She hadnt answered her phone call, she had answered her Text Messages. Valentines day the started with roses entered in a different shade of red. Everything stopped. I was in shock. She was a wife, mother, missionary. Denise sounds like a saint, but something had been happening behind closed doors. There is nothing more important to me than you in this relationship. Was it love . Or hate . One shot to the head. What was the motive for valentines day murder . We had a note that she had written. She was speaking from the grave and away . That note was powerful. It happened on the least likely day imaginable, a day devoted to love and affection. Valentines day, and it happened to the last people on earth you would expect, a religious family dedicated to god and making the world a better place. Is it going on right now . My world had just been shattered. There Perfect World broken by an act so evil, it tore a family apart. The worst day of my life. And, put an entire town on edge. Be extra
Desire for education. As sponsorship started in the fall of 2010 Friends Aina came to the u. S. To study at a christian college in florida where nathan would occasionally visit her. What did denise think about that . I asked her more the one to than one time, i said arent you jealous that hes traveling around with this young girl . She said no. This is a girl that she wanted to help. Exactly, and she trusted nathan. During school vacations, aina would stay in peoria with the whole family. She was really good with the kids. She was a friend of our daughters and soninlaws. We accepted her into her home. Then in december, 2011, Aina Left that florida school. She was so close with the Leuthold Family that she moved in with nathan, denise and denises parents while attending Community College in peoria. It was not the first time we had done that. Aina was one of many we had worked with so it was very natural. They had sponsored other lithuanian students before to come here, so it did not see
desire for education. as sponsorship started in the fall of 2010 friends aina came to the u.s. to study at a christian college in florida where nathan would occasionally visit her. what did denise think about that? i asked her more the one to than one time, i said aren t you jealous that he s traveling around with this young girl? she said no. this is a girl that she wanted to help. exactly, and she trusted nathan. during school vacations, aina would stay in peoria with the whole family. she was really good with the kids. she was a friend of our daughters and son-in-law s. we accepted her into her home. then in december, 2011, aina left that florida school. she was so close with the leuthold family that she moved in with nathan, denise and denise s parents while attending community college in peoria. it was not the first time we had done that. aina was one of many we had worked with so it was very natural. they had sponsored other lithuanian students before to come
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. 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. what did denise think about that? i asked her more than one time, i said, well, aren t you jealous that he s traveling around with this young girl? and she was like, no, she wasn t jealous at all. this is a girl that they d wanted to help. exactly. and she trusted nathan. reporter: during school vacations, aina would stay in peoria with the whole family. she was really good with the kids, seemed like a sweet girl. in if she was a friend of our daughter s and son-in-law s, i mean, we accepted her into our home. reporter: then, in december 2011, aina left that florida school. she was so close with the leuthold family, she moved in with nathan, denise, and denise s parents