A mother-of-three has been accused of shooting her husband dead while he slept in their bed and then covering her tracks by reporting him missing and buying a new mattress – before allegedly confessing to an informant to committing the grisly crime.
Jennifer Gledhill, 41, of Cottonwood Heights, Utah, was arrested on Wednesday and booked under investigation for the murder of her estranged husband Matthew Johnson, 51.
Gledhill allegedly killed Johnson – a Utah National Guard member – late on September 20 or early on September 21, by shooting him in the head while he slept in the master bedroom of their home, according to an affidavit, seen by The Associated Press.
Witnesses told police that the couple – who began divorce proceedings in July – had been heard arguing on the night of September 20, reported KSL .
According to the affidavit, an informant told police Gledhill had “openly admitted” to killing Johnson, before burying his body in a “shallow grave” in an undisclosed location.