https://simplecast.com Pushing Up Lilies Dissect the science behind some of the most spine-tingling, unusual and terrifyingly true crime stories with Julie Mattson, a seasoned Forensic Nurse Death Investigator in this gripping weekly podcast. Julie's unique approach to investigations is informed by her background in nursing, which allows her to provide an in-depth analysis of the medical intricacies and physiological aspects of each case. With her compassionate storytelling and unwavering dedication to uncovering the truth, Julie takes you on a thrilling journey into the world of forensic science, shining a light on the intersection of medicine, justice and criminal investigation. In “Pushing Up Lilies,” Julie's expert medical analysis will captivate your imagination and challenge your understanding of the human body's role in solving the most complex and enigmatic criminal case. 2024-Pushing Up Lilies en-us Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:25:23 +0000 https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com Pushing Up Lilies https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/e6f5b62c-73b6-4771-9a31-5dcfefae3ed9/5399069e-4957-4f8d-a50b-99d4a6bbdd38/3000x3000/pul-podcast-cover-3000.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com episodic Dissect the science behind some of the most spine-tingling, unusual and terrifyingly true crime stories with Julie Mattson, a seasoned Forensic Nurse Death Investigator in this gripping weekly podcast. Julie's unique approach to investigations is informed by her background in nursing, which allows her to provide an in-depth analysis of the medical intricacies and physiological aspects of each case. With her compassionate storytelling and unwavering dedication to uncovering the truth, Julie takes you on a thrilling journey into the world of forensic science, shining a light on the intersection of medicine, justice and criminal investigation. In “Pushing Up Lilies,” Julie's expert medical analysis will captivate your imagination and challenge your understanding of the human body's role in solving the most complex and enigmatic criminal case. Julie Mattson false https://feeds.simplecast.com/_dK05UME #deathinvestigation, #murder, #mystery, #pushinguplilies, #serialkillers, #sexualassault, #sexualassaultnurseexaminer, #truecrime, #justice, #murderers, #death, #storytelling, #criminalinvestigation, #podcast, #nursing, #nurse, #suicide, #forensics, #forensicscience, #criminalcases, #killers, #juliemattson, #deathinvestigator Julie Mattson jody@fmgnetwork.com 611c48f9-5513-422b-bbd9-caef4aa4ddfa Julie Mattson: LIVE From Beyond The Crime 2026 CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/julie-mattson-live-from-beyond-the-crime-2026-jiBRmKbB CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Julie Mattson: LIVE From Beyond The Crime 2026 Julie Mattson 00:39:53 In this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I’m coming to you live from Beyond the Crime 2026 at the Isleta Casino and Resort! And instead of focusing on just one case, I’m sharing something a little more personal… and a lot more unpredictable. I take you through my journey from the emergency room to becoming a forensic death investigator, and how my perspective on death, trauma, and investigation completely transformed along the way. This career wasn’t something I ever imagined for myself, especially as someone who once feared death so deeply, but it became one of the most defining parts of my life. From there, I share some of the cases that have stayed with me over the years, the strange, the shocking, the heartbreaking, and yes… even the ones that make you shake your head and say, there’s no way that actually happened. Because in this field, no two scenes are ever the same. We’re talking about everything from unexpected discoveries and bizarre death scenes to the realities of working with families on the worst day of their lives. I also open up about the emotional weight of this work, the importance of mental health, and how I learned to balance compassion with professionalism in situations most people never experience. This episode is raw, real, and at times unbelievable, but it’s also a look behind the curtain at what death investigation truly looks like, beyond what you see on TV. And if you’ve ever wondered what it’s really like to do this job… this is one you won’t forget. * Listener discretion is advised. In this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I’m coming to you live from Beyond the Crime 2026 at the Isleta Casino and Resort! And instead of focusing on just one case, I’m sharing something a little more personal… and a lot more unpredictable. I take you through my journey from the emergency room to becoming a forensic death investigator, and how my perspective on death, trauma, and investigation completely transformed along the way. This career wasn’t something I ever imagined for myself, especially as someone who once feared death so deeply, but it became one of the most defining parts of my life. From there, I share some of the cases that have stayed with me over the years, the strange, the shocking, the heartbreaking, and yes… even the ones that make you shake your head and say, there’s no way that actually happened. Because in this field, no two scenes are ever the same. We’re talking about everything from unexpected discoveries and bizarre death scenes to the realities of working with families on the worst day of their lives. I also open up about the emotional weight of this work, the importance of mental health, and how I learned to balance compassion with professionalism in situations most people never experience. This episode is raw, real, and at times unbelievable, but it’s also a look behind the curtain at what death investigation truly looks like, beyond what you see on TV. And if you’ve ever wondered what it’s really like to do this job… this is one you won’t forget. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, forensic investigator, stories, deceased, podcasting, murder, forensics, death, job, behind the scenes, julie mattson, live, killed, true crime —, pushing up lilies, podcast, murderer false full 194 e9ef3146-6c6a-481c-ae06-5d5d6ac9412e Pedro Rodrigues Filho: The Man Who Killed Killers CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 8 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/pedro-rodrigues-filho-the-man-who-killed-killers-bjRh1H32 CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Pedro Rodrigues Filho: The Man Who Killed Killers Julie Mattson 00:28:57 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and in this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I’m taking you into one of the most complex and controversial cases I’ve ever explored, the story of Pedro Rodrigues Filho, also known as the Brazilian "Dexter". This is not your typical serial killer case. Pedro didn’t just target innocent victims, he claimed to hunt criminals. Murderers. People he believed deserved to die. Over the course of his life, he confessed to dozens of killings, many of them carried out inside prison walls. And somehow, instead of fading into obscurity, he later reemerged as a public figure, sharing his story openly, even building a following online. But here’s the question that sits at the center of this case… Was he a vigilante delivering his own version of justice? Or simply a serial killer rewriting his narrative? In this episode, I walk through his early life, the violence that shaped him, and the psychology behind someone who blurs the line between revenge and murder. As a forensic death investigator, I also look at what cases like this reveal about motive, trauma, and the dangerous territory between justice and personal vengeance. Because when someone decides who deserves to live or die… we have to ask, where does that end? This episode contains discussions of violence, homicide, and moral ambiguity. *Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and in this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I’m taking you into one of the most complex and controversial cases I’ve ever explored, the story of Pedro Rodrigues Filho, also known as the Brazilian "Dexter". This is not your typical serial killer case. Pedro didn’t just target innocent victims, he claimed to hunt criminals. Murderers. People he believed deserved to die. Over the course of his life, he confessed to dozens of killings, many of them carried out inside prison walls. And somehow, instead of fading into obscurity, he later reemerged as a public figure, sharing his story openly, even building a following online. But here’s the question that sits at the center of this case… Was he a vigilante delivering his own version of justice? Or simply a serial killer rewriting his narrative? In this episode, I walk through his early life, the violence that shaped him, and the psychology behind someone who blurs the line between revenge and murder. As a forensic death investigator, I also look at what cases like this reveal about motive, trauma, and the dangerous territory between justice and personal vengeance. Because when someone decides who deserves to live or die… we have to ask, where does that end? This episode contains discussions of violence, homicide, and moral ambiguity. *Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, serial killer, stories, pedro rodrigues filho, deceased, murder, forensics, death, criminals, julie mattson, brazilian dexter, violence, brazilian, true crime, forensic death investigator, pushing up lilies, murderer, homicide, vigilante false full 193 34f38726-76b0-4ca9-ad22-df2b593695c0 Walter Carl Kenney: Twice a John Doe CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 1 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/walter-carl-kenney-twice-a-john-doe-4GQMRr99 CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Walter Carl Kenney: Twice a John Doe Julie Mattson 00:32:59 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson! In this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I’m diving into one of the most unusual and haunting cases I’ve come across in years, a case where one man was identified not once… but twice. It starts with a simple walk along a Northern California beach, where a family discovers a human bone in the sand. What follows is a forensic journey that stretches back decades, connecting that bone to Walter Carl Kenney, a man who disappeared in 1999 and had already been identified years earlier from different remains. As a forensic death investigator, I walk you through the timeline, the science, and the unsettling reality of how this case unfolded. From partial remains and surgical hardware to the incredible role of forensic genealogy, this story challenges everything we think we know about identification, closure, and what it means to truly “solve” a case. But even with a name… we’re still left with the biggest question of all: what actually happened to him? This episode discusses partial remains, unresolved loss, and the complexities of cases shaped by time, distance, and the unpredictable power of the ocean. It’s not just a mystery, it’s a reminder that sometimes, even when we find answers, they come in fragments. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson! In this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I’m diving into one of the most unusual and haunting cases I’ve come across in years, a case where one man was identified not once… but twice. It starts with a simple walk along a Northern California beach, where a family discovers a human bone in the sand. What follows is a forensic journey that stretches back decades, connecting that bone to Walter Carl Kenney, a man who disappeared in 1999 and had already been identified years earlier from different remains. As a forensic death investigator, I walk you through the timeline, the science, and the unsettling reality of how this case unfolded. From partial remains and surgical hardware to the incredible role of forensic genealogy, this story challenges everything we think we know about identification, closure, and what it means to truly “solve” a case. But even with a name… we’re still left with the biggest question of all: what actually happened to him? This episode discusses partial remains, unresolved loss, and the complexities of cases shaped by time, distance, and the unpredictable power of the ocean. It’s not just a mystery, it’s a reminder that sometimes, even when we find answers, they come in fragments. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, beach, stories, deceased, forensics, death, julie mattson, remains, true crime, ocean, john doe, pushing up lilies, geneaology, walter carl kenney false full 192 02283839-875c-47d7-be95-3b6fef6b21f4 A Case That Still Hurts: Revisiting Aubreigh Wyatt’s Story CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/a-case-that-still-hurts-revisiting-aubreigh-wyatts-story-Ui4BsIkp CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> A Case That Still Hurts: Revisiting Aubreigh Wyatt’s Story Julie Mattson 00:27:20 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson… and today we’re revisiting a case that still sits heavy on my heart. In this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I’m talking about thirteen-year-old Aubreigh Wyatt, a young girl whose life ended far too soon after enduring relentless bullying. We’re going to walk through her story together, not just to understand what happened, but to really look at the deeper impact bullying can have on someone’s life… especially at such a vulnerable age. I’ll share some of the signs that often go unnoticed, why open communication matters so much, and what we can all do to help protect the people around us, especially our kids. This one’s tough, y’all… but it’s important. Because sometimes the hardest conversations are the ones that can make the biggest difference. So if you’re listening today, I’m really glad you’re here. Let’s talk about it. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson… and today we’re revisiting a case that still sits heavy on my heart. In this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I’m talking about thirteen-year-old Aubreigh Wyatt, a young girl whose life ended far too soon after enduring relentless bullying. We’re going to walk through her story together, not just to understand what happened, but to really look at the deeper impact bullying can have on someone’s life… especially at such a vulnerable age. I’ll share some of the signs that often go unnoticed, why open communication matters so much, and what we can all do to help protect the people around us, especially our kids. This one’s tough, y’all… but it’s important. Because sometimes the hardest conversations are the ones that can make the biggest difference. So if you’re listening today, I’m really glad you’re here. Let’s talk about it. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, suicide, forensic investigator, cyberbullying, hanging, deceased, heather wyatt, podcasting, revisit, forensics, bullying, peer pressure, death, julie mattson, true crime, replay, pushing up lilies, podcast, aubreigh wyatt false full 191 104eb8f7-6636-47ce-81dc-44629320af40 The Layover Mystery: Flight Attendant Diana Ramos CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/the-layover-mystery-flight-attendant-diana-ramos-KHkOph6O CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> The Layover Mystery: Flight Attendant Diana Ramos Julie Mattson 00:27:15 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re taking a closer look at a case that raises more questions than answers, the death of veteran flight attendant Diana Ramos. Diana was on what should have been a routine layover, staying at an airport hotel between flights. But days later, she was found deceased inside her room under circumstances that immediately raised concerns. One of the most unsettling details reported was that a piece of fabric, described in different ways as a sock, a cloth, or even a t-shirt, was found in her mouth. That inconsistency alone opens the door to a much larger conversation about what may have happened. In this episode, I walk through the known details of Diana’s case and explore the complexities that often come with forensic death investigations. Why do reports sometimes conflict? What can small details actually tell us, and what can they not? And how do investigators begin to separate assumption from evidence when a case doesn’t follow a clear path? We’ll also talk about the broader concerns this case brings up, including safety during travel, the realities of working in transient environments like hotels, and why these types of investigations are rarely as simple as they may appear from the outside. Because sometimes, the most important question isn’t just what happened… it’s why the answers aren’t as clear as we expect them to be. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re taking a closer look at a case that raises more questions than answers, the death of veteran flight attendant Diana Ramos. Diana was on what should have been a routine layover, staying at an airport hotel between flights. But days later, she was found deceased inside her room under circumstances that immediately raised concerns. One of the most unsettling details reported was that a piece of fabric, described in different ways as a sock, a cloth, or even a t-shirt, was found in her mouth. That inconsistency alone opens the door to a much larger conversation about what may have happened. In this episode, I walk through the known details of Diana’s case and explore the complexities that often come with forensic death investigations. Why do reports sometimes conflict? What can small details actually tell us, and what can they not? And how do investigators begin to separate assumption from evidence when a case doesn’t follow a clear path? We’ll also talk about the broader concerns this case brings up, including safety during travel, the realities of working in transient environments like hotels, and why these types of investigations are rarely as simple as they may appear from the outside. Because sometimes, the most important question isn’t just what happened… it’s why the answers aren’t as clear as we expect them to be. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, dead, forensic investigator, diana ramos, deceased, podcasting, flight attendant, forensics, death, hotel, julie mattson, true crime, airport, layover, case, pushing up lilies, podcast false full 190 8ad0d0e6-15f3-403c-86cf-3bb7f69faa8e The Cleveland Suitcase Murders CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/the-cleveland-suitcase-murders-YA85STaD CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> The Cleveland Suitcase Murders Julie Mattson 00:24:24 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week’s episode of Pushing Up Lilies is one that is incredibly difficult to talk about. It’s a case out of Cleveland, Ohio that has left an entire community shaken and searching for answers. Authorities say a 28-year-old mother, Aliyah Henderson, is now facing two felony counts of aggravated murder in connection with the deaths of two young girls. The victims, 8-year-old Mila Chatman and 10-year-old Amor Wilson, were discovered inside suitcases, a detail that has stunned investigators and devastated the families who loved them. According to the Cleveland Division of Police, Henderson was charged Thursday, and a Cleveland Municipal Court judge set her bond at $2 million. In this episode, I walk through the timeline of what has been reported so far, from the discovery that launched the investigation to the charges now filed in court. We’ll look at the questions investigators are trying to answer, the heartbreaking reality of crimes involving children, and how communities process tragedies that are almost impossible to comprehend. Most importantly, we remember Mila and Amor, two young girls whose lives mattered and whose names deserve to be spoken with care and dignity. Behind every headline is a story of love, loss, and families left trying to make sense of the unimaginable. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week’s episode of Pushing Up Lilies is one that is incredibly difficult to talk about. It’s a case out of Cleveland, Ohio that has left an entire community shaken and searching for answers. Authorities say a 28-year-old mother, Aliyah Henderson, is now facing two felony counts of aggravated murder in connection with the deaths of two young girls. The victims, 8-year-old Mila Chatman and 10-year-old Amor Wilson, were discovered inside suitcases, a detail that has stunned investigators and devastated the families who loved them. According to the Cleveland Division of Police, Henderson was charged Thursday, and a Cleveland Municipal Court judge set her bond at $2 million. In this episode, I walk through the timeline of what has been reported so far, from the discovery that launched the investigation to the charges now filed in court. We’ll look at the questions investigators are trying to answer, the heartbreaking reality of crimes involving children, and how communities process tragedies that are almost impossible to comprehend. Most importantly, we remember Mila and Amor, two young girls whose lives mattered and whose names deserve to be spoken with care and dignity. Behind every headline is a story of love, loss, and families left trying to make sense of the unimaginable. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, amor wilson, dead, forensic investigator, sisters, deceased, podcasting, daughter, children, ohio, forensics, mom, death, cleveland, julie mattson, mila chatman, true crime, community, case, pushing up lilies, podcast, suitcases, aliyah henderson false full 189 fc7bb818-2363-478f-a034-847ae594675f When a Water Bottle Becomes a Weapon CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 4 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/when-a-water-bottle-becomes-a-weapon-QBxdAlib CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> When a Water Bottle Becomes a Weapon Julie Mattson 00:35:24 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and today’s episode of Pushing Up Lilies is one that’s especially difficult to talk about. It’s the story of 12-year-old Khimberly Zavaleta, a young girl whose life ended far too soon after a violent incident at school. According to reports, Khimberly was trying to protect her younger sister when another student threw a metal water bottle at her in the hallway at Reseda High School. The impact left her injured, but after receiving treatment she was sent home. For a moment, it seemed like she might recover. But just days later, Khimberly suddenly collapsed. She was rushed to the hospital where doctors discovered a severe brain hemorrhage. She slipped into a coma, and despite efforts to save her, Khimberly never made it out of the hospital. In this episode, I walk through what we know about the incident, the timeline leading up to Khimberly’s tragic death, and the questions many families ask when bullying turns violent. This isn’t just about a hallway confrontation, it’s about a young girl who stood up for her sister, a family now grieving an unimaginable loss, and a community grappling with how something like this could happen. Behind every headline is a child with dreams, a family who loved her, and a future that should have been. Today, we remember Khimberly Zavaleta and take a closer look at the heartbreaking consequences that can follow a single moment of violence. 💔 * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and today’s episode of Pushing Up Lilies is one that’s especially difficult to talk about. It’s the story of 12-year-old Khimberly Zavaleta, a young girl whose life ended far too soon after a violent incident at school. According to reports, Khimberly was trying to protect her younger sister when another student threw a metal water bottle at her in the hallway at Reseda High School. The impact left her injured, but after receiving treatment she was sent home. For a moment, it seemed like she might recover. But just days later, Khimberly suddenly collapsed. She was rushed to the hospital where doctors discovered a severe brain hemorrhage. She slipped into a coma, and despite efforts to save her, Khimberly never made it out of the hospital. In this episode, I walk through what we know about the incident, the timeline leading up to Khimberly’s tragic death, and the questions many families ask when bullying turns violent. This isn’t just about a hallway confrontation, it’s about a young girl who stood up for her sister, a family now grieving an unimaginable loss, and a community grappling with how something like this could happen. Behind every headline is a child with dreams, a family who loved her, and a future that should have been. Today, we remember Khimberly Zavaleta and take a closer look at the heartbreaking consequences that can follow a single moment of violence. 💔 * Listener discretion is advised. bully, death investigator, dead, suicide, forensic investigator, school, deceased, water bottle, podcasting, brain hemorrhage, daughter, forensics, mom, bullying, sister, death, julie mattson, coma, true crime, case, pushing up lilies, podcast false full 188 b0c275e7-88e8-40fe-bbea-093d448e0820 What Happened to Isadora Wengel? CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 25 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/what-happened-to-isadora-wengel-SJoF5gRP CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> What Happened to Isadora Wengel? Julie Mattson 00:27:38 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re talking about a case that is still unfolding, and still waiting for answers. Isadora Wengel has been missing since January. According to Fargo police, investigators believe she was murdered, and they have publicly identified her boyfriend, Joshua Hite, as the person responsible. But there is one heartbreaking reality that makes this case even more devastating, Isadora’s body has never been found. In this episode, I walk through what has been publicly reported so far: the timeline of her disappearance, the statements from law enforcement, and the details that led investigators to make their accusations. We’ll also talk about what it means when a case moves forward without a body, how prosecutors build cases, how families endure unimaginable uncertainty, and how communities respond when answers feel just out of reach. Most importantly, we remember Isadora - not as a headline, not as a theory - but as a person whose absence leaves a space that can’t be filled. Because behind every investigation is a family waiting… and a story that deserves to be told. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re talking about a case that is still unfolding, and still waiting for answers. Isadora Wengel has been missing since January. According to Fargo police, investigators believe she was murdered, and they have publicly identified her boyfriend, Joshua Hite, as the person responsible. But there is one heartbreaking reality that makes this case even more devastating, Isadora’s body has never been found. In this episode, I walk through what has been publicly reported so far: the timeline of her disappearance, the statements from law enforcement, and the details that led investigators to make their accusations. We’ll also talk about what it means when a case moves forward without a body, how prosecutors build cases, how families endure unimaginable uncertainty, and how communities respond when answers feel just out of reach. Most importantly, we remember Isadora - not as a headline, not as a theory - but as a person whose absence leaves a space that can’t be filled. Because behind every investigation is a family waiting… and a story that deserves to be told. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, forensic investigator, isadora wengel, disappearance, stories, missing, forensics, joshua hite, death, julie mattson, true crime, fargo, case, pushing up lilies, boyfriend, podcast false full 187 6543de32-c79a-4f91-8df9-5c0a154a2c52 Brittany Furr Storms: Buried in Silence CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/brittany-furr-storms-buried-in-silence-1GWYS_5c CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Brittany Furr Storms: Buried in Silence Julie Mattson 00:29:46 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and in this week’s episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we’re diving into a case that is as heartbreaking as it is unsettling. She was 28 years old. She was pregnant. She was a daughter, a sister, a friend, and someone deeply loved. In August 2025, the body of Brittany Furr Storms was reportedly discovered in a wooded area in Ohio, sealed inside a plastic storage tote. The circumstances surrounding her death immediately raised devastating questions, not only about what happened, but how someone so young, carrying new life, could vanish without answers. In this episode, we walk through the known details of Brittany’s case, the timeline leading up to her disappearance, and the unanswered questions that continue to linger. Beyond the headlines, this is a story about a woman whose life mattered and the ripple effect left behind for those who loved her. As investigators work to determine what led to this tragic discovery, we examine the human impact, the search for truth, and the haunting reminder that behind every case file is a life, a family, and a future that should have been. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and in this week’s episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we’re diving into a case that is as heartbreaking as it is unsettling. She was 28 years old. She was pregnant. She was a daughter, a sister, a friend, and someone deeply loved. In August 2025, the body of Brittany Furr Storms was reportedly discovered in a wooded area in Ohio, sealed inside a plastic storage tote. The circumstances surrounding her death immediately raised devastating questions, not only about what happened, but how someone so young, carrying new life, could vanish without answers. In this episode, we walk through the known details of Brittany’s case, the timeline leading up to her disappearance, and the unanswered questions that continue to linger. Beyond the headlines, this is a story about a woman whose life mattered and the ripple effect left behind for those who loved her. As investigators work to determine what led to this tragic discovery, we examine the human impact, the search for truth, and the haunting reminder that behind every case file is a life, a family, and a future that should have been. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, vanished, forensic investigator, od, stories, ohio, forensics, pregnant, disease, death, addiction, julie mattson, brittany furr storms, bystander, overdose, true crime, pushing up lilies, storage totes, corpse, podcast, drugs false full 186 da3c3abd-d66e-42fd-82e4-628300b562ff The Call That Never Came CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/the-call-that-never-came-qACNbps6 CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> The Call That Never Came Julie Mattson 00:26:08 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and in this week’s episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we're examining the case of a 66-year-old Houston physician, John Stevenson Bynum Jr., who has been charged with falsifying medical records, records that allegedly rendered transplant patients ineligible for life-saving organ donations. According to federal charges, patients who should have qualified for liver transplants were marked in their medical files in ways that disqualified them. Families, care teams, and even the patients themselves were reportedly unaware that these changes had been made. For months, some remained on transplant lists without knowing they had been effectively removed from eligibility. This case raises unsettling questions about trust, oversight, and the immense power carried in documentation. In the medical world, a single notation can determine access to treatment, survival, and hope. When the pen becomes the gatekeeper of life, who is watching? Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and in this week’s episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we're examining the case of a 66-year-old Houston physician, John Stevenson Bynum Jr., who has been charged with falsifying medical records, records that allegedly rendered transplant patients ineligible for life-saving organ donations. According to federal charges, patients who should have qualified for liver transplants were marked in their medical files in ways that disqualified them. Families, care teams, and even the patients themselves were reportedly unaware that these changes had been made. For months, some remained on transplant lists without knowing they had been effectively removed from eligibility. This case raises unsettling questions about trust, oversight, and the immense power carried in documentation. In the medical world, a single notation can determine access to treatment, survival, and hope. When the pen becomes the gatekeeper of life, who is watching? death investigator, forensic investigator, medical files, stories, podcasting, forensics, liver transplants, death, organ donation, medical records, texas, julie mattson, physician, houston, waiting list, falsified, transplants, true crime, pushing up lilies, ineligible, podcast, john stevenson bynum jr., organ donor false full 185 dfb4e982-0a6e-40b3-88f9-f16a98e342ff Cabin 28: The Keddie Murders CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 4 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/cabin-28-the-keddie-murders-oznJJbqT CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Cabin 28: The Keddie Murders Julie Mattson 00:27:58 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and in this week’s episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I’m taking you into one of California’s most haunting cold cases, the Keddie murders. Over the night of April 11–12, 1981, four people were brutally killed inside a quiet mountain cabin in Keddie, California. Decades later, the case remains unsolved, leaving behind unanswered questions, lost evidence, and families still searching for justice. In this episode, I walk you through what we know about that night, the disturbing crime scene details, and the investigative missteps that may have cost this case its chance at resolution. I also share my perspective as a forensic nurse death investigator, looking at how cases like this impact communities, why cold cases matter, and what it means when silence lingers for over forty years. This is a heavy one, but it’s an important story that deserves to be remembered. If you love true crime with a forensic lens, join me, and as always, thank you for listening, sharing, and helping keep these stories alive. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and in this week’s episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I’m taking you into one of California’s most haunting cold cases, the Keddie murders. Over the night of April 11–12, 1981, four people were brutally killed inside a quiet mountain cabin in Keddie, California. Decades later, the case remains unsolved, leaving behind unanswered questions, lost evidence, and families still searching for justice. In this episode, I walk you through what we know about that night, the disturbing crime scene details, and the investigative missteps that may have cost this case its chance at resolution. I also share my perspective as a forensic nurse death investigator, looking at how cases like this impact communities, why cold cases matter, and what it means when silence lingers for over forty years. This is a heavy one, but it’s an important story that deserves to be remembered. If you love true crime with a forensic lens, join me, and as always, thank you for listening, sharing, and helping keep these stories alive. california, death investigator, forensic investigator, stories, susan sharp, podcasting, tina sharp, butte county, forensics, death, julie mattson, dana wingate, remains, john sharp, true crime, abducted, quincy, plumas county, pushing up lilies, podcast, keddie, cold case, feather falls false full 184 ecd1dbd6-927b-476c-98ec-ad6e05e64586 Winter Threats That Kill CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 28 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/winter-threats-that-kill-q5ytOvaR CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Winter Threats That Kill Julie Mattson 00:31:06 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and in this week’s episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I’m talking about the hidden winter dangers that can turn deadly, especially carbon monoxide. With recent ice storms here in Texas and heartbreaking accidents involving children, I wanted to share what I’ve seen firsthand as a forensic nurse death investigator. Carbon monoxide is invisible, odorless, and incredibly dangerous, and every year it takes lives simply because people don’t realize the risk. In this episode, I walk you through real cases, explain how carbon monoxide affects the body, and share practical steps you can take to protect yourself and your loved ones during cold weather and power outages. Most of these tragedies are preventable, and if this information helps even one person stay safe, it’s worth sharing. Please pass this episode along to someone you care about, and as always, stay warm, stay aware, and stay safe. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and in this week’s episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I’m talking about the hidden winter dangers that can turn deadly, especially carbon monoxide. With recent ice storms here in Texas and heartbreaking accidents involving children, I wanted to share what I’ve seen firsthand as a forensic nurse death investigator. Carbon monoxide is invisible, odorless, and incredibly dangerous, and every year it takes lives simply because people don’t realize the risk. In this episode, I walk you through real cases, explain how carbon monoxide affects the body, and share practical steps you can take to protect yourself and your loved ones during cold weather and power outages. Most of these tragedies are preventable, and if this information helps even one person stay safe, it’s worth sharing. Please pass this episode along to someone you care about, and as always, stay warm, stay aware, and stay safe. storms, death investigator, forensic investigator, stories, podcasting, forensics, death, cold, texas, weather, julie mattson, carbon monoxide, true crime, odorless, pushing up lilies, podcast, accidents false full 183 5ec2914d-dc22-4560-800d-586bcd760ac1 Spence and Mo’ Tepe: The Murdered Dentist and His Wife CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/spence-and-mo-tepe-the-murdered-dentist-and-his-wife-ce9TVk4f CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Spence and Mo’ Tepe: The Murdered Dentist and His Wife Julie Mattson 00:28:46 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and in this week’s episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I’m sharing the tragic and unsettling story of Spence Tepe and his wife, Mo’ Tepe, a case that shook their community and left behind far more questions than answers. Spence was a dentist. A professional, a husband, a man with a life that appeared stable from the outside. Mo’ was his partner, his wife, and a woman whose story is too often reduced to headlines instead of remembered for who she was. Together, their lives ended violently, and the circumstances surrounding their deaths continue to raise disturbing questions about trust, relationships, and what may be hidden beneath carefully constructed appearances. In this episode, I walk through what is publicly known about the case, the timeline leading up to their deaths, and the lingering mysteries that remain. This is not just a story about how two people died, it’s about the complexity of human relationships, the warning signs we sometimes miss, and the devastating ripple effects left behind when violence enters a home. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and in this week’s episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I’m sharing the tragic and unsettling story of Spence Tepe and his wife, Mo’ Tepe, a case that shook their community and left behind far more questions than answers. Spence was a dentist. A professional, a husband, a man with a life that appeared stable from the outside. Mo’ was his partner, his wife, and a woman whose story is too often reduced to headlines instead of remembered for who she was. Together, their lives ended violently, and the circumstances surrounding their deaths continue to raise disturbing questions about trust, relationships, and what may be hidden beneath carefully constructed appearances. In this episode, I walk through what is publicly known about the case, the timeline leading up to their deaths, and the lingering mysteries that remain. This is not just a story about how two people died, it’s about the complexity of human relationships, the warning signs we sometimes miss, and the devastating ripple effects left behind when violence enters a home. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, wife, forensic investigator, stories, deceased, podcasting, murder, dentist, forensics, mom, divorce, spence tepe, mo’ tepe, domestic violence, relationships, death, julie mattson, violence, ex-husband, killed, true crime, gun, pushing up lilies, podcast, murderer, husband false full 182 43e36028-e5fa-4f90-acb2-276d6e50de11 Frozen Silence: A Dollar Tree Death in Miami CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/frozen-silence-a-dollar-tree-death-in-miami-rJqDffar CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Frozen Silence: A Dollar Tree Death in Miami Julie Mattson 00:27:43 In December 2025, a routine evening at a Miami Dollar Tree turned into a scene no one could have imagined. Inside a commercial freezer at the back of the store, the body of Dr. Helen Massiell Garay Sanchez, a respected anesthesiologist and mother of two from Nicaragua, was reportedly discovered under circumstances that immediately raised disturbing questions. * How did a successful physician end up inside a locked freezer in a retail store? * Who last saw her alive? * And what happened in the final hours before she was found? Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, I walk you through the known details of the case, exploring Helen's life, her final movements, and the troubling gaps in the timeline. As investigators attempt to determine what led to this shocking discovery, the story reveals how easily someone can disappear, even in a crowded city, without anyone noticing. A haunting case that reminds us how fragile life can be, and how many stories still wait to be told. * Listener discretion is advised. In December 2025, a routine evening at a Miami Dollar Tree turned into a scene no one could have imagined. Inside a commercial freezer at the back of the store, the body of Dr. Helen Massiell Garay Sanchez, a respected anesthesiologist and mother of two from Nicaragua, was reportedly discovered under circumstances that immediately raised disturbing questions. * How did a successful physician end up inside a locked freezer in a retail store? * Who last saw her alive? * And what happened in the final hours before she was found? Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, I walk you through the known details of the case, exploring Helen's life, her final movements, and the troubling gaps in the timeline. As investigators attempt to determine what led to this shocking discovery, the story reveals how easily someone can disappear, even in a crowded city, without anyone noticing. A haunting case that reminds us how fragile life can be, and how many stories still wait to be told. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, forensic investigator, anesthesiologist, stories, deceased, dollar tree, forensics, miami, death, julie mattson, nicaragua, dr. helen massiell garay sanchez, freezer, true crime, mystery, pushing up lilies, podcast false full 181 65f9dca7-169a-4a58-97d7-09c5653b3d0a Roadside Horror Revisited: Joe “The Cannibal” Metheny CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 7 Jan 2026 07:15:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/roadside-horror-revisited-joe-the-cannibal-metheny-fXr7oFY6 CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Roadside Horror Revisited: Joe “The Cannibal” Metheny Julie Mattson 00:17:22 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re revisiting one of the most disturbing cases we’ve ever covered, the story of Joe “The Cannibal” Metheny. In this replay episode, we take another look at how Metheny used a roadside food truck as a cover while committing a series of brutal murders. As a former death investigator, I walk you through what we know about the crimes, the investigation that finally exposed him, and the warning signs that went unnoticed along the way. * Listener discretion is advised: this episode contains disturbing subject matter. If you missed this episode the first time, or want to revisit one of the darkest chapters in true crime, this one still leaves a lasting impression. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re revisiting one of the most disturbing cases we’ve ever covered, the story of Joe “The Cannibal” Metheny. In this replay episode, we take another look at how Metheny used a roadside food truck as a cover while committing a series of brutal murders. As a former death investigator, I walk you through what we know about the crimes, the investigation that finally exposed him, and the warning signs that went unnoticed along the way. * Listener discretion is advised: this episode contains disturbing subject matter. If you missed this episode the first time, or want to revisit one of the darkest chapters in true crime, this one still leaves a lasting impression. death investigator, revisiting, serial killer, forensic investigator, diner, food, murder, revisit, cook, food truck, rerun, death, julie mattson, bbq, roadside, forensic, human meat, cannibal, true crime, joe metheny, replay, pushing up lilies, hamburger, podcast, killer false full 180 896b233a-48a3-46e2-9438-f46cfee5faa0 New Year’s Eve Murder Encore - Son Decapitates Mom CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 31 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/new-years-eve-murder-encore-son-decapitates-mom-PZy9bhAR CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> New Year’s Eve Murder Encore - Son Decapitates Mom Julie Mattson 00:17:47 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, your host on Pushing Up Lilies. This week, we’re revisiting one of the most shocking cases from our Deaths During the Holidays series, a truly horrific crime that took place on New Year’s Eve in 2014. In this episode, I walk you through the tragic and disturbing case of a son who brutally murdered and decapitated his mother with an ax in their Long Island home. His reason? He claimed she was “nagging” him about doing chores. As a death investigator, I break down the crime scene, the timeline, and the psychological elements behind this unthinkable act. We’ll also explore how holiday stress, mental health, and unresolved family tensions can turn deadly. This is a difficult case, but it’s one that deserves to be told. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, your host on Pushing Up Lilies. This week, we’re revisiting one of the most shocking cases from our Deaths During the Holidays series, a truly horrific crime that took place on New Year’s Eve in 2014. In this episode, I walk you through the tragic and disturbing case of a son who brutally murdered and decapitated his mother with an ax in their Long Island home. His reason? He claimed she was “nagging” him about doing chores. As a death investigator, I break down the crime scene, the timeline, and the psychological elements behind this unthinkable act. We’ll also explore how holiday stress, mental health, and unresolved family tensions can turn deadly. This is a difficult case, but it’s one that deserves to be told. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, stories, deceased, holiday, murder, decapitated, forensics, rerun, death, son, julie mattson, ax, killed, true crime, mother, new years, replay, pushing up lilies false full 179 5e2876e6-fe15-43bc-a783-c98524023aa1 Revisiting the Holiday Murder of Rhonda Hinson CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 24 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/revisiting-the-holiday-murder-of-rhonda-hinson-6qZWcsxc CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Revisiting the Holiday Murder of Rhonda Hinson Julie Mattson 00:29:00 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, your host on Pushing Up Lilies. In this episode, we’re revisiting the heartbreaking 1981 murder of 19-year-old Rhonda Hinson, a North Carolina teen whose life was brutally cut short just two days before Christmas. Found on the side of the road, Rhonda’s tragic death sent shockwaves through her community and remains shrouded in mystery decades later. We’ll piece together the known details, explore the lingering questions, and examine the emotional aftermath that still resonates with her loved ones. Join me as we dive into this cold case, hoping to shed light on a Christmas tragedy that continues to haunt those seeking justice for Rhonda. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, your host on Pushing Up Lilies. In this episode, we’re revisiting the heartbreaking 1981 murder of 19-year-old Rhonda Hinson, a North Carolina teen whose life was brutally cut short just two days before Christmas. Found on the side of the road, Rhonda’s tragic death sent shockwaves through her community and remains shrouded in mystery decades later. We’ll piece together the known details, explore the lingering questions, and examine the emotional aftermath that still resonates with her loved ones. Join me as we dive into this cold case, hoping to shed light on a Christmas tragedy that continues to haunt those seeking justice for Rhonda. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, north carolina, shot, stories, deceased, murder, forensics, rerun, car, death, julie mattson, christmas, killed, true crime, rhonda hinson, unsolved, replay, pushing up lilies false full 178 09aee2c7-db79-4d88-ae65-072ae70f51f8 The Tragic Deaths of Rob Reiner and Wife Michele Singer CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 17 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/the-tragic-deaths-of-rob-reiner-and-wife-michele-singer-TTMKAVi8 CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> The Tragic Deaths of Rob Reiner and Wife Michele Singer Julie Mattson 00:23:33 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies we talk about two tragic and heartbreaking deaths that shook their communities, the loss of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer. In this episode, I share what I’ve learned from these cases and why they remain so important to talk about. We’ll explore the circumstances surrounding their deaths, the signs that were missed, and how sudden loss like this can leave families and friends with more questions than answers. As a former death investigator, I walk through the facts with care, compassion, and clarity, helping you understand the science, the investigation process, and the human stories behind the headlines. Whether you’re drawn to true crime, healing stories, or just want to understand what really happens after a death, this episode offers insight, respect, and reflection. Join me as we honor these lives and learn from what they leave behind. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies we talk about two tragic and heartbreaking deaths that shook their communities, the loss of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer. In this episode, I share what I’ve learned from these cases and why they remain so important to talk about. We’ll explore the circumstances surrounding their deaths, the signs that were missed, and how sudden loss like this can leave families and friends with more questions than answers. As a former death investigator, I walk through the facts with care, compassion, and clarity, helping you understand the science, the investigation process, and the human stories behind the headlines. Whether you’re drawn to true crime, healing stories, or just want to understand what really happens after a death, this episode offers insight, respect, and reflection. Join me as we honor these lives and learn from what they leave behind. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, forensic investigator, producer, stories, deceased, deaths, podcasting, victims, forensics, domestic violence, true crime podcast, death, director, rob reiner, michele singer, addiction, son, julie mattson, crime scene, true crime, nick reiner, pushing up lilies, investigator, cases, podcast, family, drugs, investigation, hollywood false full 177 32863389-7e17-4646-abe4-422234d913ee Why Young People Die Suddenly CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 10 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/why-young-people-die-suddenly-An9lPPTk CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Why Young People Die Suddenly Julie Mattson 00:29:53 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, death investigator, and host of Pushing Up Lilies. Today we're taking a sobering look at the growing number of sudden and unexpected deaths among young people. With years of firsthand experience in the field, I share what I've seen behind the scenes, from vibrant teens and 20-somethings whose lives ended without warning, to families left devastated and searching for answers. We dive into the causes no one likes to talk about, fentanyl-laced pills, silent suicides, even seemingly harmless illnesses like a cold that turns deadly. Why is this happening more often? What signs are being missed? And how can we start asking the right questions before it’s too late? Join me for a heartfelt, unflinching conversation that shines a light on this troubling trend, and reminds us how precious life truly is. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, death investigator, and host of Pushing Up Lilies. Today we're taking a sobering look at the growing number of sudden and unexpected deaths among young people. With years of firsthand experience in the field, I share what I've seen behind the scenes, from vibrant teens and 20-somethings whose lives ended without warning, to families left devastated and searching for answers. We dive into the causes no one likes to talk about, fentanyl-laced pills, silent suicides, even seemingly harmless illnesses like a cold that turns deadly. Why is this happening more often? What signs are being missed? And how can we start asking the right questions before it’s too late? Join me for a heartfelt, unflinching conversation that shines a light on this troubling trend, and reminds us how precious life truly is. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, forensic investigator, stories, deceased, deaths, podcasting, victims, forensics, true crime podcast, death, behind scenes, julie mattson, young, overdose, flu, crime scene, true crime, teens, pushing up lilies, heart, fentanyl, investigator, cases, heart attack, podcast, drugs, investigation false full 176 d1357b51-c275-4a5d-8664-b682e3cbc1b1 The Disappearance of Ana Walshe CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 3 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/the-disappearance-of-ana-walshe-VLg71HMR CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> The Disappearance of Ana Walshe Julie Mattson 00:28:16 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re diving into the unsettling disappearance of Ana Walshe, a mother of three from Cohasset, Massachusetts, who seemed to vanish without a trace on New Year’s Day, 2023. What began as a missing persons case quickly unraveled into something far more sinister. As I walk you through the timeline, you’ll hear about Ana’s mysterious early morning plans, the text messages that went unanswered, and the chilling internet searches made by her husband, Brian Walshe, in the hours following her disappearance. Prosecutors now allege that Brian, who was already under house arrest for unrelated fraud charges, murdered Ana in their home and attempted to cover it up in a web of lies and digital footprints. But what evidence do they have? And why did it take so long for anyone to report her missing? Join me as I unpack the disturbing details, from the couple’s troubled past to the growing mountain of circumstantial evidence. This is a case that leaves more questions than answers, and one that forces us to ask: how well do we really know the people we love? * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re diving into the unsettling disappearance of Ana Walshe, a mother of three from Cohasset, Massachusetts, who seemed to vanish without a trace on New Year’s Day, 2023. What began as a missing persons case quickly unraveled into something far more sinister. As I walk you through the timeline, you’ll hear about Ana’s mysterious early morning plans, the text messages that went unanswered, and the chilling internet searches made by her husband, Brian Walshe, in the hours following her disappearance. Prosecutors now allege that Brian, who was already under house arrest for unrelated fraud charges, murdered Ana in their home and attempted to cover it up in a web of lies and digital footprints. But what evidence do they have? And why did it take so long for anyone to report her missing? Join me as I unpack the disturbing details, from the couple’s troubled past to the growing mountain of circumstantial evidence. This is a case that leaves more questions than answers, and one that forces us to ask: how well do we really know the people we love? * Listener discretion is advised. mysteries, death investigator, wife, forensic investigator, disappearance, stories, deceased, deaths, podcasting, victims, murder, missing, forensics, ana walshe, true crime podcast, death, massachusetts, julie mattson, crime scene, true crime, cohasset, mystery, pushing up lilies, investigator, cases, dismember, podcast, brian walshe, investigation, husband false full 175 b30c8253-063b-4efb-94fd-c046b8385678 Anna Kepner: Vanished at Sea CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 26 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/anna-kepner-vanished-at-sea-0AgWMpKC CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Anna Kepner: Vanished at Sea Julie Mattson 00:22:26 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and in this week’s episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we're diving deep into the mysterious disappearance of Anna Kepner, a case that begins with a dream vacation and ends in haunting questions. When Anna boarded a cruise ship, she was looking forward to a relaxing getaway. But sometime during the voyage, Anna vanished without a trace. No distress call. No witnesses. Just an empty cabin and a sea of unanswered questions. Was it an accident? A calculated murder? Or something even more sinister? We'll explore the timeline, the investigation, and the growing suspicions that continue to cloud this perplexing case. You’ll hear about cruise ship protocols, missing person loopholes on international waters, and the loved ones still fighting for the truth. Set sail with us as we navigate the dark waves of Vanished at Sea. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and in this week’s episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we're diving deep into the mysterious disappearance of Anna Kepner, a case that begins with a dream vacation and ends in haunting questions. When Anna boarded a cruise ship, she was looking forward to a relaxing getaway. But sometime during the voyage, Anna vanished without a trace. No distress call. No witnesses. Just an empty cabin and a sea of unanswered questions. Was it an accident? A calculated murder? Or something even more sinister? We'll explore the timeline, the investigation, and the growing suspicions that continue to cloud this perplexing case. You’ll hear about cruise ship protocols, missing person loopholes on international waters, and the loved ones still fighting for the truth. Set sail with us as we navigate the dark waves of Vanished at Sea. mysteries, death investigator, forensic investigator, cruise, disappearance, anna kepner, stories, deceased, deaths, podcasting, victims, murder, missing, forensics, maritime tragedies, cruise ships, cruise deaths, true crime podcast, death, julie mattson, crime scene, true crime, mystery, pushing up lilies, investigator, cases, podcast, maritime, cruise ship, investigation false full 174 ce866b63-e34b-4415-8a87-5c7990845984 Teen Murderer: The Case That Shook Fairfax CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 19 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/teen-murderer-the-case-that-shook-fairfax-cfM1l9fp CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Teen Murderer: The Case That Shook Fairfax Julie Mattson 00:25:46 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, your Forensic Nurse Death Investigator and host of Pushing Up Lilies. This week, we’re diving into a case that stunned an entire community, Fairfax, Virginia, where a teenage boy brutally took a life in a way no one could have imagined. I’ve seen a lot in my years of working crime scenes, but when someone so young commits such a calculated act of violence, it hits differently. In this episode, I’ll walk you through the chilling details of what happened, the shocking motive behind it all, and how the community, and law enforcement, responded to the horror that unfolded. Grab a blanket, turn down the lights, and let’s talk about the teen murderer who changed everything in Fairfax. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, your Forensic Nurse Death Investigator and host of Pushing Up Lilies. This week, we’re diving into a case that stunned an entire community, Fairfax, Virginia, where a teenage boy brutally took a life in a way no one could have imagined. I’ve seen a lot in my years of working crime scenes, but when someone so young commits such a calculated act of violence, it hits differently. In this episode, I’ll walk you through the chilling details of what happened, the shocking motive behind it all, and how the community, and law enforcement, responded to the horror that unfolded. Grab a blanket, turn down the lights, and let’s talk about the teen murderer who changed everything in Fairfax. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, teenager, forensic investigator, stories, sheila tenpenny, deceased, podcasting, victims, fairfax, murder, ohio, forensics, strangulation, true crime podcast, death, julie mattson, denise tenpenny, true crime, pushing up lilies, podcast, homicide false full 173 939ae534-0495-49ed-a661-e66a9506dc8d Eye Drops and Lies: The Richard Young Story CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 12 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/eye-drops-and-lies-the-richard-young-story-J_Mr1AG2 CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Eye Drops and Lies: The Richard Young Story Julie Mattson 00:24:56 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and in this week’s episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we’re diving into a heartbreaking case of betrayal that shocked the small town of Maquon, Illinois. This is the story of 71-year-old Police Chief Richard Young, a man who served his community with integrity and compassion. Even after retirement, he remained a mentor and protector to those around him. But behind closed doors, the person he trusted most, his longtime partner of 30 years, Marcy Oglesby, was slowly poisoning him. As Richard’s health began to fail in 2021, friends noticed the changes: dizziness, fatigue, erratic heart rhythms. But Richard dismissed it, leaning on the woman he loved, who was cooking his meals and preparing his drinks... with a hidden ingredient. It turns out, Marcy was slipping tetrahydrozoline, found in over-the-counter eye drops, into his food over a period of months. In today’s episode, I’ll walk you through the chilling details of this case, the toxicology behind the poison, and the shocking discovery made in a nearby storage unit that finally revealed the horrifying truth. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and in this week’s episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we’re diving into a heartbreaking case of betrayal that shocked the small town of Maquon, Illinois. This is the story of 71-year-old Police Chief Richard Young, a man who served his community with integrity and compassion. Even after retirement, he remained a mentor and protector to those around him. But behind closed doors, the person he trusted most, his longtime partner of 30 years, Marcy Oglesby, was slowly poisoning him. As Richard’s health began to fail in 2021, friends noticed the changes: dizziness, fatigue, erratic heart rhythms. But Richard dismissed it, leaning on the woman he loved, who was cooking his meals and preparing his drinks... with a hidden ingredient. It turns out, Marcy was slipping tetrahydrozoline, found in over-the-counter eye drops, into his food over a period of months. In today’s episode, I’ll walk you through the chilling details of this case, the toxicology behind the poison, and the shocking discovery made in a nearby storage unit that finally revealed the horrifying truth. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, forensic investigator, toxicology, illinois, stories, deceased, podcasting, victims, murder, forensics, tetrahydrozoline, domestic violence, true crime podcast, death, storage unit, mcquan, julie mattson, poisoning, true crime, pushing up lilies, podcast, homicide, marcy oglesby, eye drops, richard young false full 172 03d3fd3b-236b-4966-9ae1-8ed797ae8208 When the Camera Stops Rolling: The Murder of Anita Avers CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 5 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/when-the-camera-stops-rolling-the-murder-of-anita-avers-tYRgHr16 CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> When the Camera Stops Rolling: The Murder of Anita Avers Julie Mattson 00:26:17 Hi y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re diving into a shocking and heartbreaking case that’s rocked both the media and the public - former news anchor Angie Mock, is accused of the unthinkable: the brutal murder of her own mother. This 80-year-old woman, once lovingly cared for by her daughter, was allegedly stabbed to death in what investigators are calling a horrific and violent crime. The suspect? Her own daughter, a familiar face once trusted to deliver our daily news. What pushes someone over the edge? Could this tragedy have been prevented? And what signs, if any, were missed? Join me as we peel back the layers of this devastating case and explore the complexities of family, mental health, and the pressures that sometimes build silently behind closed doors. * Listener discretion is advised. Hi y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re diving into a shocking and heartbreaking case that’s rocked both the media and the public - former news anchor Angie Mock, is accused of the unthinkable: the brutal murder of her own mother. This 80-year-old woman, once lovingly cared for by her daughter, was allegedly stabbed to death in what investigators are calling a horrific and violent crime. The suspect? Her own daughter, a familiar face once trusted to deliver our daily news. What pushes someone over the edge? Could this tragedy have been prevented? And what signs, if any, were missed? Join me as we peel back the layers of this devastating case and explore the complexities of family, mental health, and the pressures that sometimes build silently behind closed doors. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, forensic investigator, stabbing, stories, fox news, deceased, podcasting, victims, daughter, murder, kansas, forensics, angie mock, anita avers, domestic violence, true crime podcast, death, julie mattson, mental-health, tv anchor, true crime, mother, pushing up lilies, podcast, homicide, wichita false full 171 063e2ae7-3a24-4ebc-8a74-770ab205a309 Blood Ties - The Murder of Carrie Zettel CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 29 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/blood-ties-the-murder-of-carrie-zettel-0TcvjZf_ CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Blood Ties - The Murder of Carrie Zettel Julie Mattson 00:21:01 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies we’re peeling back the layers of a case that hit far too close to home, the tragic death of Carrie Zettel. On October 12, 2025 in Milwaukee, 64‑year‑old Carrie was brutally killed in her own backyard. Less than 12 hours earlier, she had called 911 and reported her daughter’s violent behavior. Join me as we navigate the heartbreaking story of domestic violence ignored for far too long, how restraining orders, mental‑health struggles, and warning signs blended into a deadly outcome. We’ll trace Carrie’s efforts to protect her family, the mounting threats she faced, and the night everything collapsed. This episode isn’t just about a murder, it’s about a mother’s final plea for help and the system’s failure to stop the carnage. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies we’re peeling back the layers of a case that hit far too close to home, the tragic death of Carrie Zettel. On October 12, 2025 in Milwaukee, 64‑year‑old Carrie was brutally killed in her own backyard. Less than 12 hours earlier, she had called 911 and reported her daughter’s violent behavior. Join me as we navigate the heartbreaking story of domestic violence ignored for far too long, how restraining orders, mental‑health struggles, and warning signs blended into a deadly outcome. We’ll trace Carrie’s efforts to protect her family, the mounting threats she faced, and the night everything collapsed. This episode isn’t just about a murder, it’s about a mother’s final plea for help and the system’s failure to stop the carnage. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, forensic investigator, milwaukee, stories, deceased, podcasting, victims, daughter, murder, forensics, domestic violence, true crime podcast, death, carrie zettel, julie mattson, mental-health, lauren spors, true crime, mother, restraining order, pushing up lilies, podcast, homicide false full 170 4343c994-d254-4eaf-a890-2579056b440f Till Death Do Us Part - The Brandon and Rachel Dumovich Story CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 22 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/till-death-do-us-part-the-brandon-and-rachel-dumovich-story-vUrODNSD CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Till Death Do Us Part - The Brandon and Rachel Dumovich Story Julie Mattson 00:28:31 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and in this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we’re diving into a heartbreaking case of love, betrayal, and murder. This is the story of Brandon and Rachel Dumovich, a couple who seemed to have it all, until their picture-perfect life took a deadly turn. What happens when the vows “till death do us part” become a grim reality? I’m walking you through the investigation, the shocking motive, and how one tragic decision shattered multiple lives. This case left an entire community stunned, and serves as a reminder that sometimes the greatest danger can lie within our own homes. Join me as we uncover the truth behind the Dumovich story, piece by chilling piece. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and in this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we’re diving into a heartbreaking case of love, betrayal, and murder. This is the story of Brandon and Rachel Dumovich, a couple who seemed to have it all, until their picture-perfect life took a deadly turn. What happens when the vows “till death do us part” become a grim reality? I’m walking you through the investigation, the shocking motive, and how one tragic decision shattered multiple lives. This case left an entire community stunned, and serves as a reminder that sometimes the greatest danger can lie within our own homes. Join me as we uncover the truth behind the Dumovich story, piece by chilling piece. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, suicide, forensic investigator, stories, deceased, brandon dumovich, podcasting, victims, newlyweds, murder, forensics, true crime podcast, murder-suicide, death, love, julie mattson, true crime, pushing up lilies, couple, podcast, homicide, rachel dumovich false full 169 f8f68239-1c64-4fae-8d68-21bdc26544e5 Revisiting Horrifying Halloween Homicides CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 15 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/revisiting-horrifying-halloween-homicides-kLfNXPgV CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Revisiting Horrifying Halloween Homicides Julie Mattson 00:16:05 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, your host of Pushing Up Lilies, and today, we’re revisiting one of my favorite episodes to creep back into the Halloween spirit. We all know October is a magical time full of costumes, candy, and carved pumpkins... but for some families, Halloween brings tragedy, not treats. This episode kicks off a chilling series I’m doing all month long, focusing on real murders that happened on or around Halloween night. In today’s story, we take a dark look at what happens when family ties snap in the most unthinkable way, fathers killing sons... and sons killing fathers. So grab your pumpkin spice, turn down the lights, and let’s dive into the twisted true crime tales behind the masks. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, your host of Pushing Up Lilies, and today, we’re revisiting one of my favorite episodes to creep back into the Halloween spirit. We all know October is a magical time full of costumes, candy, and carved pumpkins... but for some families, Halloween brings tragedy, not treats. This episode kicks off a chilling series I’m doing all month long, focusing on real murders that happened on or around Halloween night. In today’s story, we take a dark look at what happens when family ties snap in the most unthinkable way, fathers killing sons... and sons killing fathers. So grab your pumpkin spice, turn down the lights, and let’s dive into the twisted true crime tales behind the masks. * Listener discretion is advised. michael myers, stories, deceased, murder, series, revisit, sequel, death, son, julie mattson, true crime, candy, father, replay, pushing up lilies, podcast, halloween, movie, homicide false full 168 75ff6895-364c-46b2-ac40-891d55221442 In the Head of a Forensic Death Investigator CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 8 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/in-the-head-of-a-forensic-death-investigator-DbxIc50r CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> In the Head of a Forensic Death Investigator Julie Mattson 00:24:38 I get asked this all the time, how do I do what I do? How do I walk into a stranger’s home, step around a lifeless body, wade through blood, bugs, and heartbreak… and then go home and sleep at night? In this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I’m pulling back the curtain on what it’s really like to be a Death Investigator. From the chaos of crime scenes to the quiet moments of reflection afterward, I’ll walk you through how I mentally, emotionally, and spiritually manage this work. It’s not just about what I see, it’s about what I carry. Join me as I share the tools, mindset, and stories that help me navigate this uniquely intense profession, and why, after all these years, I still feel called to it. * Listener discretion is advised. I get asked this all the time, how do I do what I do? How do I walk into a stranger’s home, step around a lifeless body, wade through blood, bugs, and heartbreak… and then go home and sleep at night? In this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I’m pulling back the curtain on what it’s really like to be a Death Investigator. From the chaos of crime scenes to the quiet moments of reflection afterward, I’ll walk you through how I mentally, emotionally, and spiritually manage this work. It’s not just about what I see, it’s about what I carry. Join me as I share the tools, mindset, and stories that help me navigate this uniquely intense profession, and why, after all these years, I still feel called to it. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, forensic investigator, stories, deceased, podcasting, victims, murder, forensics, death, job, behind the scenes, julie mattson, killed, true crime, pushing up lilies, podcast, murderer false full 167 350cf98f-6873-4cfb-8e80-31c70bba3189 Justice After 34 Years: The Yogurt Shop Murders CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 1 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/justice-after-34-years-the-yogurt-shop-murders-1WEd_HfV CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Justice After 34 Years: The Yogurt Shop Murders Julie Mattson 00:26:42 Hi, I’m Julie Mattson, your host of Pushing Up Lilies. In this episode, we’re going back to one of the most heartbreaking and haunting cases in Texas history, the Yogurt Shop Murders. Four teenage girls, ages 13 to 17, brutally murdered inside an Austin yogurt shop in 1991. For over three decades, their families waited for answers. And now, thanks to the incredible advancements in DNA technology, we finally have a break in the case. In today’s episode, I’ll walk you through the details of this chilling crime, the years of false leads, and how the truth eventually came to light. We’ll talk about how modern forensic science, something I see the power of every day in my work as a death investigator, played a key role in uncovering a serial killer who had managed to hide in plain sight. Join me as we honor the victims, examine the long road to justice, and explore how one tiny strand of DNA changed everything. * Listener discretion is advised. Hi, I’m Julie Mattson, your host of Pushing Up Lilies. In this episode, we’re going back to one of the most heartbreaking and haunting cases in Texas history, the Yogurt Shop Murders. Four teenage girls, ages 13 to 17, brutally murdered inside an Austin yogurt shop in 1991. For over three decades, their families waited for answers. And now, thanks to the incredible advancements in DNA technology, we finally have a break in the case. In today’s episode, I’ll walk you through the details of this chilling crime, the years of false leads, and how the truth eventually came to light. We’ll talk about how modern forensic science, something I see the power of every day in my work as a death investigator, played a key role in uncovering a serial killer who had managed to hide in plain sight. Join me as we honor the victims, examine the long road to justice, and explore how one tiny strand of DNA changed everything. