Deceased/Not Found UT - Matthew Johnson, 51, Utah Ntl Guard member, missed work, car found a block from home, Cottonwood Heights, 20 Sept 2024 *Arrest*

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vls12345 said:
www.dailymail.co.uk

Wealthy Utah mom makes shock 'confession' about missing husband

Jennifer Gledhill, 41, was arrested by officers in Salt Lake County on Wednesday after her husband Matthew Johnson, 51, vanished last week.
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From this article, it seems that Jennifer filed for a temporary protective order in August, but the judge ruled that it was unwarranted.

She submitted videos claiming a need for the order, but the ruling stated the videos portrayed her as being 'equally confrontational'.

According to text messages also submitted, Gledhill was 'repeatedly berating, belittling, and demeaning' toward Johnson, the ruling said.
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I did not expect that either. Those poor kids.

Police asked the court to deny bail to the wife as under the charges she currently faces she could spend the rest of her life in prison. They added that the informant was told that she would shoot herself before going to jail. The court agreed to deny her bail.

www.fox13now.com

New details reveal how wife of missing guardsman allegedly covered up his killing

Police have arrested the wife of a missing man from the Salt Lake area, and she is being charged with murdering him.
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The kids are with the grandparents. What a tragedy
www.dailymail.co.uk

Utah wife who 'admitted to killing husband' is yet to confess to cops

The desperate search for Utah National Guardsman Matthew Johnson remains fruitless even after his wife allegedly confessed to killing him and dumping his body in a shallow grave.
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kutv.com

Wife charged with missing husband's murder; court documents describe what happened to him

A Cottonwood Heights woman was charged with murder and desecration of a body in the case of her missing husband, whose remains are still unaccounted for.
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Jennifer Gledhill was charged Tuesday with the murder of Utah National Guardsman Matthew Johnson, as well as obstruction of justice, drug possession with the intent to distribute, witness tampering, and desecration of a human body.
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Quite a bit of info at the link, including a timeline, all eight charges against her, and the identity of the informant she was communicating with.
 
www.ksl.com

Cottonwood Heights woman killed estranged husband, confessed to new boyfriend, charges say

A woman was charged Tuesday with murder and accused of killing her estranged husband as he slept, disposing his body, then confessing to a man she was having an affair with.
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KEY TAKEAWAYS
  • Jennifer Gledhill, 41, was charged Tuesday with murder and accused of killing her estranged husband, Matthew Johnson, 51, as he slept, and later disposing his body in a shallow grave.
  • Gledhill confessed the crimes to a man she was having an affair with, according to charging documents.
  • Charging documents say she was "calculating in her crimes" and arranged for her children to stay with her parents the evening Johnson was killed.
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kutv.com

Wife charged with missing husband's murder; court documents describe what happened to him

A Cottonwood Heights woman was charged with murder and desecration of a body in the case of her missing husband, whose remains are still unaccounted for.
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According to the the DA's office:

Gledhill told Informant that Matthew had returned to the home on September 20, 2024, and started yelling at her because he knew she had been sleeping with someone else. Gledhill told Informant that on the night of September 21, 2024, she had shot Matthew in the head with Matthew’s 9mm Glock as he slept in their shared bed. Gledhill stated that she smashed Matthew’s cell phone and hid his vehicle in a neighborhood near their house. Gledhill told Informant 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 that she had taken Matthew’s body north, dug a hole, and buried him in a shallow grave.
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Seems IMO that attempt by JG to get a protective order on the now deceased husband MJ was perhaps a ruse? Likely trying to create ‘evidence’ and a basis for a split to be in her favor? And once that failed an alternate plan ensued.

As others speculate…… was JG able to move the deceased husband and dig to a shallow grave? Alone? Let’s see what happens. And wonder what story the supposed paramour will tell authorities, or others? Reminds of some of those statements by investigators on The First 48: ‘would you like to be a witness or a suspect’?

Thank you MJ for your service. And as others also stated…… the children…… SMH :( MOO
 
vls12345 said:
kutv.com

Wife charged with missing husband's murder; court documents describe what happened to him

A Cottonwood Heights woman was charged with murder and desecration of a body in the case of her missing husband, whose remains are still unaccounted for.
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Quite a bit of info at the link, including a timeline, all eight charges against her, and the identity of the informant she was communicating with.
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Wow!!!

No way she didn’t have help loading, moving his body, then burying him.

Also, will her parents be charged with something? They cleaned the house, got the new mattress? Really?!!

What is are the drug charges all about? This woman is unbelievable!
 
