A judge ruled that Jennifer Gledhill cannot have contact with her children. Prosecutors say the children could be witnesses.
The defense claims the protective order is “an overall heavy-handed kind of punishment.” Defense attorney Jeremy Deus told the judge, “It feels like the state, the city, and the police agency that investigated this are trying to set everything my client loves on fire.” The judge lifted the protective order but maintained a no-contact order.
A police informant helped break the case when he told police that Matthew Johnson was murdered by his wife, Jennifer Gledhill. Pressed for more details, the informant claimed he knew what happened because he was having an affair with Gledhill, who had confided in him about the incident.
According to the informant, Gledhill told her “lover” that her husband yelled at her after discovering she was seeing someone else. Later that night, when he went to sleep in their shared bed, she allegedly shot him in the head. The informant also claimed Gledhill said she placed Johnson’s body in a rooftop storage container, slid it down the stairs of their home, and loaded it into a minivan. She reportedly told him she dug a hole “north” of their home and buried the body in a shallow grave. Matthew Johnson remains missing.
Investigators also spoke with a neighbor who reported that Gledhill’s parents were at the house cleaning late into the evening, despite her mother’s claim that they had only been there for an hour. Gledhill’s mother allegedly said she bought a mattress from Amazon at her daughter’s request. Jennifer Gledhill’s parents have now been arrested as well.
Joining Nancy Grace today:
Additional Guest
- Tom Smith – Former NYPD Detective, Co-Host of the GOLD SHIELDS Podcast; FB & Instagram: @thegoldshieldshow
- Alexis Tereszcuk – CrimeOnline Investigative Reporter
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[Feature Photo:Jennifer Gledhill and Matthew Johnson/Facebook]