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, serial killer, forensic investigator, austin, shot, fire, eliza thomas, stories, deceased, podcasting, victims, murder, yogurt shop, forensics, teen, death, dna, texas, robert eugene brashers, julie mattson, sarah harbison, killed, true crime, justice, jennifer harbison, pushing up lilies, girls, podcast, amy ayers, murderer, rape false full 166 b022db5b-3c49-44fc-befe-f8872f0254f5 The Mysterious Death of Ellen Greenberg CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/the-mysterious-death-of-ellen-greenberg-9Ki5Jpxu CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> The Mysterious Death of Ellen Greenberg Julie Mattson 00:23:37 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re delving into a case as haunting as it is perplexing, the death of Ellen Greenberg. Found lifeless in her Philadelphia apartment with 20 stab wounds, her death was initially ruled a homicide before inexplicably changing it to suicide. But cracks in that story began to show. We’ll trace the timeline leading up to Ellen’s death, examine the alarming inconsistencies in the investigation, and hear how her family fought tirelessly to reopen the case. With questions about forensic evidence, mysterious injuries, and a grand home full of secrets, this one is far from closed. Join me as we sift through the shadows, ask hard questions, and try to find the truth behind a death that shouldn’t have been forgotten. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re delving into a case as haunting as it is perplexing, the death of Ellen Greenberg. Found lifeless in her Philadelphia apartment with 20 stab wounds, her death was initially ruled a homicide before inexplicably changing it to suicide. But cracks in that story began to show. We’ll trace the timeline leading up to Ellen’s death, examine the alarming inconsistencies in the investigation, and hear how her family fought tirelessly to reopen the case. With questions about forensic evidence, mysterious injuries, and a grand home full of secrets, this one is far from closed. Join me as we sift through the shadows, ask hard questions, and try to find the truth behind a death that shouldn’t have been forgotten. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, suicide, stabbing, stories, deceased, apartment, podcasting, samuel goldberg, philadelphia, murder, forensics, true crime podcast, death, mysterious, fiance, julie mattson, teacher, true crime, pushing up lilies, podcast, homicide, ellen greenberg false full 165 bed33185-55c3-44c4-afce-ed656a45789f The Killing of Iryna Zarutska CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 17 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/the-killing-of-iryna-zarutska-8GErrVvF CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> The Killing of Iryna Zarutska Julie Mattson 00:23:00 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson. This week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re discussing the heartbreaking murder of Iryna Zarutska, a 23‑year‑old Ukrainian refugee, stabbed to death on a Charlotte light rail train on August 22, 2025. She fled war-torn Ukraine seeking peace, only for her life to be tragically ended in a place she called home. We’ll walk through the chilling details: how surveillance captured the moments before and after the attack, her suspect Decarlos Brown Jr.’s history of arrests and struggles with mental illness, and the outcry from her family and community demanding accountability and transit safety reforms. This isn’t just a story about a crime, it’s about a young woman trying to rebuild her life, the vulnerabilities she faced, and the failures of systems meant to protect her. Grab your headphones, we need to talk about what justice looks like, especially for someone who came to escape violence, not to become a victim of it. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson. This week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re discussing the heartbreaking murder of Iryna Zarutska, a 23‑year‑old Ukrainian refugee, stabbed to death on a Charlotte light rail train on August 22, 2025. She fled war-torn Ukraine seeking peace, only for her life to be tragically ended in a place she called home. We’ll walk through the chilling details: how surveillance captured the moments before and after the attack, her suspect Decarlos Brown Jr.’s history of arrests and struggles with mental illness, and the outcry from her family and community demanding accountability and transit safety reforms. This isn’t just a story about a crime, it’s about a young woman trying to rebuild her life, the vulnerabilities she faced, and the failures of systems meant to protect her. Grab your headphones, we need to talk about what justice looks like, especially for someone who came to escape violence, not to become a victim of it. * Listener discretion is advised. outrage, death investigator, systemicfailure, irynazarutska, stabbing, safety, stories, charlotte, deceased, accountability, murder, tragedy, forensics, death, julie mattson, decarlosbrownjr, refugee, train, killed, true crime, justice, transit, ukrainian, mentalhealth, homicide, northcarolina false full 164 cb5bfcf6-5208-4456-8419-7d1fed13344f Love, Lies and Embezzlement CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 10 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/love-lies-and-embezzlement-52uUkLWf CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Love, Lies and Embezzlement Julie Mattson 00:24:33 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re unpacking a deeply unsettling story that shook a quiet New Hampshire community. On August 18, 2025, mother Emily Long allegedly committed a terrible crime after reportedly embezzling more than $660,000 from her employer, all while her husband was battling aggressive brain cancer. What drove her to make such desperate choices? How did the stress of caregiving push her to the edge? In this episode, I walk through the timeline leading up to that fateful decision, explore what we know about her motive, and discuss the emotional fallout of a family pushed too far. This case touches on grief, survival, and when the weight of responsibility becomes unbearable. Grab your headphones and let’s dig into this heartbreaking and complicated tale. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re unpacking a deeply unsettling story that shook a quiet New Hampshire community. On August 18, 2025, mother Emily Long allegedly committed a terrible crime after reportedly embezzling more than $660,000 from her employer, all while her husband was battling aggressive brain cancer. What drove her to make such desperate choices? How did the stress of caregiving push her to the edge? In this episode, I walk through the timeline leading up to that fateful decision, explore what we know about her motive, and discuss the emotional fallout of a family pushed too far. This case touches on grief, survival, and when the weight of responsibility becomes unbearable. Grab your headphones and let’s dig into this heartbreaking and complicated tale. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, suicide, nh, stories, caregiver, betrayal, desperation, cancer, deceased, murder, ryan long sr, tragedy, forensics, brain cancer, new hampshire, emily long, long, death, julie mattson, toddler, killed, true crime, embezzlement, ryan long jr, financial, parker long, kids, homicide, husband false full 163 715a77d1-ccf6-4af3-bbb6-ed9548c46c4a Back to the Beginning: Julie's Story CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 3 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/back-to-the-beginning-julies-story-vM41E6_I CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Back to the Beginning: Julie's Story Julie Mattson 00:08:00 Hi friends, I’m Julie Mattson, and today we’re taking it all the way back to where it all began, my very first episode of Pushing Up Lilies. Whether you're new here or you've been with me from the start, this is a special one. In this episode, I introduce myself and share how I went from being a nurse to becoming a Forensic Nurse Death Investigator and a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner. With more than 21 years in the field, I’ve witnessed the darkest corners of humanity, but also the strength, resilience, and stories that need to be told. I created this podcast to give you a glimpse into the world I walk through every day, one where death tells its own story. So join me as I pull back the curtain on the cases, the chaos, and the calling that led me here. This is where it all started. Listen in… Hi friends, I’m Julie Mattson, and today we’re taking it all the way back to where it all began, my very first episode of Pushing Up Lilies. Whether you're new here or you've been with me from the start, this is a special one. In this episode, I introduce myself and share how I went from being a nurse to becoming a Forensic Nurse Death Investigator and a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner. With more than 21 years in the field, I’ve witnessed the darkest corners of humanity, but also the strength, resilience, and stories that need to be told. I created this podcast to give you a glimpse into the world I walk through every day, one where death tells its own story. So join me as I pull back the curtain on the cases, the chaos, and the calling that led me here. This is where it all started. Listen in… sexual assault examiner, death investigator, forensic investigator, introduction, forensics, first episode, sexual assault nurse, julie mattson, true crime, podcaster, replay, pushing up lilies, podcast, history, beginning false full 162 feae0f08-8725-4fc3-b97c-c4f8f0d7200e The Death of Blessence Pearl CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/the-death-of-blessence-pearl-_NsL_Gli CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> The Death of Blessence Pearl Julie Mattson 00:26:52 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, I’m diving into the haunting case of Blessence Pearl, an infant whose life was tragically cut short. We’ll walk through the painful details, the investigation that followed, and the emotional journey of those left behind. As a forensic death investigator, I’m always mindful of how delicate and heartbreaking these cases are, especially when it involves the loss of a child. In this episode, we’ll explore the evidence, the challenges investigators faced, and the impact this case had on the community. This one’s heavy, but it's too important not to discuss. Join me as we seek understanding amid the tragedy and remember the precious life of Blessence Pearl. Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, I’m diving into the haunting case of Blessence Pearl, an infant whose life was tragically cut short. We’ll walk through the painful details, the investigation that followed, and the emotional journey of those left behind. As a forensic death investigator, I’m always mindful of how delicate and heartbreaking these cases are, especially when it involves the loss of a child. In this episode, we’ll explore the evidence, the challenges investigators faced, and the impact this case had on the community. This one’s heavy, but it's too important not to discuss. Join me as we seek understanding amid the tragedy and remember the precious life of Blessence Pearl. Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, forensic investigator, blessence pearl, stories, deceased, podcasting, murder, forensics, hearse, terica pearl, alabama, death, julie mattson, killed, true crime, mother, infant, pushing up lilies, podcast, homicide, funeral home false full 161 0ccb1569-dd37-4f2b-9874-3ccd044d69a8 Survivor: The Mary Vincent Case CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 20 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/survivor-the-mary-vincent-case-9g2tA5N6 CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Survivor: The Mary Vincent Case Julie Mattson 00:30:21 Hi everyone, I’m Julie Mattson, and in this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I’m sharing the unforgettable and courageous story of Mary Vincent. Back in 1978, in California, 15-year-old Mary was just trying to get home when she accepted a ride from a man named Lawrence Singleton, a decision that would change her life forever. What followed was an unthinkable... Join me as we take a deep dive into the life of this courageous woman who not only survived a brutal attack, but found the strength to face her attacker in court and help change a California law to protect others. * Listener discretion is advised. Hi everyone, I’m Julie Mattson, and in this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I’m sharing the unforgettable and courageous story of Mary Vincent. Back in 1978, in California, 15-year-old Mary was just trying to get home when she accepted a ride from a man named Lawrence Singleton, a decision that would change her life forever. What followed was an unthinkable... Join me as we take a deep dive into the life of this courageous woman who not only survived a brutal attack, but found the strength to face her attacker in court and help change a California law to protect others. * Listener discretion is advised. california, hitchhiker, death investigator, forensic investigator, stories, hitchhiking, deceased, podcasting, murder, forensics, death, mary vincent, julie mattson, lawrence singleton, killed, true crime, pushing up lilies, dismember, podcast, law, homicide, rape, hatchet false full 160 516e094d-095e-4d9d-a090-45dd44b55915 Two Deaths-One Apartment: The Valerie Bonner Case CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 13 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/two-deaths-one-apartment-the-valerie-bonner-case-1PaVMorO CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Two Deaths-One Apartment: The Valerie Bonner Case Julie Mattson 00:26:19 Hey y'all, I'm Julie Mattson, and in this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we're diving into the unsettling case of Valerie Bonner, a woman now charged with abuse of a corpse after two men were found dead in her apartment within just six months of each other. The first death raised eyebrows, but the second set off alarms, forcing authorities to look closer. Who were these men? What was Valerie’s relationship to them? And how does someone end up with two unexplained deaths in the same space, months apart? Join me as I peel back the layers of this bizarre case, where unanswered questions linger and justice may still be finding its footing. You won’t want to miss this strange and unsettling case. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y'all, I'm Julie Mattson, and in this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we're diving into the unsettling case of Valerie Bonner, a woman now charged with abuse of a corpse after two men were found dead in her apartment within just six months of each other. The first death raised eyebrows, but the second set off alarms, forcing authorities to look closer. Who were these men? What was Valerie’s relationship to them? And how does someone end up with two unexplained deaths in the same space, months apart? Join me as I peel back the layers of this bizarre case, where unanswered questions linger and justice may still be finding its footing. You won’t want to miss this strange and unsettling case. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, forensic investigator, bodies, decomposition, deceased, apartment, podcasting, forensics, valerie bonner, death, julie mattson, overdose, true crime, pushing up lilies, decomposed, podcast, drugs false full 159 47ef16d4-763b-4941-8db2-aac994f32186 Trail of Tragedy: The Devil's Den Murders CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 6 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/trail-of-tragedy-the-devils-den-murders-1DK88OcW CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Trail of Tragedy: The Devil's Den Murders Julie Mattson 00:25:30 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re following a heartbreaking trail that leads straight into the Devil’s Den. In this episode, I’m talking about a brutal double homicide that shocked the hiking community and beyond, a married couple tragically stabbed to death while protecting their two young daughters on a scenic trail in Pennsylvania. The attack was senseless and savage, leaving behind a devastated family and a shaken public. But what’s even more chilling is the identity of the suspect, a now-arrested teacher, someone trusted in the classroom, now accused of unimaginable violence. Join me as we unravel the details of this horrifying case: the timeline, the heroism of two loving parents, and how investigators finally closed in on the man responsible. It’s a story of bravery, loss, and the pursuit of justice. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re following a heartbreaking trail that leads straight into the Devil’s Den. In this episode, I’m talking about a brutal double homicide that shocked the hiking community and beyond, a married couple tragically stabbed to death while protecting their two young daughters on a scenic trail in Pennsylvania. The attack was senseless and savage, leaving behind a devastated family and a shaken public. But what’s even more chilling is the identity of the suspect, a now-arrested teacher, someone trusted in the classroom, now accused of unimaginable violence. Join me as we unravel the details of this horrifying case: the timeline, the heroism of two loving parents, and how investigators finally closed in on the man responsible. It’s a story of bravery, loss, and the pursuit of justice. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, forensic investigator, stabbing, stories, deceased, podcasting, murder, cristen brink, forensics, daughters, andrew james mcgann, trail, death, julie mattson, teacher, stab, state park, killed, parents, true crime, arkansas, clinton brink, pushing up lilies, podcast, homicide, devil’s den false full 158 52b48b9a-d60f-4ca2-8053-4358f7da9f1e Fan Favorite Replay: How to Avoid an Autopsy CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 30 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/fan-favorite-replay-how-to-avoid-an-autopsy-8qmlSDwi CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Fan Favorite Replay: How to Avoid an Autopsy Julie Mattson 00:18:15 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies we’re revisiting one of the most asked-about topics in my work as a death investigator: how to avoid an autopsy. This listener-favorite episode dives into the many reasons families may not want an autopsy, from religious beliefs to concerns about the body being “mutilated.” While the final decision lies with the Medical Examiner, especially in suspected suicides or homicides, I’m sharing what you can do now to minimize the chances of an autopsy later. Whether you’re new to the show or giving this one another listen, I hope it brings clarity to a subject many are curious about. Tune in! * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies we’re revisiting one of the most asked-about topics in my work as a death investigator: how to avoid an autopsy. This listener-favorite episode dives into the many reasons families may not want an autopsy, from religious beliefs to concerns about the body being “mutilated.” While the final decision lies with the Medical Examiner, especially in suspected suicides or homicides, I’m sharing what you can do now to minimize the chances of an autopsy later. Whether you’re new to the show or giving this one another listen, I hope it brings clarity to a subject many are curious about. Tune in! * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, suicide, forensic investigator, stories, deceased, autopsy, deaths, podcasting, forensics, avoid, true crime podcast, death, religion, medical examiner, julie mattson, true crime, pushing up lilies, investigator, autopsies, podcast, homicide, investigation false full 157 01ea1670-a853-477f-892b-8ce81a55e132 Deadly Waters: Cruise Ship Deaths CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 23 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/deadly-waters-cruise-ship-deaths-gmEFNztF CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Deadly Waters: Cruise Ship Deaths Julie Mattson 00:32:17 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re setting sail into some of the eeriest and most heartbreaking stories to ever unfold at sea. From natural deaths to suspicious disappearances and full-blown disasters, cruise ships have seen more than their share of loss. We’ll talk about infamous maritime tragedies like the Costa Concordia disaster in 2012 and the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, which claimed over 1,500 lives. I’ll also share stories of elderly passengers who passed away peacefully - or unexpectedly - during their vacations, and of course, the chilling and still-unsolved disappearance of Amy Lynn Bradley. Cruise ships are meant to be escapes, floating paradises. But what happens when a vacation turns deadly? Let’s explore the dangers that lurk beneath the surface, and the mysteries that remain unsolved. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re setting sail into some of the eeriest and most heartbreaking stories to ever unfold at sea. From natural deaths to suspicious disappearances and full-blown disasters, cruise ships have seen more than their share of loss. We’ll talk about infamous maritime tragedies like the Costa Concordia disaster in 2012 and the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, which claimed over 1,500 lives. I’ll also share stories of elderly passengers who passed away peacefully - or unexpectedly - during their vacations, and of course, the chilling and still-unsolved disappearance of Amy Lynn Bradley. Cruise ships are meant to be escapes, floating paradises. But what happens when a vacation turns deadly? Let’s explore the dangers that lurk beneath the surface, and the mysteries that remain unsolved. * Listener discretion is advised. mysteries, forensic investigator, amy lynn bradley, stories, deaths, missing, maritime tragedies, cruise ships, cruise deaths, suicides, true crime podcast, julie mattson, titanic, crime scene, investigator, cases, podcast, costa concordia, investigation false full 156 80ea835b-1662-4817-9d12-9bac3a10205d People's Choice Replay: From Bullying to Tragedy – The Heartbreaking Case of Aubreigh Wyatt CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 16 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/peoples-choice-replay-from-bullying-to-tragedy-the-heartbreaking-case-of-aubreigh-wyatt-g2ZwWplF CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> People's Choice Replay: From Bullying to Tragedy – The Heartbreaking Case of Aubreigh Wyatt Julie Mattson 00:27:20 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and today I’m bringing back the most listened-to episode of Pushing Up Lilies, a powerful and emotional story that resonated deeply with so many of you. This special replay revisits the heartbreaking case of 13-year-old Aubreigh Wyatt, a young girl whose life was tragically cut short by suicide after enduring relentless bullying. In this episode, we’ll explore the devastating impact of bullying on young lives, the red flags we need to watch for, and the urgent need for open conversations and intervention. Whether you’ve heard this one before or are tuning in for the first time, it serves as a sobering reminder of how critical compassion, awareness, and action truly are. Thank you for making this the most impactful episode to date. 💜 * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and today I’m bringing back the most listened-to episode of Pushing Up Lilies, a powerful and emotional story that resonated deeply with so many of you. This special replay revisits the heartbreaking case of 13-year-old Aubreigh Wyatt, a young girl whose life was tragically cut short by suicide after enduring relentless bullying. In this episode, we’ll explore the devastating impact of bullying on young lives, the red flags we need to watch for, and the urgent need for open conversations and intervention. Whether you’ve heard this one before or are tuning in for the first time, it serves as a sobering reminder of how critical compassion, awareness, and action truly are. Thank you for making this the most impactful episode to date. 💜 * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, dead, suicide, forensic investigator, cyberbullying, hanging, deceased, heather wyatt, podcasting, daughter, forensics, mom, bullying, death, julie mattson, true crime, case, pushing up lilies, podcast, aubreigh wyatt false full 155 eed52829-fa4a-4bdc-a975-904092fa03d0 Suzanne Morphew: Vanished Mom and Wildlife Drugs CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 9 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/suzanne-morphew-vanished-mom-and-wildlife-drugs-GExFiQJx CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Suzanne Morphew: Vanished Mom and Wildlife Drugs Julie Mattson 00:24:19 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson. This week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re heading to Colorado to revisit the chilling disappearance of Suzanne Morphew, the mom who vanished during a bike ride on Mother’s Day 2020. For years, her case remained a heartbreaking mystery, until now. A newly released autopsy report reveals Suzanne’s death was ruled a homicide caused by intoxication from a bizarre mix of drugs-chemicals typically used to sedate wildlife. We’ll dive into what those substances are, what this means for the investigation, and why this new information raises even more questions than answers. Grab your favorite blanket and a strong cup of coffee, this case is stranger than fiction. Let’s dig in. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson. This week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re heading to Colorado to revisit the chilling disappearance of Suzanne Morphew, the mom who vanished during a bike ride on Mother’s Day 2020. For years, her case remained a heartbreaking mystery, until now. A newly released autopsy report reveals Suzanne’s death was ruled a homicide caused by intoxication from a bizarre mix of drugs-chemicals typically used to sedate wildlife. We’ll dive into what those substances are, what this means for the investigation, and why this new information raises even more questions than answers. Grab your favorite blanket and a strong cup of coffee, this case is stranger than fiction. Let’s dig in. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, colorado, vanished, forensic investigator, suzanne morphew, stories, deceased, podcasting, murder, mom, scene, true crime podcast, death, wildlife, bike, julie mattson, sedatives, forensic, killed, true crime, mothers day, pushing up lilies, podcast, homicide, drugs, husband false full 154 d901c660-84f3-4bee-9412-a386a3032547 Mary Notarangelo - The Decomposed Connecticut Detective CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 2 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/mary-notarangelo-the-decomposed-connecticut-detective-aoy_IzKw CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Mary Notarangelo - The Decomposed Connecticut Detective Julie Mattson 00:24:25 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re diving into one of the most heartbreaking and unusual cases I’ve ever seen. Retired Connecticut police detective Mary Notarangelo vanished in June 2024, and wasn’t found for seven months. When she was finally discovered, her skeletal remains were buried under piles of debris in her own home, surrounded by trash, cobwebs, dead birds, and heartbreaking hoarding conditions. In this episode, we’ll talk about Mary’s life, her mysterious disappearance, and the disturbing conditions that made her discovery so difficult. As a former investigator, it’s hard to imagine someone going undetected for so long, especially someone who once wore the badge herself. Let’s take a closer look at how this could happen, the red flags, and what this case reveals about isolation, mental health, and the haunting silence that sometimes follows retirement. Tune in, and let’s uncover the story buried beneath the surface. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re diving into one of the most heartbreaking and unusual cases I’ve ever seen. Retired Connecticut police detective Mary Notarangelo vanished in June 2024, and wasn’t found for seven months. When she was finally discovered, her skeletal remains were buried under piles of debris in her own home, surrounded by trash, cobwebs, dead birds, and heartbreaking hoarding conditions. In this episode, we’ll talk about Mary’s life, her mysterious disappearance, and the disturbing conditions that made her discovery so difficult. As a former investigator, it’s hard to imagine someone going undetected for so long, especially someone who once wore the badge herself. Let’s take a closer look at how this could happen, the red flags, and what this case reveals about isolation, mental health, and the haunting silence that sometimes follows retirement. Tune in, and let’s uncover the story buried beneath the surface. * Listener discretion is advised. false full 153 0575e24d-304c-481b-a3cc-d8a5a8799b82 Texas Teen Killer: Inspired by Halloween Movie CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/texas-teen-killer-inspired-by-halloween-movie-yGZPyEfP CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Texas Teen Killer: Inspired by Halloween Movie Julie Mattson 00:26:16 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re diving into a tragic and truly chilling case from right here in Texas. Jake Evans, a 17-year-old, claimed he was inspired by a horror movie - Rob Zombie’s remake of Halloween - to kill his own mother and younger sister. Armed with a .22 revolver and a twisted sense of purpose, Jake lured his 15-year-old sister, Mallory, from her room and shot her multiple times, then turned the gun on his mother, Jamie Evans. In this episode, I’ll take you through Jake’s haunting four-page confession, what led up to the murders, and the eerie way he described watching the film and feeling driven to commit the unthinkable. We’ll also talk about the impact violent media can have on unstable minds, and how we as a society can do more to spot the warning signs before it’s too late. Y’all, this one is heavy… let’s get into it. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re diving into a tragic and truly chilling case from right here in Texas. Jake Evans, a 17-year-old, claimed he was inspired by a horror movie - Rob Zombie’s remake of Halloween - to kill his own mother and younger sister. Armed with a .22 revolver and a twisted sense of purpose, Jake lured his 15-year-old sister, Mallory, from her room and shot her multiple times, then turned the gun on his mother, Jamie Evans. In this episode, I’ll take you through Jake’s haunting four-page confession, what led up to the murders, and the eerie way he described watching the film and feeling driven to commit the unthinkable. We’ll also talk about the impact violent media can have on unstable minds, and how we as a society can do more to spot the warning signs before it’s too late. Y’all, this one is heavy… let’s get into it. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, forensic investigator, rob zombie, shot, stories, deceased, podcasting, victims, jamie evans, murder, forensics, teen, death, mental health, texas, julie mattson, horror movie, killed, jake evans, true crime, mallory evans, pushing up lilies, podcast, halloween, movie, murderer false full 152 799cba31-dc9c-4ec1-9015-14e99696afd8 Travis Decker: A Father’s Unthinkable Crime CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/travis-decker-a-fathers-unthinkable-crime-dV2yShJ2 CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Travis Decker: A Father’s Unthinkable Crime Julie Mattson 00:26:22 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re covering a heartbreaking and truly tragic case: Travis Decker, a man who committed the unthinkable act of taking the lives of his three innocent children. As a death investigator, cases involving children are always the hardest, and this one is no exception. In this episode, I’ll walk you through what we know about the crime, the timeline leading up to this horrific event, and the chilling details of what happened that day. We’ll also talk about red flags, how these tragedies can sometimes be prevented, and the importance of mental health awareness, especially when it comes to family dynamics and domestic situations. It’s a tough one, y’all, but these little lives deserve to be remembered. Let’s talk about it. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re covering a heartbreaking and truly tragic case: Travis Decker, a man who committed the unthinkable act of taking the lives of his three innocent children. As a death investigator, cases involving children are always the hardest, and this one is no exception. In this episode, I’ll walk you through what we know about the crime, the timeline leading up to this horrific event, and the chilling details of what happened that day. We’ll also talk about red flags, how these tragedies can sometimes be prevented, and the importance of mental health awareness, especially when it comes to family dynamics and domestic situations. It’s a tough one, y’all, but these little lives deserve to be remembered. Let’s talk about it. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, forensic investigator, stories, deceased, podcasting, victims, murder, children, forensics, chelan county, daughters, kidnapping, death, mental health, julie mattson, travis decker, killed, true crime, father, pushing up lilies, podcast, washington, murderer false full 151 904267eb-44f2-46e0-9470-b48f925d6959 Pilot Robert Crawford: The Mowing Murder CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 11 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/pilot-robert-crawford-the-mowing-murder-ngTrNQt4 CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Pilot Robert Crawford: The Mowing Murder Julie Mattson 00:23:36 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re heading to Queensland, Australia, where a man named Robert Crawford stands accused of a chilling crime — murdering his wife and staging the scene to look like a freak lawnmower accident. I mean… you really can’t make this stuff up. In this episode, we’ll dig into the case, the alleged motive, and how investigators started to unravel the truth behind the blades. We’re also talking about just how dangerous lawn equipment really is — I'll be sharing some jaw-dropping statistics about lawnmower-related deaths that might make you think twice before pulling that cord. Join me for a story full of deception, domestic darkness, and a cover-up attempt that’s as twisted as the tall grass it tried to hide in. Let’s dig in. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re heading to Queensland, Australia, where a man named Robert Crawford stands accused of a chilling crime — murdering his wife and staging the scene to look like a freak lawnmower accident. I mean… you really can’t make this stuff up. In this episode, we’ll dig into the case, the alleged motive, and how investigators started to unravel the truth behind the blades. We’re also talking about just how dangerous lawn equipment really is — I'll be sharing some jaw-dropping statistics about lawnmower-related deaths that might make you think twice before pulling that cord. Join me for a story full of deception, domestic darkness, and a cover-up attempt that’s as twisted as the tall grass it tried to hide in. Let’s dig in. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, forensic investigator, lawn mower, pilot, robert crawford, stories, deceased, podcasting, victims, murder, forensics, psychologist, queensland, raaf pilot, death, lockyer valley, julie mattson, killed, true crime, australia, pushing up lilies, podcast, murderer, frances crawford false full 150 b8c7eb4e-2e04-4ea7-967d-6406939e45f8 Bones in the Ravine: Justice for Tony Bledsoe CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 4 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/bones-in-the-ravine-justice-for-tony-bledsoe-de9RObUg CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Bones in the Ravine: Justice for Tony Bledsoe Julie Mattson 00:25:21 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re diving into a chilling cold case that haunted Tennessee for over three decades. Back in 1992, the dismembered body of Tony Bledsoe, a devoted father of three, was found discarded in a remote Putnam County ravine. For years, his murder remained unsolved, the pieces of the puzzle left scattered in the shadows. But now, all these years later, Thomas has finally been arrested in connection with Tony’s brutal killing. In this episode, we’ll talk about the original investigation, why it went cold, and what finally led authorities to the man they believe is responsible. It’s a story of tragedy, resilience, and long-overdue justice. Plus, I’ve got a few extra short stories to share today - strange and surprising cases that have crossed my desk lately. So grab your coffee and settle in… it’s going to be a wild ride. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re diving into a chilling cold case that haunted Tennessee for over three decades. Back in 1992, the dismembered body of Tony Bledsoe, a devoted father of three, was found discarded in a remote Putnam County ravine. For years, his murder remained unsolved, the pieces of the puzzle left scattered in the shadows. But now, all these years later, Thomas has finally been arrested in connection with Tony’s brutal killing. In this episode, we’ll talk about the original investigation, why it went cold, and what finally led authorities to the man they believe is responsible. It’s a story of tragedy, resilience, and long-overdue justice. Plus, I’ve got a few extra short stories to share today - strange and surprising cases that have crossed my desk lately. So grab your coffee and settle in… it’s going to be a wild ride. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, forensic investigator, tony bledsoe, stories, deceased, podcasting, victims, murder, forensics, death, julie mattson, ravine, killed, true crime, thomas anderson jr., pushing up lilies, dismembered, podcast, murderer, putnam county, cold case false full 149 652df937-83fe-4b88-9f2e-01e997382200 Part Two: The Victims of Fred & Rose West CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 28 May 2025 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/part-two-the-victims-of-fred-rose-west-vztEIN5r CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Part Two: The Victims of Fred & Rose West Julie Mattson 00:28:08 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, I take you deeper into the chilling reality behind the Wests' seemingly ordinary home at 25 Cromwell Street. We are shifting the focus from the killers to those who truly matter - the victims. I’ll share the heartbreaking stories of the young women and girls who fell into the hands of Fred and Rose West, many of whom were never reported missing and whose lives were brutally erased. It’s a sobering reminder of how easily these lives were overlooked and how desperately their voices needed to be heard. Join me as we honor the victims, uncover their stories, and try to make sense of how such evil remained hidden for so long. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, I take you deeper into the chilling reality behind the Wests' seemingly ordinary home at 25 Cromwell Street. We are shifting the focus from the killers to those who truly matter - the victims. I’ll share the heartbreaking stories of the young women and girls who fell into the hands of Fred and Rose West, many of whom were never reported missing and whose lives were brutally erased. It’s a sobering reminder of how easily these lives were overlooked and how desperately their voices needed to be heard. Join me as we honor the victims, uncover their stories, and try to make sense of how such evil remained hidden for so long. * Listener discretion is advised. fred & rose west, death investigator, serial killers, serial killer, forensic investigator, torture, therese siegenthaler, teenagers, charmaine west, stories, deceased, podcasting, victims, ann mcfall, murder, forensics, death, lynda gough, shirley hubbard, buried, julie mattson, catherine costello, killed, true crime, juanita mott, lucy partington, carole ann cooper, shirley anne robinson, abduction, pushing up lilies, podcast, murderer, family, alison chambers, part two, heather west false full 148 1b4ca3f6-32c5-4cae-984c-83dc6c13845b Fred & Rose West: The House of Horrors in Gloucester CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 21 May 2025 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/fred-rose-west-the-house-of-horrors-in-gloucester-Wk5a01R6 CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Fred & Rose West: The House of Horrors in Gloucester Julie Mattson 00:30:27 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re heading across the pond to the UK to explore one of the most disturbing serial killer cases in British history, Fred and Rose West, the infamous husband-and-wife duo responsible for a string of brutal murders spanning decades. Together, they lured vulnerable young women, some of them their own children or tenants, into their Gloucester home, where many were abused, tortured, and murdered, then buried beneath the floors and garden. In this episode, I’ll walk you through how this twisted pair got away with their crimes for so long, the shocking discoveries made at 25 Cromwell Street, and how justice finally caught up with them. This one is dark and difficult, but it’s a case that shocked a nation and changed the way investigators approach crimes within families. Join me as we step inside the House of Horrors and uncover the horrifying legacy of Fred and Rose West. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re heading across the pond to the UK to explore one of the most disturbing serial killer cases in British history, Fred and Rose West, the infamous husband-and-wife duo responsible for a string of brutal murders spanning decades. Together, they lured vulnerable young women, some of them their own children or tenants, into their Gloucester home, where many were abused, tortured, and murdered, then buried beneath the floors and garden. In this episode, I’ll walk you through how this twisted pair got away with their crimes for so long, the shocking discoveries made at 25 Cromwell Street, and how justice finally caught up with them. This one is dark and difficult, but it’s a case that shocked a nation and changed the way investigators approach crimes within families. Join me as we step inside the House of Horrors and uncover the horrifying legacy of Fred and Rose West. * Listener discretion is advised. sexual assault, death investigator, serial killers, gloucester, serial killer, forensic investigator, england, torture, teenagers, stories, uk, deceased, podcasting, murder, forensics, death, buried, julie mattson, rose west, prostitutes, killed, true crime, fred west, abduction, pushing up lilies, podcast, murderer false full 147 25c49122-3b66-4e5f-8618-d3b92f2e07fa The Koch Family Tragedy and Mental Health Awareness CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 14 May 2025 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/the-koch-family-tragedy-and-mental-health-awareness-Rszll2Bg CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> The Koch Family Tragedy and Mental Health Awareness Julie Mattson 00:26:43 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re acknowledging Mental Health Awareness Month by discussing a truly heartbreaking and recent case that shook the nation. In what authorities are calling a murder-suicide, 42-year-old Jeremy Koch is believed to have taken the lives of his wife, Bailey Koch, and their two sons, 18-year-old Hunter and 16-year-old Asher. Just days before the tragedy, Bailey reportedly shared a plea for help, one that now echoes painfully in hindsight. In this episode, we’ll walk through what happened, what was known before the tragedy, and how signs of mental health crises can sometimes be tragically missed or misunderstood. As a death investigator, I’ve seen firsthand the devastating consequences when mental health needs go unaddressed. This episode is not just about the loss of this beautiful family, it’s a call to speak up, check in, and make space for these critical conversations. If you or someone you love is struggling, you are not alone. National Alliance on Mental Illness: Call - 1-800-950-6264 Chat - Text “NAMI” to 62640 * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re acknowledging Mental Health Awareness Month by discussing a truly heartbreaking and recent case that shook the nation. In what authorities are calling a murder-suicide, 42-year-old Jeremy Koch is believed to have taken the lives of his wife, Bailey Koch, and their two sons, 18-year-old Hunter and 16-year-old Asher. Just days before the tragedy, Bailey reportedly shared a plea for help, one that now echoes painfully in hindsight. In this episode, we’ll walk through what happened, what was known before the tragedy, and how signs of mental health crises can sometimes be tragically missed or misunderstood. As a death investigator, I’ve seen firsthand the devastating consequences when mental health needs go unaddressed. This episode is not just about the loss of this beautiful family, it’s a call to speak up, check in, and make space for these critical conversations. If you or someone you love is struggling, you are not alone. National Alliance on Mental Illness: Call - 1-800-950-6264 Chat - Text “NAMI” to 62640 * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, suicide, forensic investigator, awareness, stories, deceased, podcasting, murder, forensics, stabbed, death, mental health, julie mattson, prostitutes, jeremy koch, killed, true crime, koch, pushing up lilies, koch family, podcast, murderer false full 146 01940129-9c53-4e93-857f-1085236482eb 82-Year-Old Marcia Norman Encased in Cement CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 7 May 2025 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/82-year-old-marcia-norman-encased-in-cement-Q2UvZ2Af CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> 82-Year-Old Marcia Norman Encased in Cement Julie Mattson 00:28:52 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re talking about a heartbreaking and deeply disturbing case out of Washington state. Jeffrey Zizz, a handyman, has been charged with the murder, kidnapping, and unlawful disposal of human remains in connection with the death of 82-year-old Marcia Norman, a woman who was later found partially encased in cement under a shed. This case is as gruesome as it is gut-wrenching. In this episode, I’ll walk you through what investigators have uncovered, how Zizz became a suspect, and the chilling details of what they discovered beneath the surface - literally. We’ll also talk about how crimes like this can go unnoticed until it’s too late, and what red flags might have been missed. This one is tough, y’all, but it’s a reminder that monsters don’t always look like strangers. Sometimes, they’re the ones we hire to help around the house. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re talking about a heartbreaking and deeply disturbing case out of Washington state. Jeffrey Zizz, a handyman, has been charged with the murder, kidnapping, and unlawful disposal of human remains in connection with the death of 82-year-old Marcia Norman, a woman who was later found partially encased in cement under a shed. This case is as gruesome as it is gut-wrenching. In this episode, I’ll walk you through what investigators have uncovered, how Zizz became a suspect, and the chilling details of what they discovered beneath the surface - literally. We’ll also talk about how crimes like this can go unnoticed until it’s too late, and what red flags might have been missed. This one is tough, y’all, but it’s a reminder that monsters don’t always look like strangers. Sometimes, they’re the ones we hire to help around the house. * Listener discretion is advised. sexual assault, death investigator, forensic investigator, torture, stories, deceased, nail gun, podcasting, murder, forensics, death, julie mattson, elderly, cement, killed, true crime, handyman, pushing up lilies, podcast, washington, murderer, marcia norman, jeffrey zizz false full 145 ea51e77e-0fe6-40c5-b3ea-e9afec0c5ca7 Elmer Wayne Henley - The Candyman's Apprentice CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/elmer-wayne-henley-the-candymans-apprentice-yjLfan7S CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Elmer Wayne Henley - The Candyman's Apprentice Julie Mattson 00:32:46 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re heading back into the terrifying world of Dean Corll, also known as The Candyman. But this time, we’re focusing on his young accomplice - Elmer Wayne Henley, the teen who went from high school student to serial killer’s apprentice. Elmer didn’t just know about the murders, he helped lure the victims in, tie them up, and ultimately played a role in one of the most horrifying true crime cases in U.S. history. In this episode, I’ll walk you through how Elmer got pulled into Dean Corll’s twisted web, the manipulative relationship they had, and the shocking moment he finally turned on his mentor. This is a tough story, especially because so many of the victims were so young, but it’s one that needs to be told. Join me as we dig deep into the psychological pull of a predator and the horrifying legacy of The Candyman Murders. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re heading back into the terrifying world of Dean Corll, also known as The Candyman. But this time, we’re focusing on his young accomplice - Elmer Wayne Henley, the teen who went from high school student to serial killer’s apprentice. Elmer didn’t just know about the murders, he helped lure the victims in, tie them up, and ultimately played a role in one of the most horrifying true crime cases in U.S. history. In this episode, I’ll walk you through how Elmer got pulled into Dean Corll’s twisted web, the manipulative relationship they had, and the shocking moment he finally turned on his mentor. This is a tough story, especially because so many of the victims were so young, but it’s one that needs to be told. Join me as we dig deep into the psychological pull of a predator and the horrifying legacy of The Candyman Murders. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, serial killers, serial killer, forensic investigator, torture, teenagers, stories, deceased, podcasting, murder, forensics, apprentice, elmer wayne henley, death, texas, julie mattson, prostitutes, killed, death row, dean arnold corll, true crime, the candy man, abduction, pushing up lilies, podcast, murderer, boys false full 144 6ed12f16-ec05-4bd6-9a7c-dc0c3879d284 Dean Arnold Corll - The Candyman Serial Killer CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 23 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/dean-arnold-corll-the-candyman-serial-killer-ewPNS5oJ CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Dean Arnold Corll - The Candyman Serial Killer Julie Mattson 00:32:45 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re diving into one of the most disturbing and often overlooked cases in true crime history - the horrifying crimes of Dean Arnold Corll, also known as The Candy Man. Operating in Houston during the 1970s, Corll was responsible for the brutal abduction, torture, and murder of at least 29 young boys, making it one of the most chilling serial killer cases in the U.S. I’ll walk you through how he gained the trust of his victims, the twisted role candy and a van played in luring them in, and how two teenage accomplices helped him carry out these unimaginable crimes. We’ll also discuss how Corll’s reign of terror finally came to an end, and the shocking way the truth was uncovered. This episode is not for the faint of heart, but it’s one we absolutely need to talk about. Join me as we peel back the layers of this truly disturbing case. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re diving into one of the most disturbing and often overlooked cases in true crime history - the horrifying crimes of Dean Arnold Corll, also known as The Candy Man. Operating in Houston during the 1970s, Corll was responsible for the brutal abduction, torture, and murder of at least 29 young boys, making it one of the most chilling serial killer cases in the U.S. I’ll walk you through how he gained the trust of his victims, the twisted role candy and a van played in luring them in, and how two teenage accomplices helped him carry out these unimaginable crimes. We’ll also discuss how Corll’s reign of terror finally came to an end, and the shocking way the truth was uncovered. This episode is not for the faint of heart, but it’s one we absolutely need to talk about. Join me as we peel back the layers of this truly disturbing case. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, serial killers, serial killer, forensic investigator, torture, teenagers, stories, deceased, podcasting, murder, forensics, death, texas, julie mattson, prostitutes, houston, killed, death row, dean arnold corll, true crime, the candy man, abduction, pushing up lilies, podcast, murderer, boys false full 143 1808bbbb-b7db-4a1f-b5ef-910404db0234 OnlyFans Model or Murderer? The Stabbing of Christian Obumseli CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 16 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/onlyfans-model-or-murderer-the-stabbing-of-christian-obumseli-xlJgY2zY CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> OnlyFans Model or Murderer? The Stabbing of Christian Obumseli Julie Mattson 00:29:53 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re diving into the high-profile case of Courtney Clenney, the OnlyFans model also known as Courtney Tailor, who was charged with the murder of her boyfriend, Christian Obumseli, in April 2022. 🔪 Behind the curated photos and influencer persona was a volatile and allegedly abusive relationship that began in 2020 and spiraled into something deadly. In this episode, I take you inside the details of their "tempestuous and combative" connection, the 911 call, the forensic evidence, and the moments that led up to that tragic day in their Miami apartment. Was it self-defense as she claimed - or something far more sinister? Let’s talk about it. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re diving into the high-profile case of Courtney Clenney, the OnlyFans model also known as Courtney Tailor, who was charged with the murder of her boyfriend, Christian Obumseli, in April 2022. 🔪 Behind the curated photos and influencer persona was a volatile and allegedly abusive relationship that began in 2020 and spiraled into something deadly. In this episode, I take you inside the details of their "tempestuous and combative" connection, the 911 call, the forensic evidence, and the moments that led up to that tragic day in their Miami apartment. Was it self-defense as she claimed - or something far more sinister? Let’s talk about it. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, onlyfans, forensic investigator, stories, deceased, podcasting, murder, model, forensics, relationship, miami, domestic violence, courtney tailor, death, julie mattson, self-defense, killed, true crime, pushing up lilies, podcast, homicide false full 142 0e5cccf0-2dd8-4538-885e-4426d936fdb1 Reckless Decisions: The Death of Jackson Kradle CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 9 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/reckless-decisions-the-death-of-jackson-kradle-LIjTSDfD CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Reckless Decisions: The Death of Jackson Kradle Julie Mattson 00:25:34 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, your host on Pushing Up Lilies. This week, we’re taking a closer look at a case that hits hard - especially when it involves someone who once wore a badge. Former Carroll County deputy, Matthew Herpstreith, has been charged in connection with the tragic death of Jackson Kradle. We’ll walk through the details of the case, including charges of reckless homicide, reckless conduct, obstruction of justice, and more. How does a trusted officer end up facing serious criminal charges? What really happened that led to Jackson’s death? Join me as we unpack the events, the investigation, and the serious questions raised when those meant to protect and serve instead cause harm. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, your host on Pushing Up Lilies. This week, we’re taking a closer look at a case that hits hard - especially when it involves someone who once wore a badge. Former Carroll County deputy, Matthew Herpstreith, has been charged in connection with the tragic death of Jackson Kradle. We’ll walk through the details of the case, including charges of reckless homicide, reckless conduct, obstruction of justice, and more. How does a trusted officer end up facing serious criminal charges? What really happened that led to Jackson’s death? Join me as we unpack the events, the investigation, and the serious questions raised when those meant to protect and serve instead cause harm. * Listener discretion is advised. carroll county, death investigator, drunk driving, forensic investigator, matthew herpstreith, stories, deceased, podcasting, forensics, pedestrian, death, julie mattson, killed, true crime, jackson kradle, law enforcement, pushing up lilies, podcast, homicide, deputy, drugs false full 141 bd92f444-23d1-4510-a40a-6603ef0a1f14 Incarcerated Killers: When Conjugal Visits Turn Deadly CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 2 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/incarcerated-killers-when-conjugal-visits-turn-deadly-I1EErjJ1 CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Incarcerated Killers: When Conjugal Visits Turn Deadly Julie Mattson 00:30:46 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, I’m diving into a case that has me absolutely fired up. We’re talking about the tragic death of Stephanie Diane Dowells - strangled during an overnight visit with her husband, convicted killer David Brinson, at Mule Creek State Prison in California. You heard that right. A man serving four life sentences for murdering four people execution-style was still allowed conjugal visits... and now another innocent person is dead. In this episode, I break down how this happened, why no safety measures were implemented after a nearly identical incident at the same prison just four months earlier, and how these so-called “rehabilitation” visits are putting people’s lives at risk. We’ll also look back at Brinson’s brutal crimes, his prison behavior, and the alarming loopholes that allowed this tragedy to unfold. It’s a tough conversation - but one we need to have. Because how many more victims are we going to allow, even behind prison walls? Join me as we talk about what went wrong, and what needs to change. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, I’m diving into a case that has me absolutely fired up. We’re talking about the tragic death of Stephanie Diane Dowells - strangled during an overnight visit with her husband, convicted killer David Brinson, at Mule Creek State Prison in California. You heard that right. A man serving four life sentences for murdering four people execution-style was still allowed conjugal visits... and now another innocent person is dead. In this episode, I break down how this happened, why no safety measures were implemented after a nearly identical incident at the same prison just four months earlier, and how these so-called “rehabilitation” visits are putting people’s lives at risk. We’ll also look back at Brinson’s brutal crimes, his prison behavior, and the alarming loopholes that allowed this tragedy to unfold. It’s a tough conversation - but one we need to have. Because how many more victims are we going to allow, even behind prison walls? Join me as we talk about what went wrong, and what needs to change. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, wife, forensic investigator, stories, deceased, podcasting, incarcerated, murder, forensics, domestic violence, conjugal visits, death, julie mattson, killed, death row, true crime, stephanie diane dowells, prison, pushing up lilies, podcast, murderer, david brinson false full 140 7031c1c5-9f67-4408-accc-899bd90be1a5 Revisiting Joe 'The Cannibal' Metheny: A Killer’s Deadly Menu CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/revisiting-joe-the-cannibal-metheny-a-killers-deadly-menu-nAWkLk5x CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Revisiting Joe 'The Cannibal' Metheny: A Killer’s Deadly Menu Julie Mattson 00:17:22 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re revisiting one of the most disturbing cases we’ve ever covered - Joe ‘The Cannibal’ Metheny. This bone-chilling episode takes a deep dive into the twisted world of a serial killer who didn’t just take lives… he served them up. Metheny ran a roadside food stand, where unsuspecting customers may have eaten more than just burgers. Join me as we dissect the dark details of his gruesome crimes, his twisted confessions, and the unimaginable horrors behind his so-called business. You might want to think twice before your next roadside meal. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re revisiting one of the most disturbing cases we’ve ever covered - Joe ‘The Cannibal’ Metheny. This bone-chilling episode takes a deep dive into the twisted world of a serial killer who didn’t just take lives… he served them up. Metheny ran a roadside food stand, where unsuspecting customers may have eaten more than just burgers. Join me as we dissect the dark details of his gruesome crimes, his twisted confessions, and the unimaginable horrors behind his so-called business. You might want to think twice before your next roadside meal. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, serial killer, stories, hamburgers, deceased, murder, forensics, scene, food truck, death, julie mattson, bbq, human meat, cannibal, true crime, joe metheny, killer false full 139 fe751048-9c0d-4407-90aa-f10f7ff5c21c Hairdresser Murder: What Happened to Joleen Cummings? CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 19 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/hairdresser-murder-what-happened-to-joleen-cummings-XXpt3HAn CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Hairdresser Murder: What Happened to Joleen Cummings? Julie Mattson 00:25:49 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, your host on Pushing Up Lilies. This week, we’re diving into the tragic and chilling case of Joleen Cummings, a beloved mother of three from Nassau County, Florida, who was murdered by her co-worker in a brutal betrayal. What started as a normal shift at a local hair salon ended in a mystery when Joleen never returned home. As investigators dug deeper, they uncovered shocking details about her co-worker, Kimberly Kessler, whose dark past and false identities only added more mystery to this horrific crime. How did no one see the danger lurking in plain sight? And what led to this violent workplace murder? Join me as we unravel the disturbing details of obsession, deception, and murder, and discuss what ultimately led to Kessler’s conviction. This case is a haunting reminder that sometimes, the real danger is closer than we think. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, your host on Pushing Up Lilies. This week, we’re diving into the tragic and chilling case of Joleen Cummings, a beloved mother of three from Nassau County, Florida, who was murdered by her co-worker in a brutal betrayal. What started as a normal shift at a local hair salon ended in a mystery when Joleen never returned home. As investigators dug deeper, they uncovered shocking details about her co-worker, Kimberly Kessler, whose dark past and false identities only added more mystery to this horrific crime. How did no one see the danger lurking in plain sight? And what led to this violent workplace murder? Join me as we unravel the disturbing details of obsession, deception, and murder, and discuss what ultimately led to Kessler’s conviction. This case is a haunting reminder that sometimes, the real danger is closer than we think. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, deceased, joleen cummings, podcasting, murder, forensics, scene, true crime podcast, florida, death, julie mattson, hair dresser, workplace, true crime, kimberly kessler, podcast, nassau county, hair salon false full 138 4c532da4-8d21-4ec4-b9fd-d9719e754f57 Workplace Suicides & the Murder Kroger Case CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 12 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/workplace-suicides-the-murder-kroger-case-44MIQPqp CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Workplace Suicides & the Murder Kroger Case Julie Mattson 00:25:55 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, your host on Pushing Up Lilies. This week, I’m diving into a tough but important topic—suicides at work. As a death investigator, I’ve responded to countless cases where people take their own lives while on the job, and the impact on coworkers and families is heartbreaking. We’ll talk about the signs, the struggles, and the aftermath of these tragic losses. I’m also covering a chilling case out of Denton, Texas, where Jeffrey McBride is accused of shooting and killing Eddie Joe Gonzales, a 51-year-old homeless man, at a grocery store locals have eerily nicknamed the Murder Kroger. What led to this senseless act of violence, and why does this location have such a dark reputation? Join me as I unpack the details, the investigation, and the unsettling realities of violent crime in everyday places. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, your host on Pushing Up Lilies. This week, I’m diving into a tough but important topic—suicides at work. As a death investigator, I’ve responded to countless cases where people take their own lives while on the job, and the impact on coworkers and families is heartbreaking. We’ll talk about the signs, the struggles, and the aftermath of these tragic losses. I’m also covering a chilling case out of Denton, Texas, where Jeffrey McBride is accused of shooting and killing Eddie Joe Gonzales, a 51-year-old homeless man, at a grocery store locals have eerily nicknamed the Murder Kroger. What led to this senseless act of violence, and why does this location have such a dark reputation? Join me as I unpack the details, the investigation, and the unsettling realities of violent crime in everyday places. * Listener discretion is advised. eddie joe gonzales, death investigator, suicide, jeffrey mcbride, deceased, podcasting, murder, forensics, scene, suicides, true crime podcast, death, texas, julie mattson, kroger, workplace, denton, homeless, true crime, podcast false full 137 41f7f023-ed83-4778-9f71-d3367f125e75 Flies, Gnats, Spiders… Oh My! (Listener Favorite Rewind) CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 5 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/flies-gnats-spiders-oh-my-listener-favorite-rewind-U2FP2EDZ CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Flies, Gnats, Spiders… Oh My! (Listener Favorite Rewind) Julie Mattson 00:09:52 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re bringing back one of our most popular episodes from way back -Episode 02! As a death investigator, I see a lot more than what they show you on TV, and let me tell you, it’s not always glamorous. From flies and gnats to spiders and roaches, we deal with it all. This episode dives into the realities of forensic work, including the not-so-pleasant side effects - like dodging creepy crawlies and going home with a scent that’s… well, less than fresh. If you missed this one the first time, now’s your chance to catch up! And if you’ve already listened, take a walk down memory lane with me as we revisit the less-talked-about side of crime scene investigations. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and this week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re bringing back one of our most popular episodes from way back -Episode 02! As a death investigator, I see a lot more than what they show you on TV, and let me tell you, it’s not always glamorous. From flies and gnats to spiders and roaches, we deal with it all. This episode dives into the realities of forensic work, including the not-so-pleasant side effects - like dodging creepy crawlies and going home with a scent that’s… well, less than fresh. If you missed this one the first time, now’s your chance to catch up! And if you’ve already listened, take a walk down memory lane with me as we revisit the less-talked-about side of crime scene investigations. death investigator, forensic investigator, stories, deceased, podcasting, forensics, scene, gnats, death, julie mattson, flies, true crime, bugs, spiders, pushing up lilies, podcast false full 136 10e7f695-8111-4088-8d50-b779f7e9d9fa Connecticut ‘Cannibal Killer' Released to Kill Again? CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 26 Feb 2025 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/connecticut-cannibal-killer-released-to-kill-again-UB4WmY9e CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Connecticut ‘Cannibal Killer' Released to Kill Again? Julie Mattson 00:25:00 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, your host on Pushing Up Lilies. This week, we’re diving into a truly disturbing case - Tyree Lincoln Smith, the Florida man who brutally murdered and cannibalized a homeless man in Connecticut, has now been granted conditional release a decade after his horrific crime. We’ll break down the gruesome details of the case, the court’s decision to let him back into society, and what this means for public safety. Should a man who committed such an unspeakable act ever walk free? Join me as we unpack this chilling story and the terrifying reality of violent offenders being released back into our communities. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, your host on Pushing Up Lilies. This week, we’re diving into a truly disturbing case - Tyree Lincoln Smith, the Florida man who brutally murdered and cannibalized a homeless man in Connecticut, has now been granted conditional release a decade after his horrific crime. We’ll break down the gruesome details of the case, the court’s decision to let him back into society, and what this means for public safety. Should a man who committed such an unspeakable act ever walk free? Join me as we unpack this chilling story and the terrifying reality of violent offenders being released back into our communities. * Listener discretion is advised. psychiatric hospital, release, schizophrenia, deceased, podcasting, murder, scene, florida, death, angel gonzalez, mental health, julie mattson, tyree lincoln smith, violence, homeless, cannibal, true crime, connecticut, podcast, cannibalism, homicide, cemetery, killer, hatchet false full 135 d3adf6ed-c54c-4bff-8f51-eb77f4858089 Taylor Schabusiness: Murder and Mutilation CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 19 Feb 2025 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/taylor-schabusiness-murder-and-mutilation-Heo4Y7gR CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Taylor Schabusiness: Murder and Mutilation Julie Mattson 00:22:59 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and on this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we’re diving into a crime so gruesome it shocked even seasoned investigators. Taylor Schabusiness, 25, was charged with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilation of a corpse, and third-degree sexual assault in the horrific death of 24-year-old Shad Thyrion. What started as a night of drugs and intimacy turned into something out of a nightmare, leaving behind a crime scene that defies comprehension. Join me as I walk through the chilling details of this case, the disturbing mindset behind the crime, and the shocking courtroom moments that followed. This one is as dark as it gets—so buckle up. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and on this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we’re diving into a crime so gruesome it shocked even seasoned investigators. Taylor Schabusiness, 25, was charged with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilation of a corpse, and third-degree sexual assault in the horrific death of 24-year-old Shad Thyrion. What started as a night of drugs and intimacy turned into something out of a nightmare, leaving behind a crime scene that defies comprehension. Join me as I walk through the chilling details of this case, the disturbing mindset behind the crime, and the shocking courtroom moments that followed. This one is as dark as it gets—so buckle up. * Listener discretion is advised. sexual assault, death investigator, forensic investigator, taylor schabusiness, deceased, podcasting, murder, decapitated, mutilation, forensics, wisconsin, death, mental health, julie mattson, violence, true crime, blood, shad thyrion, dismember, corpse, podcast, homicide false full 134 9a05923f-8107-4529-acfa-9aa713b1ab19 Sacramento Vampire Richard Chase Part 2 CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/sacramento-vampire-richard-chase-part-2-s7WPuZ_q CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Sacramento Vampire Richard Chase Part 2 Julie Mattson 00:26:58 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson here on Pushing Up Lilies. Welcome to Part 2 of our deep dive into the disturbing world of Richard Chase, the Sacramento Vampire. In this episode, I’m taking you through the harrowing details of his grisly crimes and the tragic stories of the victims who fell prey to his twisted methods. We'll explore how his reign of terror unfolded—from the chaotic scenes of his brutal attacks to the relentless investigations that eventually brought his dark legacy to light. Join me as I piece together the forensic evidence, recount the chilling events, and reflect on the impact of Chase’s horrifying actions on the community of Sacramento. Strap in for a gripping, heart-wrenching journey through one of true crime history's most infamous serial killer cases. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson here on Pushing Up Lilies. Welcome to Part 2 of our deep dive into the disturbing world of Richard Chase, the Sacramento Vampire. In this episode, I’m taking you through the harrowing details of his grisly crimes and the tragic stories of the victims who fell prey to his twisted methods. We'll explore how his reign of terror unfolded—from the chaotic scenes of his brutal attacks to the relentless investigations that eventually brought his dark legacy to light. Join me as I piece together the forensic evidence, recount the chilling events, and reflect on the impact of Chase’s horrifying actions on the community of Sacramento. Strap in for a gripping, heart-wrenching journey through one of true crime history's most infamous serial killer cases. * Listener discretion is advised. deceased, podcasting, sacramento, victims, murder, scene, vampire, pets, animals, death, vampire killer, mental health, richard chase, julie mattson, violence, cannibal, true crime, mother, blood, father, part 2, podcast, cannibalism, homicide, childhood false full 133 9491c1b1-17ac-4ee1-9a0f-f1b71215be8f Sacramento Vampire Richard Chase Part 1 CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 5 Feb 2025 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/sacramento-vampire-richard-chase-part-1-kP9tLwNe CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Sacramento Vampire Richard Chase Part 1 Julie Mattson 00:28:38 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, your host on Pushing Up Lilies. This week, we’re kicking off a two-part deep dive into one of the most chilling cases in true crime history—the terrifying story of Richard Chase, better known as the Sacramento Vampire. In Part 1, we’re taking a close look at his early years, from childhood to young adulthood. I’ll walk you through how Chase’s twisted motives and disturbed mind led him to commit unspeakable acts. What factors led to his disturbing descent into madness? Were there warning signs that were ignored? Join me as we dig into the events that shaped one of the most infamous killers in history, setting the stage for the horror that was yet to come. Stay tuned for Part 2, where we’ll explore his gruesome crimes and the investigation that brought his reign of terror to an end. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, your host on Pushing Up Lilies. This week, we’re kicking off a two-part deep dive into one of the most chilling cases in true crime history—the terrifying story of Richard Chase, better known as the Sacramento Vampire. In Part 1, we’re taking a close look at his early years, from childhood to young adulthood. I’ll walk you through how Chase’s twisted motives and disturbed mind led him to commit unspeakable acts. What factors led to his disturbing descent into madness? Were there warning signs that were ignored? Join me as we dig into the events that shaped one of the most infamous killers in history, setting the stage for the horror that was yet to come. Stay tuned for Part 2, where we’ll explore his gruesome crimes and the investigation that brought his reign of terror to an end. * Listener discretion is advised. deceased, podcasting, sacramento, victims, murder, forensics, scene, vampire, pets, animals, pushinguplilies, death, vampire killer, mental health, richard chase, julie mattson, violence, cannibal, true crime, mother, blood, father, podcast, cannibalism, homicide, childhood, deathinvestigator false full 132 bb738078-9115-42c1-8bfe-58fe987af411 Jason Thornburg - Texas Cannibal Serial Killer CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 29 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/jason-thornburg-texas-cannibal-serial-killer-k_psd4EZ CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Jason Thornburg - Texas Cannibal Serial Killer Julie Mattson 00:28:01 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and on this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we’re diving into the disturbing case of Jason Thornburg, the Texas serial killer whose gruesome crimes sent shockwaves through Fort Worth. Known for his twisted religious justifications and ritualistic murders, Thornburg confessed to brutally killing multiple victims, dismembering their bodies, and even setting them on fire. But what drove him to commit such heinous acts? Join me as we uncover the chilling details of his confession, the horrifying evidence investigators discovered, and the psychological depths of a man who believed his crimes were part of a higher calling. This one is not for the faint of heart. