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started with roses and ended in a different shade of red. >> everything stopped. i was just in shock. >> we knew that there was somebody bad out there doing something. >> she was a wife, a mother, a missionary. >> to me, it sounds like a saint. >> she probably was. >> but something had been happening behind closed doors. >> there is nothing more important to me than you and this relationship. >> was it love? >> this was his valentines day present. >> or hate? >> one shot to the head. >...

Time into the neighbors driveway. >> that time, nathan called police, and spoke with an officer. >> there were people who were casing the neighborhood. >> people in peoria, illinois were spooked. could a burglar going to kill be on the loose? >> it caused a lot of stress in the neighborhood. political school lock down that day, this stuff doesnt happen in this neighborhood. >> if you come down during the day people are riding their bikes. people in the park walking around. its not like a high cr...

Figure out what to do with the children next. i wanted to just grab the phone and call her. she was my support. >> but denise was not there to support nathan because, the state argued, he killed her. >> you will have eyewitness identification, dna, gunshot residue, motive, and they all point to one person, and hes sitting right across from you. >> nathans trial began on july 14th. exactly 17 months after the murder. reporter beau ebenezer covered the trial for nbcs week-tv in peoria. >> were a l...

Area. >> what was the mood of the neighborhood? >> very erie. >> beau ebenezer was a reporter in peoria. >> a lot of people really wanted to know what happened. theyre going to sleep every night, not really sure who killed their neighbor. >> one neighbor says with two small kids at home, shes feeling panicked and even a little paranoid. >> tips started coming in right away. diane parish who lived a few houses from nathan and denise remembered seeing a strange man on her street right around the t...

>> it was very eerie. >> reporter: beau ebenezer is a reporter with nbcs affiliate, w.e.e.k. tv in peoria. >> a lot of the people in the community really wanted to know what happened. i mean, theyre going to sleep every night not really sure who killed their neighbor. >> one neighbor says with two small kids at home, she is feeling panicked, and even a little paranoid. >> reporter: tips started coming in right away. diane parrish who lives just a few houses down from nathan and denise remembered...

Her death trying to figure out what to do with the children next. i wanted to just grab the phone and call her. she was my support. >> reporter: but denise was not there to support nathan because, the state argued, he killed her. >> you will have eyewitness identification, dna, gunshot residue, motive. and they all point to one person. and hes sitting right across from you. >> reporter: nathans trial began on july 14, exactly 17 months after the murder. reporter beau ebenezer covered the trial f...