Utah Wife Allegedly Shot Serviceman Husband in Head as He Slept, Then Tried to Cover It Up

Mar. 15, 2025

Matthew Johnson.Photo:Cottonwood Heights Police Department

Cottonwood Heights Police Department

The wife of a missing Utah National Guardsman is accused of murdering him and trying to cover up the crime.

Matthew Johnson was reported missing on Sept. 23,Fox 13reported. A member of the Utah National Guard, Johnson did not show up to work that day, according to a report fromGephardt Daily.

Johnson was sleeping when he was shot, the informant reportedly said.

The informant said Gledhill then allegedly admitted to moving Johnson’s body and burying it in a shallow grave, Fox 13 reported, before removing and destroying items in the home.

After police obtained search warrants to search the couple’s home, they allegedly found a blood-stained spot on the carpet under the bed in the master bedroom,Gephardt Dailyreported.

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Johnson’s body has still not been found.

Salt Lake County jail records indicate that Gledhill is currently in custody, being held on charges of first-degree murder and obstruction of justice.

source: people.com