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and on this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we’re diving into the disturbing case of Jason Thornburg, the Texas serial killer whose gruesome crimes sent shockwaves through Fort Worth. Known for his twisted religious justifications and ritualistic murders, Thornburg confessed to brutally killing multiple victims, dismembering their bodies, and even setting them on fire. But what drove him to commit such heinous acts? Join me as we uncover the chilling details of his confession, the horrifying evidence investigators discovered, and the psychological depths of a man who believed his crimes were part of a higher calling. This one is not for the faint of heart. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, serial killer, forensic investigator, stories, deceased, podcasting, murder, forensics, death, texas, julie mattson, killed, cannibal, plastic containers, true crime, jason thornburg, pushing up lilies, dismembered, sacrifice, fort worth, podcast, cannibalism, murderer false full 131 2d512966-59a4-4104-8890-34735b7bcd6f Little Athena Strand Killed By Delivery Driver CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/little-athena-strand-killed-by-delivery-driver-skNi7Rag CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Little Athena Strand Killed By Delivery Driver Julie Mattson 00:26:20 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson here with Pushing Up Lilies. In today’s episode, I’m delving into the heartbreaking case of seven-year-old Athena Strand, whose life was tragically cut short by a FedEx driver. We’ll examine the devastating details of this crime, the circumstances that led to her untimely death, and the aftermath that shook an entire community. Join me as we explore the search for answers and justice, and reflect on the innocent life lost far too soon. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson here with Pushing Up Lilies. In today’s episode, I’m delving into the heartbreaking case of seven-year-old Athena Strand, whose life was tragically cut short by a FedEx driver. We’ll examine the devastating details of this crime, the circumstances that led to her untimely death, and the aftermath that shook an entire community. Join me as we explore the search for answers and justice, and reflect on the innocent life lost far too soon. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, forensic investigator, athena strand, stories, fedex, deceased, podcasting, murder, forensics, death, texas, girl, julie mattson, delivery, killed, tanner horner, true crime, driver, pushing up lilies, podcast, murderer false full 130 3754ef3b-4137-49a0-a0d9-fcd5f86b2fe2 Elderly Serial Killers: Ray and Faye Copeland CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 15 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/elderly-serial-killers-ray-and-faye-copeland-N6ZwPPv7 CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Elderly Serial Killers: Ray and Faye Copeland Julie Mattson 00:30:38 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson here with Pushing Up Lilies. In this episode, I’m digging into the unsettling story of Faye and Raymond Copeland—the oldest couple ever sentenced to death in the United States. Despite their advanced age, the Copelands orchestrated a chilling murder-for-profit scheme that shook the nation. Join me as I explore how they lured unsuspecting victims, the evidence that ultimately exposed them, and the twisted dynamics that led this seemingly ordinary couple down a path of greed, betrayal, and cold-blooded murder. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson here with Pushing Up Lilies. In this episode, I’m digging into the unsettling story of Faye and Raymond Copeland—the oldest couple ever sentenced to death in the United States. Despite their advanced age, the Copelands orchestrated a chilling murder-for-profit scheme that shook the nation. Join me as I explore how they lured unsuspecting victims, the evidence that ultimately exposed them, and the twisted dynamics that led this seemingly ordinary couple down a path of greed, betrayal, and cold-blooded murder. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, serial killers, serial killer, wife, forensic investigator, stories, deceased, faye copeland, podcasting, murder, forensics, domestic violence, relationships, death, julie mattson, elderly, killed, death row, true crime, pushing up lilies, podcast, murderer, raymond copeland false full 129 c9085d61-cc58-4aad-90df-b66dee1565bd Cold Medicine Murder: The Case of Matthew and Lauren Phelps CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 8 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/cold-medicine-murder-the-case-of-matthew-and-lauren-phelps-hL5zLFN3 CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Cold Medicine Murder: The Case of Matthew and Lauren Phelps Julie Mattson 00:27:02 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, your host on Pushing Up Lilies. In this episode, I’m diving into the chilling case of Matthew Phelps, who was charged with murder on September 1st after allegedly stabbing his wife, Lauren Ashley-Nicole Phelps, to death. The shocking twist? He claimed that cold medicine caused him to commit this unspeakable act. Join me as I explore the details of this tragic crime, the bizarre defense put forward, and the investigation that followed. We’ll uncover how a seemingly ordinary medication became the focal point of one of the most unsettling cases in recent true crime history. Buckle up, because this deep dive into the “Cold Medicine Murder” is guaranteed to leave you with more questions than answers. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, your host on Pushing Up Lilies. In this episode, I’m diving into the chilling case of Matthew Phelps, who was charged with murder on September 1st after allegedly stabbing his wife, Lauren Ashley-Nicole Phelps, to death. The shocking twist? He claimed that cold medicine caused him to commit this unspeakable act. Join me as I explore the details of this tragic crime, the bizarre defense put forward, and the investigation that followed. We’ll uncover how a seemingly ordinary medication became the focal point of one of the most unsettling cases in recent true crime history. Buckle up, because this deep dive into the “Cold Medicine Murder” is guaranteed to leave you with more questions than answers. * Listener discretion is advised. wife, north carolina, podcasting, murder, matthew phelps, forensics, stabbed, knife, death, julie mattson, cold medicine, lauren phelps, true crime, raleigh, pastor, pushing up lilies, podcast, murderer, killer false full 128 64839bac-b1e4-46fb-b988-113103f821f9 Japan's 'Black Widow' Serial Killer Chisako Kakehi CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 1 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/japans-black-widow-serial-killer-chisako-kakehi-RUR39ENp CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Japan's 'Black Widow' Serial Killer Chisako Kakehi Julie Mattson 00:27:54 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and in this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I’m taking a trip across the globe to uncover the unsettling story of Japan’s “Black Widow,” Chisako Kakehi. This infamous serial killer has been accused of luring her victims into deadly traps—often using poison—as she pursued financial gain and control. I’ll guide you through the disturbing details of her crimes, the complex investigation that unfolded, and the questions that still linger about what drove her to commit these horrifying acts. Join me as we shed light on one of Japan’s most notorious murder cases, revealing how seemingly ordinary encounters can conceal the darkest of intentions. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and in this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I’m taking a trip across the globe to uncover the unsettling story of Japan’s “Black Widow,” Chisako Kakehi. This infamous serial killer has been accused of luring her victims into deadly traps—often using poison—as she pursued financial gain and control. I’ll guide you through the disturbing details of her crimes, the complex investigation that unfolded, and the questions that still linger about what drove her to commit these horrifying acts. Join me as we shed light on one of Japan’s most notorious murder cases, revealing how seemingly ordinary encounters can conceal the darkest of intentions. * Listener discretion is advised. cyanide, death investigator, masanori honda, serial killer, black widow, stories, deceased, deaths, podcasting, murder, japan, butisao kakehi, true crime podcast, death, minoru hioki, dating, medical examiner, julie mattson, poisoning, death row, crime scene, true crime, poison, chisako kakehi, pushing up lilies, podcast, murderer, matchmaking, investigation, husband false full 127 d95c58e1-028c-4c37-82d7-0cefcadd3542 The Tragic Murder of Rhonda Hinson CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 25 Dec 2024 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/the-tragic-murder-of-rhonda-hinson-SezCSoNR CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> The Tragic Murder of Rhonda Hinson Julie Mattson 00:29:00 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, your host on Pushing Up Lilies. In this episode, we’re taking a closer look at the heartbreaking 1981 murder of 19-year-old Rhonda Hinson, a North Carolina teen whose life was brutally cut short just two days before Christmas. Found on the side of the road, Rhonda’s tragic death sent shockwaves through her community and remains shrouded in mystery decades later. We’ll piece together the known details, explore the lingering questions, and examine the emotional aftermath that still resonates with her loved ones. Join me as we dive into this cold case, hoping to shed light on a Christmas tragedy that continues to haunt those seeking justice for Rhonda. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, your host on Pushing Up Lilies. In this episode, we’re taking a closer look at the heartbreaking 1981 murder of 19-year-old Rhonda Hinson, a North Carolina teen whose life was brutally cut short just two days before Christmas. Found on the side of the road, Rhonda’s tragic death sent shockwaves through her community and remains shrouded in mystery decades later. We’ll piece together the known details, explore the lingering questions, and examine the emotional aftermath that still resonates with her loved ones. Join me as we dive into this cold case, hoping to shed light on a Christmas tragedy that continues to haunt those seeking justice for Rhonda. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, north carolina, shot, stories, deceased, murder, forensics, car, death, julie mattson, christmas, killed, true crime, rhonda hinson, unsolved, pushing up lilies false full 126 d6d10f96-aca7-4019-b4ce-f89c057d5c77 Rides That Never Return: Rideshare Nightmares CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/rides-that-never-return-rideshare-nightmares-pQ6MOYZu CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Rides That Never Return: Rideshare Nightmares Julie Mattson 00:28:09 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and on this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we’re diving into the unsettling world of deaths linked to Uber and Lyft rides. As a forensic death investigator, I’ve seen firsthand how a routine trip can turn tragic, leaving families and communities shaken. We’ll explore the cases of passengers who never made it home, the challenges in investigating these crimes, and what steps are being taken to improve safety. Fasten your seatbelts, because this deep dive into the darker side of rideshares might change the way you look at getting from point A to point B. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and on this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we’re diving into the unsettling world of deaths linked to Uber and Lyft rides. As a forensic death investigator, I’ve seen firsthand how a routine trip can turn tragic, leaving families and communities shaken. We’ll explore the cases of passengers who never made it home, the challenges in investigating these crimes, and what steps are being taken to improve safety. Fasten your seatbelts, because this deep dive into the darker side of rideshares might change the way you look at getting from point A to point B. * Listener discretion is advised. forensicinvestigator, lift, stories, nathaniel rowland, deceased, podcasting, murder, forensics, kidnapping, death, julie mattson, abductor, rideshare, true crime, samantha josephson, sami's law, uber, podcast, murderer, deathinvestigator false full 125 78c81fc2-99f1-4b23-86de-507136863236 The Walls Have Eyes: The Chilling Case of Daniel LaPlante CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 11 Dec 2024 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/the-walls-have-eyes-the-chilling-case-of-daniel-laplante-4uV9_pdD CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> The Walls Have Eyes: The Chilling Case of Daniel LaPlante Julie Mattson 00:21:50 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson here, your host of Pushing Up Lilies. This week, I’m taking you into one of the most unsettling cases I’ve ever researched—the story of Daniel LaPlante. Known for his bizarre and terrifying behavior, LaPlante lurked in the walls of a family’s home before brutally murdering a pregnant woman and her children. In this episode, I’ll guide you through the details of this horrifying crime, explore the twisted mind behind it, and discuss the aftermath that left a community shaken to its core. Prepare yourselves, because this is one case that will have you double-checking every corner of your home. * Listener discretion is strongly advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson here, your host of Pushing Up Lilies. This week, I’m taking you into one of the most unsettling cases I’ve ever researched—the story of Daniel LaPlante. Known for his bizarre and terrifying behavior, LaPlante lurked in the walls of a family’s home before brutally murdering a pregnant woman and her children. In this episode, I’ll guide you through the details of this horrifying crime, explore the twisted mind behind it, and discuss the aftermath that left a community shaken to its core. Prepare yourselves, because this is one case that will have you double-checking every corner of your home. * Listener discretion is strongly advised. death investigator, daniel laplante, deceased, podcasting, murder, children, mental illness, death, walls, julie mattson, forensic, killed, true crime, mother, investigator, drowning, podcast, rape, parole false full 124 ddd5eafb-22cf-42ff-b8bb-796b2820121a Breathless: Tragic Asphyxia and Choking Deaths CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 4 Dec 2024 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/breathless-tragic-asphyxia-and-choking-deaths-EAj2HLTp CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Breathless: Tragic Asphyxia and Choking Deaths Julie Mattson 00:27:16 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, your host of Pushing Up Lilies. In this episode, I’m diving into a heartbreaking and often misunderstood topic—deaths caused by asphyxia and choking. Whether it’s accidental, intentional, or the result of foul play, these cases are some of the most challenging and emotional to investigate. I’ll share insights from my work as a forensic death investigator, exploring how these tragedies unfold, the evidence left behind, and the human stories at the center of it all. From dining accidents to more sinister scenarios, we’ll uncover the realities of these silent killers and discuss how they leave an unforgettable impact on families and communities. You won’t want to miss this deep dive into one of the most sobering aspects of forensic work. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, your host of Pushing Up Lilies. In this episode, I’m diving into a heartbreaking and often misunderstood topic—deaths caused by asphyxia and choking. Whether it’s accidental, intentional, or the result of foul play, these cases are some of the most challenging and emotional to investigate. I’ll share insights from my work as a forensic death investigator, exploring how these tragedies unfold, the evidence left behind, and the human stories at the center of it all. From dining accidents to more sinister scenarios, we’ll uncover the realities of these silent killers and discuss how they leave an unforgettable impact on families and communities. You won’t want to miss this deep dive into one of the most sobering aspects of forensic work. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, asphyxiation, stories, deceased, podcasting, forensics, choking, true crime podcast, death, oxygen, julie mattson, forensic, breathing, true crime, choke, pushing up lilies, podcast, accidents, investigation, asphyxia false full 123 1c714c9f-e7ed-4b88-a439-32489139c1b6 Susan Smith: A Mother’s Betrayal CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 27 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/susan-smith-a-mothers-betrayal-rD1pDpCv CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Susan Smith: A Mother’s Betrayal Julie Mattson 00:26:41 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, your host on Pushing Up Lilies. This week, we’re revisiting one of the most shocking and heartbreaking cases in true crime history—the story of Susan Smith, the mother who drove her car into a lake in 1994, drowning her two young sons. It’s a case that stunned the nation, and now, nearly 30 years later, Susan was up for parole. In this episode, I’ll take you through the tragic details of the crime, the trial that followed, and the impact it had on everyone involved. We’ll also discuss the emotions surrounding her recent parole hearing and the reactions from those who believe justice should or shouldn’t give her a second chance. Tune in as we explore this haunting case and the lingering questions it leaves behind. * Listener discretion is strongly advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, your host on Pushing Up Lilies. This week, we’re revisiting one of the most shocking and heartbreaking cases in true crime history—the story of Susan Smith, the mother who drove her car into a lake in 1994, drowning her two young sons. It’s a case that stunned the nation, and now, nearly 30 years later, Susan was up for parole. In this episode, I’ll take you through the tragic details of the crime, the trial that followed, and the impact it had on everyone involved. We’ll also discuss the emotions surrounding her recent parole hearing and the reactions from those who believe justice should or shouldn’t give her a second chance. Tune in as we explore this haunting case and the lingering questions it leaves behind. * Listener discretion is strongly advised. maternal filicide, deceased, podcasting, murder, children, mothers, susan smith, mental illness, car, death, julie mattson, forensic, killed, true crime, pushing up lilies, investigator, drowning, podcast, parole false full 122 017d28c6-5c1d-4fdd-91af-2e57e89aca69 Deaths in Tanning Beds CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 20 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/deaths-in-tanning-beds-RZIBjNV3 CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Deaths in Tanning Beds Julie Mattson 00:25:13 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, your host of Pushing Up Lilies. In this episode, we’re diving into a chilling and often overlooked phenomenon—people found deceased in tanning beds. While these cases may sound unusual, they are both tragic and haunting. As a death investigator, I’ll share with you stories about overdoses, undiagnosed medical issues, and possible cases of foul play tied to the tanning bed. Join me as we uncover the dangers lurking behind the glowing lights, and examine real cases where routine visits turned into heartbreaking tragedies. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, your host of Pushing Up Lilies. In this episode, we’re diving into a chilling and often overlooked phenomenon—people found deceased in tanning beds. While these cases may sound unusual, they are both tragic and haunting. As a death investigator, I’ll share with you stories about overdoses, undiagnosed medical issues, and possible cases of foul play tied to the tanning bed. Join me as we uncover the dangers lurking behind the glowing lights, and examine real cases where routine visits turned into heartbreaking tragedies. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, forensic investigator, bodies, stories, #forensicscience, deceased, podcasting, forensics, planet fitness, death, forensic evidence, tanning beds, julie mattson, true crime, derek sink, pushing up lilies, podcast, drugs false full 121 f6806e7d-d90b-46b9-8d23-cb0538045448 Eighteen Decomposed Bodies in a Funeral Home CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 13 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/eighteen-decomposed-bodies-in-a-funeral-home-P583rvQJ CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Eighteen Decomposed Bodies in a Funeral Home Julie Mattson 00:21:54 In this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we dive into the chilling case of Chris Lee Johnson, a 39-year-old funeral home owner from Douglas, Georgia, who has been arrested after authorities discovered 18 decomposing bodies in his care. The bodies were found during an eviction notice at his business, and the details that followed are both shocking and horrifying. What led to this gross neglect, and how did Johnson manage to conceal the disturbing truth for so long? Join me as we explore the sinister side of a trusted profession and uncover the unsettling reality behind the headlines. * Listener discretion is advised. In this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we dive into the chilling case of Chris Lee Johnson, a 39-year-old funeral home owner from Douglas, Georgia, who has been arrested after authorities discovered 18 decomposing bodies in his care. The bodies were found during an eviction notice at his business, and the details that followed are both shocking and horrifying. What led to this gross neglect, and how did Johnson manage to conceal the disturbing truth for so long? Join me as we explore the sinister side of a trusted profession and uncover the unsettling reality behind the headlines. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, chris lee johnson, bodies, stories, deceased, podcasting, forensics, death, forensic evidence, human remains, julie mattson, cremation, pushing up lilies, decomposed, podcast, georgia, cremains, funeral homes false full 120 31ffbf88-e03c-4b94-bfb3-16b83a78e974 Wife Murdered Over Zombie House Flipping Show CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 6 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/wife-murdered-over-zombie-house-flipping-show-7vgMWahQ CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wife Murdered Over Zombie House Flipping Show Julie Mattson 00:27:13 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and on this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we’re delving into the twisted tale of David Tronnes, a Florida man whose obsession with home renovations and dreams of reality TV stardom ended in murder. In 2018, David was convicted of killing his wife, Shanti Cooper-Tronnes, after she disagreed with his obsessive plans to get their home featured on the show Zombie House Flipping. What started as a renovation project quickly spiraled into arguments and, ultimately, a tragic act of violence. Join me as we unpack the details of this disturbing case, exploring how ambition and obsession led to a senseless murder. You won’t want to miss this deep dive into a dream turned deadly. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, and on this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we’re delving into the twisted tale of David Tronnes, a Florida man whose obsession with home renovations and dreams of reality TV stardom ended in murder. In 2018, David was convicted of killing his wife, Shanti Cooper-Tronnes, after she disagreed with his obsessive plans to get their home featured on the show Zombie House Flipping. What started as a renovation project quickly spiraled into arguments and, ultimately, a tragic act of violence. Join me as we unpack the details of this disturbing case, exploring how ambition and obsession led to a senseless murder. You won’t want to miss this deep dive into a dream turned deadly. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, suicide, forensic investigator, reality tv, stories, deceased, podcasting, murder, forensics, divorce, shanti cooper-tronnes, domestic violence, florida, relationships, death, david tronnes, julie mattson, killed, true crime, zombie house, pushing up lilies, bathtub, renovation, podcast, flipping, murderer false full 119 c314ed07-e3ab-4dc6-b29e-7ffd0a7a0dac Buried Secrets: A Deathbed Confession Unravels a 24-Year Mystery CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 30 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/buried-secrets-a-deathbed-confession-unravels-a-24-year-mystery-s1PyQX1J CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Buried Secrets: A Deathbed Confession Unravels a 24-Year Mystery Julie Mattson 00:29:08 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, your host on Pushing Up Lilies. In this episode, I’m diving into a case that stayed cold for 24 long years—until a chilling deathbed confession finally led investigators to the remains of a missing girl and her mother in West Virginia. It’s a story of heartbreak, secrets buried deep, and justice delayed but not denied. I’ll walk you through the twists and turns of the investigation, how the truth was uncovered after decades of silence, and the emotional toll these unresolved cases leave behind for families and communities. Join me as we explore the haunting details of this case and the power a confession holds, even in the final moments of life. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, your host on Pushing Up Lilies. In this episode, I’m diving into a case that stayed cold for 24 long years—until a chilling deathbed confession finally led investigators to the remains of a missing girl and her mother in West Virginia. It’s a story of heartbreak, secrets buried deep, and justice delayed but not denied. I’ll walk you through the twists and turns of the investigation, how the truth was uncovered after decades of silence, and the emotional toll these unresolved cases leave behind for families and communities. Join me as we explore the haunting details of this case and the power a confession holds, even in the final moments of life. * Listener discretion is advised. susan carter, death investigator, bodies, stories, west virginia, deceased, podcasting, larry webb, murder, natasha alexander carter, forensics, mom, true crime podcast, death, buried, julie mattson, true crime, forensic death investigator, mother, pushing up lilies, podcast, cold case false full 118 84986edd-87d6-475b-a1a9-c6501a85a64c Suicide and the Dark Side of the Holidays CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 23 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/suicide-and-the-dark-side-of-the-holidays-EcR9TdHq CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Suicide and the Dark Side of the Holidays Julie Mattson 00:33:25 Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, your host on Pushing Up Lilies. In this episode, I’m diving into a heartbreaking case of a man who took his own life while on vacation with his family—a devastating reminder that even joyful moments can be overshadowed by personal struggles. As a death investigator, I’ve seen an alarming rise in suicides during the holiday seasons, a time that’s supposed to be filled with happiness and connection. Today, I’ll share insights from my work in the field, explore the complexities of mental health, and talk about how these tragic losses impact families. Join me as we uncover the difficult realities that often go unnoticed during the holidays, and the importance of recognizing the signs that someone may need help. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie Mattson, your host on Pushing Up Lilies. In this episode, I’m diving into a heartbreaking case of a man who took his own life while on vacation with his family—a devastating reminder that even joyful moments can be overshadowed by personal struggles. As a death investigator, I’ve seen an alarming rise in suicides during the holiday seasons, a time that’s supposed to be filled with happiness and connection. Today, I’ll share insights from my work in the field, explore the complexities of mental health, and talk about how these tragic losses impact families. Join me as we uncover the difficult realities that often go unnoticed during the holidays, and the importance of recognizing the signs that someone may need help. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, suicide, stories, hanging, deceased, deaths, podcasting, holidays, death, julie mattson, vacation, forensic, suicide signs, true crime, forensic death investigator, pushing up lilies, cases, podcast, family, investigation, stan kotowski false full 117 6bc7c1ab-c026-42f7-8bcb-f0e390de91de Torilena Fields, Accused of Killing and Cooking Mom CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 16 Oct 2024 09:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/torilena-fields-accused-of-killing-and-cooking-mom-BLGg7RSf CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Torilena Fields, Accused of Killing and Cooking Mom Julie Mattson 00:28:17 This week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re diving into a shocking and deeply disturbing crime case out of Kentucky. Torilena Fields, indicted for the capital murder of her own mother, and if that wasn't horrific enough, she's also charged with abuse of her corpse. This story has so many twists that leave you questioning how family ties can unravel so tragically. How could someone go from being a daughter to the accused in such a heinous act? We’ll go through the timeline, the evidence, and what could have led to this gruesome turn of events. Grab a seat, y'all — it's going to be a heavy one. * Listener discretion is advised. This week on Pushing Up Lilies, we’re diving into a shocking and deeply disturbing crime case out of Kentucky. Torilena Fields, indicted for the capital murder of her own mother, and if that wasn't horrific enough, she's also charged with abuse of her corpse. This story has so many twists that leave you questioning how family ties can unravel so tragically. How could someone go from being a daughter to the accused in such a heinous act? We’ll go through the timeline, the evidence, and what could have led to this gruesome turn of events. Grab a seat, y'all — it's going to be a heavy one. * Listener discretion is advised. podcasting, trudy fields, cook, julie mattson, kentucky, forensic, abuse, true crime, forensic death investigator, torilena fields, pushing up lilies, dismember, corpse, podcast, killer false full 116 99ca7f80-fda7-4278-9779-84f7224eae5f Depraved Heart: The Tragic Death of Sarah Harris CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 9 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/depraved-heart-the-tragic-death-of-sarah-harris-jLkHHH0U CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Depraved Heart: The Tragic Death of Sarah Harris Julie Mattson 00:30:01 Welcome back to Pushing Up Lilies! In this episode, we’re diving into the disturbing and heartbreaking case of Sarah Harris, a young woman whose life was tragically cut short by the actions of her much older boyfriend, oral surgeon James Ryan. Sarah's death wasn’t just a tragic accident; it was the result of a horrifying power dynamic where Ryan used anesthesia drugs to control her, leading to her untimely death. We’ll discuss what depraved heart murder really means, the chilling details of how Sarah was manipulated and ultimately killed, and how the law deals with reckless indifference like this. This is a case that truly highlights how dangerous power and control in relationships can become. Join me as we unravel the chilling details of Sarah’s story and the shocking legal outcome that followed. You won't want to miss it! Listener discretion is advised. Welcome back to Pushing Up Lilies! In this episode, we’re diving into the disturbing and heartbreaking case of Sarah Harris, a young woman whose life was tragically cut short by the actions of her much older boyfriend, oral surgeon James Ryan. Sarah's death wasn’t just a tragic accident; it was the result of a horrifying power dynamic where Ryan used anesthesia drugs to control her, leading to her untimely death. We’ll discuss what depraved heart murder really means, the chilling details of how Sarah was manipulated and ultimately killed, and how the law deals with reckless indifference like this. This is a case that truly highlights how dangerous power and control in relationships can become. Join me as we unravel the chilling details of Sarah’s story and the shocking legal outcome that followed. You won't want to miss it! Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, forensic investigator, stories, control, depraved heart, deceased, podcasting, murder, dentist, forensics, domestic violence, relationships, death, julie mattson, james ryan, power, killed, surgeon, true crime, pushing up lilies, podcast, sarah harris, drugs false full 115 986ae3b6-267d-41b7-b4cb-fa05b5097130 Bathtub Murder: The Tragic Death of Kendy Howard CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 2 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/bathtub-murder-the-tragic-death-of-kendy-howard-SGWrGE_3 CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Bathtub Murder: The Tragic Death of Kendy Howard Julie Mattson 00:30:30 Hey y’all, it’s Julie, and in this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we’re diving into the tragic and shocking case of Kendy Howard. Kendy was the wife of Idaho State Trooper Dan Howard, a man sworn to protect, but instead, he became the ultimate betrayer. In 2023, while she was taking a bath, Dan shot Kendy in the head in what appears to be a calculated and cold-blooded crime. What led a man of the law to commit such a horrifying act? Was there more behind the scenes of their marriage than anyone realized? Join me as we walk through the details of the case, the investigation, and the tragic reality of domestic violence, even at the hands of those we trust the most. Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie, and in this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we’re diving into the tragic and shocking case of Kendy Howard. Kendy was the wife of Idaho State Trooper Dan Howard, a man sworn to protect, but instead, he became the ultimate betrayer. In 2023, while she was taking a bath, Dan shot Kendy in the head in what appears to be a calculated and cold-blooded crime. What led a man of the law to commit such a horrifying act? Was there more behind the scenes of their marriage than anyone realized? Join me as we walk through the details of the case, the investigation, and the tragic reality of domestic violence, even at the hands of those we trust the most. Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, suicide, forensic investigator, stories, deceased, podcasting, murder, forensics, divorce, domestic violence, idaho, relationships, dan howard, julie mattson, state trooper, killed, true crime, gun, pushing up lilies, bathtub, kendy howard, podcast, murderer false full 114 0a59ef43-22ec-4a0e-b301-81d24085ea62 Sleepover Tragedy: The Henryetta Murders CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 25 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/sleepover-tragedy-the-henryetta-murders-BcKPnwSx CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Sleepover Tragedy: The Henryetta Murders Julie Mattson 00:33:17 Hey y'all, it’s Julie with Pushing Up Lilies. This week, we’re covering a case that shook the small town of Henryetta, Oklahoma, and sent shockwaves across the country. On May 1st, 2023, Jesse McFadden murdered his wife, Holly Guess, her three children—Rylee Elizabeth Allen, Michael James Mayo, and Tiffany Dore Guess—as well as their two young friends, Ivy Webster and Brittany Brewer. What started as an innocent sleepover turned into a horrifying massacre. In this episode, we’ll unpack the disturbing details of the crime, discuss McFadden's criminal background, and examine how this monster was able to live among his victims undetected for so long. This heartbreaking case is a stark reminder of how dark secrets can hide beneath the surface of seemingly ordinary lives. Let’s honor the memory of these innocent lives while digging into the hard truths behind this unimaginable tragedy. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y'all, it’s Julie with Pushing Up Lilies. This week, we’re covering a case that shook the small town of Henryetta, Oklahoma, and sent shockwaves across the country. On May 1st, 2023, Jesse McFadden murdered his wife, Holly Guess, her three children—Rylee Elizabeth Allen, Michael James Mayo, and Tiffany Dore Guess—as well as their two young friends, Ivy Webster and Brittany Brewer. What started as an innocent sleepover turned into a horrifying massacre. In this episode, we’ll unpack the disturbing details of the crime, discuss McFadden's criminal background, and examine how this monster was able to live among his victims undetected for so long. This heartbreaking case is a stark reminder of how dark secrets can hide beneath the surface of seemingly ordinary lives. Let’s honor the memory of these innocent lives while digging into the hard truths behind this unimaginable tragedy. * Listener discretion is advised. sexual assault, death investigator, michael james mayo, forensic investigator, stories, deceased, podcasting, murder, rylee elizabeth allen, missing, forensics, holly guess, ivy webster, domestic violence, death, henryetta, julie mattson, oklahoma, killed, true crime, jesse mcfadden, brittany brewer, pushing up lilies, podcast, tiffany dore guess, murderer, rape false full 113 a703e29d-0fcf-44aa-b34b-fd486ca74acb Gone But Not Forgotten: The Tragic Case of Laura Wallen CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 18 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/gone-but-not-forgotten-the-tragic-case-of-laura-wallen-nGfcou_h CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Gone But Not Forgotten: The Tragic Case of Laura Wallen Julie Mattson 00:28:27 Hey y’all, it’s Julie with Pushing Up Lilies. This week, we’re diving into the heartbreaking case of Laura Wallen, a 31-year-old beloved history and law teacher from Wild Lake High School in Columbia, Maryland. Laura went missing, and her family’s worst fears came true. In this episode, we’ll walk through the timeline of her disappearance, unravel the chilling details, and discuss how this case shook her community. I’ll also touch on how domestic violence and betrayal can hide in plain sight, often in relationships that seem picture-perfect. Join me as we explore Laura’s story, honor her memory, and shine a light on the important warning signs that sometimes go unnoticed. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y’all, it’s Julie with Pushing Up Lilies. This week, we’re diving into the heartbreaking case of Laura Wallen, a 31-year-old beloved history and law teacher from Wild Lake High School in Columbia, Maryland. Laura went missing, and her family’s worst fears came true. In this episode, we’ll walk through the timeline of her disappearance, unravel the chilling details, and discuss how this case shook her community. I’ll also touch on how domestic violence and betrayal can hide in plain sight, often in relationships that seem picture-perfect. Join me as we explore Laura’s story, honor her memory, and shine a light on the important warning signs that sometimes go unnoticed. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, forensic investigator, stories, tyler tessier, columbia, deceased, podcasting, laura wallen, murder, missing, forensics, domestic violence, maryland, relationships, death, julie mattson, teacher, killed, true crime, pushing up lilies, wild lake high, podcast, murderer false full 112 d7151faa-8fda-428f-83f8-265edac5e489 Samuel Haskell IV Accused of Dismembering Wife and In-laws CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 11 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/samuel-haskell-iv-accused-of-dismembering-wife-and-in-laws-lyLCq2J5 CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Samuel Haskell IV Accused of Dismembering Wife and In-laws Julie Mattson 00:30:34 Hey y'all, this week on Pushing Up Lilies, I’m diving deep into a chilling case that sounds like it’s straight out of a Hollywood horror movie. Samuel Haskell IV, the son of a well-known Hollywood executive, has been accused of the brutal dismemberment of his wife and in-laws. It’s a dark, twisted story that leaves you questioning how someone could go to such extremes, and what leads to this level of violence within a family. We'll unpack the details of the crime, explore the psychological elements, and discuss how this shocking case unfolded. Join me as we dig into one of the most disturbing cases of betrayal and murder. You won’t want to miss this one! * Listener discretion is advised. Hey y'all, this week on Pushing Up Lilies, I’m diving deep into a chilling case that sounds like it’s straight out of a Hollywood horror movie. Samuel Haskell IV, the son of a well-known Hollywood executive, has been accused of the brutal dismemberment of his wife and in-laws. It’s a dark, twisted story that leaves you questioning how someone could go to such extremes, and what leads to this level of violence within a family. We'll unpack the details of the crime, explore the psychological elements, and discuss how this shocking case unfolded. Join me as we dig into one of the most disturbing cases of betrayal and murder. You won’t want to miss this one! * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, forensic investigator, stories, deceased, mei li haskell, podcasting, samuel haskell iv, murder, forensics, body parts, death, julie mattson, yanxiang wang, gaoshan li, killed, true crime, garbage bags, pushing up lilies, dismembered, podcast, murderer false full 111 f0f4eb71-6192-4b0b-af49-f52f37bd09bd Unpacking Gruesome Suitcase Murders CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 4 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/unpacking-gruesome-suitcase-murders-Rc8Ki2O5 CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Unpacking Gruesome Suitcase Murders Julie Mattson 00:27:42 In this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I’m taking a deep dive into some of the most chilling cases where victims were found locked inside suitcases—an unsettling trend that leaves us all with more questions than answers. I’ll share the disturbing details of Sarah Boone, who allegedly killed her boyfriend, Jorge Torres Jr., by locking him in a suitcase in Winter Park, Florida. Then, we’ll journey across the globe to New Zealand, where a horrifying discovery was made after a Tinder date gone wrong in December 2018. Join me as I uncover the dark truths behind these heinous acts and explore the minds of those who would commit such a crime. * Listener discretion is advised. In this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I’m taking a deep dive into some of the most chilling cases where victims were found locked inside suitcases—an unsettling trend that leaves us all with more questions than answers. I’ll share the disturbing details of Sarah Boone, who allegedly killed her boyfriend, Jorge Torres Jr., by locking him in a suitcase in Winter Park, Florida. Then, we’ll journey across the globe to New Zealand, where a horrifying discovery was made after a Tinder date gone wrong in December 2018. Join me as I uncover the dark truths behind these heinous acts and explore the minds of those who would commit such a crime. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, new zealand, forensic investigator, stories, deceased, jesse shane kempson, podcasting, murder, grace millane, suitcase, forensics, jorge torres jr, florida, death, julie mattson, killed, true crime, sarah boone, pushing up lilies, podcast, murderer false full 110 12fb0ab4-9882-40cc-b705-e5e5a5a3ee9c Fatal Fences: Deadly Feuds Between Neighbors CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 28 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/fatal-fences-deadly-feuds-between-neighbors-4BZXZ3DM CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Fatal Fences: Deadly Feuds Between Neighbors Julie Mattson 00:25:43 Have you ever wondered how a simple disagreement between neighbors could escalate into something deadly? On this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I'll be diving into some chilling cases where neighborly disputes went way beyond petty arguments and ended in murder. From simmering tensions over property lines to grudges that festered for years, we’ll explore the tragic outcomes when civility breaks down and violence takes over. You’ll hear real stories of neighborly conflicts that spiraled out of control, leaving communities shattered and lives lost. Join me as we uncover the dark side of these deadly disputes. * Listener discretion is advised. Have you ever wondered how a simple disagreement between neighbors could escalate into something deadly? On this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I'll be diving into some chilling cases where neighborly disputes went way beyond petty arguments and ended in murder. From simmering tensions over property lines to grudges that festered for years, we’ll explore the tragic outcomes when civility breaks down and violence takes over. You’ll hear real stories of neighborly conflicts that spiraled out of control, leaving communities shattered and lives lost. Join me as we uncover the dark side of these deadly disputes. * Listener discretion is advised. fatal fences, stories, deceased, podcasting, murder, death, neighborhood, julie mattson, property, fighting, killed, true crime, boundaries, pushing up lilies, podcast, murderer, neighbors false full 109 7496a3a3-5508-4978-9ab2-e1cf77ad2bd7 Caged in Horror: The Cassidy Rainwater Tragedy CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/caged-in-horror-the-cassidy-rainwater-tragedy-X1p22Naj CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Caged in Horror: The Cassidy Rainwater Tragedy Julie Mattson 00:26:53 Hey Y'all, it's Julie Mattson, and today on Pushing Up Lilies, we're tackling one of the most shocking and heartbreaking cases in recent years—the brutal torture and murder of Missouri mother Cassidy Rainwater. In 2021, Cassidy was caged, tormented, and ultimately killed by two men, James Phelps and Timothy Norton, in a crime that sent shockwaves across the nation. This episode will explore the dark and twisted events leading up to Cassidy's tragic death, the disturbing details that came to light during the investigation, and the justice sought for her and her loved ones. It's a case that’s as haunting as it is tragic, and I’m here to guide you through it. * Listener discretion is advised. Hey Y'all, it's Julie Mattson, and today on Pushing Up Lilies, we're tackling one of the most shocking and heartbreaking cases in recent years—the brutal torture and murder of Missouri mother Cassidy Rainwater. In 2021, Cassidy was caged, tormented, and ultimately killed by two men, James Phelps and Timothy Norton, in a crime that sent shockwaves across the nation. This episode will explore the dark and twisted events leading up to Cassidy's tragic death, the disturbing details that came to light during the investigation, and the justice sought for her and her loved ones. It's a case that’s as haunting as it is tragic, and I’m here to guide you through it. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, timothy norton, tortured, disemboweled, stories, deceased, murder, forensics, missouri, pushinguplilies, death, julie mattson, cassidy rainwater, true crime, james phelps, dismembered, podcast, murderer, forensicscience false full 108 dd62b9b1-37d8-4a65-8253-5210cc2289b6 Crossbow Tragedy in Bushey: The Hunt Family Murders CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 14 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/crossbow-tragedy-in-bushey-the-hunt-family-murders-iQB9pFc6 CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Crossbow Tragedy in Bushey: The Hunt Family Murders Julie Mattson 00:25:27 Today on Pushing Up Lilies, we're diving into the chilling case of the Hunt family murders. On the evening of July 9th, 2024, Carol, Hannah, and Louise Hunt were brutally killed in their own home in Bushey, England. The weapon? A crossbow—an unusual and terrifying choice that only adds to the horror of this tragic event. Join me as we unravel the details of this heartbreaking case, explore the twisted motives behind such a heinous act, and discuss the manhunt that led to the capture of the prime suspect, Kyle Clifford. This is one episode you won't want to miss. * Listener discretion is advised. Today on Pushing Up Lilies, we're diving into the chilling case of the Hunt family murders. On the evening of July 9th, 2024, Carol, Hannah, and Louise Hunt were brutally killed in their own home in Bushey, England. The weapon? A crossbow—an unusual and terrifying choice that only adds to the horror of this tragic event. Join me as we unravel the details of this heartbreaking case, explore the twisted motives behind such a heinous act, and discuss the manhunt that led to the capture of the prime suspect, Kyle Clifford. This is one episode you won't want to miss. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, england, carol hunt, murder, forensics, crossbow, death, hannah hunt, true crime, bushey, pushing up lilies, louise hunt, podcast, murderer false full 107 d57f852d-5c48-4db9-82f7-7923711d1f72 Newlywed Betrayal: The Fatal Push of Cody Johnson CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 7 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/newlywed-betrayal-the-fatal-push-of-cody-johnson-CfBhrz5g CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Newlywed Betrayal: The Fatal Push of Cody Johnson Julie Mattson 00:27:45 In this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we uncover the chilling story of Montana newlywed Jordan Linn Graham, who admitted to luring her husband of only eight days, Cody Johnson, to Glacier National Park and pushing him off a cliff. Join me as we delve into the unsettling details of their brief marriage, the events leading up to that fateful moment, and the shocking confession that followed. We’ll explore the investigation, the trial, and the emotional aftermath of this tragic betrayal. Tune in as we unravel the layers of this case and seek to understand the motives behind such a heart-wrenching act. * Listener discretion is advised. In this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we uncover the chilling story of Montana newlywed Jordan Linn Graham, who admitted to luring her husband of only eight days, Cody Johnson, to Glacier National Park and pushing him off a cliff. Join me as we delve into the unsettling details of their brief marriage, the events leading up to that fateful moment, and the shocking confession that followed. We’ll explore the investigation, the trial, and the emotional aftermath of this tragic betrayal. Tune in as we unravel the layers of this case and seek to understand the motives behind such a heart-wrenching act. * Listener discretion is advised. stories, deceased, cliff, newlyweds, murder, death, push, glacier park, julie mattson, jordan linn graham, cody johnson, true crime, pushing up lilies, podcast false full 106 916311a5-af76-433b-bbd0-dfcd0f19950d The Grim Business of Body Brokers: Uncovering the Horrors of Megan Hess and Shirley Koch CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 31 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/the-grim-business-of-body-brokers-uncovering-the-horrors-of-megan-hess-and-shirley-koch-JX1jW0Ig CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> The Grim Business of Body Brokers: Uncovering the Horrors of Megan Hess and Shirley Koch Julie Mattson 00:32:34 Welcome back to Pushing Up Lilies. In today’s chilling episode, we delve into the unsettling and grotesque world of body brokers. We'll take a close look at the horrifying case of Megan Hess and Shirley Koch, who exploited grieving families by selling body parts and giving out the wrong cremains. I'll guide you through the details of their deceitful operation and shed light on similar cases where families unknowingly had their loved ones’ remains sold. As a forensic death investigator, I’ve seen my share of disturbing cases, but the betrayal and greed behind these acts are truly appalling. Join me as we uncover the dark secrets and unethical practices that lurk within this grim industry. * Listener discretion is advised. Welcome back to Pushing Up Lilies. In today’s chilling episode, we delve into the unsettling and grotesque world of body brokers. We'll take a close look at the horrifying case of Megan Hess and Shirley Koch, who exploited grieving families by selling body parts and giving out the wrong cremains. I'll guide you through the details of their deceitful operation and shed light on similar cases where families unknowingly had their loved ones’ remains sold. As a forensic death investigator, I’ve seen my share of disturbing cases, but the betrayal and greed behind these acts are truly appalling. Join me as we uncover the dark secrets and unethical practices that lurk within this grim industry. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, stories, deceased, body parts, megan hess, death, julie mattson, body brokers, true crime, pushing up lilies, podcast, shirley koch, cremains, dark secrets, funeral home false full 105 c0eee08a-b2c1-4fd8-ad2d-aeb9bf882501 Nathaniel Bar-Jonah: The Child Killing Cannibal CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 24 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/nathaniel-bar-jonah-the-child-killing-cannibal-qPqXvoNI CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Nathaniel Bar-Jonah: The Child Killing Cannibal Julie Mattson 00:26:55 In today's episode, we delve into the horrifying case of Nathaniel Bar-Jonah, a man whose name became synonymous with unspeakable evil. Known as the Child Killing Cannibal, Bar-Jonah's crimes against children in the late 90s left an indelible mark of fear and revulsion. Join me as I take you through the chilling details of Bar-Jonah's gruesome acts, from his early warnings signs to the heinous crimes he committed. We'll explore how he lured his innocent victims, the shocking discoveries that led to his arrest, and the ongoing questions surrounding the full extent of his atrocities. This episode isn't for the faint of heart, but it's crucial in understanding the depths of human depravity and the importance of vigilance in protecting our most vulnerable. Buckle up as we uncover the terrifying tale of Nathaniel Bar-Jonah on Pushing Up Lilies. * Listener discretion is advised. In today's episode, we delve into the horrifying case of Nathaniel Bar-Jonah, a man whose name became synonymous with unspeakable evil. Known as the Child Killing Cannibal, Bar-Jonah's crimes against children in the late 90s left an indelible mark of fear and revulsion. Join me as I take you through the chilling details of Bar-Jonah's gruesome acts, from his early warnings signs to the heinous crimes he committed. We'll explore how he lured his innocent victims, the shocking discoveries that led to his arrest, and the ongoing questions surrounding the full extent of his atrocities. This episode isn't for the faint of heart, but it's crucial in understanding the depths of human depravity and the importance of vigilance in protecting our most vulnerable. Buckle up as we uncover the terrifying tale of Nathaniel Bar-Jonah on Pushing Up Lilies. * Listener discretion is advised. sexual assault, serial killer, stories, deceased, murder, children, kidnapping, montana, death, julie mattson, rapist, abductor, cannibal, true crime, pushing up lilies, podcast, murderer, nathaniel bar-jonah false full 104 2055b661-e273-4c7f-aadd-c70579b5eb28 From Bullying to Tragedy: The Heartbreaking Case of Aubreigh Wyatt CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 17 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/from-bullying-to-tragedy-the-heartbreaking-case-of-aubreigh-wyatt-H_djeDv8 CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> From Bullying to Tragedy: The Heartbreaking Case of Aubreigh Wyatt Julie Mattson 00:27:20 In this heartfelt episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we delve into the tragic story of thirteen-year-old Aubreigh Wyatt. Aubreigh's life was cut short by suicide, a devastating end that stemmed from relentless bullying. Join me as I explore the details of her case, the insidious effects of bullying on young lives, and the desperate need for greater awareness and intervention. We’ll discuss the signs to watch for, the importance of communication, and the steps we can take to prevent such heartbreaking outcomes. This episode is a sobering reminder of the impact our actions have on others and the critical importance of compassion and vigilance. * Listener discretion is advised. In this heartfelt episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we delve into the tragic story of thirteen-year-old Aubreigh Wyatt. Aubreigh's life was cut short by suicide, a devastating end that stemmed from relentless bullying. Join me as I explore the details of her case, the insidious effects of bullying on young lives, and the desperate need for greater awareness and intervention. We’ll discuss the signs to watch for, the importance of communication, and the steps we can take to prevent such heartbreaking outcomes. This episode is a sobering reminder of the impact our actions have on others and the critical importance of compassion and vigilance. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, suicide, forensic investigator, cyberbullying, hanging, deceased, heather wyatt, podcasting, forensics, bullying, peer pressure, death, julie mattson, true crime, pushing up lilies, podcast, aubreigh wyatt false full 103 8a8a4401-2845-475c-9c7e-ef3aab2da003 Toxic Relationships and Tragic Endings: Two Heartbreaking Cases CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 10 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/toxic-relationships-and-tragic-endings-two-heartbreaking-cases-t84KZsP4 CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Toxic Relationships and Tragic Endings: Two Heartbreaking Cases Julie Mattson 00:24:39 In this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we look at two very recent cases that highlight the severe consequences of toxic relationships and senseless violence. First, we'll explore the tragic story of the missing Georgia firefighters who were found dead after trying to end a toxic relationship. The details of their disappearance and subsequent discovery reveal the dark side of relationships gone horribly wrong. Then, we’ll shift our focus to Florence, Kentucky, where a 21st birthday party turned deadly, resulting in five lives lost. We’ll discuss the events leading up to the shooting, the aftermath, and the impact on the community. Join me as we navigate these harrowing tales, examining the circumstances, the forensic evidence, and the human stories behind these tragic events. * Listener discretion is advised. In this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we look at two very recent cases that highlight the severe consequences of toxic relationships and senseless violence. First, we'll explore the tragic story of the missing Georgia firefighters who were found dead after trying to end a toxic relationship. The details of their disappearance and subsequent discovery reveal the dark side of relationships gone horribly wrong. Then, we’ll shift our focus to Florence, Kentucky, where a 21st birthday party turned deadly, resulting in five lives lost. We’ll discuss the events leading up to the shooting, the aftermath, and the impact on the community. Join me as we navigate these harrowing tales, examining the circumstances, the forensic evidence, and the human stories behind these tragic events. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, dead, raegan anderson, toxic, florence, party, stalking, deceased, delaney eary, daughter, murder, mom, true crime podcast, relationships, death, chandler kuhbander, julie mattson, shooter, melissa parrett, kentucky, hayden rybicki, violence, true crime, shooting, firefighters, shane miller, gun, case, pushing up lilies, podcast, georgia, family false full 102 77dc30ff-399a-4f3f-90d6-a86d35d4cc9c Unraveling Boston's Mystery: Karen Read and John O'Keefe CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 3 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/unraveling-bostons-mystery-karen-read-and-john-okeefe-FnNUcqoI CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Unraveling Boston's Mystery: Karen Read and John O'Keefe Julie Mattson 00:26:56 In today's episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we take a deep dive into the enigmatic case of Karen Read, accused of killing her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, hitting him with her SUV outside a house party in Canton on January 29, 2022. Join me as I walk you through the complex and puzzling details of this high-profile case which involves other police officers as potential suspects. From the initial investigation to the ongoing search for answers, we'll explore the evidence, the key players, and the unanswered questions that continue to surround this mysterious incident. With a forensic eye, I'll break down the elements of the case, shedding light on the investigation process and uncovering the truths hidden beneath the surface. Tune in as we navigate the twists and turns of the case of Karen Read and John O'Keefe, seeking justice and clarity in a story that has captivated the city of Boston and beyond. * Listener discretion is advised. In today's episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we take a deep dive into the enigmatic case of Karen Read, accused of killing her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, hitting him with her SUV outside a house party in Canton on January 29, 2022. Join me as I walk you through the complex and puzzling details of this high-profile case which involves other police officers as potential suspects. From the initial investigation to the ongoing search for answers, we'll explore the evidence, the key players, and the unanswered questions that continue to surround this mysterious incident. With a forensic eye, I'll break down the elements of the case, shedding light on the investigation process and uncovering the truths hidden beneath the surface. Tune in as we navigate the twists and turns of the case of Karen Read and John O'Keefe, seeking justice and clarity in a story that has captivated the city of Boston and beyond. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, boston, deceased, murder, police officer, mistrial, forensics, death, hit and run, julie mattson, forensic science, jury, john o’keefe, karen read, case, pushing up lilies, police officers, podcast, family false full 101 282c3da6-53f3-4a31-b8bd-81cf930c60bc The Afterlife of Bodies: Exploring Post-Mortem Choices CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/the-afterlife-of-bodies-exploring-post-mortem-choices-6eSVI__e CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> The Afterlife of Bodies: Exploring Post-Mortem Choices Julie Mattson 00:29:47 Welcome to the 100th episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I want to thank you for listening in each week! On this special episode, I am sharing with you the many diverse and fascinating ways we handle the remains of the deceased. From traditional burials and cremations to more unconventional methods like sea burials and donating bodies to the FBI Body Farm, I will guide you through the options and the reasoning behind each choice. Join me as I explore the science, rituals, and personal decisions that dictate how we honor our loved ones after they pass. Discover the meticulous processes involved in these methods and gain a deeper understanding of the final journey our bodies can take. Whether it's becoming a memorial reef in the ocean or contributing to forensic science, each path offers a unique perspective on death and remembrance. Tune in for an enlightening discussion on the many ways we lay our loved ones to rest. * Listener discretion is advised. Welcome to the 100th episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I want to thank you for listening in each week! On this special episode, I am sharing with you the many diverse and fascinating ways we handle the remains of the deceased. From traditional burials and cremations to more unconventional methods like sea burials and donating bodies to the FBI Body Farm, I will guide you through the options and the reasoning behind each choice. Join me as I explore the science, rituals, and personal decisions that dictate how we honor our loved ones after they pass. Discover the meticulous processes involved in these methods and gain a deeper understanding of the final journey our bodies can take. Whether it's becoming a memorial reef in the ocean or contributing to forensic science, each path offers a unique perspective on death and remembrance. Tune in for an enlightening discussion on the many ways we lay our loved ones to rest. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, compost, body donation, deceased, deaths, sea burial, body farm, death, cryogenics, julie mattson, cremation, remains, compost burial, true crime, sky burial, water cremation, pushing up lilies, crash dummies, podcast, cannibalism, family, burial, body world false full 100 26b2e490-3dd4-421e-8ca5-3029459afc46 The Very Suspicious Death of Noah Presgrove CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/the-very-suspicious-death-of-noah-presgrove-LtBwEYrY CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> The Very Suspicious Death of Noah Presgrove Julie Mattson 00:33:44 In this gripping episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we delve into the very suspicious death of Noah Presgrove. As a forensic death investigator, I’ll guide you through the perplexing details surrounding Noah's untimely demise, examining the evidence, uncovering the inconsistencies, and questioning the narratives presented. We'll explore the strange circumstances and mysterious factors that make this case so troubling. From the initial investigation to the ongoing quest for justice, I'll share insights and analysis that shine a light on this tragic and unresolved mystery. Tune in as we peel back the layers of this case, seeking justice for the family of Noah Presgrove. * Listener discretion is advised. In this gripping episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we delve into the very suspicious death of Noah Presgrove. As a forensic death investigator, I’ll guide you through the perplexing details surrounding Noah's untimely demise, examining the evidence, uncovering the inconsistencies, and questioning the narratives presented. We'll explore the strange circumstances and mysterious factors that make this case so troubling. From the initial investigation to the ongoing quest for justice, I'll share insights and analysis that shine a light on this tragic and unresolved mystery. Tune in as we peel back the layers of this case, seeking justice for the family of Noah Presgrove. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, stories, deceased, autopsy, deaths, naked, murder, death, medical examiner, julie mattson, noah presgrove, oklahoma, shoes, crime scene, atv accident, pushing up lilies, cases, podcast, family, investigation, cold case false full 99 90a95707-1ab4-4adc-ab56-c02bd69716fd Suicides and Cold Cases: Unraveling the Mystery of Boys on the Train Tracks CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/suicides-and-cold-cases-unraveling-the-mystery-of-boys-on-the-train-tracks-V8w6hdqi CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Suicides and Cold Cases: Unraveling the Mystery of Boys on the Train Tracks Julie Mattson 00:28:46 Hey Ya'll! Julie Mattson here, your host and a forensic death investigator. This week on "Pushing Up Lilies," we're delving into the somber reality of dealing with suicides. I'll be sharing some of my experiences and the emotional challenges faced when investigating these tragic deaths. In addition, we'll journey back in time to examine an old cold case that has haunted many: the mysterious deaths of boys found laid on the train tracks, a chilling act believed to cover up a deeper crime. Join me as we unravel the complexities and heartbreak of these cases, and explore the relentless pursuit of truth and justice in the face of darkness. Hey Ya'll! Julie Mattson here, your host and a forensic death investigator. This week on "Pushing Up Lilies," we're delving into the somber reality of dealing with suicides. I'll be sharing some of my experiences and the emotional challenges faced when investigating these tragic deaths. In addition, we'll journey back in time to examine an old cold case that has haunted many: the mysterious deaths of boys found laid on the train tracks, a chilling act believed to cover up a deeper crime. Join me as we unravel the complexities and heartbreak of these cases, and explore the relentless pursuit of truth and justice in the face of darkness. death investigator, suicide, stories, deceased, deaths, train tracks, murder, death, medical examiner, julie mattson, crime scene, pushing up lilies, cases, podcast, family, drugs, investigation, cold case false full 98 65574814-bfb3-43eb-94e8-d9cfd0399dd5 Accidental Poisonings and Health Maintenance CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 5 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/accidental-poisonings-and-health-maintenance-UN8e65NC CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Accidental Poisonings and Health Maintenance Julie Mattson 00:26:55 In this eye-opening episode of Pushing Up Lilies, as a forensic death investigator, I delve into the often-overlooked risks lurking in our homes. We'll explore real cases of accidental deaths caused by common household poisons, shedding light on the hidden dangers that can turn everyday items into lethal weapons. From cleaning products to expired foods, you'll learn how easily these substances can become deadly. But it’s not all grim—toward the end of the episode, I’ll also share some vital tips on maintaining your health and the importance of regular check-ups. Prevention is key, and understanding both the dangers and the steps you can take to stay safe can make all the difference. Join me for an informative journey through the risks and remedies in our domestic lives. In this eye-opening episode of Pushing Up Lilies, as a forensic death investigator, I delve into the often-overlooked risks lurking in our homes. We'll explore real cases of accidental deaths caused by common household poisons, shedding light on the hidden dangers that can turn everyday items into lethal weapons. From cleaning products to expired foods, you'll learn how easily these substances can become deadly. But it’s not all grim—toward the end of the episode, I’ll also share some vital tips on maintaining your health and the importance of regular check-ups. Prevention is key, and understanding both the dangers and the steps you can take to stay safe can make all the difference. Join me for an informative journey through the risks and remedies in our domestic lives. death investigator, stories, deceased, deaths, death, medical examiner, julie mattson, weed killer, health, poisoning, prevention, crime scene, poison, expired foods, pushing up lilies, cases, podcast, family, investigation false full 97 2432b7bf-ccf8-4659-ade5-082596fc5aef Twisters and Toxins: Tornadoes, Poisons, and Date Rape Drugs CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 29 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/twisters-and-toxins-tornadoes-poisons-and-date-rape-drugs-UVmZiNyr CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Twisters and Toxins: Tornadoes, Poisons, and Date Rape Drugs Julie Mattson 00:23:25 In this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I take you through a whirlwind journey of disasters and deceit. We'll start with the recent devastating tornado in Texas, discussing its aftermath and the challenges it brings to death investigators. Then we will uncover the chilling reality of date rape drugs, exploring how they incapacitate victims and the forensic methods used to detect them. Join me as we navigate through these diverse yet equally harrowing topics, shedding light on the science and stories behind them. * Listener discretion is advised. In this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I take you through a whirlwind journey of disasters and deceit. We'll start with the recent devastating tornado in Texas, discussing its aftermath and the challenges it brings to death investigators. Then we will uncover the chilling reality of date rape drugs, exploring how they incapacitate victims and the forensic methods used to detect them. Join me as we navigate through these diverse yet equally harrowing topics, shedding light on the science and stories behind them. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, date rape, stories, deceased, deaths, toxins, ketamine, assault, texas, medical examiner, julie mattson, poisoning, crime scene, true crime, poison, pushing up lilies, cases, podcast, family, investigation, tornado false full 96 b907ad51-3b23-48f9-a51d-f7298605775e Bitter Almonds: Deaths By Cyanide Poisoning CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 22 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/bitter-almonds-deaths-by-cyanide-poisoning-2rx8jCye CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Bitter Almonds: Deaths By Cyanide Poisoning Julie Mattson 00:36:28 In this gripping episode of Pushing Up Lilies, join me, Julie Mattson, as we dive into the chilling world of cyanide poisoning. Known for its bitter almond smell, cyanide is one of the most deadly and fast-acting poisons. I'll share haunting real-life cases where this lethal substance was used to end lives, exploring the science behind how it works and why it's so deadly. Together, we'll uncover the sinister motives behind these poisonings and discuss how forensic investigators like myself piece together the clues to bring justice for the victims. Tune in as we unravel the deadly secrets hidden in this silent killer's history. In this gripping episode of Pushing Up Lilies, join me, Julie Mattson, as we dive into the chilling world of cyanide poisoning. Known for its bitter almond smell, cyanide is one of the most deadly and fast-acting poisons. I'll share haunting real-life cases where this lethal substance was used to end lives, exploring the science behind how it works and why it's so deadly. Together, we'll uncover the sinister motives behind these poisonings and discuss how forensic investigators like myself piece together the clues to bring justice for the victims. Tune in as we unravel the deadly secrets hidden in this silent killer's history. cyanide, death investigator, stories, deceased, autopsy, deaths, murder, death, medical examiner, potassium cyanide, julie mattson, cyanide poisoning, poisoning, crime scene, true crime, poison, arsenic, pushing up lilies, cases, podcast, family, investigation false full 95 143ebebe-2a26-4f3d-919d-e104f6e87eeb Silent Killers: When Family Turns Toxic CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 15 May 2024 08:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/silent-killers-when-family-turns-toxic-AGoYbCMv CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Silent Killers: When Family Turns Toxic Julie Mattson 00:29:09 In this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I delve into the chilling world of slow poisoning deaths carried out by family members. Join me as I unravel the harrowing tales of trust betrayed and lives snuffed out by those closest to the victims. I'll guide you through the unsettling patterns and psychological motivations behind these sinister acts. We'll explore real cases where family members became the unexpected harbingers of death, using poison as their weapon of choice. Tune in to uncover the dark secrets hidden within these tragic family dynamics. In this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I delve into the chilling world of slow poisoning deaths carried out by family members. Join me as I unravel the harrowing tales of trust betrayed and lives snuffed out by those closest to the victims. I'll guide you through the unsettling patterns and psychological motivations behind these sinister acts. We'll explore real cases where family members became the unexpected harbingers of death, using poison as their weapon of choice. Tune in to uncover the dark secrets hidden within these tragic family dynamics. death investigator, james tolliver craig, stories, deceased, deaths, murder, death, medical examiner, potassium cyanide, julie mattson, angela craig, poisoning, crime scene, true crime, poison, arsenic, pushing up lilies, cases, podcast, family, investigation false full 94 48907bab-49c1-4de6-bd75-ce1a1ee6ce71 Deadly Elixir: Antifreeze Murders CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 8 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/deadly-elixir-antifreeze-murders-W77sIIRx CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Deadly Elixir: Antifreeze Murders Julie Mattson 00:29:00 Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies. I'm Julie Mattson, your host and forensic death investigator. In this episode, we explore the sinister world of murders where antifreeze is used as a deadly poison. Join me as we uncover chilling cases where individuals have been fatally poisoned by this seemingly innocuous substance. We'll delve into the motives behind these crimes, the methods used to administer antifreeze, and the challenges faced by investigators in solving these perplexing cases. * Listener discretion is advised. Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies. I'm Julie Mattson, your host and forensic death investigator. In this episode, we explore the sinister world of murders where antifreeze is used as a deadly poison. Join me as we uncover chilling cases where individuals have been fatally poisoned by this seemingly innocuous substance. We'll delve into the motives behind these crimes, the methods used to administer antifreeze, and the challenges faced by investigators in solving these perplexing cases. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, black widow, stories, deceased, deaths, murder, death, medical examiner, julie mattson, antifreeze, stacy caster, crime scene, poison, pushing up lilies, cases, family, investigation, killer false full 93 d27bd81a-1c19-4e6f-9f11-6bbb5313fcbf The Mysterious Death of Amanda Wienckowski News Clippings and Toxicology Reports:

