Utah nurse accused of murder, faking patient's terminal cancer diagnosis to claim $1M insurance policy: report

A registered caregiver was arrested and accused of aggravated execution aft she allegedly convinced her diligent that she had terminal crab and injected her with a fatal dose of insulin successful an effort to cod the victim’s $1.5 cardinal beingness security policy. 

Meggan Randall Sundwall, 47, was arrested connected Thursday successful transportation with the decease of Kacee Lyn Terry, 38, aft she died from being injected with an unprescribed dose of insulin implicit the summer, according to tribunal documents obtained by Fox 13 News.

The apprehension stems from an Aug. 12, 2024 probe erstwhile constabulary were called to a location successful Highland, UT and recovered Terry unresponsive. 

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A registered caregiver was arrested for aggravated execution aft she allegedly convinced a Utah pistillate that she had terminal crab and injected her with unprescribed insulin successful an effort to stitchery the victim’s $1.5M beingness security claim. (REUTERS/Emily Elconin)

The caller, Terry's uncle Mark Farnsworth, reported that helium had recovered his niece unconscious and struggling to respire arsenic if she were drowning, adding that she had "major, large wellness issues." 

Police recovered Sundwall wrong the chamber unsocial with Terry who claimed that she had been successful that information for "a mates of hours." 

Sundwall past told officers that the victim, who was alleged to person had terminal crab for the past 4 to 5 years, had signed a do-not-resuscitate bid and did not privation to spell to the hospital.

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Sundwall past told officers that the victim, who was alleged to person had terminal crab for the past 4 to 5 years, had signed a do-not-resuscitate bid and did not privation to spell to the hospital. (iStock)

The study stated that paramedics recovered a diabetic needle, but investigators learned that Terry was not a diabetic. When she was transported to Mountain Point Hospital successful Lehi, paramedics recovered that Terry's humor sweetener level was astatine 14, importantly beneath 40, which detectives said is considered life-threatening. 

While Terry was being treated successful the ICU, the outlet reported that her sister informed doctors that Terry had terminal crab for the past 4 to 5 years. However, Terry's superior attraction doc told the household she ne'er had cancer. An autopsy would besides corroborate the doctor's findings, revealing Terry ne'er had crab oregon immoderate different large wellness problems.

Terry was declared brain-dead by doctors and died connected August 15, 2024, astir 3 days aft the archetypal 911 call, the outlet reported. 

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A diabetic tests her humor sugar.  Close-up of the fingers of a elder pistillate with a driblet of blood. (iStock)

The probe besides determined that determination was ne'er a do-not-resuscitate bid located successful Terry's sanction and that determination was nary paperwork designating Sundwall arsenic the victim’s powerfulness of attorney.

Terry's household told investigators that they had suspected Sundwall had been plotting to termination Terry for years. Detectives adjacent located grounds connected the victim's telephone that showed a thread of texts opening successful December 2019 that matched the families' suspicions. 

Detectives said much than 28,000 texts betwixt the 2 women showed that Sundwall elaborate antithetic ways she would termination herself if she was Terry implicit the people of 4 years, adjacent allegedly offering to "help" her dice and discussing however Terry's decease would lick each her wealth problems.

Following Terry's death, Sundwall allegedly deleted much than 900 texts from her telephone and conducted a hunt for her life-insurance policy.

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According to investigators, Sundwall believed she was the beneficiary of a rumored $1.5 cardinal beingness security argumentation held by Terry. 

Sundwall was arrested and booked into Utah County Jail connected charges including first-degree aggravated execution and third-degree obstruction of justness and is being held without bail. 

Fox News Digital reached retired to the Lone Peak Police Department but did not instantly person a response. 

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