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>> the records we got said her dismissal had some stuff to do with inappropriate relationships with her sponsor, including staying off campus overnight. >> hotels. >> with just them two. >> that sponsor, of course, was nathan. police learned more about their relationship when they pulled nathan and aina's phone records. what did you find on her phone? >> just that they communicated a lot more than nathan let on. it didn't look like a typical sponsor/sponsee relationship. there was multiple texts and calls every day. >> she's denying a sexual relationship. were the text messages suggesting othe...

Toner argued there was absolutely no evidence to support the theory that nathan killed his wife so that he could be with the 20-year-old. no matter who asked her, aina insisted her relationship with nathan was platonic. >> what's the relationship between you and nathan? >> he's my sponsor. i worked for him. i did a lot of translating work and helping with organizing christian conferences in lithuania. and he was also kind of like my mentor. and here in america, he was the only person with whom i could talk in lithuanian. so it was a friend. >> reporter: the defense attorney said the state was ...

Attended a community college in peoria. >> it wasn't the first time we had done that. so aina was one of many that we had worked with, so it was very natural. >> they had sponsored other, um, lithuanian students before to come here, so it didn't really seem strange to us that that's what they were doing. >> they were really making a difference in this young girl's life. >> yes, uh-huh. they were giving her a chance to come here and get her college education here. >> reporter: six months before denise's death, aina had transferred to a christian college in chicago, 160 miles from peoria. so pol...

I'm so blessed to have you in my life. >> she tried to minimize the relationship. >> nathan and aina were making eye contact quite a bit throughout the trial. sometimes when she would answer a question or she said something he didn't like he laughed and threw his hands up in the air in disappointment. >> reporter: and prosecutors had another piece of evidence they say proved an affair, a secret that shook the courtroom. it challenged the very core of nathan's defense that denise was at the center of his life and he would never hurt her. it was a gut wrenching note written by denise discovered ...

Which granted her immunity to encourage her to talk. but her testimony made it clear she was not eager to help the state. >> when mr. leuthold visited you in chicago in 2012, did he buy you presents? >> translator: i'm not really sure what "presents" means. >> reporter: despite having studied in the states for four years, aina seemed incapable of understanding english at times, which frustrated the prosecutors. >> and in fact, you are proficient in both written and spoken english, isn't that correct? >> translator: yes. >> reporter: still, the prosecution thought she was an important witness. ...