https://gavinfish.com/cases/amanda-wienckowski

 

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 1 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/the-mysterious-death-of-amanda-wienckowski-WQYNiz1f News Clippings and Toxicology Reports:

https://gavinfish.com/cases/amanda-wienckowski

 

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> The Mysterious Death of Amanda Wienckowski Julie Mattson 00:27:01 In this compelling episode of Pushing Up Lilies, join me as we delve into the haunting case of Amanda Wienckowski, whose tragic death in 2008 in New York has left many unanswered questions. Amanda was discovered naked, frozen, and head first in a garbage dumpster, with her death initially deemed an accident by the medical examiner. However, Amanda's mother is tirelessly advocating for the case to be reopened and reclassified, hoping to spark a new investigation into her daughter's death. We'll explore the details of this perplexing case, discussing the challenges faced by families seeking justice and the importance of reopening cold cases when new information emerges. Listen in as we shine a light on the mysterious death of Amanda Wienckowski and the ongoing quest for truth and accountability in her tragic death. * Listener discretion is advised. In this compelling episode of Pushing Up Lilies, join me as we delve into the haunting case of Amanda Wienckowski, whose tragic death in 2008 in New York has left many unanswered questions. Amanda was discovered naked, frozen, and head first in a garbage dumpster, with her death initially deemed an accident by the medical examiner. However, Amanda's mother is tirelessly advocating for the case to be reopened and reclassified, hoping to spark a new investigation into her daughter's death. We'll explore the details of this perplexing case, discussing the challenges faced by families seeking justice and the importance of reopening cold cases when new information emerges. Listen in as we shine a light on the mysterious death of Amanda Wienckowski and the ongoing quest for truth and accountability in her tragic death. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, reclassified, 2008, stories, oklahoma tornado, deceased, deaths, body, atlanta, #podcast, amanda wienckowski, new york, death, #truecrime, medical examiner, crime scene, justice, #juliemattson, #pushinguplilies, cases, investigation, cold case false full 92 5c16a7bf-a4b1-4504-957c-41f94f43ed93 Dispatches from Atlanta: Death Investigator's Diary CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 24 Apr 2024 07:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/dispatches-from-atlanta-death-investigators-diary-QlFMIQ15 CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Dispatches from Atlanta: Death Investigator's Diary Julie Mattson 00:21:04 Join me as I bring you a special episode of Pushing Up Lilies recorded from Atlanta, Georgia, where I'm attending a death investigators' training. Tune in as I share my unique experiences, from encounters with a scary-looking Lyft driver to going on a call involving a body falling out of a truck. In this episode, I'll also provide valuable insights into the world of death investigation, discussing the trainings and resources available for those interested in pursuing this challenging but essential career path. Whether you're a budding investigator or simply curious about the field, this episode offers a fascinating glimpse into the life and work of a death investigator. Join me as I bring you a special episode of Pushing Up Lilies recorded from Atlanta, Georgia, where I'm attending a death investigators' training. Tune in as I share my unique experiences, from encounters with a scary-looking Lyft driver to going on a call involving a body falling out of a truck. In this episode, I'll also provide valuable insights into the world of death investigation, discussing the trainings and resources available for those interested in pursuing this challenging but essential career path. Whether you're a budding investigator or simply curious about the field, this episode offers a fascinating glimpse into the life and work of a death investigator. death investigator, stories, deceased, deaths, body, atlanta, death, lyft, crime scene, training, #juliemattson, #pushinguplilies, cases, career, investigation, funeral home false full 91 4b51fa63-c197-4de2-a0cc-12bb94fa0512 Buried in Clutter: Hoarding and Social Breakdown Syndrome CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 17 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/buried-in-clutter-hoarding-and-social-breakdown-syndrome-8NkOjrEp CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Buried in Clutter: Hoarding and Social Breakdown Syndrome Julie Mattson 00:29:40 Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. In this episode, we're delving into the challenging world of death investigations amidst extreme hoarding and social breakdown syndrome. Join me as we explore the complexities faced by investigators tasked with navigating through overwhelming clutter to uncover the truth behind these tragic cases. We'll delve into the psychological and societal dynamics that contribute to hoarding behaviors and their impact on life and death. Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. In this episode, we're delving into the challenging world of death investigations amidst extreme hoarding and social breakdown syndrome. Join me as we explore the complexities faced by investigators tasked with navigating through overwhelming clutter to uncover the truth behind these tragic cases. We'll delve into the psychological and societal dynamics that contribute to hoarding behaviors and their impact on life and death. death investigator, stories, deceased, syndrome, deaths, mental issues, grief, hoarding, social breakdown, death, julie mattson, hoarder, depression, crime scene, true crime, pushing up lilies, cases, investigation false full 90 4e242c74-6b57-47ea-b4ee-f02f62958d4f Buried Secrets: Stories of Suitcase Killers CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 10 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/buried-secrets-stories-of-suitcase-killers-aD8m8tj9 CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Buried Secrets: Stories of Suitcase Killers Julie Mattson 00:25:37 Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies. I'm your host Julie Mattson. On today's episode, I take you into a gripping sequel to "Lurking in Luggage," where we continue our exploration into the shadowy realm of suitcase killers. Join me as we delve deeper into the chilling tales of crimes where victims meet their tragic fate inside suitcases. Prepare yourself for a riveting journey as we uncover buried secrets and unmask the perpetrators behind these haunting crimes. Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies. I'm your host Julie Mattson. On today's episode, I take you into a gripping sequel to "Lurking in Luggage," where we continue our exploration into the shadowy realm of suitcase killers. Join me as we delve deeper into the chilling tales of crimes where victims meet their tragic fate inside suitcases. Prepare yourself for a riveting journey as we uncover buried secrets and unmask the perpetrators behind these haunting crimes. death investigator, stories, deceased, deaths, murder, suitcase, death, julie mattson, crime scene, #pushinguplilies, cases, investigation, killer false full 89 78361f89-0dd0-46cf-b074-195fb6dcb6eb Lurking in Luggage: The Shadowy Realm of Suitcase Killers CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 3 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/lurking-in-luggage-the-shadowy-realm-of-suitcase-killers-r5Oozz60 CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Lurking in Luggage: The Shadowy Realm of Suitcase Killers Julie Mattson 00:25:58 Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies. I'm Julie Mattson, your host and seasoned forensic death investigator. On today's episode, we delve into the chilling world of crimes where victims meet their tragic end inside suitcases. Join me as I shine a light on the motivations, methods, and psychological profiles of the perpetrators behind these disturbing crimes. From the discovery of the victims to the haunting investigations that ultimately expose the truth, this episode offers a riveting journey into the depths of human depravity. So buckle up and brace yourself for a gripping exploration of the shadowy realm of suitcase killers on Pushing Up Lilies. Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies. I'm Julie Mattson, your host and seasoned forensic death investigator. On today's episode, we delve into the chilling world of crimes where victims meet their tragic end inside suitcases. Join me as I shine a light on the motivations, methods, and psychological profiles of the perpetrators behind these disturbing crimes. From the discovery of the victims to the haunting investigations that ultimately expose the truth, this episode offers a riveting journey into the depths of human depravity. So buckle up and brace yourself for a gripping exploration of the shadowy realm of suitcase killers on Pushing Up Lilies. death investigator, stories, deceased, deaths, murder, suitcase, death, crime scene, cases, investigation, killer, profession false full 88 0407b5dc-3dbf-47a1-8b12-5995082d7956 Challenges Faced by Death Investigators CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 27 Mar 2024 08:01:36 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/challenges-faced-by-death-investigators-HQWilVhd CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Challenges Faced by Death Investigators Julie Mattson 00:26:05 Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. In this episode, we're diving deep into the often challenging aspects of my profession as a Death Investigator. Join me as we explore the grim realities that death investigators encounter on a daily basis; from the heartbreaking cases of infant deaths to industrial accidents, we'll shine a light on the difficult and sometimes disturbing circumstances that surround these investigations. * Listener discretion is advised. Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. In this episode, we're diving deep into the often challenging aspects of my profession as a Death Investigator. Join me as we explore the grim realities that death investigators encounter on a daily basis; from the heartbreaking cases of infant deaths to industrial accidents, we'll shine a light on the difficult and sometimes disturbing circumstances that surround these investigations. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, stories, deceased, deaths, bridge collapse, death, industrial accident, infant death, baltimore bridge, investigation, profession false full 87 7b2a4d95-a88a-4dbb-8d6c-e464b3420ea0 The Murder of Joy Risker by Polygamist Preacher Sean Goff CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 20 Mar 2024 09:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/the-murder-of-joy-risker-by-polygamist-preacher-sean-goff-io9b7DEJ CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> The Murder of Joy Risker by Polygamist Preacher Sean Goff Julie Mattson 00:25:05 Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies. I'm Julie Mattson. Join me as we unravel the sinister web woven by polygamist preacher Sean Goff, who shocked the world when he was accused of killing his wife, Joy Risker. Together, we'll piece together the events leading up to Joy's tragic demise and explore the tangled relationships and hidden secrets that drove Sean to commit such a heinous act. As we navigate the twists and turns of this harrowing true crime story, we'll confront the dark realities lurking beneath the surface of seemingly idyllic communities. So, buckle up as we embark on this gripping journey into the heart of darkness. Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies. I'm Julie Mattson. Join me as we unravel the sinister web woven by polygamist preacher Sean Goff, who shocked the world when he was accused of killing his wife, Joy Risker. Together, we'll piece together the events leading up to Joy's tragic demise and explore the tangled relationships and hidden secrets that drove Sean to commit such a heinous act. As we navigate the twists and turns of this harrowing true crime story, we'll confront the dark realities lurking beneath the surface of seemingly idyllic communities. So, buckle up as we embark on this gripping journey into the heart of darkness. death investigator, forensicinvestigator, wife, stories, deceased, murder, polygamous, forensics, relationships, death, julie mattson, joy risker, polygamist, sean goff, kill, preacher, killer false full 86 2196e1ae-609c-4999-abe9-f5891667ba47 A Day in the Life of a Death Investigator: Exploring the Menendez Brothers CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 13 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-death-investigator-exploring-the-menendez-brothers-2tvno2kV CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> A Day in the Life of a Death Investigator: Exploring the Menendez Brothers Julie Mattson 00:27:49 Join me as I provide an exclusive glimpse behind the scenes into a typical day in my profession. We'll delve into the intricate workings of forensic investigations, shedding light on the duties and responsibilities that often go unnoticed. In this episode, we also take a look at the notorious case of Lyle and Eric Menendez, two brothers who shocked the nation when they brutally murdered their wealthy parents in Beverly Hills. We'll unravel the layers of this complex case, examining the motives, the evidence, and the psychological dynamics at play. So, join me on Pushing Up Lilies as we navigate the twists and turns of this chilling true crime tale and gain insight into the challenging yet essential work of death investigation. * Listener discretion is advised. Join me as I provide an exclusive glimpse behind the scenes into a typical day in my profession. We'll delve into the intricate workings of forensic investigations, shedding light on the duties and responsibilities that often go unnoticed. In this episode, we also take a look at the notorious case of Lyle and Eric Menendez, two brothers who shocked the nation when they brutally murdered their wealthy parents in Beverly Hills. We'll unravel the layers of this complex case, examining the motives, the evidence, and the psychological dynamics at play. So, join me on Pushing Up Lilies as we navigate the twists and turns of this chilling true crime tale and gain insight into the challenging yet essential work of death investigation. * Listener discretion is advised. false full 85 de4c76e1-a78b-4e49-8164-b0a906c061f6 Parricide: Why Do Kids Kill Their Parents? CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 6 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/parricide-why-do-kids-kill-their-parents-vLNPX5gE CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Parricide: Why Do Kids Kill Their Parents? Julie Mattson 00:29:33 In this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we delve into the haunting phenomenon of parricide—the unthinkable act of children taking the lives of their own parents and siblings. Join me as we unravel the stories behind these chilling cases, seeking to understand the motives, the psychological underpinnings, and the aftermath of parricide. Through a forensic lens, we examine the intricate details that surround these heart-wrenching incidents, challenging our perceptions and sparking a conversation about the factors that lead children to commit the ultimate betrayal. Listener discretion is advised. In this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we delve into the haunting phenomenon of parricide—the unthinkable act of children taking the lives of their own parents and siblings. Join me as we unravel the stories behind these chilling cases, seeking to understand the motives, the psychological underpinnings, and the aftermath of parricide. Through a forensic lens, we examine the intricate details that surround these heart-wrenching incidents, challenging our perceptions and sparking a conversation about the factors that lead children to commit the ultimate betrayal. Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, stories, deceased, death, forensic evidence, child, parents, kill, parricide, kids false full 84 930c7ffd-c21f-42e2-a944-0500a3f9b78d Grave Betrayals: Dark Secrets of Funeral Homes CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 28 Feb 2024 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/grave-betrayals-dark-secrets-of-funeral-homes-yySegnQw CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Grave Betrayals: Dark Secrets of Funeral Homes Julie Mattson 00:24:39 On todays episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we delve into the disturbing underbelly of funeral homes in this eye-opening episode. "Grave Betrayals" pulls back the veil on shocking stories of funeral homes that weren't resting in peace, but were hoarding bodies, neglecting cremations, and in some harrowing cases, even selling body parts. In this unsettling exploration, we shine a forensic light on the egregious violations of trust that occurred within the sacred spaces meant to honor the departed. From the chilling revelations of unattended bodies left to decay to the shocking truth of funeral homes involved in the illicit trade of human remains, we confront the macabre realities that tarnish the integrity of this somber industry. This episode serves as a cautionary journey into the shadows of establishments tasked with providing solace in times of grief. Listener discretion is advised. On todays episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we delve into the disturbing underbelly of funeral homes in this eye-opening episode. "Grave Betrayals" pulls back the veil on shocking stories of funeral homes that weren't resting in peace, but were hoarding bodies, neglecting cremations, and in some harrowing cases, even selling body parts. In this unsettling exploration, we shine a forensic light on the egregious violations of trust that occurred within the sacred spaces meant to honor the departed. From the chilling revelations of unattended bodies left to decay to the shocking truth of funeral homes involved in the illicit trade of human remains, we confront the macabre realities that tarnish the integrity of this somber industry. This episode serves as a cautionary journey into the shadows of establishments tasked with providing solace in times of grief. Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, colorado, stories, deceased, selling bodies, audrii cunningham, body parts, hoarding, death, forensic evidence, human remains, texas, cremation, child, funeral homes false full 83 49f61dfb-b655-41c9-b2cd-ca9d4f552238 Innocence Lost: A Forensic Dive into Child Deaths CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 21 Feb 2024 11:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/innocence-lost-a-forensic-dive-into-child-deaths-epMT9fTx CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Innocence Lost: A Forensic Dive into Child Deaths Julie Mattson 00:27:49 Join me through the somber landscapes of true crime, on this episode of Pushing Up Lilies. In a heart-wrenching exploration, we delve into the tragic stories of young lives lost, shining a forensic light on the unsettling realities surrounding child deaths. "Innocence Lost" is a poignant journey that touches upon the inexplicable cases where innocence meets a sinister fate. As a forensic death investigator, I share stories that echo the vulnerability of children caught in the web of tragedy. Among these narratives, we shine a spotlight on the haunting case of the missing Texas girl, Audrii Cunningham. This episode is an unflinching examination of the shadows that envelope the most heart-wrenching cases. Join me as we navigate through the complexities of investigations involving children and reflect on the profound impact these stories leave on our understanding of justice and the fragility of innocence. Listener discretion. <><><><><><><><> Update: Tragic Discovery in the Case of Audrii Cunningham Dear listeners, I bring you an update on the heartbreaking episode, "Innocence Lost: A Forensic Dive into Child Deaths." It is with heavy hearts that we share the devastating news that the body of 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham has been found. Our thoughts are with Audrii's family and all those affected by this profound loss. As we navigate through the aftermath of this heartbreaking revelation, we are reminded of the importance of raising awareness about the vulnerabilities of our youth and advocating for justice. Sincerely, Julie Mattson Host, Pushing Up Lilies Join me through the somber landscapes of true crime, on this episode of Pushing Up Lilies. In a heart-wrenching exploration, we delve into the tragic stories of young lives lost, shining a forensic light on the unsettling realities surrounding child deaths. "Innocence Lost" is a poignant journey that touches upon the inexplicable cases where innocence meets a sinister fate. As a forensic death investigator, I share stories that echo the vulnerability of children caught in the web of tragedy. Among these narratives, we shine a spotlight on the haunting case of the missing Texas girl, Audrii Cunningham. This episode is an unflinching examination of the shadows that envelope the most heart-wrenching cases. Join me as we navigate through the complexities of investigations involving children and reflect on the profound impact these stories leave on our understanding of justice and the fragility of innocence. Listener discretion. <><><><><><><><> Update: Tragic Discovery in the Case of Audrii Cunningham Dear listeners, I bring you an update on the heartbreaking episode, "Innocence Lost: A Forensic Dive into Child Deaths." It is with heavy hearts that we share the devastating news that the body of 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham has been found. Our thoughts are with Audrii's family and all those affected by this profound loss. As we navigate through the aftermath of this heartbreaking revelation, we are reminded of the importance of raising awareness about the vulnerabilities of our youth and advocating for justice. Sincerely, Julie Mattson Host, Pushing Up Lilies death investigator, murders, stories, deceased, murder, children, missing, audrii cunningham, death, forensic evidence, texas, child deaths, child, kill false full 82 53952d0a-ceed-4f54-b10a-661b0396c5ed True Stories of Pastors and Ministers Turned Murderers CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 14 Feb 2024 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/true-stories-of-pastors-and-ministers-turned-murderers-HB3U_7TJ CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> True Stories of Pastors and Ministers Turned Murderers Julie Mattson 00:29:24 Join me, Julie Mattson, your guide into the darkest corners of true crime on Pushing Up Lilies. In this spine-chilling episode, we unravel the unholy stories of pastors, reverends and ministers who, behind the sacred facade, commit unthinkable acts — killing their spouses and attempting to shroud their sins in a cloak of deception. In today's episode, we explore the shocking narratives of those entrusted with spiritual guidance, exposing the sinister secrets that lead to the ultimate betrayal. Through meticulous storytelling and analysis, we confront the disturbing cases where faith turns to folly, and holy vows are broken in the most heinous manner. Listener discretion is advised. Join me, Julie Mattson, your guide into the darkest corners of true crime on Pushing Up Lilies. In this spine-chilling episode, we unravel the unholy stories of pastors, reverends and ministers who, behind the sacred facade, commit unthinkable acts — killing their spouses and attempting to shroud their sins in a cloak of deception. In today's episode, we explore the shocking narratives of those entrusted with spiritual guidance, exposing the sinister secrets that lead to the ultimate betrayal. Through meticulous storytelling and analysis, we confront the disturbing cases where faith turns to folly, and holy vows are broken in the most heinous manner. Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, wife, murders, deceased, church, spouse, death, forensic evidence, reverends, pastors, kill, ministers false full 81 4d867591-fb94-4edd-a4d7-4426e7e3b590 Chronicles of a Death Investigator and Sexual Assault Nurse CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 7 Feb 2024 08:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/chronicles-of-a-death-investigator-and-sexual-assault-nurse-WmNR4I0Q CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Chronicles of a Death Investigator and Sexual Assault Nurse Julie Mattson 00:30:59 Step into the riveting world of forensic investigation and healthcare with me, Julie Mattson, your host on Pushing Up Lilies. In this eye-opening episode, we unravel the multifaceted roles of a death investigator and sexual assault nurse, shedding light on the crucial procedures and protocols that guide us through the darkest corners of crime scenes. In today's episode, I draw from my experience as a death investigator and Sexual Assault Nurse to demystify the duties that go beyond the crime scene tape. From the comprehensive examinations undertaken by nurses handling crime cases to the critical step of having the doctor sign the death certificate, we'll delve into the intricate world of forensic investigations. This episode serves as an educational journey for nurses, detectives, and anyone curious about the critical collaboration between healthcare and law enforcement. Through personal anecdotes and professional insights, I aim to bridge the gap between these two vital professions, unraveling the tapestry of responsibilities that contribute to the pursuit of justice. * Listener discretion is advised. Step into the riveting world of forensic investigation and healthcare with me, Julie Mattson, your host on Pushing Up Lilies. In this eye-opening episode, we unravel the multifaceted roles of a death investigator and sexual assault nurse, shedding light on the crucial procedures and protocols that guide us through the darkest corners of crime scenes. In today's episode, I draw from my experience as a death investigator and Sexual Assault Nurse to demystify the duties that go beyond the crime scene tape. From the comprehensive examinations undertaken by nurses handling crime cases to the critical step of having the doctor sign the death certificate, we'll delve into the intricate world of forensic investigations. This episode serves as an educational journey for nurses, detectives, and anyone curious about the critical collaboration between healthcare and law enforcement. Through personal anecdotes and professional insights, I aim to bridge the gap between these two vital professions, unraveling the tapestry of responsibilities that contribute to the pursuit of justice. * Listener discretion is advised. death investigator, rape kit, deceased, death, forensic evidence, sexual assault nurse, cremation, examination, protocols, procedures, death certificate false full 80 1c49e324-3e40-4365-9e60-a0831119ee78 The History of Executions for the Accomplice CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 31 Jan 2024 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/the-history-of-executions-for-the-accomplice-BjXplQTx CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> The History of Executions for the Accomplice Julie Mattson 00:28:10 Join me as we journey through the macabre annals of history in this episode of Pushing Up Lilies. On today's episode, we unravel the dark tapestry of executions, exposing the haunting tales of those sentenced to death not for the act of killing, but for their involvement in crimes that led to a life being extinguished. We navigate through the grisly details of executions where individuals paid the ultimate price for their role as accomplices. From infamous cases of botched executions to the chilling stories of criminals condemned for their participation in heinous acts. Listener discretion is strongly advised. Join me as we journey through the macabre annals of history in this episode of Pushing Up Lilies. On today's episode, we unravel the dark tapestry of executions, exposing the haunting tales of those sentenced to death not for the act of killing, but for their involvement in crimes that led to a life being extinguished. We navigate through the grisly details of executions where individuals paid the ultimate price for their role as accomplices. From infamous cases of botched executions to the chilling stories of criminals condemned for their participation in heinous acts. Listener discretion is strongly advised. false full 79 6a4df246-5563-4899-8c07-9605573231c5 Kenneth Smith and Nitrogen Hypoxia CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 24 Jan 2024 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/kenneth-smith-and-nitrogen-hypoxia-3u79I7nQ CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Kenneth Smith and Nitrogen Hypoxia Julie Mattson 00:26:22 On today's episode, we plunge into the chilling depths of a true crime that shook the foundations of justice. In this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we uncover the sinister details surrounding the 1988 murder of Elizabeth Sennett, a crime that would lead to the fateful sentencing of Kenneth Smith. We navigate through the haunting narrative of a life extinguished, exploring the dark motives and circumstances that surrounded Sennett's tragic end. Kenneth Smith, convicted for this heinous act, becomes the focal point of our exploration into the web of crime and punishment. Through meticulous research and storytelling, we delve into the events leading to Smith's death sentence and his objection to execution by nitrogen hypoxia. This episode peels back the layers of the criminal proceedings, revealing the intricate dance between perpetrator, victim, and the pursuit of justice. Listener discretion is advised. On today's episode, we plunge into the chilling depths of a true crime that shook the foundations of justice. In this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we uncover the sinister details surrounding the 1988 murder of Elizabeth Sennett, a crime that would lead to the fateful sentencing of Kenneth Smith. We navigate through the haunting narrative of a life extinguished, exploring the dark motives and circumstances that surrounded Sennett's tragic end. Kenneth Smith, convicted for this heinous act, becomes the focal point of our exploration into the web of crime and punishment. Through meticulous research and storytelling, we delve into the events leading to Smith's death sentence and his objection to execution by nitrogen hypoxia. This episode peels back the layers of the criminal proceedings, revealing the intricate dance between perpetrator, victim, and the pursuit of justice. Listener discretion is advised. false full 78 630fe015-4dc6-44c5-94f9-a4a10c27ac06 When Sibling Rivalry Turns Deadly CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 17 Jan 2024 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/when-sibling-rivalry-turns-deadly-1V3i_bNp CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> When Sibling Rivalry Turns Deadly Julie Mattson 00:24:24 Come with me on a harrowing exploration into the depths of familial bonds gone awry in this episode of Pushing Up Lilies. We're unraveling the dark tales of brothers and sisters whose jealousy and other sinister motives twisted the ties that should bind. From petty disputes that escalate into tragedies to chilling plots hatched in the shadows of family homes, this episode peels back the layers of secrets that fester within. Join me as we confront the uncomfortable realities of family dynamics and the dire consequences when the line between love and malice blurs. * Listener discretion advised. Come with me on a harrowing exploration into the depths of familial bonds gone awry in this episode of Pushing Up Lilies. We're unraveling the dark tales of brothers and sisters whose jealousy and other sinister motives twisted the ties that should bind. From petty disputes that escalate into tragedies to chilling plots hatched in the shadows of family homes, this episode peels back the layers of secrets that fester within. Join me as we confront the uncomfortable realities of family dynamics and the dire consequences when the line between love and malice blurs. * Listener discretion advised. false full 77 f5c77568-00cb-4e7b-bfa8-6dc7ffe8314e The Real-Life Horrors Behind Scream CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 10 Jan 2024 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/the-real-life-horrors-behind-scream-Tqt3XMGX CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> The Real-Life Horrors Behind Scream Julie Mattson 00:26:12 Step into the chilling world of true crime with me on this episode of Pushing Up Lilies. We're delving into the shadows that inspired one of the most iconic '90s slashers, Scream. Unveil the sinister tale of the Gainesville Ripper, Danny Rolling, and the copycat murders that echoed the blood-curdling screams of a community. In "Echoes of Terror," we connect the dots between reality and fiction, exploring the macabre events that served as the haunting muse for the blockbuster movie. From the gruesome details of Danny Rolling's Florida murders to the copycat horrors that sent shockwaves through communities, I guide you through a narrative that blurs the line between cinematic horror and real-life terror. * Listener discretion is advised. Step into the chilling world of true crime with me on this episode of Pushing Up Lilies. We're delving into the shadows that inspired one of the most iconic '90s slashers, Scream. Unveil the sinister tale of the Gainesville Ripper, Danny Rolling, and the copycat murders that echoed the blood-curdling screams of a community. In "Echoes of Terror," we connect the dots between reality and fiction, exploring the macabre events that served as the haunting muse for the blockbuster movie. From the gruesome details of Danny Rolling's Florida murders to the copycat horrors that sent shockwaves through communities, I guide you through a narrative that blurs the line between cinematic horror and real-life terror. * Listener discretion is advised. false full 76 c6a33ba2-9c94-4243-8c39-54b509dfbe81 The Sinister Art of Jugging CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 3 Jan 2024 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/the-sinister-art-of-jugging-ok3vZ8Ya CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> The Sinister Art of Jugging Julie Mattson 00:22:04 Embark with me into the heart of darkness in this gripping episode of Pushing Up Lilies. We're peeling back the layers of a wicked practice that preys on unsuspecting victims — jugging. Join me as we delve into the chilling tales of criminals who stalk their targets before striking, leaving a trail of fear and shattered trust in their wake. Today we explore the sinister art of jugging, a method that goes beyond the ordinary realms of robbery. I'll guide you through the haunting stories of individuals who fell victim to this calculated crime, where criminals meticulously observe and track their prey before orchestrating a theft that goes beyond the physical, leaving psychological scars that linger long after. This episode serves as a stark reminder of the vulnerability that exists in our daily lives and the need for vigilance in the face of ever-evolving criminal tactics. *Listener discretion is advised. Embark with me into the heart of darkness in this gripping episode of Pushing Up Lilies. We're peeling back the layers of a wicked practice that preys on unsuspecting victims — jugging. Join me as we delve into the chilling tales of criminals who stalk their targets before striking, leaving a trail of fear and shattered trust in their wake. Today we explore the sinister art of jugging, a method that goes beyond the ordinary realms of robbery. I'll guide you through the haunting stories of individuals who fell victim to this calculated crime, where criminals meticulously observe and track their prey before orchestrating a theft that goes beyond the physical, leaving psychological scars that linger long after. This episode serves as a stark reminder of the vulnerability that exists in our daily lives and the need for vigilance in the face of ever-evolving criminal tactics. *Listener discretion is advised. false full 75 2234bbc5-cf2b-4164-8185-3708d34c4c21 In the Mind of Monsters CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 27 Dec 2023 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/in-the-mind-of-monsters-0ZyDHv56 CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> In the Mind of Monsters Julie Mattson 00:23:32 Join me on a chilling journey into the abyss of the human psyche in this episode of Pushing Up Lilies. We'll explore the morbid curiosity that draws us to the enigmatic world of serial killers, delving deep into the haunting case of one particular malefactor — Samuel Little. Today we navigate through the murky waters of our fascination with the darkest corners of humanity. Samuel Little, a name etched in infamy, becomes the focal point of our exploration. Through meticulous research and storytelling, we unravel the twisted narrative of this prolific serial killer, shining a light on the darkness that lurks within the minds of those who defy all understanding. As we satiate our curiosity, we'll confront the uncomfortable questions that arise when exploring the motives, methods, and madness of individuals like Samuel Little. This episode serves as both a cautionary tale and an exploration of the human fascination with the macabre. * Listener discretion is advised. Join me on a chilling journey into the abyss of the human psyche in this episode of Pushing Up Lilies. We'll explore the morbid curiosity that draws us to the enigmatic world of serial killers, delving deep into the haunting case of one particular malefactor — Samuel Little. Today we navigate through the murky waters of our fascination with the darkest corners of humanity. Samuel Little, a name etched in infamy, becomes the focal point of our exploration. Through meticulous research and storytelling, we unravel the twisted narrative of this prolific serial killer, shining a light on the darkness that lurks within the minds of those who defy all understanding. As we satiate our curiosity, we'll confront the uncomfortable questions that arise when exploring the motives, methods, and madness of individuals like Samuel Little. This episode serves as both a cautionary tale and an exploration of the human fascination with the macabre. * Listener discretion is advised. false full 74 dc8e7b16-2dff-495d-bad6-a32c343cea07 Passionate Entanglements: Love Triangle Murders CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 20 Dec 2023 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/passionate-entanglements-love-triangle-murders-KPHru0bd CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Passionate Entanglements: Love Triangle Murders Julie Mattson 00:28:30 I invite you to join me in this riveting episode of Pushing Up Lilies, where we peel back the layers of complex human emotions and the deadly consequences of tangled affairs. From clandestine affairs to the shattered remnants of trust, we navigate the dark corners of these entangled relationships, shedding light on the motives that drive individuals to the brink of violence. This episode serves as a stark reminder of the potent cocktail of love, jealousy, and betrayal, where the boundaries of passion blur into the chilling realm of homicide. Join me in this journey through the murkiest depths of human relationships, where love transforms into a deadly force. * Listener discretion is advised. I invite you to join me in this riveting episode of Pushing Up Lilies, where we peel back the layers of complex human emotions and the deadly consequences of tangled affairs. From clandestine affairs to the shattered remnants of trust, we navigate the dark corners of these entangled relationships, shedding light on the motives that drive individuals to the brink of violence. This episode serves as a stark reminder of the potent cocktail of love, jealousy, and betrayal, where the boundaries of passion blur into the chilling realm of homicide. Join me in this journey through the murkiest depths of human relationships, where love transforms into a deadly force. * Listener discretion is advised. false full 73 a756c6b3-8f74-40f5-933e-9a7612bb51ee When Serial Killers Are Set Free CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 13 Dec 2023 15:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/when-serial-killers-are-set-free-GGM0G9bC CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> When Serial Killers Are Set Free Julie Mattson 00:33:45 On today's episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I delve into a bone-chilling exploration of a disturbing phenomenon in this episode: serial killers from around the world released from prison for good behavior. Join me on an unsettling journey into the dark underbelly of the criminal justice system as we unravel the stories of those who, once predators, are now walking free. * Listener discretion is strongly advised. On today's episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I delve into a bone-chilling exploration of a disturbing phenomenon in this episode: serial killers from around the world released from prison for good behavior. Join me on an unsettling journey into the dark underbelly of the criminal justice system as we unravel the stories of those who, once predators, are now walking free. * Listener discretion is strongly advised. false full 72 98ec7232-57b4-4aae-8698-70693a10e8db Tis the Season: Navigating Holiday Hazards CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 6 Dec 2023 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/tis-the-season-navigating-holiday-hazards-0hUEVhLi CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Tis the Season: Navigating Holiday Hazards Julie Mattson 00:31:17 In this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we embark on a reflective journey into the shadows that often accompany the festive season. Join me as we unveil the untold stories of accidents and tragedies that cast a somber hue over the holiday cheer. From the seemingly innocuous act of hanging Christmas lights to the unforeseen perils of holiday feasts, we explore the darker side of the most wonderful time of the year. Hear stories of individuals who met their untimely end in the midst of decking the halls or succumbing to the unexpected dangers lurking in holiday traditions. This episode serves as a poignant reminder that amidst the joyous celebrations, a veil of danger can shroud the merriment. Through careful analysis and storytelling, we delve into the often-overlooked hazards that underscore the holiday season, offering a unique perspective on the shadows that linger behind the lights. * Listener discretion is advised In this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, we embark on a reflective journey into the shadows that often accompany the festive season. Join me as we unveil the untold stories of accidents and tragedies that cast a somber hue over the holiday cheer. From the seemingly innocuous act of hanging Christmas lights to the unforeseen perils of holiday feasts, we explore the darker side of the most wonderful time of the year. Hear stories of individuals who met their untimely end in the midst of decking the halls or succumbing to the unexpected dangers lurking in holiday traditions. This episode serves as a poignant reminder that amidst the joyous celebrations, a veil of danger can shroud the merriment. Through careful analysis and storytelling, we delve into the often-overlooked hazards that underscore the holiday season, offering a unique perspective on the shadows that linger behind the lights. * Listener discretion is advised false full 71 2cd894de-97a7-473c-88da-85c7d8f6a69e The Dark Legacy of Child Killer Mary Bell CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 29 Nov 2023 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/the-dark-legacy-of-child-killer-mary-bell-ZkiCiJj_ CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> The Dark Legacy of Child Killer Mary Bell Julie Mattson 00:27:44 On today's episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I delve into a chilling chapter of true crime history: the disturbing case of Mary Bell from 1968. At the tender age of 10, Mary shocked Newcastle, England, when she committed unthinkable acts of violence against two innocent children. Join me on a haunting journey into the twisted mind of Mary Bell as I unravel the horrifying details of her crimes. The first victim, four-year-old Martin Brown, met a tragic end at the hands of a child whose innocence had already been shattered. Leaving haunting confession notes for the grieving family, Mary's actions sent shockwaves through the community. Just two months later, the darkness within Mary manifested once again when she killed and mutilated three-year-old Brian Howe. This episode peels back the layers of this deeply unsettling case, exploring the psychological intricacies that led a young girl down such a sinister path. * Listener discretion is strongly advised. On today's episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I delve into a chilling chapter of true crime history: the disturbing case of Mary Bell from 1968. At the tender age of 10, Mary shocked Newcastle, England, when she committed unthinkable acts of violence against two innocent children. Join me on a haunting journey into the twisted mind of Mary Bell as I unravel the horrifying details of her crimes. The first victim, four-year-old Martin Brown, met a tragic end at the hands of a child whose innocence had already been shattered. Leaving haunting confession notes for the grieving family, Mary's actions sent shockwaves through the community. Just two months later, the darkness within Mary manifested once again when she killed and mutilated three-year-old Brian Howe. This episode peels back the layers of this deeply unsettling case, exploring the psychological intricacies that led a young girl down such a sinister path. * Listener discretion is strongly advised. false full 70 13c9608c-f9d9-4c50-882f-a1050c019579 Dying in Place: Inside the World of Hoarders CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 22 Nov 2023 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/dying-in-place-inside-the-world-of-hoarders-Y6MNFCBm CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Dying in Place: Inside the World of Hoarders Julie Mattson 00:27:35 In this weeks episode, we look into the haunting world of hoarders. I will be sharing chilling stories of individuals who have met their demise within the confines of their cluttered homes, their bodies hidden amidst the chaos, sometimes remaining undiscovered for extended periods. Join me as we navigate through the disturbing tales of lives lost and found in the most unexpected places, hidden by the overwhelming hoards that amassed around them. This episode is a riveting exploration into the stark consequences of hoarding, as we peel back the layers to expose the unseen tragedies that occur within these cluttered havens. * Listener discretion is advised. In this weeks episode, we look into the haunting world of hoarders. I will be sharing chilling stories of individuals who have met their demise within the confines of their cluttered homes, their bodies hidden amidst the chaos, sometimes remaining undiscovered for extended periods. Join me as we navigate through the disturbing tales of lives lost and found in the most unexpected places, hidden by the overwhelming hoards that amassed around them. This episode is a riveting exploration into the stark consequences of hoarding, as we peel back the layers to expose the unseen tragedies that occur within these cluttered havens. * Listener discretion is advised. false full 69 06b39edb-71cc-4051-ad0a-724ec5e9a430 Bad Nurses That Use And Abuse Their Power CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 15 Nov 2023 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/bad-nurses-that-use-and-abuse-their-power-tcRfeMtG CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Bad Nurses That Use And Abuse Their Power Julie Mattson 00:28:11 In this riveting episode, we explore the dark underbelly of healthcare. Let's delve into the unsettling world of nurses who wield their power for malevolent purposes, focusing on a specific and disturbing method: insulin overdoses. Join me as I draw on my extensive experience to dissect various cases where nurses, entrusted with the well-being of their patients, turned into perpetrators of heinous crimes. Throughout the episode, I share profound insights into hospital policies, shedding light on the loopholes that allow such abuse to occur. This unfiltered exploration serves as an eye-opener into the insidious realm of healthcare gone awry, as I navigate through chilling instances where trust is betrayed and the healing profession takes a sinister turn. Strap in for a compelling narrative as we unravel the stories of bad nurses that use and abuse their power, offering a unique perspective from my role as a forensic death investigator. Listener discretion is advised. In this riveting episode, we explore the dark underbelly of healthcare. Let's delve into the unsettling world of nurses who wield their power for malevolent purposes, focusing on a specific and disturbing method: insulin overdoses. Join me as I draw on my extensive experience to dissect various cases where nurses, entrusted with the well-being of their patients, turned into perpetrators of heinous crimes. Throughout the episode, I share profound insights into hospital policies, shedding light on the loopholes that allow such abuse to occur. This unfiltered exploration serves as an eye-opener into the insidious realm of healthcare gone awry, as I navigate through chilling instances where trust is betrayed and the healing profession takes a sinister turn. Strap in for a compelling narrative as we unravel the stories of bad nurses that use and abuse their power, offering a unique perspective from my role as a forensic death investigator. Listener discretion is advised. false full 68 3f90ca35-d99d-416a-b9a0-a8cf9e0dd3f9 Heartstrings of Tragedy: The Death of Matthew Perry CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 8 Nov 2023 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/heartstrings-of-tragedy-the-death-of-matthew-perry-dNlfnOZ_ CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Heartstrings of Tragedy: The Death of Matthew Perry Julie Mattson 00:27:19 In this solemn episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I, as your host and a forensic death investigator, invite you to a profound examination of the beloved actor Matthew Perry's passing. Beyond the surface, we embark on a journey to uncover the potential reasons behind his untimely demise, navigating the intricate interplay between substance use, the heart, and the perplexing circumstances surrounding his departure. Join me as we navigate the complex web of medical intricacies, considering the profound effects of drugs on the human heart and why this tragedy might extend beyond a simple case of drowning. Drawing from my forensic expertise, we'll unravel the layers of this enigma, shedding light on the potential factors that contributed to Perry's final moments. This episode serves as a somber reminder of the silent dangers that lurk within substance use, particularly on the delicate balance of the heart. As we explore the shadows of Matthew Perry's death, we embark on a quest for understanding and awareness surrounding the intricate relationship between drugs and mortality. In this solemn episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I, as your host and a forensic death investigator, invite you to a profound examination of the beloved actor Matthew Perry's passing. Beyond the surface, we embark on a journey to uncover the potential reasons behind his untimely demise, navigating the intricate interplay between substance use, the heart, and the perplexing circumstances surrounding his departure. Join me as we navigate the complex web of medical intricacies, considering the profound effects of drugs on the human heart and why this tragedy might extend beyond a simple case of drowning. Drawing from my forensic expertise, we'll unravel the layers of this enigma, shedding light on the potential factors that contributed to Perry's final moments. This episode serves as a somber reminder of the silent dangers that lurk within substance use, particularly on the delicate balance of the heart. As we explore the shadows of Matthew Perry's death, we embark on a quest for understanding and awareness surrounding the intricate relationship between drugs and mortality. false full 67 1b66ef33-7340-4c0b-adbb-eac662f9fbac Maine Shooter Robert Card and Military Suicides CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 1 Nov 2023 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/maine-shooter-robert-card-and-military-suicides-bLKrT1Ze CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Maine Shooter Robert Card and Military Suicides Julie Mattson 00:25:50 In this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I invite you to walk alongside me as we explore the heart-wrenching case of Robert Card, a name that resonates with the unsettling complexities of mental illness. With a meticulous eye, we dissect the life and actions of Robert Card, whose journey took an unimaginable turn when he unleashed violence in a Maine shooting spree. Through my experiences and insights, I'll shed light on the profound impact of mental illness within the military community and the heartbreaking aftermath it leaves in its wake. We'll navigate the statistics, the personal stories, and the profound implications that surround these tragedies. * Listener discretion is strongly advised. In this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I invite you to walk alongside me as we explore the heart-wrenching case of Robert Card, a name that resonates with the unsettling complexities of mental illness. With a meticulous eye, we dissect the life and actions of Robert Card, whose journey took an unimaginable turn when he unleashed violence in a Maine shooting spree. Through my experiences and insights, I'll shed light on the profound impact of mental illness within the military community and the heartbreaking aftermath it leaves in its wake. We'll navigate the statistics, the personal stories, and the profound implications that surround these tragedies. * Listener discretion is strongly advised. false full 66 ac878b0e-51c0-41f1-9e4d-89f6b131904a Katherine Knight Killed, Butchered, and Cooked Her Lover CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 25 Oct 2023 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/katherine-knight-killed-butchered-and-cooked-her-lover-3YpI_Wl4 CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Katherine Knight Killed, Butchered, and Cooked Her Lover Julie Mattson 00:21:57 In this riveting episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I journey into the dark and twisted tale of Katherine Knight, a name that will forever be etched in infamy in Australian criminal history. Known as the first woman in Australia to receive a life sentence without the possibility of parole for the gruesome murder of her partner John Price, Knight's story is one of unparalleled horror and fascination. Join me as I meticulously unravel the layers of this chilling case, exploring the shocking details of her crime and the sinister motives that drove her to commit an act so heinous that it defies comprehension. We delve deep into Knight's troubled past, her obsession with violence, and the torment that she unleashed on her victim. This episode is a harrowing reminder of the darkest corners of the human psyche, leaving us with an indelible question: What drives an individual to commit such unspeakable acts? * Listener discretion is strongly advised. In this riveting episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I journey into the dark and twisted tale of Katherine Knight, a name that will forever be etched in infamy in Australian criminal history. Known as the first woman in Australia to receive a life sentence without the possibility of parole for the gruesome murder of her partner John Price, Knight's story is one of unparalleled horror and fascination. Join me as I meticulously unravel the layers of this chilling case, exploring the shocking details of her crime and the sinister motives that drove her to commit an act so heinous that it defies comprehension. We delve deep into Knight's troubled past, her obsession with violence, and the torment that she unleashed on her victim. This episode is a harrowing reminder of the darkest corners of the human psyche, leaving us with an indelible question: What drives an individual to commit such unspeakable acts? * Listener discretion is strongly advised. false full 65 7b68f160-94e7-4af9-b55b-0ab820414d14 Silenced by the Screen: The Tragic Story of Conrad Roy and Michelle Carter CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 18 Oct 2023 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/silenced-by-the-screen-the-tragic-story-of-conrad-roy-and-michelle-carter-tFxaRf_0 CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Silenced by the Screen: The Tragic Story of Conrad Roy and Michelle Carter Julie Mattson 00:22:56 In this profoundly moving episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I take you through the heart-wrenching story of Conrad Roy and Michelle Carter. In this episode we explore the devastating consequences of their ill-fated relationship, which took a horrifying turn towards the unimaginable: a suicide that would make headlines around the world. Join me as I delve into the intricacies of their story, the texts, and the emotions that pushed them both to the edge. We'll unravel the legal complexities of Michelle Carter's involvement and her shocking conviction. Yet, the tragedy of Conrad's life and the profound impact of cyberbullying and social media on the vulnerable youth of today don't end with their story. This episode serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of our virtual lives and the very real emotions behind every screen. * Listener discretion is advised. In this profoundly moving episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I take you through the heart-wrenching story of Conrad Roy and Michelle Carter. In this episode we explore the devastating consequences of their ill-fated relationship, which took a horrifying turn towards the unimaginable: a suicide that would make headlines around the world. Join me as I delve into the intricacies of their story, the texts, and the emotions that pushed them both to the edge. We'll unravel the legal complexities of Michelle Carter's involvement and her shocking conviction. Yet, the tragedy of Conrad's life and the profound impact of cyberbullying and social media on the vulnerable youth of today don't end with their story. This episode serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of our virtual lives and the very real emotions behind every screen. * Listener discretion is advised. false full 64 949da9f3-4610-4a21-868b-17cf5c6bce0f Mothers Who Drown Their Children CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 11 Oct 2023 09:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/mothers-who-drown-their-children-D39nzGd6 CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Mothers Who Drown Their Children Julie Mattson 00:27:06 On this episode, we delve into the haunting and deeply disturbing phenomenon of maternal filicide, where mothers, like Andrea Yates, Lashaun Harris, Britney Medina and Susan Smith, commit the unimaginable act of drowning their own children. Join me as I explore the intricate stories of these women, their motives, the psychological factors at play, and the shocking details that led to these heartbreaking crimes. This episode serves as a sobering reminder of the fragile nature of the human psyche and the tragic consequences it can have on innocent lives. * Listener discretion is strongly advised. On this episode, we delve into the haunting and deeply disturbing phenomenon of maternal filicide, where mothers, like Andrea Yates, Lashaun Harris, Britney Medina and Susan Smith, commit the unimaginable act of drowning their own children. Join me as I explore the intricate stories of these women, their motives, the psychological factors at play, and the shocking details that led to these heartbreaking crimes. This episode serves as a sobering reminder of the fragile nature of the human psyche and the tragic consequences it can have on innocent lives. * Listener discretion is strongly advised. false full 63 8f7ebce2-aca4-4cdb-8f59-489086838184 The Muswell Hill Murderer: The British Jeffrey Dahmer CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 4 Oct 2023 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/the-muswell-hill-murderer-the-british-jeffrey-dahmer-kciSAE4_ CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> The Muswell Hill Murderer: The British Jeffrey Dahmer Julie Mattson 00:19:04 In this bone-chilling episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I delve deep into the sinister world of one of the UK's most notorious serial killers, Dennis Nilsen, infamously known as "The Muswell Hill Murderer." From 1978, Nilsen embarked on a horrifying spree of murder and necrophilia, leaving a trail of more than a dozen victims in his wake while living in London. Join me as I meticulously unravel the dark and disturbing legacy of Dennis Nilsen, and navigate the gruesome details of his crimes, examining the methods, motives, and the psychological depths that led him to commit these heinous acts. This episode serves as a stark reminder of the depths of human depravity and the unwavering dedication of those who work tirelessly to ensure that justice is served. * Listener discretion is strongly advised as we explore the twisted and haunting world of Dennis Nilsen. In this bone-chilling episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I delve deep into the sinister world of one of the UK's most notorious serial killers, Dennis Nilsen, infamously known as "The Muswell Hill Murderer." From 1978, Nilsen embarked on a horrifying spree of murder and necrophilia, leaving a trail of more than a dozen victims in his wake while living in London. Join me as I meticulously unravel the dark and disturbing legacy of Dennis Nilsen, and navigate the gruesome details of his crimes, examining the methods, motives, and the psychological depths that led him to commit these heinous acts. This episode serves as a stark reminder of the depths of human depravity and the unwavering dedication of those who work tirelessly to ensure that justice is served. * Listener discretion is strongly advised as we explore the twisted and haunting world of Dennis Nilsen. false full 62 c01f0ba0-fe75-4d74-8a99-1077ae6819d5 Vanished Without a Trace CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 27 Sep 2023 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/vanished-without-a-trace-XUhPlkFo CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Vanished Without a Trace Julie Mattson 00:22:49 Today on Pushing Up Lilies, we venture into the perplexing world of missing persons, where countless individuals, including men, women, and children, have disappeared without a trace. Drawing from my experience as a forensic investigator, I bring you two haunting stories of women whose cases emerged in my area, shedding light on the chilling mysteries that surround their disappearances. Join us as we navigate the labyrinth of "Vanished Without a Trace," where the line between hope and despair is razor-thin, and where answers may prove as elusive as the vanished themselves. * Listener discretion is advised as we explore the enigma of missing persons. Today on Pushing Up Lilies, we venture into the perplexing world of missing persons, where countless individuals, including men, women, and children, have disappeared without a trace. Drawing from my experience as a forensic investigator, I bring you two haunting stories of women whose cases emerged in my area, shedding light on the chilling mysteries that surround their disappearances. Join us as we navigate the labyrinth of "Vanished Without a Trace," where the line between hope and despair is razor-thin, and where answers may prove as elusive as the vanished themselves. * Listener discretion is advised as we explore the enigma of missing persons. false full 61 ca6fc196-1e14-4ac3-9a98-cefdf2c7ac34 The Dark Side of Medical Tourism CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 20 Sep 2023 06:30:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/the-dark-side-of-medical-tourism-B4apkHhS CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> The Dark Side of Medical Tourism Julie Mattson 00:26:14 Today on Pushing Up Lilies, we explore the unsettling world of medical tourism, where the pursuit of beauty can take a deadly turn. Join me as I share the harrowing stories of individuals who embarked on international journeys in search of cosmetic transformation, only to meet tragic and sometimes fatal ends. I shed light on the risks and dangers associated with undergoing surgery in foreign lands. From unlicensed practitioners to substandard medical facilities, we explore the alarming lapses in safety and ethics that can turn a dream makeover into a nightmare. This episode serves as a stark reminder that beauty comes at a cost, and sometimes that cost is far greater than anyone could imagine. * Listener discretion is advised. Today on Pushing Up Lilies, we explore the unsettling world of medical tourism, where the pursuit of beauty can take a deadly turn. Join me as I share the harrowing stories of individuals who embarked on international journeys in search of cosmetic transformation, only to meet tragic and sometimes fatal ends. I shed light on the risks and dangers associated with undergoing surgery in foreign lands. From unlicensed practitioners to substandard medical facilities, we explore the alarming lapses in safety and ethics that can turn a dream makeover into a nightmare. This episode serves as a stark reminder that beauty comes at a cost, and sometimes that cost is far greater than anyone could imagine. * Listener discretion is advised. false full 60 881fa756-da6d-4e4c-8f84-1a89c20f1f3a When Suicides Collide with Unseen Victims CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 13 Sep 2023 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/when-suicides-collide-with-unseen-victims-p6gUHj0l CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> When Suicides Collide with Unseen Victims Julie Mattson 00:28:36 In this episode, I invite you to step into my world as a forensic death investigator, where we explore a haunting aspect of my work that often goes unnoticed - suicides involving pedestrians and vehicles. Join me as I guide you through the heart-wrenching stories of individuals who made the fateful decision to end their lives by stepping in front of cars and trains. Together, we will delve into the profound ripple effect these tragedies leave behind. Through my eyes, I will share the emotional journey of unraveling the complex web of emotions, trauma, and unanswered questions that surround these cases. We will go beyond the victim and examine the enduring trauma endured by the unsuspecting individuals who were behind the wheel during these life-altering moments. In this episode, I invite you to step into my world as a forensic death investigator, where we explore a haunting aspect of my work that often goes unnoticed - suicides involving pedestrians and vehicles. Join me as I guide you through the heart-wrenching stories of individuals who made the fateful decision to end their lives by stepping in front of cars and trains. Together, we will delve into the profound ripple effect these tragedies leave behind. Through my eyes, I will share the emotional journey of unraveling the complex web of emotions, trauma, and unanswered questions that surround these cases. We will go beyond the victim and examine the enduring trauma endured by the unsuspecting individuals who were behind the wheel during these life-altering moments. false full 59 1c00a1af-428a-449f-9d1c-bd239fff167a The Invisible Killer - Unintentional Carbon Monoxide Deaths CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 6 Sep 2023 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/the-invisible-killer-unintentional-carbon-monoxide-deaths-ygUejNI_ CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> The Invisible Killer - Unintentional Carbon Monoxide Deaths Julie Mattson 00:20:21 In this riveting episode, we shine a light on the silent and deadly menace known as carbon monoxide. Join us as we delve into the haunting cases of unintentional carbon monoxide deaths that have left families shattered and communities in shock. These stories reveal the devastating consequences of a colorless, odorless gas that strikes without warning. Tune in to learn how these invisible killers claimed their victims, and discover the vital steps you can take to protect yourself and your loved ones from this deadly threat. * Listener discretion is advised. In this riveting episode, we shine a light on the silent and deadly menace known as carbon monoxide. Join us as we delve into the haunting cases of unintentional carbon monoxide deaths that have left families shattered and communities in shock. These stories reveal the devastating consequences of a colorless, odorless gas that strikes without warning. Tune in to learn how these invisible killers claimed their victims, and discover the vital steps you can take to protect yourself and your loved ones from this deadly threat. * Listener discretion is advised. false full 58 73a34baa-997e-47cc-876b-6037453b4ccf True Tales of Real Estate Agent Homicides CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 30 Aug 2023 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/true-tales-of-real-estate-agent-homicides-Ouw4N4H5 CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> True Tales of Real Estate Agent Homicides Julie Mattson 00:25:23 Today we take a deep dive into the harrowing stories that lie beneath the surface of the real estate world. Join us as we uncover the chilling and tragic tales of real estate agent homicides that have sent shockwaves through the industry. From promising properties to fatal encounters, we navigate the twists and turns that transformed routine showings into deadly traps. Tune in to explore the unsettling truths behind these real estate agent homicides, as we shed light on the risks and vulnerabilities faced by those who work in the realm of property transactions. * Listener discretion is advised as we dive into the true tales that reveal the dangerous underbelly of the industry. Today we take a deep dive into the harrowing stories that lie beneath the surface of the real estate world. Join us as we uncover the chilling and tragic tales of real estate agent homicides that have sent shockwaves through the industry. From promising properties to fatal encounters, we navigate the twists and turns that transformed routine showings into deadly traps. Tune in to explore the unsettling truths behind these real estate agent homicides, as we shed light on the risks and vulnerabilities faced by those who work in the realm of property transactions. * Listener discretion is advised as we dive into the true tales that reveal the dangerous underbelly of the industry. false full 57 fcb3c50f-f100-4085-a4f7-13dbb35c1c49 Unmasking the Craigslist Killers CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 23 Aug 2023 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/unmasking-the-craigslist-killers-M3pRHCv7 CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Unmasking the Craigslist Killers Julie Mattson 00:27:59 In this gripping episode, we delve deep into the sinister world of Craigslist killers, where innocent online interactions turn into real-life nightmares. Join us as we meticulously dissect the chilling tales of individuals who used the anonymity of online platforms to lure victims to their demise. With expert analysis and meticulous investigative insights, we aim to unravel the methods, motives, and psychological twists that led to these shocking crimes. Prepare to be captivated by stories that serve as chilling reminders of the dangers that can lurk behind seemingly innocuous online transactions. * Listener discretion is advised as we navigate the harrowing web of deceit woven by the Craigslist killers. In this gripping episode, we delve deep into the sinister world of Craigslist killers, where innocent online interactions turn into real-life nightmares. Join us as we meticulously dissect the chilling tales of individuals who used the anonymity of online platforms to lure victims to their demise. With expert analysis and meticulous investigative insights, we aim to unravel the methods, motives, and psychological twists that led to these shocking crimes. Prepare to be captivated by stories that serve as chilling reminders of the dangers that can lurk behind seemingly innocuous online transactions. * Listener discretion is advised as we navigate the harrowing web of deceit woven by the Craigslist killers. false full 56 07a16316-eca8-421e-891f-814649cf2dfd Exploring the Maui Blaze and a Reign of Terrifying Infernos CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 16 Aug 2023 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/exploring-the-maui-blaze-and-a-reign-of-terrifying-infernos-YWYR0wpR CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Exploring the Maui Blaze and a Reign of Terrifying Infernos Julie Mattson 00:23:18 In this riveting episode, we delve deep into the heart of the Maui Fire and a series of spine-chilling blazes that have engulfed homes, RVs, and lives. Join us as we untangle the enigmatic circumstances, and shed light on the dark forces behind these devastating fires. With expert analysis, we examine potential culprits, and explore the harrowing aftermath of these infernos that have forever changed the lives of those affected. Prepare to be captivated as we embark on a journey through flames and secrets, seeking answers to the burning questions surrounding these tragic incidents. * Listener discretion is advised as we delve into the gripping tale of the Maui Fire. In this riveting episode, we delve deep into the heart of the Maui Fire and a series of spine-chilling blazes that have engulfed homes, RVs, and lives. Join us as we untangle the enigmatic circumstances, and shed light on the dark forces behind these devastating fires. With expert analysis, we examine potential culprits, and explore the harrowing aftermath of these infernos that have forever changed the lives of those affected. Prepare to be captivated as we embark on a journey through flames and secrets, seeking answers to the burning questions surrounding these tragic incidents. * Listener discretion is advised as we delve into the gripping tale of the Maui Fire. false full 55 f8d8eb16-4b75-4885-9dbe-dea117f64162 Cannibals Among Us: Stories of Those Who Kill and Consume CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 9 Aug 2023 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/cannibals-among-us-stories-of-those-who-kill-and-consume-nlEl88y7 CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Cannibals Among Us: Stories of Those Who Kill and Consume Julie Mattson 00:20:17 In this unsettling episode, we delve into the chilling world of cannibals among us, exploring the shocking stories of individuals who commit the unimaginable act of killing and consuming other human beings. With a focus on understanding the motivations, psychological factors, and societal context that drive such horrific behavior, we dive deep into cases from history and the present day. Join us as we attempt to comprehend the minds of those who walk among us, challenging our understanding of the boundaries of human morality. * Listener discretion is strongly advised as we confront the darkest corners of humanity's psyche. In this unsettling episode, we delve into the chilling world of cannibals among us, exploring the shocking stories of individuals who commit the unimaginable act of killing and consuming other human beings. With a focus on understanding the motivations, psychological factors, and societal context that drive such horrific behavior, we dive deep into cases from history and the present day. Join us as we attempt to comprehend the minds of those who walk among us, challenging our understanding of the boundaries of human morality. * Listener discretion is strongly advised as we confront the darkest corners of humanity's psyche. false full 54 70e7a052-90f8-4afc-bb1f-5cad931a7e97 The Tragic Stories of Amusement Park Disasters CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 2 Aug 2023 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/the-tragic-stories-of-amusement-park-disasters-QxWpZo6e CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> The Tragic Stories of Amusement Park Disasters Julie Mattson 00:26:20 Prepare to be captivated as we delve deep into the haunting incidents that shattered the illusion of safety at amusement parks and fairs throughout the world. In this episode, we investigate the heart-wrenching tales of thrills that took a deadly turn, leaving families shattered and communities in shock. Prepare to be captivated as we delve deep into the haunting incidents that shattered the illusion of safety at amusement parks and fairs throughout the world. In this episode, we investigate the heart-wrenching tales of thrills that took a deadly turn, leaving families shattered and communities in shock. false full 53 154af9f2-f4c6-48af-8cf1-8cec43a9f3dc Thrills Turned Tragic: Deaths at Fairs and Amusement Parks CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 26 Jul 2023 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/thrills-turned-tragic-deaths-at-fairs-and-amusement-parks-mXLJIitz CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Thrills Turned Tragic: Deaths at Fairs and Amusement Parks Julie Mattson 00:26:15 Step right up to this spine-chilling episode of the Pushing Up Lilies Podcast, where I dare to explore the hidden dangers lurking within the bright lights and laughter of fairs and amusement parks. Discover the untold stories behind some of the most devastating accidents, and the somber reality behind these entertainment havens, reminding ourselves that even in moments of joy, we must remain vigilant to ensure that thrills never turn tragic. Step right up to this spine-chilling episode of the Pushing Up Lilies Podcast, where I dare to explore the hidden dangers lurking within the bright lights and laughter of fairs and amusement parks. Discover the untold stories behind some of the most devastating accidents, and the somber reality behind these entertainment havens, reminding ourselves that even in moments of joy, we must remain vigilant to ensure that thrills never turn tragic. false full 52 aab83324-6c4b-4136-9619-696b1c5d8fd9 Joe 'The Cannibal' Metheny's Roadside Food Truck CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 19 Jul 2023 08:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/joe-the-cannibal-methenys-roadside-food-truck-sjK9sHZx CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Joe 'The Cannibal' Metheny's Roadside Food Truck Julie Mattson 00:17:22 In this bone-chilling episode, we delve into the horrifying tale of Serial Killer, Joe Metheny. Brace yourself as we uncover the dark and disturbing story of a seemingly ordinary food vendor who harbored a deadly secret. Join us as we navigate the twisted mind of Joe Metheny, exploring the shocking details of his crimes, his methods of luring unsuspecting victims, the unimaginable horrors he committed, and the customers that unknowingly consumed human flesh from his roadside food truck. Listener discretion is advised. In this bone-chilling episode, we delve into the horrifying tale of Serial Killer, Joe Metheny. Brace yourself as we uncover the dark and disturbing story of a seemingly ordinary food vendor who harbored a deadly secret. Join us as we navigate the twisted mind of Joe Metheny, exploring the shocking details of his crimes, his methods of luring unsuspecting victims, the unimaginable horrors he committed, and the customers that unknowingly consumed human flesh from his roadside food truck. Listener discretion is advised. false full 51 233fd985-e333-44cd-a24c-33b1b9c931ac Deaths From Asphyxiation CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 12 Jul 2023 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/deaths-from-asphyxiation-JzJzLU_2 CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Deaths From Asphyxiation Julie Mattson 00:24:46 In this chilling episode, we dive into the unsettling world of asphyxiation-related deaths from the unique perspective of my role as a death investigator. Join me as I unravel the haunting stories behind these tragic fatalities, delving into the intricate details and circumstances surrounding each case. With an insider's view, I provide invaluable insights into the investigation process, uncovering the hidden clues and unraveling the mysteries behind these harrowing incidents. We explore the different methods and motives behind asphyxiation, shedding light on the dark forces that can extinguish a life. Listener discretion is advised. In this chilling episode, we dive into the unsettling world of asphyxiation-related deaths from the unique perspective of my role as a death investigator. Join me as I unravel the haunting stories behind these tragic fatalities, delving into the intricate details and circumstances surrounding each case. With an insider's view, I provide invaluable insights into the investigation process, uncovering the hidden clues and unraveling the mysteries behind these harrowing incidents. We explore the different methods and motives behind asphyxiation, shedding light on the dark forces that can extinguish a life. Listener discretion is advised. false full 50 da60f423-c047-43ba-a4fd-aa6e500bd401 Fireworks Fatalities: Investigating 4th of July Tragedies CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 5 Jul 2023 08:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/fireworks-fatalities-investigating-4th-of-july-tragedies-TMF68fNd CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Fireworks Fatalities: Investigating 4th of July Tragedies Julie Mattson 00:19:40 On today's episode, we explore the shocking world of incidents and fatalities resulting from fireworks during the Independence Day celebrations. Join me as we meticulously unravel the heart-wrenching stories of lives tragically lost, examining the causes, circumstances, and devastating consequences of these incidents. Discover the dangers lurking behind the beautiful fireworks displays, and the importance of safety and responsible celebration. Get ready to uncover the dark side of fireworks in this haunting episode. Listener discretion is advised. On today's episode, we explore the shocking world of incidents and fatalities resulting from fireworks during the Independence Day celebrations. Join me as we meticulously unravel the heart-wrenching stories of lives tragically lost, examining the causes, circumstances, and devastating consequences of these incidents. Discover the dangers lurking behind the beautiful fireworks displays, and the importance of safety and responsible celebration. Get ready to uncover the dark side of fireworks in this haunting episode. Listener discretion is advised. false full 49 31eca6dc-1f31-44d0-9332-c21a07e12e5c Investigating Fatal Heat Stroke Case in Texas CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 28 Jun 2023 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/investigating-fatal-heat-stroke-case-in-texas-2wrv_jqK CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Investigating Fatal Heat Stroke Case in Texas Julie Mattson 00:21:43 In this episode, we investigate the scary reality of heat stroke in the sweltering state of Texas. As someone who investigates deaths, I share a bone-chilling story of someone who lost their life to this dangerous condition. We also look at the warning signs that can lead to this tragedy and face the terrible results of not understanding how strong extreme heat can be. Join me as we uncover the serious effects of this silent killer and understand the profound impact it can have on your life. In this episode, we investigate the scary reality of heat stroke in the sweltering state of Texas. As someone who investigates deaths, I share a bone-chilling story of someone who lost their life to this dangerous condition. We also look at the warning signs that can lead to this tragedy and face the terrible results of not understanding how strong extreme heat can be. Join me as we uncover the serious effects of this silent killer and understand the profound impact it can have on your life. false full 48 473730fa-fc59-4783-aa32-e6f0889f4f6d True Tales of the Dead Coming Back to Life CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 21 Jun 2023 11:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/true-tales-of-the-dead-coming-back-to-life-_xg_dkGI CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> True Tales of the Dead Coming Back to Life Julie Mattson 00:21:09 On today's episode, we explore the astonishing stories of individuals who were mistakenly presumed dead, only to awaken during their own funerals or while in the somber confines of a funeral home. Prepare to be captivated by these chilling accounts of the living encountering the realm of the dead, as we delve into the baffling circumstances, the shocking twists, and the eerie aftermath that surround these inexplicable phenomena. Are you ready? On today's episode, we explore the astonishing stories of individuals who were mistakenly presumed dead, only to awaken during their own funerals or while in the somber confines of a funeral home. Prepare to be captivated by these chilling accounts of the living encountering the realm of the dead, as we delve into the baffling circumstances, the shocking twists, and the eerie aftermath that surround these inexplicable phenomena. Are you ready? false full 47 818f27e2-662e-4060-abcd-90b966806370 Unveiling Tragedy: The Murder of 14 Year Old Kaytlynn Cargill CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 14 Jun 2023 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/unveiling-tragedy-the-murder-of-14-year-old-kaytlynn-cargill-kpvLEstG CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Unveiling Tragedy: The Murder of 14 Year Old Kaytlynn Cargill Julie Mattson 00:18:21 In this episode, we take a look at the tragic true crime story that rocked a community and shattered the lives of those involved. Join us as we uncover the harrowing tale of 14-year-old Kaytlynn Cargill, whose life was cut short in a horrific act of violence. Set in Texas in 2017, we explore the details surrounding her untimely death at the hands of Jordin Roache, a mere 16-year-old at the time. As we navigate through the events leading up to that fateful day, we explore the shocking murder of young Kaytlynn and the devastating impact it had on her family, friends, and the entire community. In an upcoming episode, we have the privilege of sitting down with Kaytlynn's mother, who bravely shares her deeply personal perspective on the loss of her beloved daughter. Prepare yourself for an emotional journey as we listen to her recount the heart-wrenching experiences, the memories that still haunt her, and the enduring quest for justice. In this episode, we take a look at the tragic true crime story that rocked a community and shattered the lives of those involved. Join us as we uncover the harrowing tale of 14-year-old Kaytlynn Cargill, whose life was cut short in a horrific act of violence. Set in Texas in 2017, we explore the details surrounding her untimely death at the hands of Jordin Roache, a mere 16-year-old at the time. As we navigate through the events leading up to that fateful day, we explore the shocking murder of young Kaytlynn and the devastating impact it had on her family, friends, and the entire community. In an upcoming episode, we have the privilege of sitting down with Kaytlynn's mother, who bravely shares her deeply personal perspective on the loss of her beloved daughter. Prepare yourself for an emotional journey as we listen to her recount the heart-wrenching experiences, the memories that still haunt her, and the enduring quest for justice. false full 46 8ee87e26-afb5-4592-9c94-008163503a67 Australian Mom Pardoned for Death of Children After 20 Years CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 7 Jun 2023 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/australian-mom-pardoned-for-death-of-children-after-20-years-m48jLsCM CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Australian Mom Pardoned for Death of Children After 20 Years Julie Mattson 00:24:10 In this gripping episode, we delve into a heart-wrenching case that shocked Australia and sparked intense debates within the criminal justice system. Join us as we uncover the tragic tale of an Australian mother Kathleen Folbigg, who spent a harrowing 20 years behind bars for the mysterious deaths of her four children. Was she a victim of a flawed justice system or a cold-hearted murderer? As we dig deeper, disturbing questions emerge, challenging our understanding of the case and the truth behind these heartbreaking events. Join us on this gripping journey as we seek justice, examine the aftermath, and grapple with the enduring mysteries that surround the Australian mother's decades-long imprisonment for the deaths of her four children. In this gripping episode, we delve into a heart-wrenching case that shocked Australia and sparked intense debates within the criminal justice system. Join us as we uncover the tragic tale of an Australian mother Kathleen Folbigg, who spent a harrowing 20 years behind bars for the mysterious deaths of her four children. Was she a victim of a flawed justice system or a cold-hearted murderer? As we dig deeper, disturbing questions emerge, challenging our understanding of the case and the truth behind these heartbreaking events. Join us on this gripping journey as we seek justice, examine the aftermath, and grapple with the enduring mysteries that surround the Australian mother's decades-long imprisonment for the deaths of her four children. false full 45 ae53c667-f347-49ee-8ceb-879be062bde2 Up in Flames: The Terrifying Cases of Partners Set Ablaze CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 31 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/up-in-flames-the-terrifying-cases-of-partners-set-ablaze-ed5C8DBm CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Up in Flames: The Terrifying Cases of Partners Set Ablaze Julie Mattson 00:18:13 In this chilling episode, we delve into the shocking stories of individuals whose lives were forever altered by the horrifying act of being set on fire by their partners or ex-partners. We begin by exploring the gripping account of Judy Malinowski, whose harrowing experience of being intentionally burned by her ex-boyfriend sent shockwaves through the nation. We examine her courageous fight for justice and the enduring legacy she left behind, captured in the compelling documentary, "The Fire That Took Her." Through meticulous research, I also uncover other disturbing cases where relationships turned deadly, revealing the depths of human darkness and the devastating consequences that follow. Join me as we navigate the twisted path of these true crimes, seeking to understand the motivations behind these unimaginable acts and shedding light on the resilient survivors who refuse to be silenced. In this chilling episode, we delve into the shocking stories of individuals whose lives were forever altered by the horrifying act of being set on fire by their partners or ex-partners. We begin by exploring the gripping account of Judy Malinowski, whose harrowing experience of being intentionally burned by her ex-boyfriend sent shockwaves through the nation. We examine her courageous fight for justice and the enduring legacy she left behind, captured in the compelling documentary, "The Fire That Took Her." Through meticulous research, I also uncover other disturbing cases where relationships turned deadly, revealing the depths of human darkness and the devastating consequences that follow. Join me as we navigate the twisted path of these true crimes, seeking to understand the motivations behind these unimaginable acts and shedding light on the resilient survivors who refuse to be silenced. false full 44 e0a69c3e-81e7-48ce-aeef-8090a37f88e4 The Increase of Chemical Suicides CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 24 May 2023 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/the-increase-of-chemical-suicides-xzj0asmX CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> The Increase of Chemical Suicides Julie Mattson 00:24:50 In today's episode, we delve into a chilling and distressing phenomenon sweeping the globe—the alarming increase in chemical suicides. Chemical suicides, also known as detergent suicides or detergent deaths, involve the deliberate mixing of lethal chemicals to produce toxic gases, typically hydrogen sulfide (H2S), which can be rapidly fatal even at low concentrations. First responders play a vital role in safeguarding communities and ensuring public safety. When it comes to chemical deaths, they face a unique set of challenges and potential dangers that require special attention and preparedness. This segment explores the risks and hazards faced by first responders when dealing with chemical suicides or similar incidents. Note: This podcast episode is intended for informational purposes only and does not serve as a substitute for professional mental health advice. If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health issues or suicidal thoughts, please seek help from a qualified professional or a helpline in your country. In today's episode, we delve into a chilling and distressing phenomenon sweeping the globe—the alarming increase in chemical suicides. Chemical suicides, also known as detergent suicides or detergent deaths, involve the deliberate mixing of lethal chemicals to produce toxic gases, typically hydrogen sulfide (H2S), which can be rapidly fatal even at low concentrations. First responders play a vital role in safeguarding communities and ensuring public safety. When it comes to chemical deaths, they face a unique set of challenges and potential dangers that require special attention and preparedness. This segment explores the risks and hazards faced by first responders when dealing with chemical suicides or similar incidents. Note: This podcast episode is intended for informational purposes only and does not serve as a substitute for professional mental health advice. If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health issues or suicidal thoughts, please seek help from a qualified professional or a helpline in your country. false full 43 557b27f0-9f6f-419d-a97f-980c2ccc4316 The Final Sanctuary: Deaths in Home and Hotel Bathrooms CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 17 May 2023 11:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/the-final-deaths-in-home-and-hotel-bathrooms-pFzXKqvt CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> The Final Sanctuary: Deaths in Home and Hotel Bathrooms Julie Mattson 00:19:57 In today's episode, we delve into the haunting cases of individuals who met their untimely demise in the privacy of their own home or hotel bathrooms. We will explore the mysterious deaths that occurred within these seemingly ordinary spaces, where hidden truths and unanswered questions lurk behind closed doors. Among the stories we'll unravel is the passing of the legendary musician, Jim Morrison, renowned frontman of The Doors, Elvis Presley, Judy Garland, and the tragic death of popular television personality and dancer, tWitch. A beloved figure in the entertainment industry, tWitch's passing sent shockwaves through his extensive fanbase. Join me on this haunting journey into the depths of human psyche, as we untangle the webs of mystery that surround these somber bathroom tragedies. In today's episode, we delve into the haunting cases of individuals who met their untimely demise in the privacy of their own home or hotel bathrooms. We will explore the mysterious deaths that occurred within these seemingly ordinary spaces, where hidden truths and unanswered questions lurk behind closed doors. Among the stories we'll unravel is the passing of the legendary musician, Jim Morrison, renowned frontman of The Doors, Elvis Presley, Judy Garland, and the tragic death of popular television personality and dancer, tWitch. A beloved figure in the entertainment industry, tWitch's passing sent shockwaves through his extensive fanbase. Join me on this haunting journey into the depths of human psyche, as we untangle the webs of mystery that surround these somber bathroom tragedies. false full 42 a04f8e95-6b8d-45ee-806d-62dd1a89ec0e The Hart Family Murder-Suicide CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 10 May 2023 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/the-hart-family-murder-suicide-8cGDKQih CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> The Hart Family Murder-Suicide Julie Mattson 00:20:09 On today's episode, we explore the heartbreaking story of the Hart family murder-suicide. On March 26th, 2018, the family's SUV was found at the bottom of a cliff in California, with the bodies of all eight family members inside. Investigations revealed that the crash was not an accident but a deliberate act, orchestrated by the parents, Jennifer and Sarah Hart. As we delve deeper into the story, we examine the factors that may have led to this tragedy, including the family's history of abuse, neglect, and isolation. Join me as I try to make sense of this tragic story and honor the memory of the Hart family and their children. On today's episode, we explore the heartbreaking story of the Hart family murder-suicide. On March 26th, 2018, the family's SUV was found at the bottom of a cliff in California, with the bodies of all eight family members inside. Investigations revealed that the crash was not an accident but a deliberate act, orchestrated by the parents, Jennifer and Sarah Hart. As we delve deeper into the story, we examine the factors that may have led to this tragedy, including the family's history of abuse, neglect, and isolation. Join me as I try to make sense of this tragic story and honor the memory of the Hart family and their children. false full 41 726d9f5b-e998-428e-ab6f-d3a49156e3aa Inside the Minds of Women Who Marry Serial Killers CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 3 May 2023 07:28:10 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/inside-the-minds-of-women-who-marry-serial-killers-JSlKsNhM CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Inside the Minds of Women Who Marry Serial Killers Julie Mattson 00:20:19 On today's episode, we will explore the psychology behind the relationships and examine the motivations of individuals who write to and marry serial killers behind bars. What draws them to these dangerous and often notorious criminals? Is it a desire for attention and notoriety, a fascination with the macabre, or something else entirely? Whether you are a true crime enthusiast, a psychology buff, or simply curious, join me as we delve into this unusual phenomenon and seek to understand what drives these women, and men, to pursue relationships with convicted murderers. On today's episode, we will explore the psychology behind the relationships and examine the motivations of individuals who write to and marry serial killers behind bars. What draws them to these dangerous and often notorious criminals? Is it a desire for attention and notoriety, a fascination with the macabre, or something else entirely? Whether you are a true crime enthusiast, a psychology buff, or simply curious, join me as we delve into this unusual phenomenon and seek to understand what drives these women, and men, to pursue relationships with convicted murderers. false full 40 10c888a8-0e96-483b-b917-88bcd4825dcd Head Trauma: From Infants to Seniors to Criminal Behavior CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies
 

