Parents Cleaned Murder Scene After Daughter Killed Her Husband, Authorities Say

Officials in Utah believe 41-year-old Jennifer Gledhill fatally shot Matthew Johnson in their bed. Neither Johnson nor the mattress has been located.

Two Utah parents are accused of helping their adult daughter clean the site of her husband’s murder, according to authorities.

Thomas Gledhill, 71, and Rosalie Gledhill, 67, were arrested Thursday on suspicion of obstruction of justice. Cottonwood Heights police said the two assisted daughter Jennifer Gledhill, 41, by cleaning her home in the city after she fatally shot 51-year-old Matthew Johnson, according to probable cause documents obtained by HuffPost.

Johnson, a National Guard member, was reported missing by his wife last month. Jennifer Gledhill told police that she had not seen her husband since Sept. 20 following an argument, the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office said in an Oct. 15 press release.

Gledhill had filed for divorce from Johnson in July, local news station KSL reported, citing court documents. The following month, she filed for a temporary protective order and submitted video evidence in support of her petition, the outlet said.

But in September, 3rd District Court Commissioner Russell Minas reportedly declined to issue a civil protective order, saying that “abuse” had not occurred. He said the videos portrayed Gledhill as “unafraid” of her husband and “equally confrontational toward him.”