HIGHLAND, Utah – Meggan Randall Sundwall, a 47-year-old nurse, has been arrested and accused of poisoning her friend and former roommate, Kacee Lyn Terry, 38, with a lethal dose of insulin, in an attempt to claim a life insurance policy.
According to a police booking affidavit cited by KUTV, Sundwall believed she was the beneficiary of a $1.5 million life insurance policy held by Terry.
In August, authorities responded to a home after Terry’s uncle found her struggling to breathe. The uncle reportedly told a 911 operator that Terry had “major, major health issues” and it “sounds like she’s drowning,” according to KSL.
Sundwall, who admitted to being alone with Terry the entire day, allegedly told Terry’s uncle that Terry had been suffering for “several hours,” as reported by KUTV. Police documents reveal that Sundwall texted Terry earlier that day, 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 signed a do-not-resuscitate order and did not want to go to the hospital. However, Terry was not diabetic, but a diabetic needle was discovered at the home. At the hospital, Terry’s blood sugar level measured 14, with a level of 40 being considered life-threatening, according to KUTV. Terry’s sister informed hospital staff that Terry had been diagnosed with leukemia several years prior, according to a search warrant.
The warrant stated, “ (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,”
Terry’s family consulted with her primary care doctor, who confirmed she never had cancer, and an autopsy revealed no underlying health issues. Additionally, a do-not-resuscitate order was not found, and Sundwall was not Terry’s power of attorney, according to KSL.
Police discovered over 28,000 texts between Sundwall and Terry dating back to December 2019, as stated by authorities. These included four years of messages “detailing different ways Meggan would kill herself if she was (the victim) and of Meggan offering to ‘help’ (her) die.” Other messages discussed Sundwall’s financial difficulties and how Terry’s life insurance money could resolve them.
Sundwall was booked into the Utah County Jail on Thursday and faces charges of aggravated murder and obstruction of justice. The Office of the Medical Examiner confirmed Terry’s cause of death, citing a combination of promethazine overdose, probable exogenous insulin, and other drugs.