]]> Wed, 26 Apr 2023 08:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/head-trauma-from-infants-to-seniors-to-criminal-behavior-_ngTh2Uw CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies
 

]]> Head Trauma: From Infants to Seniors to Criminal Behavior Julie Mattson 00:20:59 Episode 39: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. In this episode, we take an in-depth look at the physical and neurological signs of head trauma and the ways in which they can manifest in different age groups, from babies to the elderly. We also explore head trauma and the connection to criminal behavior, taking a closer look at the scientific evidence and the real-life case of the Louisville shooter, Connor Sturgeon. Are you ready? Listen in… Episode 39: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. In this episode, we take an in-depth look at the physical and neurological signs of head trauma and the ways in which they can manifest in different age groups, from babies to the elderly. We also explore head trauma and the connection to criminal behavior, taking a closer look at the scientific evidence and the real-life case of the Louisville shooter, Connor Sturgeon. Are you ready? Listen in… false full 39 ad9d2a1d-d20d-4654-9aa8-27c84ed4d7ec Serial Killers Who Suffered Head Trauma CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies
 

]]> Wed, 19 Apr 2023 09:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/serial-killers-who-suffered-head-trauma-JLsviGDt CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies
 

]]> Serial Killers Who Suffered Head Trauma Julie Mattson 00:16:34 Episode 38: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. In this episode, we explore the dark and disturbing realm of serial killers and the intriguing link between head trauma and their genesis. We delve into the research that has been conducted on the subject, examining case studies of notorious serial killers who experienced head injuries prior to engaging in criminal behavior. We also examine the possible physiological and psychological mechanisms that link head trauma to violent behavior, including changes in brain structure and function, and alterations in personality and impulse control. Join me as we unravel the mysteries of the human mind and seek to understand the complex interplay of factors that may contribute to the making of a serial killer. Are you ready? Listen in... Episode 38: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. In this episode, we explore the dark and disturbing realm of serial killers and the intriguing link between head trauma and their genesis. We delve into the research that has been conducted on the subject, examining case studies of notorious serial killers who experienced head injuries prior to engaging in criminal behavior. We also examine the possible physiological and psychological mechanisms that link head trauma to violent behavior, including changes in brain structure and function, and alterations in personality and impulse control. Join me as we unravel the mysteries of the human mind and seek to understand the complex interplay of factors that may contribute to the making of a serial killer. Are you ready? Listen in... false full 38 14db6bc4-3812-4e13-a5da-302141e967e6 Head Trauma and Homicide: Exploring the Louisville Shooter and WWE Superstar Murders CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies
 

]]> Wed, 12 Apr 2023 07:30:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/head-trauma-and-homicide-exploring-the-louisville-shooter-and-wwe-superstar-murders-YndMQMB_ CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies
 

]]> Head Trauma and Homicide: Exploring the Louisville Shooter and WWE Superstar Murders Julie Mattson 00:18:45 Episode 37: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. In this gripping episode, I delve into the disturbing connection between head trauma and homicide, specifically examining the cases of the Louisville Shooter and a WWE Superstar, Chris Benoit. I share the research of the impact of concussions on the brain and how they can potentially lead to altered behavior, mood swings, and even violent tendencies. I also delve into the history and background of the Louisville Shooter and the WWE Superstar, examining their experiences with head injuries and the potential effects on their mental health and the complex relationship between concussions and homicide. Join me as we unravel the mysteries behind these tragic cases. Are you ready? Listen in... Episode 37: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. In this gripping episode, I delve into the disturbing connection between head trauma and homicide, specifically examining the cases of the Louisville Shooter and a WWE Superstar, Chris Benoit. I share the research of the impact of concussions on the brain and how they can potentially lead to altered behavior, mood swings, and even violent tendencies. I also delve into the history and background of the Louisville Shooter and the WWE Superstar, examining their experiences with head injuries and the potential effects on their mental health and the complex relationship between concussions and homicide. Join me as we unravel the mysteries behind these tragic cases. Are you ready? Listen in... false full 37 a16bf106-a89e-4657-a0e8-bf4b3748c3e9 Kendall Francois, the Poughkeepsie Serial Killer CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 5 Apr 2023 07:45:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/kendall-francois-the-poughkeepsie-serial-killer-Em1FFrgD CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Kendall Francois, the Poughkeepsie Serial Killer Julie Mattson 00:21:03 Episode 36: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. As you may have heard from my previous episode, last week I was at advanced homicide investigation training put on by the Legal and Liability Risk Management Institute. This is a continuing education class to keep us current on different types of investigation techniques. One of the speakers at the event worked as an investigator on the Kendall Francois case, a serial killer from Poughkeepsie, New York, convicted of killing eight women, from 1996 to 1998, and he described to us the gruesome story of the crime scene. Today, I am going to share what I learned with you. Are you ready? Listen in... Episode 36: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. As you may have heard from my previous episode, last week I was at advanced homicide investigation training put on by the Legal and Liability Risk Management Institute. This is a continuing education class to keep us current on different types of investigation techniques. One of the speakers at the event worked as an investigator on the Kendall Francois case, a serial killer from Poughkeepsie, New York, convicted of killing eight women, from 1996 to 1998, and he described to us the gruesome story of the crime scene. Today, I am going to share what I learned with you. Are you ready? Listen in... false full 36 0e1a251a-919e-4e82-aeda-32ef08040dce Buster Murdaugh and the Mysterious Death of Stephen Smith CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 29 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/buster-murdaugh-and-the-mysterious-death-of-stephen-smith-6iD9bdoN CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Buster Murdaugh and the Mysterious Death of Stephen Smith Julie Mattson 00:20:25 Episode 35: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. This week I want to talk about Stephen Smith's death. I know that those of you who listened to the Alex Murdaugh episode a couple of weeks ago are familiar with Stephen Smith, he was the young man, 19 years old, that was found dead in the middle of a rural road, not really anything indicative of a hit and run. However, when his autopsy was done at the Medical University of South Carolina, his death was determined to be vehicular manslaughter. Eight years later, it's being investigated as a homicide, with all eyes on Buster Murdaugh. Listen in to hear more about the investigation... Episode 35: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. This week I want to talk about Stephen Smith's death. I know that those of you who listened to the Alex Murdaugh episode a couple of weeks ago are familiar with Stephen Smith, he was the young man, 19 years old, that was found dead in the middle of a rural road, not really anything indicative of a hit and run. However, when his autopsy was done at the Medical University of South Carolina, his death was determined to be vehicular manslaughter. Eight years later, it's being investigated as a homicide, with all eyes on Buster Murdaugh. Listen in to hear more about the investigation... false full 35 4d1a8e4c-1b51-406b-95fa-34ac3d17ce2a Hidden Graves: True Stories of Victims Buried Under Homes CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 07:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/hidden-graves-true-stories-of-victims-buried-under-homes-gfiEUxNC CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Hidden Graves: True Stories of Victims Buried Under Homes Julie Mattson 00:17:56 Episode 34: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Over the years, I've always said that the perfect way to hide a body would be to bury it under a house that was under construction. I guess I always said that because years ago when I first started as a death investigator, we had a case like that in the Houston area. Listen in today as I share about that case and a few more that involved victims being buried under homes and in basements. Ready? Let's go... Episode 34: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Over the years, I've always said that the perfect way to hide a body would be to bury it under a house that was under construction. I guess I always said that because years ago when I first started as a death investigator, we had a case like that in the Houston area. Listen in today as I share about that case and a few more that involved victims being buried under homes and in basements. Ready? Let's go... false full 34 c5c37b6e-f2a3-47f6-9ba7-c0d560fa918a Delusions of Being a Vampire: Richard Chase, The Vampire of Sacramento CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 15 Mar 2023 08:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/delusions-of-being-a-vampire-richard-chase-the-vampire-of-sacramento-KA7hyyJZ CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Delusions of Being a Vampire: Richard Chase, The Vampire of Sacramento Julie Mattson 00:21:13 Episode 33: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. On today's episode, I want to share with you stories of two different men that had an obsession with blood. One, I was personally on the scene investigating, and the other is the infamous killer Richard Chase, also known as the Vampire of Sacramento, one of the most deeply mentally ill serial killers of all time. Episode 33: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. On today's episode, I want to share with you stories of two different men that had an obsession with blood. One, I was personally on the scene investigating, and the other is the infamous killer Richard Chase, also known as the Vampire of Sacramento, one of the most deeply mentally ill serial killers of all time. false full 33 c2365ff1-1843-497a-bf3b-2532c09eac7d A Deep Dive into the Alex Murdaugh Murders CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 8 Mar 2023 09:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/a-deep-dive-into-the-alex-murdaugh-murders-uBRfjU0X CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> A Deep Dive into the Alex Murdaugh Murders Julie Mattson 00:22:21 Episode 32: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. On today's episode, we are taking a deep dive into the double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, a South Carolina former attorney who has been convicted of murdering his wife and son and sentenced to life in prison after only three hours of deliberations. What do you think? Guilty or Innocent? Join me as we take an in-depth look at the Murdaugh family saga... Episode 32: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. On today's episode, we are taking a deep dive into the double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, a South Carolina former attorney who has been convicted of murdering his wife and son and sentenced to life in prison after only three hours of deliberations. What do you think? Guilty or Innocent? Join me as we take an in-depth look at the Murdaugh family saga... false full 32 7bd07683-b6f5-4ffe-871c-6f41f1ca623d Behind the Yellow Tape: Death Investigation in Cases of Animal Consumption CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 1 Mar 2023 08:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/behind-the-yellow-tape-death-investigation-in-cases-of-animal-consumption-CTfFlV1n CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Behind the Yellow Tape: Death Investigation in Cases of Animal Consumption Julie Mattson 00:18:25 Episode 31: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. On today's episode, we're exploring the often-overlooked aspect of death investigation involving animal predation. I delve into real-life cases where animals have consumed human remains and the challenges faced as a death investigator in dealing with these complex and gruesome cases. So, whether you're a true crime aficionado, a forensic science enthusiast, or simply curious about the intersection of nature and death, this episode is sure to captivate and inform you. Ready? Let's go... Episode 31: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. On today's episode, we're exploring the often-overlooked aspect of death investigation involving animal predation. I delve into real-life cases where animals have consumed human remains and the challenges faced as a death investigator in dealing with these complex and gruesome cases. So, whether you're a true crime aficionado, a forensic science enthusiast, or simply curious about the intersection of nature and death, this episode is sure to captivate and inform you. Ready? Let's go... false full 31 a349b256-4240-4e52-8863-05bef9782b22 The Valentine's Day Murder of Denise Leuthold CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/the-valentines-day-murder-of-denise-leuthold-RP71dYI9 CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> The Valentine's Day Murder of Denise Leuthold Julie Mattson 00:17:55 Episode 30: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. This week we conclude our Valentine's Day Murders with a story about Nathan Leuthold, a 39 year old former Baptist Missionary, who shot his wife Denise Leuthold in the head on Valentine's Day 2013, to make room for his lover, a 20-year-old Lithuanian woman the couple sponsored to study in the United States. Ready? Listen in... Episode 30: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. This week we conclude our Valentine's Day Murders with a story about Nathan Leuthold, a 39 year old former Baptist Missionary, who shot his wife Denise Leuthold in the head on Valentine's Day 2013, to make room for his lover, a 20-year-old Lithuanian woman the couple sponsored to study in the United States. Ready? Listen in... false full 30 c547fafc-5f50-4b43-94b6-9a2c8f2e9a86 From Love to Murder: The Valentine's Day Hamilton Homicide CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 15 Feb 2023 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/from-love-to-murder-the-valentines-day-hamilton-homicide-g8ZwqPU8 CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> From Love to Murder: The Valentine's Day Hamilton Homicide Julie Mattson 00:19:27 Episode 29: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Today we head to Oklahoma City to investigate the murder of Susan Hamilton, which took place on Valentine's Day in 2001. Susan Hamilton had a seemingly perfect life in her beautiful home in Oklahoma City, until her husband John Hamilton called 911 to report that he'd found his wife dead on the bathroom floor. Susan was lying strangled with two ties around her neck and her head bashed in. After 14 years of marriage, the Hamilton's seemed to be very much in love. But when Investigators uncovered evidence that Susan had found records of dozens of calls from her husband's cellphone to a topless dancer, and had thoughts of divorce, the question came up, 'Did Dr. John Baxter Hamilton love his wife to death?' Listen in and find out more about the Hamilton Valentine's Day Murder… Episode 29: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Today we head to Oklahoma City to investigate the murder of Susan Hamilton, which took place on Valentine's Day in 2001. Susan Hamilton had a seemingly perfect life in her beautiful home in Oklahoma City, until her husband John Hamilton called 911 to report that he'd found his wife dead on the bathroom floor. Susan was lying strangled with two ties around her neck and her head bashed in. After 14 years of marriage, the Hamilton's seemed to be very much in love. But when Investigators uncovered evidence that Susan had found records of dozens of calls from her husband's cellphone to a topless dancer, and had thoughts of divorce, the question came up, 'Did Dr. John Baxter Hamilton love his wife to death?' Listen in and find out more about the Hamilton Valentine's Day Murder… false full 29 ef2e57c2-006d-4612-8081-4393bc6e55dc My Bloody Valentine: Murder For Hire CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/my-bloody-valentine-murder-for-hire-j0r3psji CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> My Bloody Valentine: Murder For Hire Julie Mattson 00:14:23 Episode 28: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Today I'm looking into another Valentine's day murder that I found interesting and very sad. Back in 2010, Stacey Schoeck asked her husband Richard to meet her at the park for a romantic Valentine's day rendezvous. Once there, Richard did not see his wife as planned, instead he came face to face with hit-man Reginald Coleman, a personal trainer who went by the name Mr. Results, who was hired by Stacey to kill him. Listen in to hear the full story... Episode 28: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Today I'm looking into another Valentine's day murder that I found interesting and very sad. Back in 2010, Stacey Schoeck asked her husband Richard to meet her at the park for a romantic Valentine's day rendezvous. Once there, Richard did not see his wife as planned, instead he came face to face with hit-man Reginald Coleman, a personal trainer who went by the name Mr. Results, who was hired by Stacey to kill him. Listen in to hear the full story... false full 28 65523348-8a38-4440-a0ff-262c819af4a6 Curtis Lovelace's Retrial for Wife's Alleged Valentine's Day Suffocation CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 1 Feb 2023 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/curtis-lovelaces-retrial-for-wifes-alleged-valentines-day-suffocation-SVtROf_x CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Curtis Lovelace's Retrial for Wife's Alleged Valentine's Day Suffocation Julie Mattson 00:19:13 Episode 27: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Today, I thought I'd ring in February by talking a little bit about deaths that occurred on Valentine's day. First, let's start off with the history of Valentine's day, how it originated. And then let's look into the interesting story of Curtis Lovelace, a former hometown football star and assistant state’s attorney who was arrested in August 2014, eight years after his wife Cory died on Valentine’s Day. Ready to get started? Here we go... Episode 27: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Today, I thought I'd ring in February by talking a little bit about deaths that occurred on Valentine's day. First, let's start off with the history of Valentine's day, how it originated. And then let's look into the interesting story of Curtis Lovelace, a former hometown football star and assistant state’s attorney who was arrested in August 2014, eight years after his wife Cory died on Valentine’s Day. Ready to get started? Here we go... false full 27 b4b3ec8e-1154-4129-8631-bdf99d791b00 The Tragic Story of Michael Haight, Family Annihilator CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2023 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/the-tragic-story-of-michael-haight-family-annihilator-gUcubHfm CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> The Tragic Story of Michael Haight, Family Annihilator Julie Mattson 00:16:46 Episode 26: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Today on our series 'Men Who Kill Their Wives', we are talking about a very recent case of familicide that occurred in Utah on January 4th, 2023. The husband/father Michael Haight is being called a family annihilator for killing his wife Tasha, who was 40, their three daughters, 17, 12 and 7 and two sons who were 7 and 4, as well as his mother in law who was 78. Michael and his wife Tasha had been married for about 16 years and on December 21 of 2022, Tasha filed for divorce which ended in this tragic story. Listen in while I share the story of the Haight family murders... Episode 26: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Today on our series 'Men Who Kill Their Wives', we are talking about a very recent case of familicide that occurred in Utah on January 4th, 2023. The husband/father Michael Haight is being called a family annihilator for killing his wife Tasha, who was 40, their three daughters, 17, 12 and 7 and two sons who were 7 and 4, as well as his mother in law who was 78. Michael and his wife Tasha had been married for about 16 years and on December 21 of 2022, Tasha filed for divorce which ended in this tragic story. Listen in while I share the story of the Haight family murders... false full 26 250a8d67-5318-4f04-9db8-b29712c29869 MLB Star Martin Bergen, Killed His Wife and Children With an Axe CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 18 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/mlb-star-martin-bergen-killed-his-wife-and-children-with-an-axe-Lumoa4D2 CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> MLB Star Martin Bergen, Killed His Wife and Children With an Axe Julie Mattson 00:21:32 Episode 25: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Today on our series 'Men Who Kill Their Wives', we are going to go way back to the year 1900, when a horrific murder-suicide took place by a professional baseball player. On January 19th, 1900, Marty Bergen, characterized as the best catcher in baseball history, killed his wife Harriet and his two children, three year old Joseph and six year old Florence, with an axe. After killing his family, Marty then used a straight razor to forcefully cut his own throat. What led this MLB Player to kill his entire family? Listen in to learn more... Episode 25: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Today on our series 'Men Who Kill Their Wives', we are going to go way back to the year 1900, when a horrific murder-suicide took place by a professional baseball player. On January 19th, 1900, Marty Bergen, characterized as the best catcher in baseball history, killed his wife Harriet and his two children, three year old Joseph and six year old Florence, with an axe. After killing his family, Marty then used a straight razor to forcefully cut his own throat. What led this MLB Player to kill his entire family? Listen in to learn more... false full 25 52656b64-335a-47fe-8cf9-a25b411751d2 The Watts Family Murders •   Stranglers often blame someone else for their rage and violence and abuse, and I know when I did sexual assault exams, there were a lot of the sexual assault victims that had been strangled prior to being assaulted. I can remember when I first started doing SANE exams, we really didn't focus a lot on that, and then we realized how very little pressure it took to cut off someone's oxygen supply to the brain by strangling them. It's used a lot in domestic violence situations, it is one of the most lethal forms of domestic violence because you can actually cause someone to go unconscious within seconds, and within minutes they can actually die. And the sad thing is, a lot of people who have been strangled don't actually report it because they don't think of it as being quite as violent, as being struck or being hit by someone, and so they don't think that it's that big of deal. But I can remember when our sexual assault victims would come in, they would have fingerprints on their neck, and you could actually see how much pressure was put on them, the perpetrator. Roughly, about 10% of domestic valence victims are strangled. (06:25)

•   So there is a difference between choking and strangulation, strangulation is when someone actually exerts pressure. But anyway, I just wanted to cover the difference because I think a lot of people are a little confused about choking and strangulation and exactly what the differences are. Back to Shanann and Chris, they spent five weeks apart, he told her that the marriage was over, she told him that he would never see the girls again, and I always like to go back into people's past and see what kind of childhood they had, and there's not a lot of information on Chris' childhood. His dad was supposedly addicted to cocaine, his parents did not attend their wedding because his mother couldn't get along with Shanann and didn't like the way that she treated him. And then going back, looking into the things that were brought out during the trial, and I love how you can go back into people's computers and phones. And even when things have been deleted and see searches and text messages and those types of things, because Chris would Google romance advice and dating tips, and this is when he was married to Shanann. He Googled when to say I love you for the first time in a new relationship, and he actually searched for secluded vacation spots, and of course, those are places that he could take his girlfriend at the time, no one would see him, and no one would know that he was married. (10:00)

