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Utah Nurse Charged with Murder After Allegedly Manipulating Friend Into Fatal Overdose

Meggan Randall Sundwall, a registered nurse, is accused of convincing Kacee Lyn Terry she had terminal cancer to profit from a rumored life insurance policy.

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Overview

  • Meggan Randall Sundwall, 47, has been charged with aggravated murder and obstruction of justice in the death of her friend, Kacee Lyn Terry, 38.
  • Sundwall allegedly convinced Terry over several years that she had terminal cancer, despite Terry being healthy and having no medical conditions.
  • Authorities claim Sundwall administered fatal doses of insulin and promethazine to Terry, knowing the drugs would be lethal for a non-diabetic.
  • Investigators found evidence of Sundwall’s financial motives, including her belief that she was the beneficiary of a $1.5 million life insurance policy, though no such policy has been confirmed.
  • Sundwall is being held without bail, and prosecutors have not yet announced whether they will seek the death penalty.