it was the curly hair and the bouncy curls, and just the happy-go-lucky smile. in junior high, i began to see her character. and see what kind of person she was that. it was in high school that nathan and denise got to know each other better. but they didn t date, as most teens do. because they both came from religious families. our parents didn t really believe in dating. so we are just good friends. i went to her church activities, she came to mine. we saw each other in school. that s how it started. she was my first girlfriend, and i only girlfriend. norm junior got to know nathan and when his wife taught at the high school. death nathan was a basketball player, denise was a cheerleader. they were inseparable. they just goof around with each other. just a loving puppy love way. and it just grew into something special between the two of them.
and put an entire town on edge. the extra extra cautious, locking doors, locking windows. pay attention to strangers in the area. they devoted their lives to others. who would ever want to hurt them? it s just absolutely a despicable act. for a day that ended so tragically, it began in a happy way. with flowers and expressions of love. with nathan and dennis leuthold had met earlier, back in the eighties when they were students at a small baptist school in central illinois. even at that young age, nathan knew there was something to the sparkling little girl. i was in third grade and she was in fourth grade at the time. and i doubt she even knew a existed. but even then, i thought she was the cutest girl in school. what was it that you liked about her so much? it was the curly here and the bouncy curls, and just the happy-go-lucky smile. in junior high, i began to see
be extra cautious, lock your doors, lock your windows. pay attention to strangers in your area. reporter: they devoted their lives to others. who would ever want to hurt them? this is just absolutely a despicable act. reporter: for a day that ended so tragically, it began in a happy way with flowers and expressions of love. 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. even at that young age, nathan knew there was something to this sparkling little girl. i was in third grade and she was in fourth gade at the time. and i doubt she even knew i existed, but even then i thought she was the cutest girl in the school. what was it that you liked about her so much? it was the curly hair and the bouncy curls and just the happy-go-lucky smile. in junior high i began to see her character and see what kind of person she was that way. reporter: it was in high