•  And this happens a lot, there aren't a lot of apps where you can conceal things, and so also it came up that there was a man who reported that he had had a 10-month-long relationship with Chris, and that man's parents actually came forward and said that Chris had given him money for lip injections. So there is also the possibility that he was seeing more than just Nicole Kessinger while he was married. Nicole Kessinger actually volunteered everything she knew to investigators and had a feeling that Chris was lying to her about where his family was, of course, now lives a quiet life under the radar. I think there's some rumors that she still communicates with Chris... Actually, in November of 2018, he was sentenced to five life sentences. He did plead guilty, he is to serve three consecutively and the other two concurrently, of course, no possibility of parole. He'll be in prison for the rest of his life. So He's reportedly kept on lock down for 23 hours a day. He's also turned to religion and actually communicates to his family members and several other people, supposedly sends racy letters to other women, one of which has actually put those together and compile the book called Letters from Christopher. (13:03)

•   And a lot of people, maybe they want to start over and start a new life with this new person and no restrictions, no obligations. But it's really sad, and then, you know, they have to somewhat lose their mind at some point to think that they're not gonna be suspected and that they're actually gonna get away with it. But I think we're all happy knowing that he's in prison for the rest of his life. We've all seen pictures of him, he just looks evil, and I like to go back and look at people's mug shots because a lot of people who've committed these crimes, they just look evil and completely unemotional in their mug shot, and I don't understand. But again, if you get a chance, visit the museum of death in New Orleans, Louisiana, I don't think any of Chris Watts has letters are there yet, but I feel like maybe at some point they will be. I think, goodness, we don't have to worry about him anymore. (18:21)

 

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2023 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/the-watts-family-murders-ly786FOd •   Stranglers often blame someone else for their rage and violence and abuse, and I know when I did sexual assault exams, there were a lot of the sexual assault victims that had been strangled prior to being assaulted. I can remember when I first started doing SANE exams, we really didn't focus a lot on that, and then we realized how very little pressure it took to cut off someone's oxygen supply to the brain by strangling them. It's used a lot in domestic violence situations, it is one of the most lethal forms of domestic violence because you can actually cause someone to go unconscious within seconds, and within minutes they can actually die. And the sad thing is, a lot of people who have been strangled don't actually report it because they don't think of it as being quite as violent, as being struck or being hit by someone, and so they don't think that it's that big of deal. But I can remember when our sexual assault victims would come in, they would have fingerprints on their neck, and you could actually see how much pressure was put on them, the perpetrator. Roughly, about 10% of domestic valence victims are strangled. (06:25)

•   So there is a difference between choking and strangulation, strangulation is when someone actually exerts pressure. But anyway, I just wanted to cover the difference because I think a lot of people are a little confused about choking and strangulation and exactly what the differences are. Back to Shanann and Chris, they spent five weeks apart, he told her that the marriage was over, she told him that he would never see the girls again, and I always like to go back into people's past and see what kind of childhood they had, and there's not a lot of information on Chris' childhood. His dad was supposedly addicted to cocaine, his parents did not attend their wedding because his mother couldn't get along with Shanann and didn't like the way that she treated him. And then going back, looking into the things that were brought out during the trial, and I love how you can go back into people's computers and phones. And even when things have been deleted and see searches and text messages and those types of things, because Chris would Google romance advice and dating tips, and this is when he was married to Shanann. He Googled when to say I love you for the first time in a new relationship, and he actually searched for secluded vacation spots, and of course, those are places that he could take his girlfriend at the time, no one would see him, and no one would know that he was married. (10:00)

•  And this happens a lot, there aren't a lot of apps where you can conceal things, and so also it came up that there was a man who reported that he had had a 10-month-long relationship with Chris, and that man's parents actually came forward and said that Chris had given him money for lip injections. So there is also the possibility that he was seeing more than just Nicole Kessinger while he was married. Nicole Kessinger actually volunteered everything she knew to investigators and had a feeling that Chris was lying to her about where his family was, of course, now lives a quiet life under the radar. I think there's some rumors that she still communicates with Chris... Actually, in November of 2018, he was sentenced to five life sentences. He did plead guilty, he is to serve three consecutively and the other two concurrently, of course, no possibility of parole. He'll be in prison for the rest of his life. So He's reportedly kept on lock down for 23 hours a day. He's also turned to religion and actually communicates to his family members and several other people, supposedly sends racy letters to other women, one of which has actually put those together and compile the book called Letters from Christopher. (13:03)

•   And a lot of people, maybe they want to start over and start a new life with this new person and no restrictions, no obligations. But it's really sad, and then, you know, they have to somewhat lose their mind at some point to think that they're not gonna be suspected and that they're actually gonna get away with it. But I think we're all happy knowing that he's in prison for the rest of his life. We've all seen pictures of him, he just looks evil, and I like to go back and look at people's mug shots because a lot of people who've committed these crimes, they just look evil and completely unemotional in their mug shot, and I don't understand. But again, if you get a chance, visit the museum of death in New Orleans, Louisiana, I don't think any of Chris Watts has letters are there yet, but I feel like maybe at some point they will be. I think, goodness, we don't have to worry about him anymore. (18:21)

 

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> The Watts Family Murders Julie Mattson 00:20:37 Episode 24: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Today we continue with our series on 'Men Who Kill Their Wives', looking at the murders of the Watts Family, in Frederick, Colorado. This seemingly, picture-perfect family, unraveled to the worst act imaginable, when Chris Watts murdered his pregnant wife Shanann and their two little daughters, Bella Marie and Celeste Cathryn. Listen in to hear the story of Chris, Shanann, Bella, Cece and unborn Nico... Episode 24: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Today we continue with our series on 'Men Who Kill Their Wives', looking at the murders of the Watts Family, in Frederick, Colorado. This seemingly, picture-perfect family, unraveled to the worst act imaginable, when Chris Watts murdered his pregnant wife Shanann and their two little daughters, Bella Marie and Celeste Cathryn. Listen in to hear the story of Chris, Shanann, Bella, Cece and unborn Nico... false full 24 f3b5ed79-60c6-42a2-8d91-8eb4bc8139a0 The Haunting Murder of Laci Peterson • Many times the behavior of these men is not compromising at all. It's his way or the highway. He also may believe that love justifies sacrificing his wife or his girlfriend. The only way that he can ensure obedience and express authority and power is to kill her. And so that's why this happens a lot. It reminds me of the Scott Peterson case back from 2002. And of course it's a little bit different because Laci, his wife, was not having an affair, although she was pregnant and it was his child. Laci and Scott dated for two years and then eventually moved in together. And in November of 02, Laci was seven months pregnant and Peterson met a massage therapist named Amber Fry. He told Amber that he was single. So she had no knowledge that he was married. And so she began to date him not knowing that he had a wife, especially not knowing that he had a child on the way. (05:19)

• Although the autopsy results, they were sealed by the judge, an anonymous press release reported that there was nylon tape around the baby's neck and a cut on the baby's body. One day later, Laci's torso was found and it was about a mile away from where the baby had been located. Now she was severely decomposed. They said to the point that it was even hard to tell by looking at her that it was a human body. So you can only imagine. I mean, we talked about decomposition before. There's a foul odor and there's maceration. Sometimes it's very difficult to tell that it's even a body. In a lot of cases, we would have insect activity and animal activity that would desecrate that body even more and make someone really hard to be identified. Of course, in these cases, they did DNA to identify Laci and the baby, which they had agreed they were going to name him Connor. But Laci's head, arms, legs, and internal organs were missing. Like I said, she was severely decomposed, although her cervix was intact. In April of 03, Peterson was arrested. (09:52)

• And then in 05, he was sentenced to death by lethal injection. And what I found interesting is, and I didn't even know until I started doing research, that there's some pretty recent activity on the case. He was sentenced to death by lethal injection in 05. Then in August of 2020, so that wasn't that long ago, because this happened back in 02, they overturned his death penalty and then re-senenced him to life in prison without parole. This was December 8th of 2021. Then he was moved from San Quentin to Mill Creek State Prison in California in October of 2022. These are all fairly new things that have come up on the case October of 2022 when he was moved and then just there in 2021, re-sentenced to life in prison. (15:01)

• So maybe even one of the reasons I decided to go into it because I just, I was appalled at that time that a husband would kill his wife. But then now that I'm in the business, I see how often it does happen. It's rather scary. And we see it all the time in this line of work. Not all the cases are high profile and not all of them end up on the news. But I can promise you that in your area, even if you live in a small town, it happens often and you may not hear about it. Men killing not only their wives, but also their families. The Chris Watts case is another that really, really interested me. And it was a little more recent than the Lacey Peterson case. But nonetheless, it happens a lot more than you realize. (16:24)

 

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 4 Jan 2023 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/the-haunting-murder-of-laci-peterson-vIYU6Ap8 • Many times the behavior of these men is not compromising at all. It's his way or the highway. He also may believe that love justifies sacrificing his wife or his girlfriend. The only way that he can ensure obedience and express authority and power is to kill her. And so that's why this happens a lot. It reminds me of the Scott Peterson case back from 2002. And of course it's a little bit different because Laci, his wife, was not having an affair, although she was pregnant and it was his child. Laci and Scott dated for two years and then eventually moved in together. And in November of 02, Laci was seven months pregnant and Peterson met a massage therapist named Amber Fry. He told Amber that he was single. So she had no knowledge that he was married. And so she began to date him not knowing that he had a wife, especially not knowing that he had a child on the way. (05:19)

• Although the autopsy results, they were sealed by the judge, an anonymous press release reported that there was nylon tape around the baby's neck and a cut on the baby's body. One day later, Laci's torso was found and it was about a mile away from where the baby had been located. Now she was severely decomposed. They said to the point that it was even hard to tell by looking at her that it was a human body. So you can only imagine. I mean, we talked about decomposition before. There's a foul odor and there's maceration. Sometimes it's very difficult to tell that it's even a body. In a lot of cases, we would have insect activity and animal activity that would desecrate that body even more and make someone really hard to be identified. Of course, in these cases, they did DNA to identify Laci and the baby, which they had agreed they were going to name him Connor. But Laci's head, arms, legs, and internal organs were missing. Like I said, she was severely decomposed, although her cervix was intact. In April of 03, Peterson was arrested. (09:52)

• And then in 05, he was sentenced to death by lethal injection. And what I found interesting is, and I didn't even know until I started doing research, that there's some pretty recent activity on the case. He was sentenced to death by lethal injection in 05. Then in August of 2020, so that wasn't that long ago, because this happened back in 02, they overturned his death penalty and then re-senenced him to life in prison without parole. This was December 8th of 2021. Then he was moved from San Quentin to Mill Creek State Prison in California in October of 2022. These are all fairly new things that have come up on the case October of 2022 when he was moved and then just there in 2021, re-sentenced to life in prison. (15:01)

• So maybe even one of the reasons I decided to go into it because I just, I was appalled at that time that a husband would kill his wife. But then now that I'm in the business, I see how often it does happen. It's rather scary. And we see it all the time in this line of work. Not all the cases are high profile and not all of them end up on the news. But I can promise you that in your area, even if you live in a small town, it happens often and you may not hear about it. Men killing not only their wives, but also their families. The Chris Watts case is another that really, really interested me. And it was a little more recent than the Lacey Peterson case. But nonetheless, it happens a lot more than you realize. (16:24)

 

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> The Haunting Murder of Laci Peterson Julie Mattson 00:18:37 Episode 23: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson, I hope everyone had a very happy New Year! Today we are going to start a little series on 'Men Who Kill Their Wives'. We talked a lot previously about domestic violence and how prevalent it is everywhere. There are a lot of statistics showing that about 40% of female murder victims actually die at the hands of a spouse or lover. Today I want to look back at a murder that occurred in 2002. Laci Peterson, a sweet young woman, with a beautiful smile, captivated the hearts of the nation when she was reported missing on Christmas Eve by her husband, Scott Peterson. Laci was eight months pregnant and her and Scott had already named their son Conner before his birth. On March 2003, Laci’s and Conner’s remains were discovered just one day apart, over three months after her disappearance. Listen in to hear the story of Scott, Laci and Connor Peterson... Episode 23: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson, I hope everyone had a very happy New Year! Today we are going to start a little series on 'Men Who Kill Their Wives'. We talked a lot previously about domestic violence and how prevalent it is everywhere. There are a lot of statistics showing that about 40% of female murder victims actually die at the hands of a spouse or lover. Today I want to look back at a murder that occurred in 2002. Laci Peterson, a sweet young woman, with a beautiful smile, captivated the hearts of the nation when she was reported missing on Christmas Eve by her husband, Scott Peterson. Laci was eight months pregnant and her and Scott had already named their son Conner before his birth. On March 2003, Laci’s and Conner’s remains were discovered just one day apart, over three months after her disappearance. Listen in to hear the story of Scott, Laci and Connor Peterson... false full 23 35946857-a620-4cee-9ed4-4d9fe928a66e Horrific New Year’s Eve Murder - Son Decapitates Mom •  I've found a New Year's Eve murder story that I thought that you all would be super interested in. I was thinking about it as I was going through all of the history of this particular story. I can remember growing up how mad I used to get. Did you all have chores? I had so many chores and I did not get allowance. A lot of my friends would have certain chores that they'd have to do certain days of the week. I was always jealous because at the age of 10, 11, 12, they always had money in their pocket. I didn't understand. My parents felt like chores were something that had to be done and that were not optional. You did not get rewarded for finishing them, for finishing them early or overachieving. There was no reward. We hated it. It was not fun. I can remember even as I got older, I would be forced to finish chores before dates. I used to get so mad because my poor dates would sit on the couch waiting for me to finish laundry before my mom would let me leave. It does make you angry when someone pesters you to do something. This story is real similar to what some of us have experienced growing up, but we didn't quite push it to this extreme, obviously. (02:14)

•  So it was December 31st of 2014. Maria, the mom, dropped the daughter, Maria, off at work. When she came back, Mario, the brother, heard a thump in the garage and he knew that his mom and Christian had gone in there to get the boxes down from the attic. Finally, Christian decided he was going to do what his mom wanted him to do. Now Mario heard this thump and he didn't hear any yelling or screaming, which you would expect to hear if there was an altercation going on in the next room. So he figured that the boxes had fallen from the attic or someone had dropped one and so the thump didn't really startle him at all. One of mom's friends had arrived shortly after this and saw Christian in the garage with a mop, a broom, and a bucket. He looked to be mopping up what she thought was red paint. Often, blood is mistaken for red paint. Not really expecting there to be blood in the garage, she just assumed that it was paint that had spilled and that Christian was in there trying to clean it up. So the friend called Maria, the mom, to tell her that Christian was acting strangely, and got her voicemail obviously. She left a voicemail whenever Maria didn't answer. Mario eventually got up. He was on the couch in the living room and noticed that his mom hadn't returned to her room and that Christian had not come back into the house. So he kind of was wondering, hey, what's going on out there? He opened the garage door from the house and saw a puddle of blood, which the friend had mistaken for paint, and saw an axe leaning against the wall. (06:07)

•  There were a lot of problems with Christian. He thought that his mother favored his older brother over him. One of the main reasons for that is because the older brother Mario did not live at home and he only came home during the holidays. And so, during that time of year, she did spend maybe a little more time with him just because that was their only chance to visit. Christian lived at home. Maria, the daughter, also lived at home. So the mom, Maria, really enjoyed the time that she got to spend with Mario during the holidays when he was visiting. Now Christian, he liked to be alone. He liked to play video games and he would sit outside for hours and stare at the sky. He also, in looking at his past, had been arrested for loitering, for prowling, and also for resisting an officer. He had been previously diagnosed with schizophrenia and he would occasionally, in the middle of the night while he was sleeping, hear voices from under his bed. (08:33)

•  And Christian's condition seemed to worsen just days before New Year's Eve. Again, when Mario would come to visit around the holidays, the two would argue often. And the main reason was because Christian was jealous of Mario. He would stay in his room most of the time when Mario would visit. I found it interesting that when the police did arrive on scene, they actually found Maria's head in the trash can. After, they found her body lying next to it. Of course, they questioned Christian, who said that he did spend two days plotting his mother's murder. He did confess and told police that he finished her off and swung the ax at her like a baseball bat. This was well planned out with no previous discussion with his therapist and no indication that he was going to do this to his mother. And keep in mind, and we see this a lot with mental illness, where the parents really go above and beyond to try to do everything that they can for the child. Somehow it just doesn't work out. Maybe they can't afford to put them in an inpatient facility where they really need to be. There's not a lot of assistance. We all know that mental health is a huge problem, not just in Florida where this occurred, but all over the world. There was no indication that he had planned on doing this. Although mom, well, everyone in the home I guess you could say, was a little bit scared of him, because he heard voices. Who knew what the voices were telling him? Who knew in the middle of the night while he was in his bed and heard voices under it, what were the voices telling him to do? (11:14)

 

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 28 Dec 2022 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/horrific-new-years-eve-murder-son-decapitates-mom-LzO_x3Eo •  I've found a New Year's Eve murder story that I thought that you all would be super interested in. I was thinking about it as I was going through all of the history of this particular story. I can remember growing up how mad I used to get. Did you all have chores? I had so many chores and I did not get allowance. A lot of my friends would have certain chores that they'd have to do certain days of the week. I was always jealous because at the age of 10, 11, 12, they always had money in their pocket. I didn't understand. My parents felt like chores were something that had to be done and that were not optional. You did not get rewarded for finishing them, for finishing them early or overachieving. There was no reward. We hated it. It was not fun. I can remember even as I got older, I would be forced to finish chores before dates. I used to get so mad because my poor dates would sit on the couch waiting for me to finish laundry before my mom would let me leave. It does make you angry when someone pesters you to do something. This story is real similar to what some of us have experienced growing up, but we didn't quite push it to this extreme, obviously. (02:14)

•  So it was December 31st of 2014. Maria, the mom, dropped the daughter, Maria, off at work. When she came back, Mario, the brother, heard a thump in the garage and he knew that his mom and Christian had gone in there to get the boxes down from the attic. Finally, Christian decided he was going to do what his mom wanted him to do. Now Mario heard this thump and he didn't hear any yelling or screaming, which you would expect to hear if there was an altercation going on in the next room. So he figured that the boxes had fallen from the attic or someone had dropped one and so the thump didn't really startle him at all. One of mom's friends had arrived shortly after this and saw Christian in the garage with a mop, a broom, and a bucket. He looked to be mopping up what she thought was red paint. Often, blood is mistaken for red paint. Not really expecting there to be blood in the garage, she just assumed that it was paint that had spilled and that Christian was in there trying to clean it up. So the friend called Maria, the mom, to tell her that Christian was acting strangely, and got her voicemail obviously. She left a voicemail whenever Maria didn't answer. Mario eventually got up. He was on the couch in the living room and noticed that his mom hadn't returned to her room and that Christian had not come back into the house. So he kind of was wondering, hey, what's going on out there? He opened the garage door from the house and saw a puddle of blood, which the friend had mistaken for paint, and saw an axe leaning against the wall. (06:07)

•  There were a lot of problems with Christian. He thought that his mother favored his older brother over him. One of the main reasons for that is because the older brother Mario did not live at home and he only came home during the holidays. And so, during that time of year, she did spend maybe a little more time with him just because that was their only chance to visit. Christian lived at home. Maria, the daughter, also lived at home. So the mom, Maria, really enjoyed the time that she got to spend with Mario during the holidays when he was visiting. Now Christian, he liked to be alone. He liked to play video games and he would sit outside for hours and stare at the sky. He also, in looking at his past, had been arrested for loitering, for prowling, and also for resisting an officer. He had been previously diagnosed with schizophrenia and he would occasionally, in the middle of the night while he was sleeping, hear voices from under his bed. (08:33)

•  And Christian's condition seemed to worsen just days before New Year's Eve. Again, when Mario would come to visit around the holidays, the two would argue often. And the main reason was because Christian was jealous of Mario. He would stay in his room most of the time when Mario would visit. I found it interesting that when the police did arrive on scene, they actually found Maria's head in the trash can. After, they found her body lying next to it. Of course, they questioned Christian, who said that he did spend two days plotting his mother's murder. He did confess and told police that he finished her off and swung the ax at her like a baseball bat. This was well planned out with no previous discussion with his therapist and no indication that he was going to do this to his mother. And keep in mind, and we see this a lot with mental illness, where the parents really go above and beyond to try to do everything that they can for the child. Somehow it just doesn't work out. Maybe they can't afford to put them in an inpatient facility where they really need to be. There's not a lot of assistance. We all know that mental health is a huge problem, not just in Florida where this occurred, but all over the world. There was no indication that he had planned on doing this. Although mom, well, everyone in the home I guess you could say, was a little bit scared of him, because he heard voices. Who knew what the voices were telling him? Who knew in the middle of the night while he was in his bed and heard voices under it, what were the voices telling him to do? (11:14)

 

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Horrific New Year’s Eve Murder - Son Decapitates Mom Julie Mattson 00:17:47 Episode 22: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. On today's episode, we finish off our 'Deaths During the Holidays Series' with one of the most horrific holiday crimes. On New Years Eve in 2014, a son attacked his mother at their home and decapitated her with an ax, because she “nagged him” to do the chores. Listen in... Episode 22: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. On today's episode, we finish off our 'Deaths During the Holidays Series' with one of the most horrific holiday crimes. On New Years Eve in 2014, a son attacked his mother at their home and decapitated her with an ax, because she “nagged him” to do the chores. Listen in... false full 22 a791e02e-fbb5-4d0c-bbf0-974838a4c16f Homelessness, Murder & Mayhem •  There was an 18 year old named Alex Valdez. I don't know the background, I couldn't find very much information on his parents, but he had been staying with his aunt and her boyfriend for about six months. The boyfriend was Sylvester Diaz Hernandez and he was 41 years old. Evidently the aunt and boyfriend told Alexis that he could live with them as long as he worked and continued to go to school, as well as help paying the bills. But as time went by, he decided he was going to quit school, he got a little more lax, he quit his job, he wasn't really holding up his end of the bargain. So on Christmas Eve of 2013, they asked him to leave. I don't know where he would have gone. I don't know where his parents were or if he had siblings. Like I said, I could not find that information. But on that evening, his aunt was attending a party. Alexis started drinking. You know what happens when you drink a lot. You kind of get, or some people get angry. Some people get really happy, but he evidently got angry. The two, Diaz and Alexis went to the store to buy beer, after Diaz returned home from visiting his family. Diaz's girlfriend, the aunt, was attending a party, so she wasn't there. Alexis had hid a hammer behind the door. (02:04)

•   Great Vaughn, Texas is known as the Christmas capital of Texas, it's a beautiful city. There's all sorts of events. It's very family friendly, but bad things happen everywhere, it doesn't matter. So Aziz Yazdanpanah, and we're going to call him Aziz from here on out, was a 56 year old. And he and his wife had apparently been having some marital issues and had separated. So they had a 3,100 ish square foot home in Collyville, which is kind of a well-to-do neighborhood here around where we're at. They lived there together with their two daughters and their family seemed relatively normal. Not a lot going on, nothing that really drew attention to themselves. They dressed well and everyone thought they were just a happy family, which is very common. We see that many times we don't know what goes on behind closed doors. This was actually the case in this particular incident, but the wife had left him and she'd moved literally two miles down the road into an apartment in Great Vaughn. So she wasn't living far from him. I believe that she was trying to be amicable. She wanted her ex-husband to see her daughters. Although the problem was he had not worked in quite some time. He was in the mortgage business and had not worked in I think four years. (06:44)

•   Now, when she moved out of the house in Colleyville and into the apartment in Great Vine, they actually had no water or electricity, because she was paying the bills, and then she stopped paying the bills. He had no income because he hadn't worked in four years. And she took a big part of the furniture. So, she left him with a 3,100 square foot home with no water, no electricity, and very little furniture. So that, probably on top of everything else, did not make him too terribly happy. Now, after he shot everybody, he put one of the guns in his brother-in-law's hand before he killed himself. So he was trying to make it look like the brother-in-law had something to do with the murders, or was a part of it. They determined that the brother-in-law had not shot either one of the weapons and determined that that weapon was actually placed in his hand by Aziz after he shot everyone, just before he shot himself. (10:08)

•   Years ago, when I worked in Harris County, there was a homeless gentleman who would sell newspapers in a median in front of a gas station, and no one knew who he was. I think they called him Bubba, but no one knew his legal name. And he would go into the gas station and get a drink and people would address him as Bubba, although that wasn't actually what his name was. He had no family, he had no home. He would sell these newspapers for the Houston Record Chronicle and then use what little bit of change he made off of those to feed himself. And so, I just remember he was a very thin older man and he had a very bushy gray beard and a lot of gray hair. And one morning he was struck by a car. We were never able to find out who he was. I just remember that he was in our unidentified remains cooler for quite some time. And I think they eventually just removed a phalanges or a finger and kept that for DNA purposes in case family ever came forward. But, he may not have had any family. Like I said, we didn't even know who he was to actually use his name to search for relatives, which I always thought was super sad. And then again, I thought, man, this guy's actually trying to work and trying to make a little bit of money and support himself. (13:09)

 

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 21 Dec 2022 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/homelessness-murder-mayhem-FiYxLwBL •  There was an 18 year old named Alex Valdez. I don't know the background, I couldn't find very much information on his parents, but he had been staying with his aunt and her boyfriend for about six months. The boyfriend was Sylvester Diaz Hernandez and he was 41 years old. Evidently the aunt and boyfriend told Alexis that he could live with them as long as he worked and continued to go to school, as well as help paying the bills. But as time went by, he decided he was going to quit school, he got a little more lax, he quit his job, he wasn't really holding up his end of the bargain. So on Christmas Eve of 2013, they asked him to leave. I don't know where he would have gone. I don't know where his parents were or if he had siblings. Like I said, I could not find that information. But on that evening, his aunt was attending a party. Alexis started drinking. You know what happens when you drink a lot. You kind of get, or some people get angry. Some people get really happy, but he evidently got angry. The two, Diaz and Alexis went to the store to buy beer, after Diaz returned home from visiting his family. Diaz's girlfriend, the aunt, was attending a party, so she wasn't there. Alexis had hid a hammer behind the door. (02:04)

•   Great Vaughn, Texas is known as the Christmas capital of Texas, it's a beautiful city. There's all sorts of events. It's very family friendly, but bad things happen everywhere, it doesn't matter. So Aziz Yazdanpanah, and we're going to call him Aziz from here on out, was a 56 year old. And he and his wife had apparently been having some marital issues and had separated. So they had a 3,100 ish square foot home in Collyville, which is kind of a well-to-do neighborhood here around where we're at. They lived there together with their two daughters and their family seemed relatively normal. Not a lot going on, nothing that really drew attention to themselves. They dressed well and everyone thought they were just a happy family, which is very common. We see that many times we don't know what goes on behind closed doors. This was actually the case in this particular incident, but the wife had left him and she'd moved literally two miles down the road into an apartment in Great Vaughn. So she wasn't living far from him. I believe that she was trying to be amicable. She wanted her ex-husband to see her daughters. Although the problem was he had not worked in quite some time. He was in the mortgage business and had not worked in I think four years. (06:44)

•   Now, when she moved out of the house in Colleyville and into the apartment in Great Vine, they actually had no water or electricity, because she was paying the bills, and then she stopped paying the bills. He had no income because he hadn't worked in four years. And she took a big part of the furniture. So, she left him with a 3,100 square foot home with no water, no electricity, and very little furniture. So that, probably on top of everything else, did not make him too terribly happy. Now, after he shot everybody, he put one of the guns in his brother-in-law's hand before he killed himself. So he was trying to make it look like the brother-in-law had something to do with the murders, or was a part of it. They determined that the brother-in-law had not shot either one of the weapons and determined that that weapon was actually placed in his hand by Aziz after he shot everyone, just before he shot himself. (10:08)

•   Years ago, when I worked in Harris County, there was a homeless gentleman who would sell newspapers in a median in front of a gas station, and no one knew who he was. I think they called him Bubba, but no one knew his legal name. And he would go into the gas station and get a drink and people would address him as Bubba, although that wasn't actually what his name was. He had no family, he had no home. He would sell these newspapers for the Houston Record Chronicle and then use what little bit of change he made off of those to feed himself. And so, I just remember he was a very thin older man and he had a very bushy gray beard and a lot of gray hair. And one morning he was struck by a car. We were never able to find out who he was. I just remember that he was in our unidentified remains cooler for quite some time. And I think they eventually just removed a phalanges or a finger and kept that for DNA purposes in case family ever came forward. But, he may not have had any family. Like I said, we didn't even know who he was to actually use his name to search for relatives, which I always thought was super sad. And then again, I thought, man, this guy's actually trying to work and trying to make a little bit of money and support himself. (13:09)

 

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Homelessness, Murder & Mayhem Julie Mattson 00:16:58 Episode 21: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. On today's episode, we continue with our 'Deaths During the Holidays Series' and take a look a two different stories where the fear of being homeless leads to horrendous acts of murder and mayhem. Ready for this? Listen in... Episode 21: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. On today's episode, we continue with our 'Deaths During the Holidays Series' and take a look a two different stories where the fear of being homeless leads to horrendous acts of murder and mayhem. Ready for this? Listen in... false full 21 e2ff3b0d-9184-49ee-a242-144a827a226e Domestic Abuse and the Covina Christmas Massacre CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2022 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/domestic-abuse-and-the-covina-christmas-massacre-ghhJ2f50 CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Domestic Abuse and the Covina Christmas Massacre Julie Mattson 00:22:57 Episode 20: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. On today's episode for the deaths during the holidays series, I wanted to share a story with you about a case of domestic violence that turned deadly. On Christmas Eve 2008, in Covina, California, a man named Bruce Pardo dressed as Santa, went to his ex-wife Sylvia Pardo's parents home during a holiday gathering, with guns, 200 rounds of ammunition and incendiary devices. Listen in to hear the whole story... Episode 20: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. On today's episode for the deaths during the holidays series, I wanted to share a story with you about a case of domestic violence that turned deadly. On Christmas Eve 2008, in Covina, California, a man named Bruce Pardo dressed as Santa, went to his ex-wife Sylvia Pardo's parents home during a holiday gathering, with guns, 200 rounds of ammunition and incendiary devices. Listen in to hear the whole story... false full 20 f323287c-f91b-45f7-8083-f5b75a76b18e Holiday Deaths & The Lawson Family Murders •   Christmas and New Year are risk factors for cardiac and non-cardiac deaths. A couple of reasons for that are that people delay actually going to the ER. They don't want to rush up there if there's nothing truly wrong. They don't want to leave their families. They're in the middle of the holiday festivities. They're spending time with the people that they love and they don't want to leave. They don't want to go to the emergency room. So they delay seeking treatment and they consume a large amount of foods. We all know we all overeat during the holidays. I hate to admit it, but I am very guilty of that. Just the stress of the holidays in general, people are having to work extra hours to be able to afford Christmas gifts for the people that they buy presents for. A lot of people don't have a choice., they are new to their jobs and they are forced to work during the holiday hours. Also, just the general excitement of the holidays can build up the catecholamines that actually can cause fatal heart arrhythmias. And we don't really think about it that much, but education can help. Moderate consumption of food, not smoking, different things like that can actually improve our risk. But nonetheless, the risk is still there. (02:10)

•   So I looked over at my dad and he was clenching his chest. I could see sweat coming through his shirt and he looked like he was in pain. So I asked him, dad, are you okay? What's going on? How are you feeling? And he said, oh, my hernia is acting up. And we all know men sometimes are a little bit in denial when they have issues coming up. They don't want to go to the doctor, but he blamed it on his hernia. So my mom was in the bathroom at the time and my mom was also an RN. And so I went in there and I said, hey, mom, I'm pretty sure dad's having a heart attack. I'm going to call 911. And so her response was kind of funny. I think she was a little bit in denial. She's like, let me put my makeup on and I'll drive him up there. And I basically said, no, you can't drive and do CPR at the same time. I'm calling 911 right now. Long story short, EMS came and picked up my dad. And when they put him on the EKG, I could actually see him having a heart attack. (07:40)

•   I was looking also into deaths that occurred on Christmas day and I found one that happened back, this was way back in 1929. There was this family in North Carolina that was murdered. There was a gentleman by the name of Charlie Lawson and he was a sharecropper and he murdered his wife and six of his seven children. And this actually happened on Christmas day in 1929. The odd thing is, and this was very strange for a sharecropper because they didn't make a lot of money. But days before Christmas he took his wife and all seven of his children and they ranged in age from four months to 17 years. His wife, bless her heart, was pregnant her entire life. He took them into town to buy new clothes and his plan was to have a family portrait. This was a big family. Again, very strange for a sharecropper to do this. So on the 25th Christmas morning he shot his 7 and 12 year old daughters with a 12 gauge shotgun. They were leaving to go to their aunt and uncle's house and he went into the barn and shot them on their way to the aunt and uncle's house. Now after he did that, he went home and shot his wife, she was on the porch. Then he went into the house and shot all of his children and he bludgeoned his four month old. Then he disappeared for several hours at which time he was in the woods and he eventually shot himself in the head. Now if you can imagine being the only survivor, if you have six siblings and your parents, so a total of eight people that die on the same day and you're the only surviving family member. Can you imagine how devastating that would be? (11:57)

•  There were a lot of rumors after the event that Charlie, the dad who committed the murders, was sexually abusing his 17-year-old daughter, Marie. She had actually told a friend that she had become pregnant by her father. Now there was a rumor that Charlie had told Marie that if she ever told her mother, and this is a quote, some killing would be done. So it is believed that there's a possibility that Marie told her mom that she had been impregnated by her father, at which point he found out and carried out what he promised and killed the entire family. If y'all are like me, I would love to go to this location. But shortly after the murders, Charlie's brother opened the home as a tourist attraction. Now this is a place that I would want to go. This to me would be a vacation. It probably would be for most of you as well. So apparently when Charlie murdered Marie, the daughter that he supposedly was sleeping with, she was in the middle of baking a cake. The cake that Marie baked that day was actually on display in the home when the tourists would come in. Well guess what? People are weird and the visitors, the tourists that were coming into the house, started taking raisins off the cake for souvenirs. So people, come on. Like eventually it had to be covered with glass so that no one could touch it because everyone thought it would be cool to have a raisin off this cake that Marie baked that night. So all of the Lawsons, the entire family, were laid to rest in this family graveyard. And Arthur, who was 17 at the time, of course he was the only survivor, he's the one that came home and found his entire family had been shot. So he of course survived and went on to get married and have some children, actually four children. And then later in 1945 he was killed in a motor vehicle crash. (15:49)
 

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 7 Dec 2022 07:41:41 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/holiday-deaths-the-lawson-family-murders-j_YQNcRB •   Christmas and New Year are risk factors for cardiac and non-cardiac deaths. A couple of reasons for that are that people delay actually going to the ER. They don't want to rush up there if there's nothing truly wrong. They don't want to leave their families. They're in the middle of the holiday festivities. They're spending time with the people that they love and they don't want to leave. They don't want to go to the emergency room. So they delay seeking treatment and they consume a large amount of foods. We all know we all overeat during the holidays. I hate to admit it, but I am very guilty of that. Just the stress of the holidays in general, people are having to work extra hours to be able to afford Christmas gifts for the people that they buy presents for. A lot of people don't have a choice., they are new to their jobs and they are forced to work during the holiday hours. Also, just the general excitement of the holidays can build up the catecholamines that actually can cause fatal heart arrhythmias. And we don't really think about it that much, but education can help. Moderate consumption of food, not smoking, different things like that can actually improve our risk. But nonetheless, the risk is still there. (02:10)

•   So I looked over at my dad and he was clenching his chest. I could see sweat coming through his shirt and he looked like he was in pain. So I asked him, dad, are you okay? What's going on? How are you feeling? And he said, oh, my hernia is acting up. And we all know men sometimes are a little bit in denial when they have issues coming up. They don't want to go to the doctor, but he blamed it on his hernia. So my mom was in the bathroom at the time and my mom was also an RN. And so I went in there and I said, hey, mom, I'm pretty sure dad's having a heart attack. I'm going to call 911. And so her response was kind of funny. I think she was a little bit in denial. She's like, let me put my makeup on and I'll drive him up there. And I basically said, no, you can't drive and do CPR at the same time. I'm calling 911 right now. Long story short, EMS came and picked up my dad. And when they put him on the EKG, I could actually see him having a heart attack. (07:40)

•   I was looking also into deaths that occurred on Christmas day and I found one that happened back, this was way back in 1929. There was this family in North Carolina that was murdered. There was a gentleman by the name of Charlie Lawson and he was a sharecropper and he murdered his wife and six of his seven children. And this actually happened on Christmas day in 1929. The odd thing is, and this was very strange for a sharecropper because they didn't make a lot of money. But days before Christmas he took his wife and all seven of his children and they ranged in age from four months to 17 years. His wife, bless her heart, was pregnant her entire life. He took them into town to buy new clothes and his plan was to have a family portrait. This was a big family. Again, very strange for a sharecropper to do this. So on the 25th Christmas morning he shot his 7 and 12 year old daughters with a 12 gauge shotgun. They were leaving to go to their aunt and uncle's house and he went into the barn and shot them on their way to the aunt and uncle's house. Now after he did that, he went home and shot his wife, she was on the porch. Then he went into the house and shot all of his children and he bludgeoned his four month old. Then he disappeared for several hours at which time he was in the woods and he eventually shot himself in the head. Now if you can imagine being the only survivor, if you have six siblings and your parents, so a total of eight people that die on the same day and you're the only surviving family member. Can you imagine how devastating that would be? (11:57)

•  There were a lot of rumors after the event that Charlie, the dad who committed the murders, was sexually abusing his 17-year-old daughter, Marie. She had actually told a friend that she had become pregnant by her father. Now there was a rumor that Charlie had told Marie that if she ever told her mother, and this is a quote, some killing would be done. So it is believed that there's a possibility that Marie told her mom that she had been impregnated by her father, at which point he found out and carried out what he promised and killed the entire family. If y'all are like me, I would love to go to this location. But shortly after the murders, Charlie's brother opened the home as a tourist attraction. Now this is a place that I would want to go. This to me would be a vacation. It probably would be for most of you as well. So apparently when Charlie murdered Marie, the daughter that he supposedly was sleeping with, she was in the middle of baking a cake. The cake that Marie baked that day was actually on display in the home when the tourists would come in. Well guess what? People are weird and the visitors, the tourists that were coming into the house, started taking raisins off the cake for souvenirs. So people, come on. Like eventually it had to be covered with glass so that no one could touch it because everyone thought it would be cool to have a raisin off this cake that Marie baked that night. So all of the Lawsons, the entire family, were laid to rest in this family graveyard. And Arthur, who was 17 at the time, of course he was the only survivor, he's the one that came home and found his entire family had been shot. So he of course survived and went on to get married and have some children, actually four children. And then later in 1945 he was killed in a motor vehicle crash. (15:49)
 

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Holiday Deaths & The Lawson Family Murders Julie Mattson 00:22:21 Episode 19: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. On today's episode, I share stories of deaths during the holidays, with the main one being the Lawson Family murders. On Christmas day, in 1929 a rural North Carolina tobacco farmer brutally murdered six of his children, his wife and then killed himself. This crime was so horrific that it made the front page of the New York Times. Ready to hear more? Let's go... Episode 19: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. On today's episode, I share stories of deaths during the holidays, with the main one being the Lawson Family murders. On Christmas day, in 1929 a rural North Carolina tobacco farmer brutally murdered six of his children, his wife and then killed himself. This crime was so horrific that it made the front page of the New York Times. Ready to hear more? Let's go... false full 19 d6c714e5-2dc3-4fd6-b2b4-ec0136f8f41b Lucy Letby Allegedly Killed 7 Babies •  I started working as an LVN before I graduated from RN school. And so after graduation, I was able to pretty much continue my job there. But of course, my pay went up because at that point, I was actually a nurse and not a patient care tech. So I began working there and that required a lot of additional training. I got my NRP, which is going through the neonatal resuscitation program. And at that point, I was able to attend deliveries in the operating room for C-sections or vacuum extractions, which I'm not quite sure they do anymore. And they tried to do it to me when I was having my oldest daughter and I insisted that they take it off because I did not want any assistance getting her out. But there was a time too when they did a lot of forceps deliveries and those types of deliveries all put the babies in a little bit more danger than a normal vaginal delivery. And so they were done in the OR and we always had a resuscitation team on standby to actually assist in case there were any complications. And that team would consist of usually a couple of NRP trained nurses, which I was one of, and then also maybe one or two respiratory therapists. And our job was to, as soon as the baby came out, the doctor handed the nurse the baby, we would take it straight to the warmer, dry it off, keep it warm, suction the lungs or perform CPR, whatever was necessary. (03:43)

•  So mom was coming in trying to drop off her breast milk and this nurse was basically attacking her baby who was only five days old. So mom noticed all this bleeding from the mouth. Now he was one of seven that she allegedly murdered when she was working there at that hospital between June of 2015 and June of 2016. So when mom saw her, she told the mom that the blood was due to the tube that was going down his nose into his stomach, irritating his throat, and that it was causing the bleeding. But apparently it was quite a large amount of blood and this little boy only weighed, well he weighed less than three pounds when he was born. He was actually pronounced dead less than five hours after mom saw Lucy attacking him. The doctors who actually examined him said that he lost more than a quarter of his total blood volume. So initially the death was ruled a natural death and the cause was ruled a GI disorder. So they did that before ever doing an exam of any kind. They just assumed that because the baby was premature and had some stomach problems going on that they were just going to rule it natural. (08:14)

•  So again, from some of the other cases that we had talked about with nurses killing their patients, insulin was used and she'd also injected air into a four-day old's stomach through the NG tube. And then she did the same thing with that little one, searching for his parents on Facebook soon after his death, just having a strange interest in what they were doing and how the death affected their family. She also had left a three-month-old with irreversible brain damage after she tried three times to kill her by putting air into her NG tube. Now she was arrested several times and then released on bail, and the reason for that is she would bail out and then they would claim that they were going to use that time to do more of an investigation. And so arrested in 2018, released on bail, arrested for a second time in 2019, and then posted bail again. And then her final arrest was in November of 2020. And at that time, she was charged with seven counts of murder and 10 counts of attempted murder. The infants that she murdered, five of them were boys and two of them were girls.(11:23)

•  Great parents take great care of their children. Absolutely no known reason why the child would not survive, but for some reason they just don't. Now at the same time, we have what's called an overlay. And I think we're all guilty of this at some point when our kids are young, where they sleep in the bed with us. Many moms will go to sleep holding the baby and breastfeeding the baby and the baby will end up being smothered by mom's breasts or parents sleeping in the bed with a baby and the baby ending up face down in a pillow or up against mom's back or dad's stomach or falling between the bed and the wall and getting lodged there and causing the baby to asphyxiate or not being able to breathe. And of course, when those babies are transported to the hospital as death investigators, we still go to the home and we document many things, including where the baby was found. We have dolls that we use to actually have the parents show us where the child was found face down, face up, face against an item or a person. And so we ask a lot of questions of the parents. (15:13)
 

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 30 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/lucy-letby-allegedly-killed-7-babies-9q39qxeC •  I started working as an LVN before I graduated from RN school. And so after graduation, I was able to pretty much continue my job there. But of course, my pay went up because at that point, I was actually a nurse and not a patient care tech. So I began working there and that required a lot of additional training. I got my NRP, which is going through the neonatal resuscitation program. And at that point, I was able to attend deliveries in the operating room for C-sections or vacuum extractions, which I'm not quite sure they do anymore. And they tried to do it to me when I was having my oldest daughter and I insisted that they take it off because I did not want any assistance getting her out. But there was a time too when they did a lot of forceps deliveries and those types of deliveries all put the babies in a little bit more danger than a normal vaginal delivery. And so they were done in the OR and we always had a resuscitation team on standby to actually assist in case there were any complications. And that team would consist of usually a couple of NRP trained nurses, which I was one of, and then also maybe one or two respiratory therapists. And our job was to, as soon as the baby came out, the doctor handed the nurse the baby, we would take it straight to the warmer, dry it off, keep it warm, suction the lungs or perform CPR, whatever was necessary. (03:43)

•  So mom was coming in trying to drop off her breast milk and this nurse was basically attacking her baby who was only five days old. So mom noticed all this bleeding from the mouth. Now he was one of seven that she allegedly murdered when she was working there at that hospital between June of 2015 and June of 2016. So when mom saw her, she told the mom that the blood was due to the tube that was going down his nose into his stomach, irritating his throat, and that it was causing the bleeding. But apparently it was quite a large amount of blood and this little boy only weighed, well he weighed less than three pounds when he was born. He was actually pronounced dead less than five hours after mom saw Lucy attacking him. The doctors who actually examined him said that he lost more than a quarter of his total blood volume. So initially the death was ruled a natural death and the cause was ruled a GI disorder. So they did that before ever doing an exam of any kind. They just assumed that because the baby was premature and had some stomach problems going on that they were just going to rule it natural. (08:14)

•  So again, from some of the other cases that we had talked about with nurses killing their patients, insulin was used and she'd also injected air into a four-day old's stomach through the NG tube. And then she did the same thing with that little one, searching for his parents on Facebook soon after his death, just having a strange interest in what they were doing and how the death affected their family. She also had left a three-month-old with irreversible brain damage after she tried three times to kill her by putting air into her NG tube. Now she was arrested several times and then released on bail, and the reason for that is she would bail out and then they would claim that they were going to use that time to do more of an investigation. And so arrested in 2018, released on bail, arrested for a second time in 2019, and then posted bail again. And then her final arrest was in November of 2020. And at that time, she was charged with seven counts of murder and 10 counts of attempted murder. The infants that she murdered, five of them were boys and two of them were girls.(11:23)

•  Great parents take great care of their children. Absolutely no known reason why the child would not survive, but for some reason they just don't. Now at the same time, we have what's called an overlay. And I think we're all guilty of this at some point when our kids are young, where they sleep in the bed with us. Many moms will go to sleep holding the baby and breastfeeding the baby and the baby will end up being smothered by mom's breasts or parents sleeping in the bed with a baby and the baby ending up face down in a pillow or up against mom's back or dad's stomach or falling between the bed and the wall and getting lodged there and causing the baby to asphyxiate or not being able to breathe. And of course, when those babies are transported to the hospital as death investigators, we still go to the home and we document many things, including where the baby was found. We have dolls that we use to actually have the parents show us where the child was found face down, face up, face against an item or a person. And so we ask a lot of questions of the parents. (15:13)
 

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Lucy Letby Allegedly Killed 7 Babies Julie Mattson 00:20:41 Episode 18: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. On today's episode, we finish off our series on health care providers that kill, with a recent story about a neonatal nurse in Britain. Her name is Lucy Letby and she's been charged with murder in the deaths of five baby boys and two girls, and the attempted murder of five boys and five girls, while she worked at the Countess of Chester Hospital in northwest England. Lucy worked first as a student nurse while she was in school, just like I did. After graduating, she continued to work at the same hospital. Soon after, strange things started happening on the shifts that Lucy Letby worked. At one point while she was working there, a mother of twins actually walked in on Lucy trying to kill one of her twin boys in the neonatal intensive care. Listen in to hear more... Episode 18: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. On today's episode, we finish off our series on health care providers that kill, with a recent story about a neonatal nurse in Britain. Her name is Lucy Letby and she's been charged with murder in the deaths of five baby boys and two girls, and the attempted murder of five boys and five girls, while she worked at the Countess of Chester Hospital in northwest England. Lucy worked first as a student nurse while she was in school, just like I did. After graduating, she continued to work at the same hospital. Soon after, strange things started happening on the shifts that Lucy Letby worked. At one point while she was working there, a mother of twins actually walked in on Lucy trying to kill one of her twin boys in the neonatal intensive care. Listen in to hear more... false full 18 c225e230-c0cd-4170-a460-6198973f1597 Unnatural Causes: The Trust We Put In Healers That Harm • I was driving home from work earlier and I started thinking about sometimes how paranoid my job has made me over the years. And as I was driving down the road and it was very dark and the road was very curvy, I got to thinking, you know, I'm trusting that person that's coming towards me around that curve from the opposite direction not to hit me. And I don't know them from Adam and I don't know if they're paying attention. I don't know if it's somebody with a good career or if it's a kid who just got his driver's license, but I'm driving on a curvy road in the middle of the night and it's dark and I'm trusting them without knowing them at all. (00:30)

• Now this happened, I think, between May and September of this year. So it's very, very new, but he was actually arrested for putting nerve blocking agents and other drugs into IV bags at a surgery center. And so this resulted in the death of one of his coworkers and then also resulted in many of his patients having cardiac emergencies for what's considered to be a pretty simple surgery. So his name is Ronaldo Rivera Ortiz. He's a 59 year old. He was recently arrested in Plano, Texas by the police in Dallas, Texas. He faces the maximum of life in prison. But again, another example of somebody whose life is basically in our hands. I think about it frequently when you're in the hospital and I don't know how many of you have ever had surgery, but I had a kidney removed back in 2018. And I just remember when the doctor came in and he was talking to me and making small talk, trying to make me comfortable. And he got out his little Sharpie and started making X's on the left side of my abdomen and my flank. And I thought to myself, wow, I mean, we've all heard it happen. How easy would it be for them to be distracted, not be paying attention, be in a bad mood, be upset with someone and mark the wrong area and do surgery on the wrong body part or remove the wrong body part. It's kind of frightening when you think about it. (04:34)

• They've never been written up because that hospital didn't want any legal consequences. So this looks very much like probably what happened in this case. They wrote him up, but there was never anything major done about it. And he was never fired because he was friends with the CEO. He also reportedly had about $4 million in unpaid taxes. So who knows, maybe he was just trying to take other people down with him because of that. But 10 to 20 patients were transported, incubated, and had to be put on a ventilator because he was tampering with these bags. And so I know I mentioned in an earlier episode, and if you didn't hear it, I'll say it again. When I was working in a hospital setting and I would medicate my patients, I always took the blister pack of the medication and all the syringes or whatever I was going to give them into their room unopened. And as I opened them, I would explain what they were, why we were giving them and just try to educate them a little bit and also let them see, I'm opening this, I'm giving you what I'm supposed to, this is not being tampered with, those types of things. (16:43)

• But it does happen. My doctor actually left a sponge inside of me after he delivered my daughter. I'm 21 at the time, had absolutely no knowledge of what it was like to have a baby. And I was trying not to be that complaining patient who whined and something was always wrong, and this hurt and that hurt. I was trying to be tough, right? Because I'm old enough to have a baby, I should be able to handle it. And so he did my episiotomy, left the gauze in there, sewed it up. I go home and this may be TMI, but I go home and I feel this heavy, like pushing feeling on my stitches. And I'm like, what is going on? Again, I'm 21, never had a baby before. And I didn't want to complain or be that person who calls the doctor over and over and over asking, what's wrong? Something's not right. But I did, I had to. I knew something was wrong. It literally felt like another kid was trying to push their way out. And so it was so, so heavy and I couldn't figure it out. I called him, I swear y'all, I called him three times a week for two solid weeks. (19:33)
 

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 23 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/unnatural-causes-the-trust-we-put-in-healers-that-harm-iCl_1uGj • I was driving home from work earlier and I started thinking about sometimes how paranoid my job has made me over the years. And as I was driving down the road and it was very dark and the road was very curvy, I got to thinking, you know, I'm trusting that person that's coming towards me around that curve from the opposite direction not to hit me. And I don't know them from Adam and I don't know if they're paying attention. I don't know if it's somebody with a good career or if it's a kid who just got his driver's license, but I'm driving on a curvy road in the middle of the night and it's dark and I'm trusting them without knowing them at all. (00:30)

• Now this happened, I think, between May and September of this year. So it's very, very new, but he was actually arrested for putting nerve blocking agents and other drugs into IV bags at a surgery center. And so this resulted in the death of one of his coworkers and then also resulted in many of his patients having cardiac emergencies for what's considered to be a pretty simple surgery. So his name is Ronaldo Rivera Ortiz. He's a 59 year old. He was recently arrested in Plano, Texas by the police in Dallas, Texas. He faces the maximum of life in prison. But again, another example of somebody whose life is basically in our hands. I think about it frequently when you're in the hospital and I don't know how many of you have ever had surgery, but I had a kidney removed back in 2018. And I just remember when the doctor came in and he was talking to me and making small talk, trying to make me comfortable. And he got out his little Sharpie and started making X's on the left side of my abdomen and my flank. And I thought to myself, wow, I mean, we've all heard it happen. How easy would it be for them to be distracted, not be paying attention, be in a bad mood, be upset with someone and mark the wrong area and do surgery on the wrong body part or remove the wrong body part. It's kind of frightening when you think about it. (04:34)

• They've never been written up because that hospital didn't want any legal consequences. So this looks very much like probably what happened in this case. They wrote him up, but there was never anything major done about it. And he was never fired because he was friends with the CEO. He also reportedly had about $4 million in unpaid taxes. So who knows, maybe he was just trying to take other people down with him because of that. But 10 to 20 patients were transported, incubated, and had to be put on a ventilator because he was tampering with these bags. And so I know I mentioned in an earlier episode, and if you didn't hear it, I'll say it again. When I was working in a hospital setting and I would medicate my patients, I always took the blister pack of the medication and all the syringes or whatever I was going to give them into their room unopened. And as I opened them, I would explain what they were, why we were giving them and just try to educate them a little bit and also let them see, I'm opening this, I'm giving you what I'm supposed to, this is not being tampered with, those types of things. (16:43)

• But it does happen. My doctor actually left a sponge inside of me after he delivered my daughter. I'm 21 at the time, had absolutely no knowledge of what it was like to have a baby. And I was trying not to be that complaining patient who whined and something was always wrong, and this hurt and that hurt. I was trying to be tough, right? Because I'm old enough to have a baby, I should be able to handle it. And so he did my episiotomy, left the gauze in there, sewed it up. I go home and this may be TMI, but I go home and I feel this heavy, like pushing feeling on my stitches. And I'm like, what is going on? Again, I'm 21, never had a baby before. And I didn't want to complain or be that person who calls the doctor over and over and over asking, what's wrong? Something's not right. But I did, I had to. I knew something was wrong. It literally felt like another kid was trying to push their way out. And so it was so, so heavy and I couldn't figure it out. I called him, I swear y'all, I called him three times a week for two solid weeks. (19:33)
 

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Unnatural Causes: The Trust We Put In Healers That Harm Julie Mattson 00:26:18 Episode 17: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. I don't mean to scare anybody in talking about nurses and doctors who kill, because there are so many other people that hold our lives in their hands that we really don't think about because we don't look at them as caregivers, although they do in some respects actually take care of us. One thing that I have learned as a death investigator is, it's just the fact that life is short and that you do trust people on a daily basis that you don't know. You can only hope that they're good people and they're not going to do you wrong. Today, let's continue our series on health care providers that kill, with a few stories of some of those not so good people. Ready? Let's get started... Episode 17: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. I don't mean to scare anybody in talking about nurses and doctors who kill, because there are so many other people that hold our lives in their hands that we really don't think about because we don't look at them as caregivers, although they do in some respects actually take care of us. One thing that I have learned as a death investigator is, it's just the fact that life is short and that you do trust people on a daily basis that you don't know. You can only hope that they're good people and they're not going to do you wrong. Today, let's continue our series on health care providers that kill, with a few stories of some of those not so good people. Ready? Let's get started... false full 17 987e457d-bb95-45bc-a386-69b5e5599e7e Medical Providers Who Murder CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2022 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/medical-providers-who-murder-T27gClvu CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Medical Providers Who Murder Julie Mattson 00:26:56 Episode 16: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Today, we're back on the subject of nurses or health care providers who have killed. One very interesting case is about Kristen Gilbert, a nurse from the Massachusetts area. She had quite a history with multiple suicide attempts and violence. She was convicted of four murders and two attempts by injecting patients with large amounts of epinephrine. I will be sharing this story and more as we dive into the world of murderers in the health care profession. Ready to hear more? Let's go... Episode 16: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Today, we're back on the subject of nurses or health care providers who have killed. One very interesting case is about Kristen Gilbert, a nurse from the Massachusetts area. She had quite a history with multiple suicide attempts and violence. She was convicted of four murders and two attempts by injecting patients with large amounts of epinephrine. I will be sharing this story and more as we dive into the world of murderers in the health care profession. Ready to hear more? Let's go... false full 16 866c6bcf-90c3-4ca4-a411-a878e8c5bac0 Angels of Death - Serial Killer Nurses •  We're back on the subject today of nurses or healthcare workers who have killed patients. And some of them are actually serial killers. So they've killed multiple patients. Nurses who kill are actually called angels of mercy or angels of death and that's a type of criminal offender who can be a serial killer, who is employed as a caregiver and will intentionally harm someone or kill someone who is under their care. The sad part about it is these people actually use their knowledge to kill their victims. So, if they're a nurse or an orderly or a tech at a hospital, or even a doctor, they're going to know what it takes, maybe even how much of a medication to use to actually kill one of their patients. And eventually, they're going to probably kill someone who is close to death or someone who is maybe on hospice or that kind of a patient. But as time goes on, it's going to escalate to encompass healthy people and people who aren't in the hospital close to death's door. Now, the typical medical professional who murders, kills about two patients a month. (00:31)

