Gledhill Murder - If husband finds out you're cheating, simply kill him in his sleep.

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A Utah wife accused of fatally shooting her husband while he slept last month allegedly committed the killing after he learned she was having an extramarital affair, prosecutors have alleged.

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On Sept 28, Gledhill reported Johnson missing to the Cottonwood Heights Police Department, prosecutors said. She allegedly told investigators that her husband had not been seen or heard from since they fought on Sept. 20, claiming that he told her he would be gone for a week and not to call him. According to prosecutors, call records allegedly show Gledhill did not try to contact Johnson after Sept 21.

Prosecutors said Johnson was a member of the Utah National Guard. KTUV reported that Johnson’s children had stopped hearing from their father on Sept. 21 and that his phone would go directly to voicemail.

Court records indicate that Gledhill had filed for divorce in July and filed for a protective order in August, which was dismissed in September after a court ruled that she did not prove that abuse had occurred, KUTV reported.

According to the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office, Gledhill allegedly went to the informant’s house on Sept. 22 and confessed to the crime.

"The defendant told the informant that she shot Mr. Johnson on September 21, 2024, as he slept in their bed,” prosecutors claimed in the release. “She told the informant that she put Mr. Johnson’s body into a rooftop storage container, slid him down the stairs of their home, and loaded his body into the back of their minivan.”

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The parents of Jennifer Gledhill, a Utah mother accused of fatally shooting her husband in his sleep after he learned of her extramarital affair, were arrested after authorities allege they helped Gledhill cover up the killing.

Thomas Gledhill, 70, and Rosalie Gledhill, 67, were arrested during traffic stops in Salt Lake County on Thursday, Oct. 24, Cottonwood Heights police said in a press release shared with PEOPLE. They were both booked into jail on multiple felony counts of obstruction of justice in connection with the September death of Matthew Johnson, according to police.

It’s unclear if they have entered pleas or retained attorneys to speak on their behalf.

The parents are accused of helping Jennifer clean up the home where authorities believe she shot Johnson on Sept. 21 and dispose of evidence related to the killing. Their arrests come just over a week after the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office announced that Jennifer had been charged with first-degree murder and other offenses related to her husband’s killing.

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According to two affidavits of probable cause, one for each parent, witnesses allegedly told police that Thomas and Rosalie were seen cleaning at their daughter’s home over a five-hour period on Sept. 24, though Rosalie claimed to authorities they were there for about an hour. Both parents denied cleaning the home, according to the affidavits.

Thomas allegedly told investigators during questioning that he didn’t remember much about the day, the district attorney’s office previously said. Investigators also allege that cell phone data shows Thomas was the only person Jennifer called on the day she’s believed to have buried Johnson’s body, the affidavit claims.

After authorities searched Jennifer’s home, they allegedly found a bloodstained spot on the carpet under the bed in the main bedroom, and noted the wall behind the bed was covered in bleach and that the mattress in the room was new, according to the release. Prosecutors said Gledhill’s mother allegedly told investigators that she bought the mattress for Gledhill after she asked her to, the release states.

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