Episode 324 - A Million Reasons To Lie - The Strange Death of Kacee Terry

Episode 324 - A Million Reasons To Lie - The Strange Death of Kacee Terry

Author: Grip Tape June 29, 2026 Duration: 56:45

On a quiet summer day in Highland, Utah, 38 year old Kacee Terry was found unconscious in the basement of her grandparents' home. For years, everyone around her believed she was dying of terminal cancer. But after her death, investigators uncovered a web of deception so tangled that even they struggled to separate truth from fiction.

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Research & Writing:
Ryan Deininger

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Utah Nurse Accused of Killing Friend, Who She Allegedly Convinced Had Cancer
Utah nurse accused of killing friend for $1.5 million life insurance policy
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Utah nurse arrested and accused of killing friend for life insurance payout
Utah nurse accused of killing former roommate for life insurance in yearslong plot
Kacee Lyn Terry Obituary
Santaquin woman charged with aggravated murder in insulin death of her friend
State v. Sundwall
Nurse Found Not Guilty of Murder in Friend’s Insulin Death, Convicted of Manslaughter
Nurse arrested, accused of killing Highland woman
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Nurse suspected of murder reportedly married with young children
Law & Crime Network Trial Playlist
Trial underway for Utah nurse accused of killing friend she believed had cancer
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