A Utah nurse has actually been implicated of murder after encouraging her buddy she was passing away of cancer, then supposedly fatally poisoning her for her life insurance coverage payment.
Meggan Randall Sundwall, 47, was jailed and implicated of blockage of justice and exacerbated murder in the death of her buddy Kacee Lyn Terry, 38, Utah County Prison records reveal.
Over a five-year duration, Sundwall persuaded Terry she was struggling with cancer despite the fact that she was healthy, according to court files seen by regional outlet KSL.
Sundwall attempted to encourage her buddy to “end her suffering” by taking a deadly dosage of insulin after she thought Terry was the recipient of a “reported $1.5 million life insurance coverage policy.”
” Investigators were informed by Kacee’s friends and family that Meggan had actually been attempting to eliminate Kacee, with insulin, for many years. This theory was substantiated through digital proof situated on the victim’s phone,” Lone Peak authorities stated, according to KSL.
There were more than 28,000 messages in between the set that information various methods Sundwall would eliminate herself if she was Terry and of her offering to “assist” her buddy pass away, the authorities scheduling affidavit seen by the outlet stated.
Messages supposedly likewise in-depth cash issues Sundwall and her hubby were having after she lost her task.
” Meggan Randall Sundwall is a certified authorized nurse who deliberately administered insulin to a nondiabetic. Meggan understood this would eliminate Kacee. Proof reveals that Meggan was having cash issues which this was done to enhance her monetary circumstance,” authorities stated.
On August 12 in 2015, Terry was discovered by her uncle unconscious and having a hard time to take in her bed room with Sundwall. The nurse informed him Terry had a “do not resuscitate” medical order and did not wish to go to healthcare facility, however the affidavit stated medical personnel might not find the order and included Sundwall had actually not been enabled of lawyer.
When paramedics came to the scene, they discovered a diabetic needle however kept in mind that Terry was not diabetic, an arrest report stated.
Terry was required to healthcare facility and positioned in the extensive care system. While there, her sibling informed officers Terry had actually experienced terminal cancer “for 4 – 5 years however had actually been doing much better,” the affidavit stated.
She was stated brain dead in the healthcare facility and passed away on August 15. The cause of death was an overdose of promethazine, possible exogenous insulin and other drugs, the Workplace of the Medical Inspector validated.
An autopsy validated that Terry “had no cancer and no health issue,” the affidavit stated.
Enjoyed ones commemorated Terry in an obituary. “Kacee’s desire in life more than anything was to be a mother, she liked childcare and could not wait to have her own household,” it stated. “Although Kacee was never ever able to have kids of her own, she filled the roll [sic] of mother to lots of kids.”
“Although we do not comprehend why it was time for her to go so quickly we discover convenience in understanding that she is healthy, delighted and with individuals she likes,” the obituary included.
Sundwall is being held by the Utah County Constable’s Workplace without bail.