Wealthy mom had whiskey-fueled sex with husband then murdered him after revealing her affair

A wealthy Utah mother had whiskey-fueled sex with her husband, then murdered him the next day after he discovered her affair, a court heard.  

Jennifer Gledhill, 41, appeared in court Monday over claims she shot her National Guardsman husband Matthew Johnson in the head last month as he slept at their their $1 million home in Cottonwood

Gledhill, who wore blue prison scrubs and looked emotional during her appearance, has been charged with murder even though no body has been found.

In a drama-packed pre-trial hearing, a court was told how Gledhill and Johnson had spent the night of September 20 drinking whiskey before having sex. 

At the same hearing, Gledhill was seen sobbing after a judge banned her from contacting the couples three children over fears shed interfere with their witness testimony, ABC4 reported. 

Jennifer Gledhill, 41, seen in her first pre-trial hearing this week accused of murdering her husband, allegedly called police to report domestic violence the day after he went missing 

Jennifer Gledhill is yet to confess to killing her husband Matthew Johnson, who was reported missing late last month, police told DailyMail.com. The couple are pictured together with their three young children

She was also accused of inconsistencies in her story after claiming Johnson had left her bruised following a domestic violence attack. 

Johnson was reported missing on September 23, with Gledhill arrested after her unnamed lover told police that shed told him about killing her husband. 

In a police interview after her October 3 arrest, Gledhill claimed to have separated from Johnson - only to spend the evening of September 20 talking and drinking liquor with him. 

She said they then had intercourse that night, and informed (the officer) due to the intoxication from the whiskey she had a hard time recalling the events that took place after her and Matthew had sex, the search warrant said. 

Gledhill allegedly shot her husband Matthew Johnson in the head last month in their $1 million Utah home, and was charged with his murder despite his body never being found 

Matthew Johnson is said to hve been shot in the head as he slept. His wife allegedly confessed to a friend that she had dumped his body in a shallow grave 

Gledhill said Johnson became upset during their evening together, but could not recall why, reports Fox13Now. 

But she went on to offer conflicting excuses for bruises found on her body, it is claimed.

Gledhill told cops Johnson struck her several times with a closed fist, leaving her  bruised on her arms, hands, face and legs. 

Her secret lover - whose name has not been released - says Gledhill told him she got the bruises from moving Matthews body and cleaning the mess in the house. 

He contacted police after Gledhill made the alleged confession, which led to her arrest. 

A man who claimed to be having an affair with Gledhill (seen during her arrest) alleged that she confessed to the murder to him 

Jennifers parents, Rose and Ted Gledhill, said they are now struggling to break the tragic news to the couples three children that their mother allegedly killed their father

Asked by one cop why she did not report her husbands alleged domestic excuse, she claimed to have made a deal with him.

Gledhill is said to have had a long history of calling the police on Matthew for non criminal altercations. 

She told cops that theyd agreed hed return to work at Camp Williams State Military Reservation the night after they had sex.

The alleged murderess says the first she knew of Johnsons disappearance was a message from his co-workers saying he hadnt made it into work.

But her lover offered an alternative version of events.

He claims Gledhill told him that shed shot Johnson in the head as he slept.

Gledhill is then said to have put his body in an attic store container, before sliding it down the stairs and into the back of her minivan.  

Gledhill allegedly smashed Johnsons phone and drove his truck to another area of their estate before driving his body north and burning him in a shallow grave. 

Gledhills parents enormous Utah home is pictured. Her children are currently living with her grandparents 

The informant told cops Gledhill believed she could trust him with her gory confession and hinted shed do the same for him should he ever find himself in a similar predicament.  

A witness reportedly told detectives they saw Gledhills relatives cleaning her house until 11pm on September 24 - three days after the alleged murder.

One of Gledhills relatives told police they bought her a new mattress after she asked for one.

Police say they found a brand new mattress when they searched Gledhills home, as well as reddish-brown spots on the wall and bed frame and bleach stains on the stairs.

Gledhills parents previously told DailyMail.com they were struggling to break the tragic news to the couples three children that their mother killed their father.

The three children are living with us for the time being, her father Ted Gledhill told DailyMail.com exclusively.

They are doing okay, but my wife and I have not told them everything.

We told them their father is missing and the police are questioning their mother because they think she may know something about it.