•   She was actually putting this in people's IVs who were in the hospital. And then as their IV dripped in, they just continuously got higher and higher doses of potassium. So they say she may have murdered up to three people in a single day. And like we said earlier, a lot of health care workers who murder average about probably two each month. So she was sentenced to life in prison back in 2016 and then she was cleared on appeal and then freed in 2017. She spent just a little time in jail. In 2019, she was retried and acquitted and then later in late 2020, she was re-arrested and sentenced to 30 years in prison. Now, she was retried again that year in 2020 and acquitted again. This could be challenged again. So apparently, Italy is very well known for a slow justice system. Their cases seem to drag out for years due to appeals. There could be another challenge or appeal to her acquittal. But as far as I could see, she's actually out at this time. And surprisingly, I was reading that she wants to go back into the nursing field. So there's that. I can't imagine, I mean, I would not want someone taking care of me who had murdered over 90 people. It's hard for me to believe that she wouldn't do it again. And it's really strange that she had been a health care worker for 17 years with no real history of doing anything like this, and then all of a sudden, she just decides she's going to put potassium in IVs and start taking selfies with deceased people. (07:31)

•   So his lover slash roommate was a gentleman named Carl Hullweller, and he actually suspected infidelity and he poisoned his food with arsenic. And his reason for that was he wanted him to become so ill that he was unable to leave the house and unable to go see anyone, much less the person that he was sleeping with. But that also resulted in him killing Hullweller's father with arsenic. He poisoned his neighbor. He had a neighbor by the name of Diane Alexander. He put a serum that was infected with hepatitis in her drink, and that made her very ill. He killed another neighbor by the name of Helen Metzger by putting arsenic in her pie. So his lover was his roommate, and then he injured the one neighbor, killed his roommate's dad, and then also killed Helen by putting this arsenic in her pie. He was caught in March of 1987, and this was after an autopsy was done on one of his patients by the name of John Powell. Now, Powell had been at the hospital on life support following a motorcycle accident. So whenever they did an autopsy on Powell, and probably one reason they did that is because they suspected he had done something because they knew that he had been a patient of this guy. So they did the autopsy and there were large amounts of cyanide in his system. And this is when they really realized this guy was up to no good. Of course, he was forced to resign. He was actually, when he worked as an autopsy tech, caught stealing body parts for occult rituals. He later confessed to the poisoning. He never pretended that he didn't do it. But he did stay under the radar pretty much because he worked in an area where patients were not expected to survive. (14:32)

•   There's another nurse and this was really interesting to me because this actually did result in 35 states actually enacting laws for ensuring the safety of patients that are in the hospital, which I found interesting. But Charles Cullen was also a nurse. Now this guy when he was younger, and we also see, as I noticed, a lot of these people were not treated right. They had a really bad background. They may have been molested by a family member or a neighbor, but it seems like it all starts at a very, very young age. Now when he was nine years old, he attempted suicide and he had, you know, those chemistry sets that you can get for your kids. He actually chugged some of the chemicals that were in there. Now I don't know exactly what it was. I can't imagine those chemicals being put in the chemistry sets that we can buy for our kids now and I hope to God they're not. But he tried to kill himself at a very young age by doing that. Now his background also included his father dying when he was only seven months old. And then in 1977, his mother was killed in a car accident. So it sounds like things did not start out well for him. He attempted suicide in 84. He joined the army and was actually discharged from the army. Now in 2000, he attempted suicide by lighting a charcoal grill and then sitting in the bathtub. So he was basically waiting to be poisoned by the carbon monoxide, but it didn't work. So he worked at St. Barnabas Medical Center and that's in Livingston. He murdered several patients while he was there. He gave an insulin overdose to a patient with AIDS. Contaminated IVs were also found at the facility. They weren't really sure if he did it or not. There wasn't really enough evidence to try him for that, but they believe there was a very good chance that he did have something to do with it. But after he resigned from St. Barnabas, he went to Warren Hospital and there he murdered three elderly women by overdosing them with Dijoxin. So this guy was a nurse and he actually had access to the medications. Now some of you may know, some may not, but Dijoxin is actually an anti-arrhythmic and it's actually used for blood pressure as well. So it can be used for several different things. It's given commonly for patients that are in heart failure, who have a high heart rate or situations where their heart beats irregularly, either too fast or too slow. So it's a medication that can affect the heart muscle and he murdered three elderly women by actually giving them overdoses of the Dijoxin. (20:21)

 

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 9 Nov 2022 13:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/angels-of-death-serial-killer-nurses-u3vIBIqe •  We're back on the subject today of nurses or healthcare workers who have killed patients. And some of them are actually serial killers. So they've killed multiple patients. Nurses who kill are actually called angels of mercy or angels of death and that's a type of criminal offender who can be a serial killer, who is employed as a caregiver and will intentionally harm someone or kill someone who is under their care. The sad part about it is these people actually use their knowledge to kill their victims. So, if they're a nurse or an orderly or a tech at a hospital, or even a doctor, they're going to know what it takes, maybe even how much of a medication to use to actually kill one of their patients. And eventually, they're going to probably kill someone who is close to death or someone who is maybe on hospice or that kind of a patient. But as time goes on, it's going to escalate to encompass healthy people and people who aren't in the hospital close to death's door. Now, the typical medical professional who murders, kills about two patients a month. (00:31)

•   She was actually putting this in people's IVs who were in the hospital. And then as their IV dripped in, they just continuously got higher and higher doses of potassium. So they say she may have murdered up to three people in a single day. And like we said earlier, a lot of health care workers who murder average about probably two each month. So she was sentenced to life in prison back in 2016 and then she was cleared on appeal and then freed in 2017. She spent just a little time in jail. In 2019, she was retried and acquitted and then later in late 2020, she was re-arrested and sentenced to 30 years in prison. Now, she was retried again that year in 2020 and acquitted again. This could be challenged again. So apparently, Italy is very well known for a slow justice system. Their cases seem to drag out for years due to appeals. There could be another challenge or appeal to her acquittal. But as far as I could see, she's actually out at this time. And surprisingly, I was reading that she wants to go back into the nursing field. So there's that. I can't imagine, I mean, I would not want someone taking care of me who had murdered over 90 people. It's hard for me to believe that she wouldn't do it again. And it's really strange that she had been a health care worker for 17 years with no real history of doing anything like this, and then all of a sudden, she just decides she's going to put potassium in IVs and start taking selfies with deceased people. (07:31)

•   So his lover slash roommate was a gentleman named Carl Hullweller, and he actually suspected infidelity and he poisoned his food with arsenic. And his reason for that was he wanted him to become so ill that he was unable to leave the house and unable to go see anyone, much less the person that he was sleeping with. But that also resulted in him killing Hullweller's father with arsenic. He poisoned his neighbor. He had a neighbor by the name of Diane Alexander. He put a serum that was infected with hepatitis in her drink, and that made her very ill. He killed another neighbor by the name of Helen Metzger by putting arsenic in her pie. So his lover was his roommate, and then he injured the one neighbor, killed his roommate's dad, and then also killed Helen by putting this arsenic in her pie. He was caught in March of 1987, and this was after an autopsy was done on one of his patients by the name of John Powell. Now, Powell had been at the hospital on life support following a motorcycle accident. So whenever they did an autopsy on Powell, and probably one reason they did that is because they suspected he had done something because they knew that he had been a patient of this guy. So they did the autopsy and there were large amounts of cyanide in his system. And this is when they really realized this guy was up to no good. Of course, he was forced to resign. He was actually, when he worked as an autopsy tech, caught stealing body parts for occult rituals. He later confessed to the poisoning. He never pretended that he didn't do it. But he did stay under the radar pretty much because he worked in an area where patients were not expected to survive. (14:32)

•   There's another nurse and this was really interesting to me because this actually did result in 35 states actually enacting laws for ensuring the safety of patients that are in the hospital, which I found interesting. But Charles Cullen was also a nurse. Now this guy when he was younger, and we also see, as I noticed, a lot of these people were not treated right. They had a really bad background. They may have been molested by a family member or a neighbor, but it seems like it all starts at a very, very young age. Now when he was nine years old, he attempted suicide and he had, you know, those chemistry sets that you can get for your kids. He actually chugged some of the chemicals that were in there. Now I don't know exactly what it was. I can't imagine those chemicals being put in the chemistry sets that we can buy for our kids now and I hope to God they're not. But he tried to kill himself at a very young age by doing that. Now his background also included his father dying when he was only seven months old. And then in 1977, his mother was killed in a car accident. So it sounds like things did not start out well for him. He attempted suicide in 84. He joined the army and was actually discharged from the army. Now in 2000, he attempted suicide by lighting a charcoal grill and then sitting in the bathtub. So he was basically waiting to be poisoned by the carbon monoxide, but it didn't work. So he worked at St. Barnabas Medical Center and that's in Livingston. He murdered several patients while he was there. He gave an insulin overdose to a patient with AIDS. Contaminated IVs were also found at the facility. They weren't really sure if he did it or not. There wasn't really enough evidence to try him for that, but they believe there was a very good chance that he did have something to do with it. But after he resigned from St. Barnabas, he went to Warren Hospital and there he murdered three elderly women by overdosing them with Dijoxin. So this guy was a nurse and he actually had access to the medications. Now some of you may know, some may not, but Dijoxin is actually an anti-arrhythmic and it's actually used for blood pressure as well. So it can be used for several different things. It's given commonly for patients that are in heart failure, who have a high heart rate or situations where their heart beats irregularly, either too fast or too slow. So it's a medication that can affect the heart muscle and he murdered three elderly women by actually giving them overdoses of the Dijoxin. (20:21)

 

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Angels of Death - Serial Killer Nurses Julie Mattson 00:29:36 Episode 15: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Today we're continuing our series on Medical Murderers & Serial Killers, focusing on nurses that have killed their patients. These nurses are often referred to as angels of mercy or angels of death. They are typically criminal offenders, often times serial killers, who are usually employed as a caregivers and intentionally harm or kill the people under their care. Ready to hear more? Let's go... Episode 15: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Today we're continuing our series on Medical Murderers & Serial Killers, focusing on nurses that have killed their patients. These nurses are often referred to as angels of mercy or angels of death. They are typically criminal offenders, often times serial killers, who are usually employed as a caregivers and intentionally harm or kill the people under their care. Ready to hear more? Let's go... false full 15 daf2dbf6-caad-4d4e-af95-560b1931c401 Medical Murderers & Serial Killers •    A lot of nurses who have done this tend to make excuses and claim that they're taking someone's life to end their suffering or on the opposite end of the spectrum, they want to get rid of difficult patients. They might be tired of taking care of someone, and they don't want to do it anymore, and they figure that the best way to do it is just to over-medicate them or give them a medication that can cause them to go into cardiac arrest. Some also might have hero syndrome, which is where they may give them a medication or too much of a medication to cause them to go into cardiac arrest so that they impress others by trying to revive them being the hero. And a lot of nurses may do this for attention, a lot of nurses may do this because they are depressed, they may want to do this to relieve frustration due to a heavy workload. You also have heard stories of doctors who might kill patients just because of experimental curiosity, wonder what this would do, or they may have a god-like power over patients and it makes them feel special or important. These are reasons in looking into it, why some nurses and doctors have chosen to kill their patients. (05:29)

•    This is not to say that every nurse who prefers the night shift is a murderer or should cause concern, but a lot of nurses or people who think that they can get away with murder in a hospital setting might prefer the night shift when no one that works administration is there. It's quiet, family members are usually not present, may be a little bit easier for them to get away with something. Association with incidents at multiple hospitals can cause issues because those jurisdictions don't communicate, so if it's someone who's had problems at several different hospitals, again and have bounced around from facility to facility, those facilities may not communicate what the problems have been, and so they get completely overlooked and the person may go to work at a hospital with a completely clean slate, even though they've caused problems at multiple different institutions. If a nurse or a doctor tries to predict when someone will die, that's a little suspicious because you really don't know... Healthy people can have cardiac arrest suddenly and be dead the next day, it can happen very suddenly. You could have a lethal arrhythmia and be gone when you are otherwise healthy or had a great day and were mobile and didn't have any problems or complaints. (08:22)

•   The police also found the recording where he had called his wife from jail and said that he wanted to lengthen the patients stay in the ICU so he could actually get over time. Now, the nurses in that facility said that that wasn't true, because they were very short-staffed, and he very well could have gotten over time even without injecting these patients with air, causing them to have to stay longer in the ICU after heart surgery. But to me, this is absolutely ridiculous. So, they had found air embolus in all these patients, he had injected it into their IVs to try and say, I did this because I knew that they would become ill or have complications and need to actually stay in the ICU longer, and I could get over time caring for them... No, I don't think so. So this guy is behind bars as well, will hopefully not see the light of day. (15:43)

•   A lot of these people were never in trouble before they committed these crimes, but... I don't know, something clicked. That's what we were talking about earlier. I guess, something just clicks. They get this crazy idea that, Hey, if I injure this patient, they're going to have to stay here longer, and I can get some over time, or if I do something to this patient and that causes them to code, I'm going to look like the good guy. When I start CPR and we can actually bring them back, I'm going to look like a hero. So we're always loving to all people of all ethnicities and all backgrounds, and part of our job is to be non-judgmental, to remain unbiased and to take care of everybody. So I just find it interesting that there are people that abuse their power in all professions, but I find it particularly interesting in my profession, just because I could never ever, ever imagine doing that. Like I said, staying late and caring for patients and going above and beyond and making sure that they eat dinner before giving them their meds and maybe not even go into the bathroom during a 12-hour shift and not eating lunch, just going home knowing that I cared for my patients to the best of my ability was what helped me sleep at night. And again, it's not just nurses and doctors, it's every profession, but I thought that it would be interesting to focus on medical homicides and serial killers that are nurses and doctors because there are many of them. (21:55)

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 2 Nov 2022 10:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/medical-murderers-serial-killers-AyuOaOch •    A lot of nurses who have done this tend to make excuses and claim that they're taking someone's life to end their suffering or on the opposite end of the spectrum, they want to get rid of difficult patients. They might be tired of taking care of someone, and they don't want to do it anymore, and they figure that the best way to do it is just to over-medicate them or give them a medication that can cause them to go into cardiac arrest. Some also might have hero syndrome, which is where they may give them a medication or too much of a medication to cause them to go into cardiac arrest so that they impress others by trying to revive them being the hero. And a lot of nurses may do this for attention, a lot of nurses may do this because they are depressed, they may want to do this to relieve frustration due to a heavy workload. You also have heard stories of doctors who might kill patients just because of experimental curiosity, wonder what this would do, or they may have a god-like power over patients and it makes them feel special or important. These are reasons in looking into it, why some nurses and doctors have chosen to kill their patients. (05:29)

•    This is not to say that every nurse who prefers the night shift is a murderer or should cause concern, but a lot of nurses or people who think that they can get away with murder in a hospital setting might prefer the night shift when no one that works administration is there. It's quiet, family members are usually not present, may be a little bit easier for them to get away with something. Association with incidents at multiple hospitals can cause issues because those jurisdictions don't communicate, so if it's someone who's had problems at several different hospitals, again and have bounced around from facility to facility, those facilities may not communicate what the problems have been, and so they get completely overlooked and the person may go to work at a hospital with a completely clean slate, even though they've caused problems at multiple different institutions. If a nurse or a doctor tries to predict when someone will die, that's a little suspicious because you really don't know... Healthy people can have cardiac arrest suddenly and be dead the next day, it can happen very suddenly. You could have a lethal arrhythmia and be gone when you are otherwise healthy or had a great day and were mobile and didn't have any problems or complaints. (08:22)

•   The police also found the recording where he had called his wife from jail and said that he wanted to lengthen the patients stay in the ICU so he could actually get over time. Now, the nurses in that facility said that that wasn't true, because they were very short-staffed, and he very well could have gotten over time even without injecting these patients with air, causing them to have to stay longer in the ICU after heart surgery. But to me, this is absolutely ridiculous. So, they had found air embolus in all these patients, he had injected it into their IVs to try and say, I did this because I knew that they would become ill or have complications and need to actually stay in the ICU longer, and I could get over time caring for them... No, I don't think so. So this guy is behind bars as well, will hopefully not see the light of day. (15:43)

•   A lot of these people were never in trouble before they committed these crimes, but... I don't know, something clicked. That's what we were talking about earlier. I guess, something just clicks. They get this crazy idea that, Hey, if I injure this patient, they're going to have to stay here longer, and I can get some over time, or if I do something to this patient and that causes them to code, I'm going to look like the good guy. When I start CPR and we can actually bring them back, I'm going to look like a hero. So we're always loving to all people of all ethnicities and all backgrounds, and part of our job is to be non-judgmental, to remain unbiased and to take care of everybody. So I just find it interesting that there are people that abuse their power in all professions, but I find it particularly interesting in my profession, just because I could never ever, ever imagine doing that. Like I said, staying late and caring for patients and going above and beyond and making sure that they eat dinner before giving them their meds and maybe not even go into the bathroom during a 12-hour shift and not eating lunch, just going home knowing that I cared for my patients to the best of my ability was what helped me sleep at night. And again, it's not just nurses and doctors, it's every profession, but I thought that it would be interesting to focus on medical homicides and serial killers that are nurses and doctors because there are many of them. (21:55)

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Medical Murderers & Serial Killers Julie Mattson 00:26:37 Episode 14: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Today we're talking about one of the most monstrous abuses of trust, when a trained healthcare professional takes it upon themselves to kill their patients. Being in healthcare myself, I find it hard to believe anyone would do something like this, because everyone that I've been around has all had the same mission as mine, which is to take care of people. For the month of November, we are going to cover medical professionals who have killed, or who are serial murderers. Ready? Let's go... Episode 14: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Today we're talking about one of the most monstrous abuses of trust, when a trained healthcare professional takes it upon themselves to kill their patients. Being in healthcare myself, I find it hard to believe anyone would do something like this, because everyone that I've been around has all had the same mission as mine, which is to take care of people. For the month of November, we are going to cover medical professionals who have killed, or who are serial murderers. Ready? Let's go... false full 14 588a4745-def4-4f0a-9695-8414d650345f Horrifying Halloween Homicides - Treat or Trick? •   It was so strange because this dentist, y'all was actually old as the hills, he was my mom's dentist when she was a kid. He pulled all of her teeth when she was 16 years old and gave her dentures because she had really bad teeth. I remember her telling me how bad it hurt. I thought to myself, why is she taking me to him if he caused her so much pain as a child? But nonetheless, she did... I just remember he had the most awful furniture in his waiting room, it was covered in plastic, the really thick plastic that you stick to. And then the music that he played was literally what you hear in a funeral home, it was horrifying. I can remember him filling several of my teeth without using anesthesia, so I felt every bit of it, and I guess I could thank him for my high pain tolerance, because that very well could be the reason why I can literally pass a kidney stone with a smile on my face. But this guy was evil. And it was the weirdest thing I know that many times, if you're a good kid, when you leave the dentist's office, you get some sort of gift... I found it really strange that my dentist had a ceramic workshop of some sort in his office, and he would make a plaster of Paris gifts to take home and paint. So we only had two molds, they were a rattle snake and an owl, and the owl was a bookend. (01:10)

•   I ran across the story of a little girl named Lisa and French, and looking back at her pictures that I was able to find, it reminded me very much of the pictures that they took of us when we were in kindergarten, in first grade. So she was only about four years older than me, so I was five when this happened, and of course, I never saw it on the news. It may not have ever made the news, but then again, I'm sure that my parents probably protected me somewhat from stories like this... Because I had no idea when I was younger that all these things go on in the world. Which was crazy, and I think to some extent, it's great that our parents protect us from some stuff, my kids probably wish I had, they're probably grown up paranoid because they've heard all my death stories and the worst stories ever, but somehow they survived. Lisa French was a little nine-year-old and she lived in Wisconsin, she was murdered and sexually assaulted by one of her neighbors. His name was Gerald Turner, and he lived about half a block from her and her family. On Halloween of 1973, she was trick or treating by herself, she was supposed to have a friend with her. She had left her house at about 5:45, she had a hobo costume on, so I can imagine that she looked adorable,. She had little dotted freckles on her cheeks, and her friend Ann Parker was supposed to go with her but and got grounded, so... Ann wasn't able to go with her. Lisa went alone and on her way to this party, she actually stopped at the classmates house and trick-or-treated, and then she stopped at a teacher's house and did the same... Before she went to Turner's house. (07:38)

•   Of course, a lot of those forensic mental institutions, their goal is to release those people eventually back to prison and not to home, they just can't live in the general population with everyone. So, they would not go from a forensic mental institution directly home or out in the public, they would go from there to a prison... I mean, if you could only imagine this poor little nine-year-old trick or treating on her own, it sounds like she was very trusting. I know that bad things happened back then, but I just think that they were less likely to happen then than they are now. I know that I had discussed before, but back when I was a kid, we waited till dark and we trick or treated by ourselves, our parents stayed home and handed out candy, and we went trick or treating. Now, rarely were we alone. We were usually with a friend or with several friends or even a sibling, but the plan was for her to have a friend with her, and I'm not even sure if her mother knew that the friend ended up not being able to go. But I found this a very interesting story, he basically just discarded her and he only lived half a block, so he could have been watching her for quite sometime. (15:38)

•   So the fatality rate, in reality for child pedestrians, is two to four times higher on Halloween. Of course, not just children are at risk, Halloween is the third deadliest day of the year for pedestrians, and we always have a lot of auto-pedestrian accidents. A lot of people any time of year trying to cross the road where there's not a cross walk or trying to beat traffic running across the road, and especially at night wearing dark clothes and trying to beat a car is not a good idea. So, it's always good to give your kids a small flash light or a glow stick, put some sort of reflective tape on their costumes or their shoes or even their bags of candy. And then before you go out, of course, remind the children to across the street only at intersections and always look both ways. So if you're going out or driving anywhere, always be particularly careful of intersections, especially before you turn, not everybody waits for the red walk sign before they try to cross the street at a crosswalk. And stay off of the side streets or even neighborhood streets,. Your phone is going to cause major distractions, and all it takes is not paying attention for a split second and something really bad could happen. (27:11)
 

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 26 Oct 2022 09:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/horrifying-halloween-homicides-treat-or-trick-mUg5I5ec •   It was so strange because this dentist, y'all was actually old as the hills, he was my mom's dentist when she was a kid. He pulled all of her teeth when she was 16 years old and gave her dentures because she had really bad teeth. I remember her telling me how bad it hurt. I thought to myself, why is she taking me to him if he caused her so much pain as a child? But nonetheless, she did... I just remember he had the most awful furniture in his waiting room, it was covered in plastic, the really thick plastic that you stick to. And then the music that he played was literally what you hear in a funeral home, it was horrifying. I can remember him filling several of my teeth without using anesthesia, so I felt every bit of it, and I guess I could thank him for my high pain tolerance, because that very well could be the reason why I can literally pass a kidney stone with a smile on my face. But this guy was evil. And it was the weirdest thing I know that many times, if you're a good kid, when you leave the dentist's office, you get some sort of gift... I found it really strange that my dentist had a ceramic workshop of some sort in his office, and he would make a plaster of Paris gifts to take home and paint. So we only had two molds, they were a rattle snake and an owl, and the owl was a bookend. (01:10)

•   I ran across the story of a little girl named Lisa and French, and looking back at her pictures that I was able to find, it reminded me very much of the pictures that they took of us when we were in kindergarten, in first grade. So she was only about four years older than me, so I was five when this happened, and of course, I never saw it on the news. It may not have ever made the news, but then again, I'm sure that my parents probably protected me somewhat from stories like this... Because I had no idea when I was younger that all these things go on in the world. Which was crazy, and I think to some extent, it's great that our parents protect us from some stuff, my kids probably wish I had, they're probably grown up paranoid because they've heard all my death stories and the worst stories ever, but somehow they survived. Lisa French was a little nine-year-old and she lived in Wisconsin, she was murdered and sexually assaulted by one of her neighbors. His name was Gerald Turner, and he lived about half a block from her and her family. On Halloween of 1973, she was trick or treating by herself, she was supposed to have a friend with her. She had left her house at about 5:45, she had a hobo costume on, so I can imagine that she looked adorable,. She had little dotted freckles on her cheeks, and her friend Ann Parker was supposed to go with her but and got grounded, so... Ann wasn't able to go with her. Lisa went alone and on her way to this party, she actually stopped at the classmates house and trick-or-treated, and then she stopped at a teacher's house and did the same... Before she went to Turner's house. (07:38)

•   Of course, a lot of those forensic mental institutions, their goal is to release those people eventually back to prison and not to home, they just can't live in the general population with everyone. So, they would not go from a forensic mental institution directly home or out in the public, they would go from there to a prison... I mean, if you could only imagine this poor little nine-year-old trick or treating on her own, it sounds like she was very trusting. I know that bad things happened back then, but I just think that they were less likely to happen then than they are now. I know that I had discussed before, but back when I was a kid, we waited till dark and we trick or treated by ourselves, our parents stayed home and handed out candy, and we went trick or treating. Now, rarely were we alone. We were usually with a friend or with several friends or even a sibling, but the plan was for her to have a friend with her, and I'm not even sure if her mother knew that the friend ended up not being able to go. But I found this a very interesting story, he basically just discarded her and he only lived half a block, so he could have been watching her for quite sometime. (15:38)

•   So the fatality rate, in reality for child pedestrians, is two to four times higher on Halloween. Of course, not just children are at risk, Halloween is the third deadliest day of the year for pedestrians, and we always have a lot of auto-pedestrian accidents. A lot of people any time of year trying to cross the road where there's not a cross walk or trying to beat traffic running across the road, and especially at night wearing dark clothes and trying to beat a car is not a good idea. So, it's always good to give your kids a small flash light or a glow stick, put some sort of reflective tape on their costumes or their shoes or even their bags of candy. And then before you go out, of course, remind the children to across the street only at intersections and always look both ways. So if you're going out or driving anywhere, always be particularly careful of intersections, especially before you turn, not everybody waits for the red walk sign before they try to cross the street at a crosswalk. And stay off of the side streets or even neighborhood streets,. Your phone is going to cause major distractions, and all it takes is not paying attention for a split second and something really bad could happen. (27:11)
 

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Horrifying Halloween Homicides - Treat or Trick? Julie Mattson 00:29:39 Episode 13: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Today I'm sharing the final episode of our series on Halloween Homicides just in time for Halloween. Listen in to hear about a dark dentist, a sociopathic child and stories of the dangers of trick or treating. Ready to hear more? Episode 13: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Today I'm sharing the final episode of our series on Halloween Homicides just in time for Halloween. Listen in to hear about a dark dentist, a sociopathic child and stories of the dangers of trick or treating. Ready to hear more? false full 13 3d5c2532-1406-4946-aa1e-97a527e37ada Horrifying Halloween Homicides - Candy, Rituals & Mischief •   I remember one night when I was with my friends and we were in a spare room of our house in the little town of Valley View, Texas, shout out to my home town. We were playing with my Ouija Board that I had gotten for Christmas, and of course, it spelled out something, I can't even remember what it was. But during this time, we were all a little bit spooked and it was new and it was mysterious. We looked up and there was literally someone looking in the window, it freaked us out and we screamed. It could have been completely our imagination, but we had so much fun with it, and I remember that game just being the highlight of many of our sleep overs. (02:34)

•   Since 1984, there have been 24 homicide victims related to egging. This is because when you go to the store to buy eggs, of course you don't have to have an ID, it's not a big deal. It's not like other items that they are now requiring identification for before you could purchase. You don't have to be a certain age, obviously, to buy eggs. They are super cheap, they are very small, they're easily concealed, they can be kept in your pocket, and you can sneak up on somebody and throw it at them and they will not know what's coming. Some stores in certain areas actually don't sell eggs or shaving cream or items that kids or teenagers can use to wreak havoc on their neighbors to minors during that week of Halloween. Which is really pretty smart when you think about it, it's not something that normally would cause a problem. You wouldn't normally question a teenager who goes into the grocery store and buys a carton of eggs. But around Halloween, it tends to look a little bit suspicious. (11:14)

•    So whenever he came to the door, Pizer had on face paint and a mask and gloves, and all the things that someone would have on normally on Halloween. However, when he answered the door, she raised her arms and had a weapon inside the paper sack that she was caring and she shot him in the chest. So Joan Rabel was actually from Pennsylvania, and she was a writer and a photographer. Back in 1957, she had gone to one of Peter Fabiano salons and she was looking for a job, and that's where she met Betty. She was also a hair dresser, she worked there with Peter. Betty and Peter owned a couple of different salons in the area, and that's how Betty and Joan Rabel actually became friends. Now, Pizer was a medical secretary and she was divorced, and she also became friends with Joan. They would spend their time drinking coffee and gossiping and talking about other people, and so they became super fast friends. But Pizer had bought a 38 and they borrowed a car and then after Pizer shot Fabiano, she actually later hid the weapon in a storage container at a nearby store. (16:09)

•   I'm a huge horror movie fan, and I can tell you growing up, my dad, who recently passed away, was my horror movie buddy. It's very rare that you can call your dad at 11 o'clock at night and say, Hey, you want to go see cabin fever? You want to go see a scary movie? And for him to say, Yeah, let's do it. Which theater, what time? Where should I meet you? And so we would go and literally eat our weight in popcorn. I love watching scary movies, trying to guess what's about to happen and I love being scared. So my granddaughter is the same way, and I'm so super excited, I asked her the other day if she wanted to be my new scary movie buddy, and she said yes, and so I can't wait until she gets older and she'll actually go to the movies with me and watch these movies. I know most of them are super predictable, of course everyone always falls running from the bad guy, and it doesn't matter really how corny they are or how terribly written I think they are, I still always want to see them. And in my mind, I'm not really a critic, I basically feel like if they entertain me for any given period of time, I am happy that it only cost me $15 or $20 to be entertained. (19:48)

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 19 Oct 2022 08:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/horrifying-halloween-homicides-candy-rituals-mischief-5FdOsNAX •   I remember one night when I was with my friends and we were in a spare room of our house in the little town of Valley View, Texas, shout out to my home town. We were playing with my Ouija Board that I had gotten for Christmas, and of course, it spelled out something, I can't even remember what it was. But during this time, we were all a little bit spooked and it was new and it was mysterious. We looked up and there was literally someone looking in the window, it freaked us out and we screamed. It could have been completely our imagination, but we had so much fun with it, and I remember that game just being the highlight of many of our sleep overs. (02:34)

•   Since 1984, there have been 24 homicide victims related to egging. This is because when you go to the store to buy eggs, of course you don't have to have an ID, it's not a big deal. It's not like other items that they are now requiring identification for before you could purchase. You don't have to be a certain age, obviously, to buy eggs. They are super cheap, they are very small, they're easily concealed, they can be kept in your pocket, and you can sneak up on somebody and throw it at them and they will not know what's coming. Some stores in certain areas actually don't sell eggs or shaving cream or items that kids or teenagers can use to wreak havoc on their neighbors to minors during that week of Halloween. Which is really pretty smart when you think about it, it's not something that normally would cause a problem. You wouldn't normally question a teenager who goes into the grocery store and buys a carton of eggs. But around Halloween, it tends to look a little bit suspicious. (11:14)

•    So whenever he came to the door, Pizer had on face paint and a mask and gloves, and all the things that someone would have on normally on Halloween. However, when he answered the door, she raised her arms and had a weapon inside the paper sack that she was caring and she shot him in the chest. So Joan Rabel was actually from Pennsylvania, and she was a writer and a photographer. Back in 1957, she had gone to one of Peter Fabiano salons and she was looking for a job, and that's where she met Betty. She was also a hair dresser, she worked there with Peter. Betty and Peter owned a couple of different salons in the area, and that's how Betty and Joan Rabel actually became friends. Now, Pizer was a medical secretary and she was divorced, and she also became friends with Joan. They would spend their time drinking coffee and gossiping and talking about other people, and so they became super fast friends. But Pizer had bought a 38 and they borrowed a car and then after Pizer shot Fabiano, she actually later hid the weapon in a storage container at a nearby store. (16:09)

•   I'm a huge horror movie fan, and I can tell you growing up, my dad, who recently passed away, was my horror movie buddy. It's very rare that you can call your dad at 11 o'clock at night and say, Hey, you want to go see cabin fever? You want to go see a scary movie? And for him to say, Yeah, let's do it. Which theater, what time? Where should I meet you? And so we would go and literally eat our weight in popcorn. I love watching scary movies, trying to guess what's about to happen and I love being scared. So my granddaughter is the same way, and I'm so super excited, I asked her the other day if she wanted to be my new scary movie buddy, and she said yes, and so I can't wait until she gets older and she'll actually go to the movies with me and watch these movies. I know most of them are super predictable, of course everyone always falls running from the bad guy, and it doesn't matter really how corny they are or how terribly written I think they are, I still always want to see them. And in my mind, I'm not really a critic, I basically feel like if they entertain me for any given period of time, I am happy that it only cost me $15 or $20 to be entertained. (19:48)

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Horrifying Halloween Homicides - Candy, Rituals & Mischief Julie Mattson 00:23:21 Episode 12: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Today I want to continue this series on Halloween Homicides for the month of October. I remember all the good times that I had with all my high school friends when we were younger, and the rituals that we carried out during the holidays that were passed on to us by our parents or... I'm not even sure where... Of course, trick or treating is a lot of people's favorite thing to do... Carving pumpkins is always fun. I can remember years ago, I wanted a Ouija Board, and I can remember many times asking my parents for one. I'm sure they couldn't really understand why I wanted it, and I didn't really know what it was to be honest, I just knew that it was mysterious and it was a game. As I got older, I realized that it had to do with spiritualism and believing that the dead could actually communicate with the living. This brings us back to our series Halloween homicides, where I ran across a story that happened on Chicago’s South Side in 2011. 55-year-old Ledell Peoples blamed his girlfriend for stealing his bag of Halloween treats. An argument ensued and 49-year-old Maria Adams threw a plate at Peoples’ head, which struck him above the eye and caused a gash. Peoples then grabbed a knife... Ready to hear more? Episode 12: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Today I want to continue this series on Halloween Homicides for the month of October. I remember all the good times that I had with all my high school friends when we were younger, and the rituals that we carried out during the holidays that were passed on to us by our parents or... I'm not even sure where... Of course, trick or treating is a lot of people's favorite thing to do... Carving pumpkins is always fun. I can remember years ago, I wanted a Ouija Board, and I can remember many times asking my parents for one. I'm sure they couldn't really understand why I wanted it, and I didn't really know what it was to be honest, I just knew that it was mysterious and it was a game. As I got older, I realized that it had to do with spiritualism and believing that the dead could actually communicate with the living. This brings us back to our series Halloween homicides, where I ran across a story that happened on Chicago’s South Side in 2011. 55-year-old Ledell Peoples blamed his girlfriend for stealing his bag of Halloween treats. An argument ensued and 49-year-old Maria Adams threw a plate at Peoples’ head, which struck him above the eye and caused a gash. Peoples then grabbed a knife... Ready to hear more? false full 12 5f48dc84-72bf-4c86-8d96-b266b62f72d7 Horrifying Halloween Homicides - Masked Murderers •   I ran across a couple other really interesting Halloween deaths that probably most of us have never even heard of. So we all know that all over the world, but there's a huge gang population in California, so in Northwest Pasadena and Los Angeles County, back on October 31st in 1993, there were actually three gang members who gunned down a group of boys who were trick or treating. It turns out the kids were ages; one was 13 and two were 14. There were actually three who died and three who were wounded, there were a total of 10. They were returning home from a Halloween party, and three of them were killed, and one of them, a 14-year-old was actually shot in the leg, and then another 13-year-old were shot in the hand. But these kids were all ranges in age, from 13 to 14. So, they were just in a innocently walking, and one of the men involved in the shooting was Herbert McClain, he was a Junior and he was 26 years old. (03:56)

•   In 1984, Greene became pregnant, she had miscarried a couple of times, she had a baby due in November, she was about eight months pregnant. So, this is Halloween 1984, Doreen took Deana, who was her son with her current husband, Charles, and they went trick-or treating, Charles stayed home, handed out candy at the residence. This sounds like a typical Halloween evening for a big majority of the couples, husbands don't want to go walking around and so they stay home and hand out candy. Well, when they returned home, Charles went to get more candy because he had run out and he was going to go to the liquor store as well. He was gone for about 15 minutes and Doreen was home by herself at that time with Deana. Around 9 o'clock, there was a loud knock on the door, and Doreen answered the door and there was a man in a wolf mask. (14:25)

•   She was behind a sofa and reportedly did not see this happen, thank God, I know that she probably heard way more than she should have, but she was hiding and didn't actually visualize this occurring. And whenever William Dennis left the residents, he left the wolf mask by the door. Now, Doreen actually was only 31 at the time this happened, and she died on the way to the hospital in the ambulance. When the police went to check Mike's house, they saw blood on the steering well inside his truck. (17:23)

•   Halloween is one of the most common times of the year for crime, and statistics show that the number of car accident fatalities on Halloween night, 40% of them are due to drinking and driving. There are on average, about 17% more crime related claims on Halloween. According to some insurance companies, property crime is the most common crime committed on Halloween, and that's about 60% of property crimes that involve theft. Violent crimes can increase by as much as 50%, which is two times the daily average. And a lot of people wonder why crime on and around Halloween, why there's an increase? And they say that some of the contributions would be at that time of year, it gets dark earlier. (21:50)

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 12 Oct 2022 10:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/horrifying-halloween-homicides-masked-murderers-xLrHu50_ •   I ran across a couple other really interesting Halloween deaths that probably most of us have never even heard of. So we all know that all over the world, but there's a huge gang population in California, so in Northwest Pasadena and Los Angeles County, back on October 31st in 1993, there were actually three gang members who gunned down a group of boys who were trick or treating. It turns out the kids were ages; one was 13 and two were 14. There were actually three who died and three who were wounded, there were a total of 10. They were returning home from a Halloween party, and three of them were killed, and one of them, a 14-year-old was actually shot in the leg, and then another 13-year-old were shot in the hand. But these kids were all ranges in age, from 13 to 14. So, they were just in a innocently walking, and one of the men involved in the shooting was Herbert McClain, he was a Junior and he was 26 years old. (03:56)

•   In 1984, Greene became pregnant, she had miscarried a couple of times, she had a baby due in November, she was about eight months pregnant. So, this is Halloween 1984, Doreen took Deana, who was her son with her current husband, Charles, and they went trick-or treating, Charles stayed home, handed out candy at the residence. This sounds like a typical Halloween evening for a big majority of the couples, husbands don't want to go walking around and so they stay home and hand out candy. Well, when they returned home, Charles went to get more candy because he had run out and he was going to go to the liquor store as well. He was gone for about 15 minutes and Doreen was home by herself at that time with Deana. Around 9 o'clock, there was a loud knock on the door, and Doreen answered the door and there was a man in a wolf mask. (14:25)

•   She was behind a sofa and reportedly did not see this happen, thank God, I know that she probably heard way more than she should have, but she was hiding and didn't actually visualize this occurring. And whenever William Dennis left the residents, he left the wolf mask by the door. Now, Doreen actually was only 31 at the time this happened, and she died on the way to the hospital in the ambulance. When the police went to check Mike's house, they saw blood on the steering well inside his truck. (17:23)

•   Halloween is one of the most common times of the year for crime, and statistics show that the number of car accident fatalities on Halloween night, 40% of them are due to drinking and driving. There are on average, about 17% more crime related claims on Halloween. According to some insurance companies, property crime is the most common crime committed on Halloween, and that's about 60% of property crimes that involve theft. Violent crimes can increase by as much as 50%, which is two times the daily average. And a lot of people wonder why crime on and around Halloween, why there's an increase? And they say that some of the contributions would be at that time of year, it gets dark earlier. (21:50)

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Horrifying Halloween Homicides - Masked Murderers Julie Mattson 00:25:09 Episode 11: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Today I want to continue this series on Halloween Homicides, but I also want to talk a little bit about how it all started. We all know it's customary for kids to go trick or treating and go from house to house in their costumes, they get treats, like candy and sometimes money, and of course the costumes were modeled after figures like vampires, ghosts, skeletons and witches and all those scary stuff. But then over time, the selection kind of grew a little bit and it became ninjas and princesses and things that the kids saw on TV. And even though the truth is that the last day of October was actually once a religious celebration, it has now become a fun evening where the kids get to dress up as their favorite character and wander around the neighborhood, until... It isn't fun anymore. Listen in as I share more stories of horrifying homicides on Halloween. Episode 11: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Today I want to continue this series on Halloween Homicides, but I also want to talk a little bit about how it all started. We all know it's customary for kids to go trick or treating and go from house to house in their costumes, they get treats, like candy and sometimes money, and of course the costumes were modeled after figures like vampires, ghosts, skeletons and witches and all those scary stuff. But then over time, the selection kind of grew a little bit and it became ninjas and princesses and things that the kids saw on TV. And even though the truth is that the last day of October was actually once a religious celebration, it has now become a fun evening where the kids get to dress up as their favorite character and wander around the neighborhood, until... It isn't fun anymore. Listen in as I share more stories of horrifying homicides on Halloween. false full 11 3e59c551-2152-421d-9e2a-4d7cd45b260b Horrifying Halloween Homicides •   I can remember waiting out by the road and my sister walking up this long sidewalk, of course, they had the outside decorated, didn't look too scary, so we weren't really initially too terrified. But they pulled her into the house and then made her screen before they gave her candy. I was completely freaked out, I'm like, Oh no, forget it, I'm not going in there. I took off running home, I don't care if they're giving me a whole snickers bar, I'm not going in, so I ran home. That's one way to save money on candy because all the kids are going to run away, and you might get one or two that aren't afraid, that are going to actually go inside and scream. I mean, now I'll look at it and laugh, but that would never fly these days, because if someone pulled your kid into their house… The SWAT team would be there. (02:12)

•   So dad reached in, pulled out a Pixie stick and actually loosened the powder by rubbing it around in his hands and poured it into Timothy's mouth, and then gave him a drink of Kool-Aide. So Timothy immediately started vomiting and actually died on the way to the hospital, at this time he was eight years old. So the story was that Ronald, the dad, was actually about $100,000 in debt, so prior to this, he had taken out life insurance policies on both of the kids, $20,000 life insurance policies. Literally, like Timothy dies on October 31st and on November 1, the very next morning 9am, Ronald's on the phone with a life insurance company trying to collect on the policy. Come to find out he had also gone to a friend who worked at a chemical plant and asked a lot of questions about potassium cyanide and how much of it is needed to actually kill a human and different things like that. But the story of what happened is, the kids had all knocked on the door at a house and no one answered, they weren't home. So the kids ran next door to another house while Ronald had four giant pixies in his pocket that he had laced with potassium cyanide, and he actually folded the end over and stapled them shut. He caught up with the kids and he's like, Hey, you all have some rich neighbors, and he put a giant Pixie stick in each of the four kids bags. (04:59)

•   So William Jr, who went by BJ, was the son of William Liske, and William married a lady named Sue who had two sons, Devin and Derek. Susan and William got married back in 01, and it's always hard when you try to merge two families, especially when there are young children, it's just very, very challenging. And so this case is no different, the father kind of found himself torn and struggling between his relationship with his wife and his relationship with his son. So Susan's son Devin was older, and he came home one day after church and he had spent the night with his dad. He went to play some video games when he got home, and then he started realizing the house was really quiet, it was Halloween, and he thought that everybody would be up and getting ready to go trick or treating or just getting ready for the excitement of Halloween. But it was really quiet. So he made his way to his parents room, they were both covered in a quilt, and he started speaking to them and they didn't speak. So he went over to his mother's side of the bed and shook her, she didn't respond. When he pulled the blanket off of her and William, he saw blood. (08:26)

•   So that's another murder that happened on Halloween. I found those two very interesting, one where dad killed his son and one where the son killed the dad, as well as the rest of the family. Of course, not to say that only bad things like this happened on Halloween, because we all know that that's not true. But I thought just concentrating on these murders that occurred in October, specifically on Halloween Day, would be very interesting for this series. I know that a lot of these are cases that we don't hear of every day, or cases that haven't been on the news, and so I like to touch on stories that you don't hear so much about, and stories that are new news, instead of going over stories that we all know, and things that we've all heard before. Again, two very interesting cases, I'm looking forward to doing research on more Halloween deaths. I know that we've all seen the movie Halloween and all of the sequels, I think there's 11 now and then there's a new one coming out on… I think October 14th of this year, 2022. But we all love the story of Michael Myers, who was committed to a sanitarium as a child because he murdered his sister Judith, and then 15 years later, he escapes and stalks and kills people in this fictional town in Illinois. And of course, all of his killings occur on Halloween, which is when all the films take place, but I am one of those people who's still going to go to the movie theater and watch every single sequel, because even though it may be like the one before, I can't miss it. (13:34)

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 5 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/horrifying-halloween-homicides-LLuK7flE •   I can remember waiting out by the road and my sister walking up this long sidewalk, of course, they had the outside decorated, didn't look too scary, so we weren't really initially too terrified. But they pulled her into the house and then made her screen before they gave her candy. I was completely freaked out, I'm like, Oh no, forget it, I'm not going in there. I took off running home, I don't care if they're giving me a whole snickers bar, I'm not going in, so I ran home. That's one way to save money on candy because all the kids are going to run away, and you might get one or two that aren't afraid, that are going to actually go inside and scream. I mean, now I'll look at it and laugh, but that would never fly these days, because if someone pulled your kid into their house… The SWAT team would be there. (02:12)

•   So dad reached in, pulled out a Pixie stick and actually loosened the powder by rubbing it around in his hands and poured it into Timothy's mouth, and then gave him a drink of Kool-Aide. So Timothy immediately started vomiting and actually died on the way to the hospital, at this time he was eight years old. So the story was that Ronald, the dad, was actually about $100,000 in debt, so prior to this, he had taken out life insurance policies on both of the kids, $20,000 life insurance policies. Literally, like Timothy dies on October 31st and on November 1, the very next morning 9am, Ronald's on the phone with a life insurance company trying to collect on the policy. Come to find out he had also gone to a friend who worked at a chemical plant and asked a lot of questions about potassium cyanide and how much of it is needed to actually kill a human and different things like that. But the story of what happened is, the kids had all knocked on the door at a house and no one answered, they weren't home. So the kids ran next door to another house while Ronald had four giant pixies in his pocket that he had laced with potassium cyanide, and he actually folded the end over and stapled them shut. He caught up with the kids and he's like, Hey, you all have some rich neighbors, and he put a giant Pixie stick in each of the four kids bags. (04:59)

•   So William Jr, who went by BJ, was the son of William Liske, and William married a lady named Sue who had two sons, Devin and Derek. Susan and William got married back in 01, and it's always hard when you try to merge two families, especially when there are young children, it's just very, very challenging. And so this case is no different, the father kind of found himself torn and struggling between his relationship with his wife and his relationship with his son. So Susan's son Devin was older, and he came home one day after church and he had spent the night with his dad. He went to play some video games when he got home, and then he started realizing the house was really quiet, it was Halloween, and he thought that everybody would be up and getting ready to go trick or treating or just getting ready for the excitement of Halloween. But it was really quiet. So he made his way to his parents room, they were both covered in a quilt, and he started speaking to them and they didn't speak. So he went over to his mother's side of the bed and shook her, she didn't respond. When he pulled the blanket off of her and William, he saw blood. (08:26)

•   So that's another murder that happened on Halloween. I found those two very interesting, one where dad killed his son and one where the son killed the dad, as well as the rest of the family. Of course, not to say that only bad things like this happened on Halloween, because we all know that that's not true. But I thought just concentrating on these murders that occurred in October, specifically on Halloween Day, would be very interesting for this series. I know that a lot of these are cases that we don't hear of every day, or cases that haven't been on the news, and so I like to touch on stories that you don't hear so much about, and stories that are new news, instead of going over stories that we all know, and things that we've all heard before. Again, two very interesting cases, I'm looking forward to doing research on more Halloween deaths. I know that we've all seen the movie Halloween and all of the sequels, I think there's 11 now and then there's a new one coming out on… I think October 14th of this year, 2022. But we all love the story of Michael Myers, who was committed to a sanitarium as a child because he murdered his sister Judith, and then 15 years later, he escapes and stalks and kills people in this fictional town in Illinois. And of course, all of his killings occur on Halloween, which is when all the films take place, but I am one of those people who's still going to go to the movie theater and watch every single sequel, because even though it may be like the one before, I can't miss it. (13:34)

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Horrifying Halloween Homicides Julie Mattson 00:16:05 Episode 10: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Halloween is always such a fun time for kids, but not so fun for everybody, so I decided that during the month of October, I'm doing a series on murders that occur on Halloween. Listen in today as I share the stories about father killing son, and son killing father. Ready? Let's go... Episode 10: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Halloween is always such a fun time for kids, but not so fun for everybody, so I decided that during the month of October, I'm doing a series on murders that occur on Halloween. Listen in today as I share the stories about father killing son, and son killing father. Ready? Let's go... false full 10 e71b75d6-84bf-403f-8a8d-845610f7fb44 A Day in the Life of a Sexual Assault Nurse •  There's two different kinds of exams, and acute exam is one that we do on someone at the hospital that's been assaulted within the last 20 hours or five days, those are the ones that come to the hospital that could potentially have life-threatening injuries that may need prophylactic antibiotics that would still be effective because of the time frame that can be discharged from the hospital and monitored and offered some form of counseling. A non-acute exam is one that someone might report years after it happened, and obviously there's not going to be any injury there, outside of psychological injury, and so there's really no need for them to see a doctor. There's probably not going to be anything that needs to be treated urgently, they may have an STD, but we can still have them tested and have it treated, but there's no acute reason for them to see a physician or go through the expense of being seen in the emergency room. So they'll go to a different facility and go through the exam and actually have the interview process done and be checked for STDS and receive a counseling that they need. (04:39)

•  We can get semen on a swab and we can get DNA as far as skin cells or saliva or other bodily fluids. So when I'm doing a sexual assault exam, if someone says he kissed my ear, then I'm going to swab the ear... If someone says he kissed my neck here, I'm going to swab that area. If they have a hickey, obviously, they've been sucking on their neck, and I'm going to swab that area. So this is why the history is very important, so we can know exactly where to collect the evidence and what we're looking for. I did swab her anus, and of course, all of the swabs that I took from her went to the crime lab, and we do also put their underwear in the kit and the underwear goes, because many times, if there's DNA it's going to come off or slip off on the underwear. So it's an important part of evidence collection, and almost always, unless someone completely refuses, we will include their underwear as part of the evidence. So, did the anal swab, sent her underwear to the crime lab and it was processed. And actually, the boyfriend's DNA or skin cells from touching her were actually found on the swabs, and that in addition to the scratch that I found and took very good pictures of were actually presented in the courtroom when I was subpoenaed. (09:55)

•  Several years ago, there was a male nurse who was working at a hospital and he was taking care of a female who had a hip fracture, she had actually had surgery, she was on the surgical floor, she was about two days post-op and still on pain medication, which we would expect. So getting oral pain medication, I believe she was on hydrocodone, which is normally what they kind of graduate you to from IV pain medication after a couple of days. Knowing this, she was aware that she was not really going to be getting any more medications through her IV because she was taken hydrocodone orally to get ready to be discharged home. So one afternoon, a male nurse walks into her room and he said, We're going to take a nap today, and she kind of looked at him and she was like, I don't wanna take an nap... I'm not tired. And he said, Well, too bad, pretty much, and he closed her blinds and proceeded to walk over to her and inject something into her IV. She basically falls asleep, and when she wakes up, she finds him fondling her. (15:33)

•  So the Texas Attorney General's Office stepped up and they said, You know what, this shouldn't be happening. All these children, all these adults should all be examined, they should all have a voice, and so even though back then the police were reimbursed by crime victims compensation in our state, they had to wait for reimbursement, they still were on a budget, and so now the Texas Attorney General's Office actually pays the nurse straight out instead of the police department paying the nurse. So, that the decision to do the exam doesn't always have to come from the police, that was such a great change that needed to be made because there's no reason for money to be the deciding factor. And that was always a shame, and I feel like there were probably a lot of cases that didn't get investigated that should have because of lack of money and lack of funds. So that has changed over the years. And for that, I am very, very happy. I know that now the sexual assault kits, there's a bit of a back up, having them processed, but I know that a lot of that is due to budget, and a lot of that is due to lack of staff, and hopefully those things will resolve and the process of actually having the kits analyzed will start happening quicker. And again, I know that sexual assault is not a pleasant subject, it's not really one that anybody wants to hear about... Believe me, when I came to the hospital, everyone looks at me and I was like, Oh, did someone get assaulted or did someone die? It's like this black cloud over me, everyone's just always wondering, how on earth do I deal with it? That's how... You know that you're helping people, you know that you're empowering people, and you're allowing them to have a voice and talk about what happened. (23:38)

 

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 28 Sep 2022 12:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-sexual-assault-nurse-JfmlQh6Z •  There's two different kinds of exams, and acute exam is one that we do on someone at the hospital that's been assaulted within the last 20 hours or five days, those are the ones that come to the hospital that could potentially have life-threatening injuries that may need prophylactic antibiotics that would still be effective because of the time frame that can be discharged from the hospital and monitored and offered some form of counseling. A non-acute exam is one that someone might report years after it happened, and obviously there's not going to be any injury there, outside of psychological injury, and so there's really no need for them to see a doctor. There's probably not going to be anything that needs to be treated urgently, they may have an STD, but we can still have them tested and have it treated, but there's no acute reason for them to see a physician or go through the expense of being seen in the emergency room. So they'll go to a different facility and go through the exam and actually have the interview process done and be checked for STDS and receive a counseling that they need. (04:39)

•  We can get semen on a swab and we can get DNA as far as skin cells or saliva or other bodily fluids. So when I'm doing a sexual assault exam, if someone says he kissed my ear, then I'm going to swab the ear... If someone says he kissed my neck here, I'm going to swab that area. If they have a hickey, obviously, they've been sucking on their neck, and I'm going to swab that area. So this is why the history is very important, so we can know exactly where to collect the evidence and what we're looking for. I did swab her anus, and of course, all of the swabs that I took from her went to the crime lab, and we do also put their underwear in the kit and the underwear goes, because many times, if there's DNA it's going to come off or slip off on the underwear. So it's an important part of evidence collection, and almost always, unless someone completely refuses, we will include their underwear as part of the evidence. So, did the anal swab, sent her underwear to the crime lab and it was processed. And actually, the boyfriend's DNA or skin cells from touching her were actually found on the swabs, and that in addition to the scratch that I found and took very good pictures of were actually presented in the courtroom when I was subpoenaed. (09:55)

