A Utah mommy presumably fired her absent hubby to fatality in their bed in September and attempted to cover the proof, according to Cottonwood Heights cops.
Salt Lake County authorities have actually billed Jennifer Gledhill with first-degree murder, 5 matters of blockage of justice, property of an illegal drug with intent to disperse, misuse of a body and damaging a witness.
A Salt Lake County court additionally purchased Gledhill be held without bond after district attorneys declared in court records gotten by Fox News Digital that she was “very calculating in her crimes in that she arranged for the children to stay with her parents during the evening Matthew was killed.”
Gledhill’s hubby, Matthew Johnson, was originally taken into consideration missing out on for days when a participant of the Utah National Guard got in touch with the Cottonwood Heights Police Department onSept 25 requesting a health examine Johnson, specifying he had not enter into job, “which was very unusual,” a possible reason sworn statement states.
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Matthew Johnson’s family and friends last spoken with him onSept 21, though he is currently assumed dead. (Cottonwood Heights PD)
On Sept 28, Gledhill reported her hubby missing out on to cops, stating she had actually not spoken with him considering thatSept 20. She additionally declared “Matthew told her that he was going to be gone for a week and not to call him.” She appeared “distracted and at times nervous” throughout the telephone call, according to the court records.
An source after that stepped forward to cops with info concerning Gledhill, stating he was having an adulterous event with her. The source informed Cottonwood Heights cops that on Sunday,Sept 22, Gledhill came to his home and informed him that she was “likely going away for a long time.”
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She obviously informed the source that she and Johnson had actually entered a battle onSept 20 “because he knew she had been sleeping with someone else,” and presumably took place to confess to the source that on the night ofSept 21, she fired her hubby in the head with his 9 mm Glock “as he slept in their shared bed.”
She more informed the source “that she loaded Matthew’s body into a rooftop storage container, slid him down the stairs by herself, and loaded him into the back of her minivan.”
Gledhill stated she moved Johnson’s body “north, dug a hole, and buried him in a shallow grave,” court records state.
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Jennifer Gledhill obviously informed her fan that she fired her hubby in the head, according to cops. ( 13 Salt Lake City)
Johnson’s body has yet to be recuperated, though investigatives discovered his vehicle situated 0.3 miles from his home with his mobile phone inside the automobile.
In message and WhatsApp messages, Gledhill presumably informed the source that if she were narrated like the one she informed him, “she would take it to the grave,” the possible reason sworn statement states.
“I washed everything & vacuumed & its not an issue anymore.”
A next-door neighbor informed cops that onSept 24, she saw Gledhill’s moms and dads inside the home “cleaning” the garage and “moving things around.”
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While offering a search warrant at Gledhill’s home, investigatives saw that the bed mattress in the bedroom “appeared to be brand new.”
Gledhill presumably informed the source “that she loaded Matthew’s body into a rooftop storage container, slid him down the stairs by herself, and loaded him into the back of her minivan.” Gledhill stated she moved Johnson’s body “north, dug a hole, and buried him in a shallow grave,” court records state. ( 13 Salt Lake City)
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“Additionally, the entire wall behind the master bed appeared to have fresh wipe marks from cleaning. Several reddish-brown spots were located on the walls, bed frame, and blinds of the master bedroom. Detectives noted that the wall behind the master bed was covered in bleach,” court records states.
Investigators additionally kept in mind “a strong smell of chlorine in the basement” and bleach discolorations on “several stairs” with black carpets.
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During a search of the suspect’s automobile, investigatives situated bags of what seemed medicines that were packaged “for individual sale” and concerning $200 in cash money.
Police additionally offered a search warrant at Gledhill’s moms and dads’ home, where they situated a carryall by the area she would certainly oversleep consisting of “a Glock 19X gun box (green/tan in color) with one of the handles broken,” which was “wrapped in a child’s onesie.”
Jennifer Gledhill had formerly, and unsuccessfully, attempted to obtain a limiting order versus Matthew Johnson. ( 13 Salt Lake City)
Gledhill’s mobile phone documents reveal that “at no point” afterSept 21, when her hubby last interacted with family and friends, “did she ever attempt to contact” Johnson, district attorneys stated.
Gledhill’s mom informed investigatives she mosted likely to her little girl’s home onSept 24 and confessed to acquiring a brand-new bed mattress from Amazon at Gledhill’s demand.
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When cops asked the suspect’s daddy if he went into the bedroom, he reacted, “I did not go in where the incident happened.”
Gledhill formerly made “unsuccessful attempts to secure a protective order against Matthew during the course of their marriage and was found by the Court to be an instigator and one to goad Matthew into a response in order to get him in trouble,” according to documents gotten by district attorneys.
“The evidence is significant that defendant obstructed the investigation by removing the mattress she admitted to Informant that she shot Matthew on while he was sleeping and replaced days later with a new mattress,” district attorneys stated.
Investigators have actually gathered examples of rug that examined favorable for human blood spatter and are waiting for the outcomes of DNA screening. Fox News Digital has actually connected to Gledhill’s lawyer’s workplace.
“Our hearts go out to the loved ones of Mr. Matthew Johnson, not only a father and son but a member of the Utah National Guard. Our office will continue to work closely with investigators as we seek justice for Mr. Johnson,” Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill stated in anOct 15 declaration. “We appreciate Cottonwood Heights Police Department detectives working with our prosecutors as they worked to collect the evidence necessary to file these charges. All persons accused of wrongdoing are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.”
