A Utah woman is accused of killing her national guardsman husband last month, weeks after filing for divorce.
Jennifer Gledhill, 41, allegedly shot Matthew Johnson, 51, in the head while he slept in the master bedroom of their Cottonwood Heights home on Sept. 21.
The wife admitted to a confidential informant that she “executed” Johnson and tried tampering with the crime scene, even ordering a new mattress.
“Johnson also told the CI she had removed the body of Johnson and had relocated his remains to a shallow grave at an undisclosed location,” police said.
“Jennifer Gledhill also told the CI she had been removing items from the home and destroying them to cover up this crime.”
Investigators found a “large blood-stained spot in the master bedroom carpet underneath the bed” and blood on “the bed frame slats.”
Johnson’s body has yet to be found. His wife was arrested in Salt Lake County facing murder and obstruction of justice charges.
