HIGHLAND, Utah – A registered nurse is in custody, accused of poisoning and killing her friend and former roommate, reportedly to collect on a life insurance policy. Meggan Randall Sundwall, 47, is alleged to have administered a fatal dose of insulin to Kacee Lyn Terry, 38, according to police.
Authorities believe Sundwall expected to be the beneficiary of a $1.5 million life insurance policy held by Terry, as stated in a police affidavit, as reported by KUTV.
Emergency services were called to a residence in August after Terry’s uncle found her unresponsive and struggling to breathe, as detailed by KSL. He reportedly told the 911 operator that Terry had “major, major health issues.”
Sundwall, who admitted to being alone with Terry all day, told Terry’s uncle that Terry had been suffering for “several hours,” according to KUTV. Police documents indicate that Sundwall texted Terry earlier that morning, asking, “Do you want to take some promethazine when I get there so that you are asleep when this is happening?”
Sundwall claimed Terry had previously signed a do-not-resuscitate order and did not wish to be taken to the hospital. However, a diabetic needle was recovered from the home, and Terry’s blood sugar level was measured at 14 in the hospital – a level of 40 is considered life-threatening, KUTV reports. A search warrant revealed that Terry’s sister informed hospital staff that her sister had been diagnosed with leukemia, years prior.
“[Terry’s sister] stated that she moved Kacee out of the shared apartment and into her grandfather’s house where she lives now due to Kacee complaining about Meggan bringing insulin home and trying to talk Kacee into treatments to help end her suffering,” the warrant stated.
Terry’s family consulted her primary care physician at the hospital, who confirmed Terry had never had cancer, and no health issues were noted in her autopsy. The doctor also stated that Sundwall was not Terry’s power of attorney, according to KSL.
Investigators found over 28,000 text messages between Sundwall and Terry dating back to December 2019, many of which allegedly “detailing different ways Meggan would kill herself if she was [the victim] and of Meggan offering to ‘help’ [her] die,” the authorities claimed.
Other messages also revealed Sundwall’s financial difficulties and how she might solve them by obtaining Terry’s life insurance proceeds, according to police.
Sundwall was booked into the Utah County Jail on Thursday, facing charges of aggravated murder and obstruction of justice. The Office of the Medical Examiner confirmed that Terry’s cause of death was an overdose of promethazine, possibly exogenous insulin, and multiple other substances.