Knox said:
Wow!!!

No way she didn’t have help loading, moving his body, then burying him.

Also, will her parents be charged with something? They cleaned the house, got the new mattress? Really?!!

What is are the drug charges all about? This woman is unbelievable!
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What a horrible story. I wonder if he was trying to save their marriage. She wanted to divorce him, made false accusations that could have led to his arrest and loosing his job, over thought the loyalty of her boyfriend, and destroyed her children's childhood.
There is no way her parents don't know what she did. I hope they are able to find his body. Perhaps then they can charge the parents for any help they provided. MOO.
 
It sounds like he confronted her about her affair. Seems like her BF flipped on her, and wants nothing to do with the mess. Her parents have her kids now, but it seems like they helped her clean up the house, and bought her a new mattress. If they are implicated, I wonder where the kids will go next...
 
Chimera said:
An affair that Jennifer had.
Maybe it was still ongoing , idk ?

In addition -- I think she had some help.
Omo.
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I agree that it seems she had to have some help. I can't imagine she was able to move his body from the bed to the truck by herself, but I guess adrenaline can increase strength. We've all read stories of someone lifting a car up during an emergency. :confused:
 
IANAL…..and with that said…

Am I reading these posts and reports on this murder of MJ correctly? Including e.g. post #33 from @Ladyotm ?

The parents (i.e. JG’s parents IIUC) helped clean the house? Following the murder? Might have helped arrange a new mattress - to replace the IIRC blood soaked one on which he was shot dead? What else? Who helped load the body into the bin? And move that? Who helped dig a grave (shallow or otherwise) and helped to conceal the body?

On the first two items in the preceding paragraph - how is that not ‘accessory after the fact’ to murder - at a minimum - in UT?

Also have to wonder who had advance notice of the crime to be committed? Aside from the apparent informant.

I hope authorities cast a wide net to pressure and get the facts of the case, and to help find the remains. SMH. MOO
 
July 2024
  • July 3: Jennifer Gledhill files for divorce from Matthew Johnson in 3rd District Court
August 2024
  • Aug. 21: Jennifer Gledhill files for a protective order against Matthew Johnson
  • Aug. 21: A temporary protective order is initially granted
September 2024
  • Sept. 10: Court commissioner recommends extending protective order by one week while evidence is reviewed
  • Sept. 16: Ruling orders protective order to be dismissed after commissioner reported Gledhill failed to prove abuse
  • Sept. 16: Protective order "was found to have been accidentally expired," new order issued to allow court to adequately dismiss it
  • Sept. 16: Case officially dismissed
  • Sept. 17: Case management conference held for divorce case
  • Sept. 19: Gledhill allegedly shows a loadedgun to an informant
  • Sept. 20: Gledhill and Johnson's children go to Gledhill's parents' home to stay the night
  • Sept. 20: Johnson and Gledhill allegedly have an argument; Johnson confronts Gledhill about her extramarital affair
  • Sept. 21: Johnson allegedly murdered by Gledhill as he slept in their bed
  • Sept. 21, around 6 AM: GPS data shows Gledhill's phone near the location where Johnson's truck was later found
  • Sept. 21, afternoon: GPS data places Gledhill in Davis County
  • Sept. 21, 2:37 PM: Gledhill's phone is turned off
  • Sept. 21, around 5 PM: Gledhill's phone is turned back on, showing her traveling eastbound on the West Davis Corridor
  • Sept. 21, 11:07 PM: Gledhill's vehicle captured on camera leaving a car wash at Holiday Oil on Highland Drive
  • Sept. 21, 11:47 PM: Gledhill arrives at the informant's house
  • Sept. 22: Gledhill allegedly admits to the informant that she killed Johnson and buried his body in a shallow grave
  • Sept. 23: Johnson fails to show up for work
  • Sept. 24: Gledhill's parents allegedly seen cleaning her house, not leaving until 11 PM
  • Sept. 24: Gledhill reportedly has parents order her a new mattress
  • Sept. 26: Gledhill's parents deliver new mattress to her home
  • Sept. 28: Gledhill reports Johnson missing to Cottonwood Heights Police Department
  • Sept. 28: Gledhill's confidant contacts Cottonwood Heights police
  • Sept. 30: Johnson's truck found a few blocks from his home

kutv.com

Wife charged with missing husband's murder; court documents describe what happened to him

A Cottonwood Heights woman was charged with murder and desecration of a body in the case of her missing husband, whose remains are still unaccounted for.
kutv.com kutv.com
 
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