Nurse Charged with Murder in Salt Lake City, Allegedly Killed Roommate for Nonexistent Life Insurance
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Newly released court documents reveal the chilling details of a case where a registered nurse is accused of murdering her roommate in an attempt to collect on a purported $1.5 million life insurance policy. The suspect, 47-year-old Meggan Randall Sundwall, allegedly texted the victim, Kacee Lyn Terry, saying, “If you dying would get me out of this mess and darkness I am in now, I would take it!”
Sundwall is now charged with first-degree felony aggravated murder and second-degree felony obstruction of justice. She was arrested last week, approximately seven months after the alleged murder of Terry, 38.
Prosecutors say Randall was facing severe financial difficulties and would often voice her financial woes to Terry. Terry, according to court documents, had allegedly told Randall that Randall was the beneficiary of a $1.5 million life insurance policy. Investigators later determined that no such policy existed.
The court documents further state that Randall and Terry had a history of discussing using insulin to cause death, dating back to 2020. Randall, a registered nurse, allegedly procured insulin, telling Terry, “I can give you insulin over and over until it works … I will come help you.” Other text messages reportedly show Randall suggesting she “should stay with you and continue to give you doses so it will actually stay low and you can pass.”
On August 15, 2024, authorities responded to a medical emergency where Terry was found unresponsive. Randall allegedly claimed Terry had a “Do Not Resuscitate” (DNR) order and that she was Terry’s power of attorney. However, investigators could not find a DNR order or any documentation granting Randall power of attorney. Terry was also reportedly in good health, with no history of diabetes, and her friends, family, co-workers, and doctors did not describe her as suicidal.
In the months following Terry’s death, Randall allegedly continued to search for the million-dollar life insurance policy and deleted hundreds of text messages exchanged between the two. When questioned by investigators about the deleted messages, Randall allegedly said she “didn’t want it to look like what she was being accused of.”
Randall was scheduled to make her initial appearance in court on Monday, March 24. All charges are allegations, and Randall is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
