 smart bed it can. good job, brain! #leuthold By: Andy Kravetz - Just your average guy in Peoria. ICC offers 150+ programs of study, small class sizes, caring faculty, and plenty of opportunities to be involved on campus. Discover the perfect major for you based on your innate wiring. >> no. in the weeks after denise's death, nathan and his children stayed at a church mission house. >> reporter: prosecutors accused nathan of coaching aina during jailhouse phone calls on how to cover up their relationship. there had to be another key visible in the house in order for an intruder to drive the car to a park. we were studying it, trying our best, but it was definitely a shock. >> reporter: some things seemed off to police, as well. it didn't look like a typical sponsor/sponsee relationship. London, England, United Kingdom. >> would you state your name? two guns had also been taken, including a .40 caliber glock, the same caliber used to kill denise. you're breathing on me! >> nathan has a very big heart for people. >> when she testified, you could hear a pin drop in that courtroom. >> i fell apart and cried. >> nathan's parents told me that nathan and the three children had been moved to a safe house just to protect them. >> reporter: a key to that car was found tangled in denise's hair under her head. to go over to a strange country, you know, with a toddler and a baby. more likely, they figured, than a stranger breaking into the house during the roughly 20 minutes denise was out. 4 0 . but what about a lip care routine? >> how hard would it be for somebody to pry it open? i -- the garage door is open, there's glass from the back door where somebody broke in. >> reporter: turns out no one had been able to reach denise for a while, including nathan. and he was also kind of like my mentor. >> reporter: during school vacations, aina would stay in peoria with the whole family. >> "you want to humiliate me by running around with a 20-year-old? ha! awesome. >> 911. where's the emergency? i said, "these people took you into your home, brought you back from lithuania, you lived with them. it was a burglary. olay regenerist faced 131 premium products, from 12 countries, over 10 years. >> he told me that. fine. aina dobilaite. >> we've got to try to place the last time we can see her because then we can narrow the window down. >> we're going to try to get video of her, maybe we'll see somebody following her. i didn't want them to find out the way i found out. >> reporter: nathan gave detectives a clue, though, when he said he remembered seeing a suspicious car in the neighborhood late at night, a couple of weeks before the murder. how long are you going to do this to me? i immediately go through the front door and flip the outside lights on. >> in the elevator. $9.95? and had gone to college in florida to play the piano. >> reporter: but prosecutors said, there was no covering up letters nathan had sent aina including this one read by an interpreter during a deposition. 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