A woman from Utah is being held without bond for allegedly killing her husband, who was a National Guardsman. She was denied bond after a judge ruled that she should stand trial. During the court proceedings, prosecutors presented a phone call as evidence. In the call, the woman admitted to shooting her husband in his sleep, putting his body in a storage container, loading it into her minivan, and driving away. This phone call suggested that the motive behind the crime was an affair she was having with another man.
Jennifer Gledhill waived a preliminary hearing and pleaded not guilty in the death of Matthew Johnson, whose body has not been found.
The man who received the call reported the confession to the police. In a subsequent conversation, the woman pleaded with him not to view her as a monster and urged him to remember her as she was before the incident. She expressed sadness when he mentioned being afraid of her now, stating that it broke her heart to hear that.
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The case has garnered significant attention due to the shocking nature of the crime and the apparent betrayal of trust within the relationship. The details presented in court reveal a complex web of emotions and deceit, highlighting the tragic consequences of actions driven by jealousy and a breakdown of trust.
She also told him her husband “just — he is — he’s not a person. He wasn’t a person anymore. He wasn’t Matt anymore,” according to prosecutor Emily Paulos.
Other evidence introduced on Friday included phone tracking datea that showed Gledhill traveling from her home on September 21 to a location when Johnson’s truck was found. GPS data also showed that on September 22, she travelled north from her home toward Davis County, where a starge container was found that contained Johnson’s blood inside.
GPS data also put Gledhill at a location in Davis County where a mattress from the couple’s home was found, along with pillows wrapped in a rug.
Other DNA evidence located Johnson’s blood on a rug and other areas inside the bedroom where he was allegedly sleeping when he was murdered.
Gledhill’s attorney laughed and joked with her before the hearing and then asked for bond, but Judge Adam Mow agreed with prosecutors that she would pose a “substantial danger” to the communify if she were released.
[Feature Photo:Jennifer Gledhill and Matthew Johnson/Facebook]
