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Matthew Johnson

A Utah man reported missing in a case involving allegations against his estranged wife.

Charged · allegations
last updated 30 August 2026 · 3 sources
Confirmed facts
8
Open questions
3
Latest source
25 Oct 2024
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Case file Matthew Johnson, reference D C zero one seven zero. According to court records described by the Associated Press, a permanent protective order sought by Jennifer Gledhill against Matthew Johnson was denied on sixteen September twenty twenty-four, after Commissioner Russell Minas reviewed videos and text exchanges. The Associated Press reported that officials said Matthew Johnson had no contact with anyone after twenty September twenty twenty-four, and did not report to work on twenty-three September. According to the Associated Press, a confidential informant told police on twenty-eight September that Jennifer Gledhill allegedly said she shot Matthew Johnson and buried his body. That allegation is unproven. Court records cited by the Associated Press say Jennifer Gledhill, forty-one, of Cottonwood Heights, was arrested on two October for investigation of murder and jailed without bond. The Associated Press identified Matthew Johnson, fifty-one, as a Utah National Guard member whose body had not been found as of three October, according to police. CBS News, citing jail records, reported that Thomas Ray Gledhill and Rosalie Christianson Gledhill were booked on obstruction of justice charges. The file’s open questions include whether Matthew Johnson’s body has been recovered, Jennifer Gledhill’s current exact charges and court posture, and the status of the obstruction cases. This has been an automated reading of case file D C zero one seven zero at developing case dot com. Every fact you heard names a public source.

Timeline of what's confirmed8 entries
16 September 2024
A permanent protective order sought by Jennifer Gledhill against Matthew Johnson was denied after Commissioner Russell Minas reviewed videos and text exchanges, according to court records described by AP.
AP
20 September 2024
Matthew Johnson had no contact with anyone after 20 September 2024, officials said, according to AP.
AP
23 September 2024
Matthew Johnson did not report to work on 23 September 2024, officials said, according to AP.
AP
28 September 2024
A confidential informant told police that Jennifer Gledhill allegedly said she shot Matthew Johnson and buried his body; the allegation is unproven, according to AP.
AP
2 October 2024
Jennifer Gledhill, 41, of Cottonwood Heights, was arrested for investigation of murder and jailed without bond, according to court records cited by AP.
AP
3 October 2024
Matthew Johnson, 51, was identified by AP as a Utah National Guard member whose body had not been found as of that date, police said.
AP
3 October 2024
A search of the house found a bloodstain on carpet under the bed, blood on the bed frame and evidence a wall had been bleached, according to documents supporting the arrest cited by AP.
AP
24 October 2024
Thomas Ray Gledhill, 71, and Rosalie Christianson Gledhill, 67, were taken into custody and booked into Salt Lake County jail on obstruction of justice charges, according to jail records cited by CBS News.
CBS News
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
Has Matthew Johnson's body been recovered since the AP report that it had not been found on 3 October 2024?unconfirmed in allowed trusted-source results · unconfirmed
What are the current exact charges and court posture for Jennifer Gledhill?no 2025 or 2026 allowed-source update found · unconfirmed
What is the current status of the obstruction cases involving Thomas Ray Gledhill and Rosalie Christianson Gledhill?no later allowed-source update found · unconfirmed
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