{"id":6104,"date":"2026-01-01T08:09:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T14:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=6104"},"modified":"2026-01-01T08:09:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T14:09:53","slug":"east-grand-forks-boswell-gets-7-years-for-fentanyl-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/east-grand-forks-boswell-gets-7-years-for-fentanyl-death\/","title":{"rendered":"East Grand Forks: Boswell Gets 7 Years for Fentanyl Death"},"content":{"rendered":"

East Grand Forks<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Rachel Keturah Boswell of Grand Forks has been sentenced to 86 months in prison. The case involves a fatal fentanyl overdose in East Grand Forks.<\/p>\n

What happened<\/h2>\n

Boswell, 44, pleaded guilty on Nov. 18, 2025. The plea was to third-degree murder by selling a controlled substance. Court records say the sale led to a death.<\/p>\n

The victim was a 20-year-old woman. She was found dead in an East Grand Forks apartment on Aug. 19, 2025. Court filings said fentanyl was found on a piece of tinfoil.<\/p>\n

Sentence<\/h2>\n

Sentencing took place Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025, in Polk County District Court. The court ordered an 86-month prison term. That equals a little over seven years.<\/p>\n

The court also gave credit for 89 days already served. Boswell asked the court for a furlough. The request was denied.<\/p>\n

She is expected to serve her sentence at Minnesota Correctional Facility\u2013Shakopee<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Rachel
Rachel Boswell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Megan
Megan Thorsen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Second case still pending<\/h2>\n

A second suspect is still in the case. Megan Kelly Thorsen, tied to Bemidji, is charged with third-degree murder. Her Polk County case is still pending.<\/p>\n

Court filings say Thorsen is also in Grand Forks County custody on other drug charges.<\/p>\n

What court records allege<\/h2>\n

Court documents describe how the drugs moved. Investigators found calls between the victim and Boswell. Boswell told investigators the victim asked for fentanyl.<\/p>\n

Boswell said she bought fentanyl from Thorsen. She said she gave the victim about two \u201cpoints\u201d of fentanyl. Court papers describe a \u201cpoint\u201d as about 0.1 gram.<\/p>\n

About the charge<\/h2>\n

Minnesota law allows third-degree murder charges in some overdose deaths. The statute covers selling or giving Schedule I or II drugs. It also requires that the sale caused the death.<\/p>\n

The charge can carry up to 25 years in prison. The law is listed here: Minnesota Statute 609.195<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Helpful links<\/h2>\n

Original reporting on the sentence is here: Grand Forks Herald<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Earlier coverage of the case is here: Valley News Live<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fentanyl safety information is here: CDC fentanyl overview<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Naloxone guidance is here: CDC naloxone information<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Minnesota overdose prevention resources are here: MN Department of Health<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Help is available 24\/7 at SAMHSA\u2019s National Helpline<\/a> or by calling 1-800-662-HELP.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

East Grand Forks (trfnews.i234.me) \u2014 Rachel Keturah Boswell of Grand Forks has been sentenced to 86 months in prison. The case involves a fatal fentanyl overdose in East Grand Forks. What happened Boswell, 44, pleaded guilty on Nov. 18, 2025. The plea was to third-degree murder by selling a controlled substance. Court records say the… Continue reading East Grand Forks: Boswell Gets 7 Years for Fentanyl Death<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6143,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wpscp_schedule_draft_date":"","_wpscp_schedule_republish_date":"","_wpscppro_advance_schedule":false,"_wpscppro_advance_schedule_date":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":null,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"default","_threads_share_type":"default","_google_business_share_type":"default","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[12],"tags":[4052,6735,1224,6736,772,1994,1191,819,947,1235,52,820,1579,457,1480,1060,6733,6732,6729,6734,2161,2079,6731,6730,2078,6263,620,217],"class_list":["post-6104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-86-months","tag-aug-19-2025","tag-bemidji","tag-boswell","tag-crime","tag-death","tag-drug","tag-east","tag-east-grand-forks","tag-fentanyl","tag-for","tag-forks","tag-gets","tag-grand","tag-grand-forks","tag-involved","tag-megan-kelly-thorsen","tag-minnesota-sentencing","tag-one-of-2-woman-involved-in-east-grand-forks-drug-death-sentenced-to-prison","tag-overdose-death","tag-polk-county-district-court","tag-prison","tag-rachel-boswell","tag-rachel-keturah-boswell","tag-sentenced","tag-third-degree-murder","tag-woman","tag-years","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6104\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}