HIGHLAND, Utah – A nurse has been arrested in Utah, accused of poisoning her friend and former roommate in an alleged plot to claim a life insurance payout. Meggan Randall Sundwall, 47, is charged with aggravated murder and obstruction of justice in the death of Kacee Lyn Terry, 38.
According to police reports, Sundwall administered a fatal dose of insulin to Terry, believing she was the beneficiary of a $1.5 million life insurance policy, as reported by KUTV.
Authorities were called to a home in August after Terry’s uncle found her unresponsive and struggling to breathe, according to KSL. The uncle told the 911 operator Terry had “major, major health issues.” Sundwall, who admitted to being alone with Terry that day, reportedly told Terry’s uncle that Terry had been suffering for “several hours.”
Police documents show a text message exchange between Sundwall and Terry the morning of the incident. Sundwall asked, “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 wish to go to the hospital. A diabetic needle was found at the home, although Terry was not diabetic. Terry was taken to the hospital where her blood sugar level was dangerously low, registering at 14. A blood sugar level of 40 is considered life-threatening, KUTV reported.
Terry’s sister told hospital staff that Terry had been diagnosed with leukemia, a claim later disputed by her primary care doctor. The doctor stated that she never had cancer, and the autopsy revealed no health issues. A do-not-resuscitate order was also not found, according to KSL.
Terry’s sister had previously moved Terry out of their shared apartment due to concerns about Sundwall bringing insulin home and suggesting treatments “to help end her suffering,” according to a search warrant cited by KUTV.
Police investigations revealed a large volume of communication between Sundwall and Terry, including over 28,000 texts dating back to December 2019. These messages reportedly described various methods Sundwall would use to end her own life if she were the victim and included offers to “help” Terry die, authorities said. Texts also detailed Sundwall’s financial troubles and how she could solve them with the life insurance money, police said.
The Office of the Medical Examiner confirmed that Terry’s cause of death was an overdose of promethazine, probable exogenous insulin, and other drugs.
