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Oura Ring Records Sought in Case Over Missing Utah Guardsman

Prosecutors say the wearable's location and health data could point to the soldier's remains as they prepare for a December trial.

Overview

  • Jennifer Gledhill has been charged with murder in the disappearance of her husband Matthew Johnson and has pleaded not guilty with a seven-day trial set to begin on Dec. 7, 2026.
  • A search warrant served in February sought data from Oura fitness rings linked to both Johnson and Gledhill because the device records activity, temperature, heart rate and GPS timestamps that investigators hope could show where Johnson's body was taken.
  • Records show Oura complied with the warrant and turned over electronic data but prosecutors have not publicly disclosed what the company supplied or whether it produced location evidence.
  • Investigators have collected other digital evidence including phones, computers and GPS mapping that they say show Gledhill visiting remote northern Utah sites before and after Sept. 21, 2024, and they have sought cloud surveillance tied to cameras Johnson installed in the home.
  • Detectives say it would have been difficult for Gledhill to move and bury a body alone, investigators have reviewed an alleged affair partner's phone data without finding location leads so far, and prosecutors say they will not comment on investigatory methods as the case moves toward trial.