•  Several years ago, there was a male nurse who was working at a hospital and he was taking care of a female who had a hip fracture, she had actually had surgery, she was on the surgical floor, she was about two days post-op and still on pain medication, which we would expect. So getting oral pain medication, I believe she was on hydrocodone, which is normally what they kind of graduate you to from IV pain medication after a couple of days. Knowing this, she was aware that she was not really going to be getting any more medications through her IV because she was taken hydrocodone orally to get ready to be discharged home. So one afternoon, a male nurse walks into her room and he said, We're going to take a nap today, and she kind of looked at him and she was like, I don't wanna take an nap... I'm not tired. And he said, Well, too bad, pretty much, and he closed her blinds and proceeded to walk over to her and inject something into her IV. She basically falls asleep, and when she wakes up, she finds him fondling her. (15:33)

•  So the Texas Attorney General's Office stepped up and they said, You know what, this shouldn't be happening. All these children, all these adults should all be examined, they should all have a voice, and so even though back then the police were reimbursed by crime victims compensation in our state, they had to wait for reimbursement, they still were on a budget, and so now the Texas Attorney General's Office actually pays the nurse straight out instead of the police department paying the nurse. So, that the decision to do the exam doesn't always have to come from the police, that was such a great change that needed to be made because there's no reason for money to be the deciding factor. And that was always a shame, and I feel like there were probably a lot of cases that didn't get investigated that should have because of lack of money and lack of funds. So that has changed over the years. And for that, I am very, very happy. I know that now the sexual assault kits, there's a bit of a back up, having them processed, but I know that a lot of that is due to budget, and a lot of that is due to lack of staff, and hopefully those things will resolve and the process of actually having the kits analyzed will start happening quicker. And again, I know that sexual assault is not a pleasant subject, it's not really one that anybody wants to hear about... Believe me, when I came to the hospital, everyone looks at me and I was like, Oh, did someone get assaulted or did someone die? It's like this black cloud over me, everyone's just always wondering, how on earth do I deal with it? That's how... You know that you're helping people, you know that you're empowering people, and you're allowing them to have a voice and talk about what happened. (23:38)

 

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> A Day in the Life of a Sexual Assault Nurse Julie Mattson 00:28:47 Episode 09: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Over the years as a sexual assault nurse, I've interviewed a lot of victims, and even perpetrators. One thing that always breaks my heart is the fact that a lot of people feel like they deserve what happened to them. I always hated to hear that when I would talk to the victims and the first thing they would say is; "I shouldn't of worn that short skirt, I shouldn't of wore that cut off shirt, or I shouldn't of had that third beer". The truth of the matter is, you should be able to wear what you want to, and go where you want to, and hang out with whoever you want to, and not have to worry about someone taking advantage of you. Today I want to share with a few of the stories that I have encountered in my life as a Sexual Assault Nurse. Are you ready? Let's go... Episode 09: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Over the years as a sexual assault nurse, I've interviewed a lot of victims, and even perpetrators. One thing that always breaks my heart is the fact that a lot of people feel like they deserve what happened to them. I always hated to hear that when I would talk to the victims and the first thing they would say is; "I shouldn't of worn that short skirt, I shouldn't of wore that cut off shirt, or I shouldn't of had that third beer". The truth of the matter is, you should be able to wear what you want to, and go where you want to, and hang out with whoever you want to, and not have to worry about someone taking advantage of you. Today I want to share with a few of the stories that I have encountered in my life as a Sexual Assault Nurse. Are you ready? Let's go... false full 9 1b67eeee-2586-4111-963e-c23af997def5 Weird, Different Ways That People Have Died in a Hotel •    I know that hotels are a magnet for suicides and other types of death. People will go to a hotel to commit suicide to avoid making a mess at home, and so, of course, in that hotel room where someone might shoot themselves, there's going to be a hole in the wall or blood or whatnot. And so to avoid that mess at home, then they would go to a hotel... I've seen this a lot over the years. Obviously, the hotels aren't going to widely advertise deaths that occur there because they want to keep making money. So, they wouldn't want everyone to know that all these people have come there to kill themselves or other things that go on in the hotel. They don't want you to feel unsafe, and they're obviously not going to be like, Hey, come here, people die here. So the truth is, people are 19 times more likely to commit suicide in a hotel. And they kind of believe, like I said before, they're being thoughtful, they don't want to make a mess at home. (01:55)

•   So these days, you'll notice that hotel rooms may not have a balcony or even a window that opens, and that's because of a large number of people who jump to their death from a hotel room... I had a scene years ago where a group of people rented a hotel room for a drug party, the group was shooting up meth at this cheap hotel and they didn't want to get caught at their residence. So one of the group members became unconscious and so she stopped breathing and everybody panicked, and the rest of the group members decided that the best thing to do was to put her under the mattress inside the foundation, which is that surface that the mattress rests on, surrounded by wood. I used to think, and maybe it is true, I'm not sure that it was put there so you wouldn't lose things under the bed, but that's probably not the purpose of it. But weeks later, someone in the group actually started feeling bad about it, imagine that, and they called the hotel, it's not the Hilton, by the way. And they told the office staff that they were there three weeks prior, that they had a friend that became unconscious and then in a panic, they placed her under the mattress, so of course, management has to investigate this, they're not going to be like, Okay, whatever.    (07:03)

•   It's kind of strange, when I look back at some of the different deaths that have happened in hotels. A lot of celebrities have been found dead in hotel rooms, which is kind of interesting, and I don't think in those cases that they're there to avoid making a mess, I think that they're probably on tour and just happened to be where they were. For example, Whitney Houston, she was found in February of 2012, she was 48 years old, and she was at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. But she was found in the bath tub in a foot of water and her death was ruled a drug overdose. I believe they said that it was accidental, that she was taking several different medications to help her sleep, but she was at the Beverly Hilton. Anna Nicole Smith, she was found in 07, and she was 39 years old. She was at the Seminal Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Fort Lauderdale. Her death was also ruled a drug overdose. And so going back, John Belushi, he was one of the original cast members of Saturday Night Live. He was found in the Chateau Marmont in Hollywood, CA.,  he was only 33. (10:25)

•   In 1938, there was a story about a female that fell from a ninth story window, the medical examiner was unable to determine if it was an accident or suicide. And in 1939, another male fell from the building. Also the same year, another gentleman was found dead in his room after ingesting poison. In 1940, there was a female who died after ingesting poison. Many people again, who jump out the window, in 44 someone died after jumping out the seventh floor window. So then we had a 10-year span where nothing happened. But in 54, another female died after jumping from the seventh floor window, and she landed on top of the marquee. And then in 62, someone jumped from the eighth floor... In 62 again, someone jumped from the ninth floor. And the interesting part that I read about this is that her and her spouse were arguing, he left the room, went downstairs, and when she jumped out the window, she landed on top of of him. (16:33)


CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 21 Sep 2022 07:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/weird-different-ways-that-people-have-died-in-a-hotel-tY9Eqccp •    I know that hotels are a magnet for suicides and other types of death. People will go to a hotel to commit suicide to avoid making a mess at home, and so, of course, in that hotel room where someone might shoot themselves, there's going to be a hole in the wall or blood or whatnot. And so to avoid that mess at home, then they would go to a hotel... I've seen this a lot over the years. Obviously, the hotels aren't going to widely advertise deaths that occur there because they want to keep making money. So, they wouldn't want everyone to know that all these people have come there to kill themselves or other things that go on in the hotel. They don't want you to feel unsafe, and they're obviously not going to be like, Hey, come here, people die here. So the truth is, people are 19 times more likely to commit suicide in a hotel. And they kind of believe, like I said before, they're being thoughtful, they don't want to make a mess at home. (01:55)

•   So these days, you'll notice that hotel rooms may not have a balcony or even a window that opens, and that's because of a large number of people who jump to their death from a hotel room... I had a scene years ago where a group of people rented a hotel room for a drug party, the group was shooting up meth at this cheap hotel and they didn't want to get caught at their residence. So one of the group members became unconscious and so she stopped breathing and everybody panicked, and the rest of the group members decided that the best thing to do was to put her under the mattress inside the foundation, which is that surface that the mattress rests on, surrounded by wood. I used to think, and maybe it is true, I'm not sure that it was put there so you wouldn't lose things under the bed, but that's probably not the purpose of it. But weeks later, someone in the group actually started feeling bad about it, imagine that, and they called the hotel, it's not the Hilton, by the way. And they told the office staff that they were there three weeks prior, that they had a friend that became unconscious and then in a panic, they placed her under the mattress, so of course, management has to investigate this, they're not going to be like, Okay, whatever.    (07:03)

•   It's kind of strange, when I look back at some of the different deaths that have happened in hotels. A lot of celebrities have been found dead in hotel rooms, which is kind of interesting, and I don't think in those cases that they're there to avoid making a mess, I think that they're probably on tour and just happened to be where they were. For example, Whitney Houston, she was found in February of 2012, she was 48 years old, and she was at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. But she was found in the bath tub in a foot of water and her death was ruled a drug overdose. I believe they said that it was accidental, that she was taking several different medications to help her sleep, but she was at the Beverly Hilton. Anna Nicole Smith, she was found in 07, and she was 39 years old. She was at the Seminal Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Fort Lauderdale. Her death was also ruled a drug overdose. And so going back, John Belushi, he was one of the original cast members of Saturday Night Live. He was found in the Chateau Marmont in Hollywood, CA.,  he was only 33. (10:25)

•   In 1938, there was a story about a female that fell from a ninth story window, the medical examiner was unable to determine if it was an accident or suicide. And in 1939, another male fell from the building. Also the same year, another gentleman was found dead in his room after ingesting poison. In 1940, there was a female who died after ingesting poison. Many people again, who jump out the window, in 44 someone died after jumping out the seventh floor window. So then we had a 10-year span where nothing happened. But in 54, another female died after jumping from the seventh floor window, and she landed on top of the marquee. And then in 62, someone jumped from the eighth floor... In 62 again, someone jumped from the ninth floor. And the interesting part that I read about this is that her and her spouse were arguing, he left the room, went downstairs, and when she jumped out the window, she landed on top of of him. (16:33)


CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Weird, Different Ways That People Have Died in a Hotel Julie Mattson 00:24:27 Episode 08: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. As a death investigator, I have worked many scenes at hotels, from homicides to suicides. Today I want to share with you a few stories on the many weird and different ways that people have died in a hotel. Ready? Let's go... Episode 08: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. As a death investigator, I have worked many scenes at hotels, from homicides to suicides. Today I want to share with you a few stories on the many weird and different ways that people have died in a hotel. Ready? Let's go... false full 8 70338fd7-1c4d-436e-bba2-c81d713acfce A Timeline of Eliza Fletchers Accused Killer's Criminal Past •  So this case just hit really close to home for me, but I wanted to give you all some information on this guy because I've been at a piece and together a timeline of his life, and it seems like he was only 11 when he first entered the juvenile court system. So at the age of 12, if you can only imagine a 12-year-old, he was charged with aggravated assault with a weapon. And what aggravated assault means is that He brandished a weapon during an assault, it's actually possible to be charged with this, even if you don't injure the victim. So over the next five years, he was actually held 16 times for multiple different charges, those are ranging from aggravated assault to rape. One of his rape victims was even male. So he was placed in custody of youth services multiple times as a teenager, and then after a six-month stay in juvenile detention, he was released home to his mom, and then two weeks later, he committed a crime of kidnapping and was transferred to an adult court. (01:10)

•  So when we look at the timeline, he was arrested in 2000 and he was released in November of 2020, but was supposed to be in prison until 2024. So, I kind of broke down the timeline. Which kind of interesting to me because had he been held in prison for the entire 24 years, then there's a series of other crimes that would not have happened. and we can't help but think this, right? Because he grew up, has been in trouble since he was 11. Has been held 16 times for different charges, from aggravated assault to rape, so these are not just stealing a candy bar at 7/11. I mean aggravated assault and rape, y'all, for a 12-year-old. Because he was released in 2020, he was out of prison, and in September of 21, low and behold, he sexually assaulted someone while armed with a weapon, and then fled the scene. Of course, the victim had no idea who he was, went to the hospital and had a rape kit collected, which is what I've done for 21 years, part of my job, we collect kits on people who know their perpetrator, just so that we do have evidence for conviction. But we also had many people who would present and had no idea who the perpetrator was. I know that I've had cases where people broken to a home and sexually assaulted someone at knife point or gunpoint and injured them, but they had no idea who they were, so that does happen. And many times they do know who their perpetrator is, but not always. (05:42)

•  I believe her husband called 911 and reported her as a missing person at around 7:30 that morning, the morning of September 2nd. The police began looking for her and a bicyclist located Eliza Fletchers cell phone on the ground while she was riding her bike, and then also found a pair of men's champion slides, kind of a like the sandals, in the street, in the same area, very near where the cell phone was found. So obviously she turned all of this into the police, called the police as soon as possible. The slides were tested for DNA, and they did a rush on it, and it actually only took 18 hours to link Abston to the slides, which were found in the area where Fletcher was abducted. They did get a hit on DNA in the codes database, and there were also reports that Abston was found on the morning of September 2nd, which was when the abduction took place, he was seen cleaning his terrain later morning acting strange. And this is the day of the abduction, washing his clothes in the sink, which was abnormal and just acting strange. (10:32)

•  Interestingly enough, I also found that Abston had a brother that was two years younger than him, he was arrested, his name was Mario. He was arrested during the investigation of Abston after the rape and the theft and the abduction, charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to manufacture and sell fentanyl, and intent to manufacture and sell heroin. And he was also a convicted felon and was in possession of a firearm. So he was arrested. So we have dad arrested, brother arrested, and now Abston arrested. Just a long history of being in trouble I don't understand personally why someone who's been in trouble for so long, and continues to have issues with aggravated assault and weapons, theft and rape, all these things are huge crimes. I don't understand why he was released from prison four years early, just because he cooked and cleaned at the prison?  I don't know if you all agree with me not, but that's kind of my stance on it, and in doing my studies, I just... Those are things that bug me about this case. (18:27) 

 

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 14 Sep 2022 06:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/a-timeline-of-eliza-fletchers-killers-accused-criminal-past-ucEYcNKX •  So this case just hit really close to home for me, but I wanted to give you all some information on this guy because I've been at a piece and together a timeline of his life, and it seems like he was only 11 when he first entered the juvenile court system. So at the age of 12, if you can only imagine a 12-year-old, he was charged with aggravated assault with a weapon. And what aggravated assault means is that He brandished a weapon during an assault, it's actually possible to be charged with this, even if you don't injure the victim. So over the next five years, he was actually held 16 times for multiple different charges, those are ranging from aggravated assault to rape. One of his rape victims was even male. So he was placed in custody of youth services multiple times as a teenager, and then after a six-month stay in juvenile detention, he was released home to his mom, and then two weeks later, he committed a crime of kidnapping and was transferred to an adult court. (01:10)

•  So when we look at the timeline, he was arrested in 2000 and he was released in November of 2020, but was supposed to be in prison until 2024. So, I kind of broke down the timeline. Which kind of interesting to me because had he been held in prison for the entire 24 years, then there's a series of other crimes that would not have happened. and we can't help but think this, right? Because he grew up, has been in trouble since he was 11. Has been held 16 times for different charges, from aggravated assault to rape, so these are not just stealing a candy bar at 7/11. I mean aggravated assault and rape, y'all, for a 12-year-old. Because he was released in 2020, he was out of prison, and in September of 21, low and behold, he sexually assaulted someone while armed with a weapon, and then fled the scene. Of course, the victim had no idea who he was, went to the hospital and had a rape kit collected, which is what I've done for 21 years, part of my job, we collect kits on people who know their perpetrator, just so that we do have evidence for conviction. But we also had many people who would present and had no idea who the perpetrator was. I know that I've had cases where people broken to a home and sexually assaulted someone at knife point or gunpoint and injured them, but they had no idea who they were, so that does happen. And many times they do know who their perpetrator is, but not always. (05:42)

•  I believe her husband called 911 and reported her as a missing person at around 7:30 that morning, the morning of September 2nd. The police began looking for her and a bicyclist located Eliza Fletchers cell phone on the ground while she was riding her bike, and then also found a pair of men's champion slides, kind of a like the sandals, in the street, in the same area, very near where the cell phone was found. So obviously she turned all of this into the police, called the police as soon as possible. The slides were tested for DNA, and they did a rush on it, and it actually only took 18 hours to link Abston to the slides, which were found in the area where Fletcher was abducted. They did get a hit on DNA in the codes database, and there were also reports that Abston was found on the morning of September 2nd, which was when the abduction took place, he was seen cleaning his terrain later morning acting strange. And this is the day of the abduction, washing his clothes in the sink, which was abnormal and just acting strange. (10:32)

•  Interestingly enough, I also found that Abston had a brother that was two years younger than him, he was arrested, his name was Mario. He was arrested during the investigation of Abston after the rape and the theft and the abduction, charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to manufacture and sell fentanyl, and intent to manufacture and sell heroin. And he was also a convicted felon and was in possession of a firearm. So he was arrested. So we have dad arrested, brother arrested, and now Abston arrested. Just a long history of being in trouble I don't understand personally why someone who's been in trouble for so long, and continues to have issues with aggravated assault and weapons, theft and rape, all these things are huge crimes. I don't understand why he was released from prison four years early, just because he cooked and cleaned at the prison?  I don't know if you all agree with me not, but that's kind of my stance on it, and in doing my studies, I just... Those are things that bug me about this case. (18:27) 

 

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> A Timeline of Eliza Fletchers Accused Killer's Criminal Past Julie Mattson 00:22:25 Episode 07: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Today we're talking about the timeline of previous rape and kidnapping charges of Cleotha Abston, the man accused of kidnapping and killing Memphis teacher Eliza Fletcher, going back to when he was only 11 and 12 years old. Episode 07: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Today we're talking about the timeline of previous rape and kidnapping charges of Cleotha Abston, the man accused of kidnapping and killing Memphis teacher Eliza Fletcher, going back to when he was only 11 and 12 years old. false full 7 b9797f3c-97a3-453c-9905-e4f242b0250b All in a Day’s Work •  The one thing that we don't do is autopsies. Now, you may find in some offices that the investigators have multiple jobs, and one of them may be to serve as an autopsy tech and also investigate the death, those may be in smaller offices where they have fewer staff members and they utilize the investigators also as autopsy tech. In our office though, we do not... Ultimately, the autopsies are done by the forensic pathologists or the medical examiners or assistant medical examiners that work at the office. We also do not collect DNA, at the scenes at our office, not to say that it's not done everywhere. But I know on TV, they're like, Who is this guy? Let's go ahead and collect some evidence on him and see if we can find out who he is. And all of a sudden on an iPad, DNA comes back in 15 minutes and it definitely does not happen that way. We do not swab the body in any way before we send it to the medical examiner because we don't want to lose evidence. So, that's not something that we do on scene, which many people see on TV and maybe get angry when they find out that DNA does take a little bit longer than it does on CSI.(02:51)

•   We want to get as detailed as we can... Photos, and you can never take too many because we want our doctors to feel like they were there. We want them to be able to look at the body and also look at our scene photos and put the picture together to determine the cause and manner of death. And in addition, we are going to interview people to get additional information, but we don't move anything before we take pictures. We want photos of the scene the way it was when the person was found, we want to always make notes about things that are moved prior to us getting there. Many times, the police or the fire department will have to move something in efforts to try and resuscitated someone if they think that that's a possibility, and we always make notes of those things that are moved... Many times when we get to the scene, it's not supposed to happen, but it has... Where law enforcement may have moved the weapon or picked up the casings, and we need to know where the weapons were, what the weapons were, what the ammunition was, where the casings were found, if the projectiles were located, all those things are very important to our doctor and a big part of what we do. (06:14)

•   Sometimes these questions are hard to ask... Well, always they're hard to ask, right? Because it's really hard to ask someone who's just lost a loved one all these questions about history and whatnot. But they're just things that we really to know and the best thing that we can do is just explain to them that our job is to find an answer for them, as far as how their loved one passed away, and any information we can get from family is going to help us to do that. So, we do try to make them understand that we're doing this for them, we're not just being nosy, asking questions, there is a reason why we do what we do. Many times we have to follow up as far as finding family, we've gone back to people's homes before to look through their belongings to see if we can find business cards. Maybe indicating a doctor they may have gone to in the past who might have record of a next-of-kin or a close family contact. We may have to go to the apartment office to find out if they listed an emergency contact on their paperwork when they signed their lease. And so there are many ways that we can look to try and find family members of someone. We also have some computer programs that we use and some agencies that we can reach out to if we have problems trying to find family. Many times an issue of identifying someone comes up, if that's the case, and when I say identifying, if a person doesn't have a photo ID and you can't look at the photo and then look at the person, and now 100% beyond a shadow of a doubt that that's who that is. Even if they're locked in a house that is believed to be theirs, they are unidentified. (08:52)

•  We do also carry knives so that we can cut people down when they hang themselves if they have not been previously cut down by EMS for life-saving measures. And then on car accidents, we are responsible for taking photos of the vehicle from all angles. We need to know the deceased position in the car... Were they the driver? Were they the passenger... Was their foot on the gas? Was their foot on the break? Is the car running? Are the keys in the ignition? Was the door open? Was the door closed? Did the airbags deploy? Did they have their seat belt on, is there any alcohol in the floor board, any indication that they may have been on their phone and been driving distracted, anything like that, are all things that we have to look for in the vehicle and take photos of... Even in natural deaths, if we have to go out and it's a young person who dies at home, we make note of things that we find in the house, any paperwork from a recent ER visit that shows us the complaints and the diagnosis of that person when they were discharged. (13:28)

•  There are many cases where there's really no indication that we have absolutely no idea, and those are the cases that are going to go to Fort Worth and get full autopsies, and they're going to look at everything. They're going to look for blood clots, they're going to look for strokes, they're going to look for bowel instructions, they're going to look at everything to try and find the cause and manner of those deaths. We don't always have clues, but a big part of our job is to try to find them if they're there, and also photograph them. It's a very hard job, and a lot of people think that they would love it, and they get hired and then find out that they don't... It's difficult to go into someone's house and see some of the things that we see, it's difficult to visit with the families and ask some of the questions that we have to ask, but those of us who do it love it, and we do it because we're there to help the families, and we do want to help them find closure. (17:27)


CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 7 Sep 2022 06:38:34 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/all-in-a-days-work-hGuoWxOg •  The one thing that we don't do is autopsies. Now, you may find in some offices that the investigators have multiple jobs, and one of them may be to serve as an autopsy tech and also investigate the death, those may be in smaller offices where they have fewer staff members and they utilize the investigators also as autopsy tech. In our office though, we do not... Ultimately, the autopsies are done by the forensic pathologists or the medical examiners or assistant medical examiners that work at the office. We also do not collect DNA, at the scenes at our office, not to say that it's not done everywhere. But I know on TV, they're like, Who is this guy? Let's go ahead and collect some evidence on him and see if we can find out who he is. And all of a sudden on an iPad, DNA comes back in 15 minutes and it definitely does not happen that way. We do not swab the body in any way before we send it to the medical examiner because we don't want to lose evidence. So, that's not something that we do on scene, which many people see on TV and maybe get angry when they find out that DNA does take a little bit longer than it does on CSI.(02:51)

•   We want to get as detailed as we can... Photos, and you can never take too many because we want our doctors to feel like they were there. We want them to be able to look at the body and also look at our scene photos and put the picture together to determine the cause and manner of death. And in addition, we are going to interview people to get additional information, but we don't move anything before we take pictures. We want photos of the scene the way it was when the person was found, we want to always make notes about things that are moved prior to us getting there. Many times, the police or the fire department will have to move something in efforts to try and resuscitated someone if they think that that's a possibility, and we always make notes of those things that are moved... Many times when we get to the scene, it's not supposed to happen, but it has... Where law enforcement may have moved the weapon or picked up the casings, and we need to know where the weapons were, what the weapons were, what the ammunition was, where the casings were found, if the projectiles were located, all those things are very important to our doctor and a big part of what we do. (06:14)

•   Sometimes these questions are hard to ask... Well, always they're hard to ask, right? Because it's really hard to ask someone who's just lost a loved one all these questions about history and whatnot. But they're just things that we really to know and the best thing that we can do is just explain to them that our job is to find an answer for them, as far as how their loved one passed away, and any information we can get from family is going to help us to do that. So, we do try to make them understand that we're doing this for them, we're not just being nosy, asking questions, there is a reason why we do what we do. Many times we have to follow up as far as finding family, we've gone back to people's homes before to look through their belongings to see if we can find business cards. Maybe indicating a doctor they may have gone to in the past who might have record of a next-of-kin or a close family contact. We may have to go to the apartment office to find out if they listed an emergency contact on their paperwork when they signed their lease. And so there are many ways that we can look to try and find family members of someone. We also have some computer programs that we use and some agencies that we can reach out to if we have problems trying to find family. Many times an issue of identifying someone comes up, if that's the case, and when I say identifying, if a person doesn't have a photo ID and you can't look at the photo and then look at the person, and now 100% beyond a shadow of a doubt that that's who that is. Even if they're locked in a house that is believed to be theirs, they are unidentified. (08:52)

•  We do also carry knives so that we can cut people down when they hang themselves if they have not been previously cut down by EMS for life-saving measures. And then on car accidents, we are responsible for taking photos of the vehicle from all angles. We need to know the deceased position in the car... Were they the driver? Were they the passenger... Was their foot on the gas? Was their foot on the break? Is the car running? Are the keys in the ignition? Was the door open? Was the door closed? Did the airbags deploy? Did they have their seat belt on, is there any alcohol in the floor board, any indication that they may have been on their phone and been driving distracted, anything like that, are all things that we have to look for in the vehicle and take photos of... Even in natural deaths, if we have to go out and it's a young person who dies at home, we make note of things that we find in the house, any paperwork from a recent ER visit that shows us the complaints and the diagnosis of that person when they were discharged. (13:28)

•  There are many cases where there's really no indication that we have absolutely no idea, and those are the cases that are going to go to Fort Worth and get full autopsies, and they're going to look at everything. They're going to look for blood clots, they're going to look for strokes, they're going to look for bowel instructions, they're going to look at everything to try and find the cause and manner of those deaths. We don't always have clues, but a big part of our job is to try to find them if they're there, and also photograph them. It's a very hard job, and a lot of people think that they would love it, and they get hired and then find out that they don't... It's difficult to go into someone's house and see some of the things that we see, it's difficult to visit with the families and ask some of the questions that we have to ask, but those of us who do it love it, and we do it because we're there to help the families, and we do want to help them find closure. (17:27)


CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> All in a Day’s Work Julie Mattson 00:20:40 Episode 06: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Today I am sharing with you what the life of a death investigator entails. A lot of people have asked me exactly what a death investigator does, and a lot of people will call me the medical examiner, which I am not... I actually am not a doctor, I am a nurse though, and there are very few nurses in this field that do the job that I do. A lot of the people that I work with are actually retired law enforcement, and many of them have degrees in criminal justice as well as mortuary Science, so there are a lot of different backgrounds of people doing the same job that I do. Medical Examiners are actually forensic pathologists who have to be doctors, and they are the ones who perform the actual autopsy, the forensic death investigators that are on scene are actually there to help the doctors, so we do many things when we go out on the scene to assist the doctors in coming to the conclusion as far as what the cause and manner of death are. Episode 06: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Today I am sharing with you what the life of a death investigator entails. A lot of people have asked me exactly what a death investigator does, and a lot of people will call me the medical examiner, which I am not... I actually am not a doctor, I am a nurse though, and there are very few nurses in this field that do the job that I do. A lot of the people that I work with are actually retired law enforcement, and many of them have degrees in criminal justice as well as mortuary Science, so there are a lot of different backgrounds of people doing the same job that I do. Medical Examiners are actually forensic pathologists who have to be doctors, and they are the ones who perform the actual autopsy, the forensic death investigators that are on scene are actually there to help the doctors, so we do many things when we go out on the scene to assist the doctors in coming to the conclusion as far as what the cause and manner of death are. false full 6 e6452bb6-a1c8-46e7-84ad-db49bb20d787 How to Avoid an Autopsy •  We'll get a lot of questions about autopsies and whether or not people should have one done on their loved one, or if they have to have one done. Back in the day, they used to do autopsies, I would say just about on everyone. Of course, there's always those exceptions. But now, because of the population, it is absolutely impossible to do an autopsy, a full autopsy on everyone. The medical examiner is mandated by law to investigate deaths, and the ME, or the medical examiner, is the one that determines if an autopsy is necessary... But if a family doesn't want an autopsy, then they're really good about honoring the family's objection, and our office in particular has a form that the family can fill out asking that it not be done. Of course, they have to sign it, and it asks the reason. Most often, it's religious reasons. That form is reviewed by the doctor, not all of them are honored in cases of infant homicide or sudden death of someone with no medical history, or a young person, those are things that really need to be investigated. Again, in cases where the doctor does agree not to do it, they will still do an external exam, which is where they will review the body and look for signs of trauma. They'll look for bruises, scratches, petechiae in the eyes. Anything that looks abnormal, or anything that throws up red flags. And then they'll also do toxicology to rule out overdose, whether it be accidental or a suicide, and then they'll do some ancillary studies. (00:30)

•  The Amish are generally pretty open to it. So we do have to take those religious beliefs into consideration whenever a family member asks that an autopsy not be done. At the same time, we have people who want an autopsy, and that's even if their loved one has a pretty extensive family history, because they want to know exactly what caused the death. Many times, they will go have a private autopsy done after the medical examiner determined that it's not necessary to be done in our office. So, they may hire a private pathologists. They may pay upwards of $3000-$4000 to have a private autopsy done, because they want more answers. I know that a lot of people believe that an autopsy is going to show exactly, but many times, if it's a sudden cardiac death, you're not really going to be able to see on an autopsy exactly what happened at the time of death. (04:05)

•  Of course, if there are suspicious circumstances, then those are going to require further investigation, and most likely an autopsy. Employment-related accidents, of course, like I said before, deaths from diseases that can cause a public health risk or threat, we also, and I'm sure all offices do actually investigate if a cremation is requested because we want to make sure if it's a death that doesn't have to be reported to our office, or even if it's one that was reported to your office, that there are absolutely no signs of foul play and no reason for the doctor to look at the body before we allow that cremation to take place, because obviously, once it does, there's absolutely no chance for an autopsy. And we do need to make sure that nothing was overlooked. So when a cremation is requested, all of those requests are reviewed by our office, as I'm sure they are all offices, just to make sure that there is no foul play, there's no need for toxicology, that no falls took place, and the death couldn't have possibly been an accident. So all those are also investigated, not always, like I said, by autopsy, but many times we may get a death certificate sent to us by a funeral home along with the request for a cremation, and then the death of the certificate will say subdural hematoma due to fall. And if that death wasn't reported to us, we have to call the agency where the deceased was and get some more information, because if that is in fact the reason for death, then we need to do further investigation, because it's probably an accident versus a natural death. So there are a lot of reasons to do an autopsy, and there are many, many reasons not to... All states are different. (08:27)

•  Now, while you're living, go to a doctor and establish your medical care with one particular doctor. Go yearly for physicals, have lab work done, if you do have a medical problem, get it diagnosed, take the medications if they're necessary, and then if something does happen and we come to investigate, your family is going to know who your doctor is, pretty much when the last time you went was, and because we are exempt from HIPAA, we are able to contact that physician and they're going to give us a copy of your medical records. Which means we can review those, and we can look to see what you've been diagnosed with in the past, what medications you're on, and it makes it a lot easier for us to say, Oh, okay, this person has been ill, or this person has been diagnosed with diabetes. Maybe your doctor documented that you weren't compliant with your insulin, that is significant because it may be an issue with your diabetes that caused the death. So the absolute best way to avoid it would be to seek medical care often. If you have an issue and go to the same physician, and of course, if you're ever referred to a specialist by that physician, they're going to have documentation as to who they sent you to for further testing or whatnot, and then we will know which other doctors you went to, and we can also go to those doctors and request information. So that will help our doctors or our investigators determined that your death was most likely natural related to those issues. (14:05)

 

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Sun, 28 Aug 2022 20:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/how-to-avoid-an-autopsy-V0sIUKj_ •  We'll get a lot of questions about autopsies and whether or not people should have one done on their loved one, or if they have to have one done. Back in the day, they used to do autopsies, I would say just about on everyone. Of course, there's always those exceptions. But now, because of the population, it is absolutely impossible to do an autopsy, a full autopsy on everyone. The medical examiner is mandated by law to investigate deaths, and the ME, or the medical examiner, is the one that determines if an autopsy is necessary... But if a family doesn't want an autopsy, then they're really good about honoring the family's objection, and our office in particular has a form that the family can fill out asking that it not be done. Of course, they have to sign it, and it asks the reason. Most often, it's religious reasons. That form is reviewed by the doctor, not all of them are honored in cases of infant homicide or sudden death of someone with no medical history, or a young person, those are things that really need to be investigated. Again, in cases where the doctor does agree not to do it, they will still do an external exam, which is where they will review the body and look for signs of trauma. They'll look for bruises, scratches, petechiae in the eyes. Anything that looks abnormal, or anything that throws up red flags. And then they'll also do toxicology to rule out overdose, whether it be accidental or a suicide, and then they'll do some ancillary studies. (00:30)

•  The Amish are generally pretty open to it. So we do have to take those religious beliefs into consideration whenever a family member asks that an autopsy not be done. At the same time, we have people who want an autopsy, and that's even if their loved one has a pretty extensive family history, because they want to know exactly what caused the death. Many times, they will go have a private autopsy done after the medical examiner determined that it's not necessary to be done in our office. So, they may hire a private pathologists. They may pay upwards of $3000-$4000 to have a private autopsy done, because they want more answers. I know that a lot of people believe that an autopsy is going to show exactly, but many times, if it's a sudden cardiac death, you're not really going to be able to see on an autopsy exactly what happened at the time of death. (04:05)

•  Of course, if there are suspicious circumstances, then those are going to require further investigation, and most likely an autopsy. Employment-related accidents, of course, like I said before, deaths from diseases that can cause a public health risk or threat, we also, and I'm sure all offices do actually investigate if a cremation is requested because we want to make sure if it's a death that doesn't have to be reported to our office, or even if it's one that was reported to your office, that there are absolutely no signs of foul play and no reason for the doctor to look at the body before we allow that cremation to take place, because obviously, once it does, there's absolutely no chance for an autopsy. And we do need to make sure that nothing was overlooked. So when a cremation is requested, all of those requests are reviewed by our office, as I'm sure they are all offices, just to make sure that there is no foul play, there's no need for toxicology, that no falls took place, and the death couldn't have possibly been an accident. So all those are also investigated, not always, like I said, by autopsy, but many times we may get a death certificate sent to us by a funeral home along with the request for a cremation, and then the death of the certificate will say subdural hematoma due to fall. And if that death wasn't reported to us, we have to call the agency where the deceased was and get some more information, because if that is in fact the reason for death, then we need to do further investigation, because it's probably an accident versus a natural death. So there are a lot of reasons to do an autopsy, and there are many, many reasons not to... All states are different. (08:27)

•  Now, while you're living, go to a doctor and establish your medical care with one particular doctor. Go yearly for physicals, have lab work done, if you do have a medical problem, get it diagnosed, take the medications if they're necessary, and then if something does happen and we come to investigate, your family is going to know who your doctor is, pretty much when the last time you went was, and because we are exempt from HIPAA, we are able to contact that physician and they're going to give us a copy of your medical records. Which means we can review those, and we can look to see what you've been diagnosed with in the past, what medications you're on, and it makes it a lot easier for us to say, Oh, okay, this person has been ill, or this person has been diagnosed with diabetes. Maybe your doctor documented that you weren't compliant with your insulin, that is significant because it may be an issue with your diabetes that caused the death. So the absolute best way to avoid it would be to seek medical care often. If you have an issue and go to the same physician, and of course, if you're ever referred to a specialist by that physician, they're going to have documentation as to who they sent you to for further testing or whatnot, and then we will know which other doctors you went to, and we can also go to those doctors and request information. So that will help our doctors or our investigators determined that your death was most likely natural related to those issues. (14:05)

 

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> How to Avoid an Autopsy Julie Mattson 00:18:13 Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Today I want to talk to you about one of the questions that I get asked a lot being a death investigator. And that is, how to avoid an autopsy. There are many reasons why people do not want an autopsy, reasons range from religious beliefs to not wanting the body, as they call it, mutilated. Depending on each individual case, the Medical Examiner will decide if the autopsy is necessary. A possibility of a suicide or a homicide will always warrant an autopsy, but today I want to share with you what you can do to avoid your own autopsy. Listen in... Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Today I want to talk to you about one of the questions that I get asked a lot being a death investigator. And that is, how to avoid an autopsy. There are many reasons why people do not want an autopsy, reasons range from religious beliefs to not wanting the body, as they call it, mutilated. Depending on each individual case, the Medical Examiner will decide if the autopsy is necessary. A possibility of a suicide or a homicide will always warrant an autopsy, but today I want to share with you what you can do to avoid your own autopsy. Listen in... false full 5 53d71566-c9dc-49c9-8fc8-fd0ebf7338c9 Simon the Cannibal  • I usually look back at someone's life or history or the way they were raised, and you can somehow put two and two together as to why they turned out this way or why they think this is acceptable behavior. But Meiwes actually had two older half brothers and his father abandoned him when he was 8. He had a desire for cannibalism, and he said it was related to the fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel. He was always lonesome and had the feeling that his family was falling apart, and that was kind of the life that he grew up in without his father. And then looking for a volunteer, he advertised on the website, the Cannibal Café, which is no longer there, but it was basically a forum for those with a cannibalism fetish. So, he advertised that he was looking for a normally-built man between the ages of 18 and 20 that wanted to be slaughtered and consumed. A lot of people responded to the ad, but most of them backed out. Meiwes actually did not attempt to make them do anything that they didn't want to do if they backed out, he let them leave. (02:02)

• He basically made a meal out of Brandis and he stored the body parts in a freezer. He would put them in pizza boxes and those types of things to try to hide them. So, if someone looked in his freezer, they wouldn't know what was there. He consumed over a period of 10 months, about 44 pounds of flesh, and he said that this was for sexual pleasure, that's the reason that he committed this crime. He actually wasn't arrested until 2002 when a college student saw an advertisement for victims online that Meiwes had posted. Investigators went and looked into his home at that time, and they found body parts and they found the video tape. He was schizophrenic, he was also deemed fit to be on trial back then, even then, it attracted a lot of media attention, he did express sorrow and regret for what he did to the German newspapers. (05:37)

• He wanted to write a biography to keep people from following in his footsteps while he was in prison, ironically he became a vegetarian. But when he was retried, the German court ordered a retrial and the prosecutors felt like that he should have been convicted of murder because he killed for sexual gratification, then they actually had a motive which was proved by him videotaping the crime. They actually ordered that the original trial be ignored and the psychologists were sure that he still had fantasies and he wanted to devour people and craved flesh. So, that's when he was sentenced to life in prison. It's a really crazy story, but at the time he was interviewed, he said he felt like there were over 800 cannibals in Germany at that time. I don't know what kind of person would want to do that, but it was actually a consensual crime, and that was his argument whenever he went to court was like, Hey, he obviously wasn't fighting me, he wasn't trying to get away, I have it all on video tape, he was a willing participant, he wanted this, and he didn't feel like that he should have been convicted of murder because it was voluntary. (06:44)
 

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Sun, 28 Aug 2022 09:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/simon-the-cannibal-rUEaSjGB  • I usually look back at someone's life or history or the way they were raised, and you can somehow put two and two together as to why they turned out this way or why they think this is acceptable behavior. But Meiwes actually had two older half brothers and his father abandoned him when he was 8. He had a desire for cannibalism, and he said it was related to the fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel. He was always lonesome and had the feeling that his family was falling apart, and that was kind of the life that he grew up in without his father. And then looking for a volunteer, he advertised on the website, the Cannibal Café, which is no longer there, but it was basically a forum for those with a cannibalism fetish. So, he advertised that he was looking for a normally-built man between the ages of 18 and 20 that wanted to be slaughtered and consumed. A lot of people responded to the ad, but most of them backed out. Meiwes actually did not attempt to make them do anything that they didn't want to do if they backed out, he let them leave. (02:02)

• He basically made a meal out of Brandis and he stored the body parts in a freezer. He would put them in pizza boxes and those types of things to try to hide them. So, if someone looked in his freezer, they wouldn't know what was there. He consumed over a period of 10 months, about 44 pounds of flesh, and he said that this was for sexual pleasure, that's the reason that he committed this crime. He actually wasn't arrested until 2002 when a college student saw an advertisement for victims online that Meiwes had posted. Investigators went and looked into his home at that time, and they found body parts and they found the video tape. He was schizophrenic, he was also deemed fit to be on trial back then, even then, it attracted a lot of media attention, he did express sorrow and regret for what he did to the German newspapers. (05:37)

• He wanted to write a biography to keep people from following in his footsteps while he was in prison, ironically he became a vegetarian. But when he was retried, the German court ordered a retrial and the prosecutors felt like that he should have been convicted of murder because he killed for sexual gratification, then they actually had a motive which was proved by him videotaping the crime. They actually ordered that the original trial be ignored and the psychologists were sure that he still had fantasies and he wanted to devour people and craved flesh. So, that's when he was sentenced to life in prison. It's a really crazy story, but at the time he was interviewed, he said he felt like there were over 800 cannibals in Germany at that time. I don't know what kind of person would want to do that, but it was actually a consensual crime, and that was his argument whenever he went to court was like, Hey, he obviously wasn't fighting me, he wasn't trying to get away, I have it all on video tape, he was a willing participant, he wanted this, and he didn't feel like that he should have been convicted of murder because it was voluntary. (06:44)
 

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Simon the Cannibal Julie Mattson 00:09:09 Episode 04: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Today we are going to talk about Armin Meiwes. Armin was born December 1st of 1961, he was a German computer repair technician, and he achieved international attention because he advertised on a website called the Cannibal Cafe. He was looking for a voluntary victim who wanted to be slaughtered and consumed, so he found his victim in a gentleman named Bernd Brandes. Bernd was a 43-year-old engineer from Berlin. He was the one that Armin actually chose for the position, although many responded, which is crazy to me to think that anybody would respond to that. Armin killed Bernd and then proceeded to eat a large amount of His flesh. This to me is just crazy, but it's so interesting. I usually look back at someone's life or history or the way they were raised, and you can somehow put two and two together as to why they turned out this way or why they think this is acceptable behavior. Let's take a closer look together, ready? Episode 04: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Today we are going to talk about Armin Meiwes. Armin was born December 1st of 1961, he was a German computer repair technician, and he achieved international attention because he advertised on a website called the Cannibal Cafe. He was looking for a voluntary victim who wanted to be slaughtered and consumed, so he found his victim in a gentleman named Bernd Brandes. Bernd was a 43-year-old engineer from Berlin. He was the one that Armin actually chose for the position, although many responded, which is crazy to me to think that anybody would respond to that. Armin killed Bernd and then proceeded to eat a large amount of His flesh. This to me is just crazy, but it's so interesting. I usually look back at someone's life or history or the way they were raised, and you can somehow put two and two together as to why they turned out this way or why they think this is acceptable behavior. Let's take a closer look together, ready? false full 4 fe08c143-826b-4504-8b9d-b237cded277c Love Thy Neighbor •  We realized that a lot of people are estranged from their families. And so I guess what I like to do is always encourage people to have someone that can check on them on a daily basis, or just to check and make sure that they're okay. So if there's an elderly person that lives next door to you, please check on them, they don't always have family, they don't always have someone that's calling them to make sure they're feeling okay, or to take them to the doctor. To me, the worst thing in the world would be to be at home alone, pass away, and no one know or care. So I always am encouraged when neighbors are the ones who call the police to check on someone because they haven't seen them. Many, many times, someone doesn't show up for work and their employer will call the police and ask for a welfare check because they have not been to work in two days, or they're never late, and they were supposed to be there at 7:00, and it's 8:30. They're not answering their phone, you hate to suspect the worst, but if this is not a normal thing that occurs, of course, you panic somewhat, especially if the person is older or has health problems. So, a lot of ways, and you always hear this to know that something's wrong is if the mail piles up. If someone hasn't been getting their mail, many mailmen have called for welfare checks because mail is accumulating in the mailbox. (01:46)

•  A lot of people are on fixed incomes everywhere, not just Texas. But a lot of people will not run their air conditioner in the summer to try to save money because they're on a fixed income, or they don't want to go to the doctor because they don't have insurance, and so this happens a lot. I'm not saying as a neighbor that we should take all of our neighbors to the doctor and making it our responsibility to check on them daily, but just kind of pay attention to our surroundings and notice when someone doesn't do the things they normally do. I love that neighbors watch out for each other because to me, that would just be horrifying if you're elderly and you're widowed and you live alone, and you fall, and its days before someone even knows that you're on the ground. And then if you pass away, it could be a number of days still before someone misses you because you don't actually speak to anyone on a daily basis and you're rarely outside and you don't go places, all those kinds of things. So anyway, that being said, I always encourage everyone to reach out and make a friend or somebody that you can talk to at least every other day that knows that you're okay, or knows that you haven't been feeling good. (04:09)

•  So, many people will also be super organized, they will have all of their doctor's cards securely and safely in their wallet, and all we do is open their wallet, and low and behold, they have seen all kinds of specialists, they have a primary care doctor. They have a neat little calendar that has all their appointments written on it, that makes our job easy, right? Because we can even reach out to a doctor and say, Hey, will you peek at the medical records and let us know who this person has listed as their legal next of can or emergency contact? So at least it gives us options. But it is scary to think that anyone could get to the point where they could die and be there for days because no one checks on them. So, if you're by yourself, find a little friend, someone that you can call, someone that you can talk to even every couple of days if you don't have family. Whether it be a co-worker or a neighbor, just somebody that is aware of what's going on and can help you if you need it. (06:28)
 

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Sun, 28 Aug 2022 08:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/love-thy-neighbor-_00ORcPf •  We realized that a lot of people are estranged from their families. And so I guess what I like to do is always encourage people to have someone that can check on them on a daily basis, or just to check and make sure that they're okay. So if there's an elderly person that lives next door to you, please check on them, they don't always have family, they don't always have someone that's calling them to make sure they're feeling okay, or to take them to the doctor. To me, the worst thing in the world would be to be at home alone, pass away, and no one know or care. So I always am encouraged when neighbors are the ones who call the police to check on someone because they haven't seen them. Many, many times, someone doesn't show up for work and their employer will call the police and ask for a welfare check because they have not been to work in two days, or they're never late, and they were supposed to be there at 7:00, and it's 8:30. They're not answering their phone, you hate to suspect the worst, but if this is not a normal thing that occurs, of course, you panic somewhat, especially if the person is older or has health problems. So, a lot of ways, and you always hear this to know that something's wrong is if the mail piles up. If someone hasn't been getting their mail, many mailmen have called for welfare checks because mail is accumulating in the mailbox. (01:46)

•  A lot of people are on fixed incomes everywhere, not just Texas. But a lot of people will not run their air conditioner in the summer to try to save money because they're on a fixed income, or they don't want to go to the doctor because they don't have insurance, and so this happens a lot. I'm not saying as a neighbor that we should take all of our neighbors to the doctor and making it our responsibility to check on them daily, but just kind of pay attention to our surroundings and notice when someone doesn't do the things they normally do. I love that neighbors watch out for each other because to me, that would just be horrifying if you're elderly and you're widowed and you live alone, and you fall, and its days before someone even knows that you're on the ground. And then if you pass away, it could be a number of days still before someone misses you because you don't actually speak to anyone on a daily basis and you're rarely outside and you don't go places, all those kinds of things. So anyway, that being said, I always encourage everyone to reach out and make a friend or somebody that you can talk to at least every other day that knows that you're okay, or knows that you haven't been feeling good. (04:09)

•  So, many people will also be super organized, they will have all of their doctor's cards securely and safely in their wallet, and all we do is open their wallet, and low and behold, they have seen all kinds of specialists, they have a primary care doctor. They have a neat little calendar that has all their appointments written on it, that makes our job easy, right? Because we can even reach out to a doctor and say, Hey, will you peek at the medical records and let us know who this person has listed as their legal next of can or emergency contact? So at least it gives us options. But it is scary to think that anyone could get to the point where they could die and be there for days because no one checks on them. So, if you're by yourself, find a little friend, someone that you can call, someone that you can talk to even every couple of days if you don't have family. Whether it be a co-worker or a neighbor, just somebody that is aware of what's going on and can help you if you need it. (06:28)
 

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Love Thy Neighbor Julie Mattson 00:08:09 Episode 03: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Part of our job consists of notifying family when a loved one has passed away, and many times no one, neighbors or close friends, know of any family members of the deceased. It makes it really difficult for us to hunt down the legal next of kin, the person who would be responsible for carrying out funeral arrangements. When someone passes away and and they don't have a family member that we can locate, we'll go through the house and try to find their phone, look through their phone to see if we can find any phone numbers or any indication of someone that they've called regularly. a friend or a close family member. Neighbors, many times, will be the ones who call the police for a welfare check, because Mr. Smith next door used to get the mail every morning and they haven't seen him in a few days. They go over and knock on his door, he doesn't answer. They call 911, Police go over, fire department forces entry and finds him deceased in bed. So, I just encourage everybody, if you have a friend that you know does not have family or a neighbor that doesn't get many visitors, make me just check on them just to make sure that they're okay. Episode 03: Welcome to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. Part of our job consists of notifying family when a loved one has passed away, and many times no one, neighbors or close friends, know of any family members of the deceased. It makes it really difficult for us to hunt down the legal next of kin, the person who would be responsible for carrying out funeral arrangements. When someone passes away and and they don't have a family member that we can locate, we'll go through the house and try to find their phone, look through their phone to see if we can find any phone numbers or any indication of someone that they've called regularly. a friend or a close family member. Neighbors, many times, will be the ones who call the police for a welfare check, because Mr. Smith next door used to get the mail every morning and they haven't seen him in a few days. They go over and knock on his door, he doesn't answer. They call 911, Police go over, fire department forces entry and finds him deceased in bed. So, I just encourage everybody, if you have a friend that you know does not have family or a neighbor that doesn't get many visitors, make me just check on them just to make sure that they're okay. false full 3 eb6dff79-1e2f-46a8-a9e7-5471574cc1ef Flies, Gnats, Spiders. Oh My! •  We may go home smelling like a decomposed body, and sometimes we forget because we're so used to it. I know I've gone into a scene before where the body's been there for a couple of days, it's decomposing, the smell is bad, they may be covered in flies, gnats, maggots, I'm covered in deep sweat and stench... And have walked into a restaurant and stood in line for a sandwich, forgetting completely how I smell and where I just came from, and everyone is looking at me like I'm crazy because I smell hideous. And we just forget. We get so used to it, and it's something that we deal with on a daily basis. I guess one thing that gets me is how quickly the flies actually lay eggs and hatch and reproduce in a short period of time. If someone is in a house deceased, it doesn't take long for there to be a huge amount of flies. So, a fly only lives 15 to 30 days, and every time they lay eggs, they lay about 150 at a time, so they also can lay five to six batches of 150 eggs every few days, and once those hatch to a maggot in about a day, they can reproduce after two to three days. And so that's how quickly they're going to accumulate in a scene that's closed off. (01:08)

•  So, when we move a body that's covered in flies and gnats, they're going to scatter. Many times I have moved a body over, because that's part of what we do is look at the body for trauma, which is difficult to see on a decomposed body  by the way. But, we do look and the gnats are going to scatter and fly everywhere. Low and behold, you take a deep breath and a little gnat goes right up your nose. So, that's happened to me many times. I have also taken a deep breath at a scene where there are quite a few flies and actually swallowed a fly before. And let me tell you there is nothing worse than a fly moving around in the back of your throat, wiggling and you can't get it down or up. I mean, you cough like crazy, you're trying to drink stuff to wash it down, it just stays there and it's so annoying and you're like, I'm pretty sure I need antibiotics, because this fly has been on a body and is not exactly what I wanted to have for lunch. (04:08)

• So bugs love me, I don't know why, but that is something that we will always have to deal with. It certainly doesn't deter us from doing our job, but sometimes it can certainly slow us down, but it doesn't keep us from doing what we need to do. I just thought I would share with you some of the things that we deal with that you may not see on TV. Many times I've stood on an ant pile not even knowing that I'm standing on one and felt the burn of ant bites on my feet, again, part of the job, but not pleasant. So I would appreciate any ideas on how to avoid getting bit or stung. I know that I have tried all kinds of organic things, and it's just hard to get them to stay off of you because there are so many of them, which to us is just another day in the life of a death investigator. (08:27)

 

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Sun, 28 Aug 2022 07:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson ) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/flies-gnats-spiders-oh-my-6h3b7NrF •  We may go home smelling like a decomposed body, and sometimes we forget because we're so used to it. I know I've gone into a scene before where the body's been there for a couple of days, it's decomposing, the smell is bad, they may be covered in flies, gnats, maggots, I'm covered in deep sweat and stench... And have walked into a restaurant and stood in line for a sandwich, forgetting completely how I smell and where I just came from, and everyone is looking at me like I'm crazy because I smell hideous. And we just forget. We get so used to it, and it's something that we deal with on a daily basis. I guess one thing that gets me is how quickly the flies actually lay eggs and hatch and reproduce in a short period of time. If someone is in a house deceased, it doesn't take long for there to be a huge amount of flies. So, a fly only lives 15 to 30 days, and every time they lay eggs, they lay about 150 at a time, so they also can lay five to six batches of 150 eggs every few days, and once those hatch to a maggot in about a day, they can reproduce after two to three days. And so that's how quickly they're going to accumulate in a scene that's closed off. (01:08)

•  So, when we move a body that's covered in flies and gnats, they're going to scatter. Many times I have moved a body over, because that's part of what we do is look at the body for trauma, which is difficult to see on a decomposed body  by the way. But, we do look and the gnats are going to scatter and fly everywhere. Low and behold, you take a deep breath and a little gnat goes right up your nose. So, that's happened to me many times. I have also taken a deep breath at a scene where there are quite a few flies and actually swallowed a fly before. And let me tell you there is nothing worse than a fly moving around in the back of your throat, wiggling and you can't get it down or up. I mean, you cough like crazy, you're trying to drink stuff to wash it down, it just stays there and it's so annoying and you're like, I'm pretty sure I need antibiotics, because this fly has been on a body and is not exactly what I wanted to have for lunch. (04:08)

• So bugs love me, I don't know why, but that is something that we will always have to deal with. It certainly doesn't deter us from doing our job, but sometimes it can certainly slow us down, but it doesn't keep us from doing what we need to do. I just thought I would share with you some of the things that we deal with that you may not see on TV. Many times I've stood on an ant pile not even knowing that I'm standing on one and felt the burn of ant bites on my feet, again, part of the job, but not pleasant. So I would appreciate any ideas on how to avoid getting bit or stung. I know that I have tried all kinds of organic things, and it's just hard to get them to stay off of you because there are so many of them, which to us is just another day in the life of a death investigator. (08:27)

 

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Flies, Gnats, Spiders. Oh My! Julie Mattson 00:09:57 Episode 02: Welcome back to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. As death investigators, we deal on a daily basis with all kinds of insects; roaches, flies, gnats and spiders. Of course, those are things that they don't really show you on TV, because it takes the glamor out of the job. And the truth of the matter is, we're not walking around in high heels looking our best with our make-up on and our hair done, we are sweating, dodging insects and sometimes we even go home smelling like a decomposed body. Episode 02: Welcome back to Pushing Up Lilies, I'm your host Julie Mattson. As death investigators, we deal on a daily basis with all kinds of insects; roaches, flies, gnats and spiders. Of course, those are things that they don't really show you on TV, because it takes the glamor out of the job. And the truth of the matter is, we're not walking around in high heels looking our best with our make-up on and our hair done, we are sweating, dodging insects and sometimes we even go home smelling like a decomposed body. false full 2 1202dfa0-eb61-460f-9d12-7968a4b347e9 Julie's Story: Host of Pushing Up Lilies •  My journey is a forensic nurse began quite some time ago, I got out of nursing school... And at that time, there was no such thing as forensic nursing. I was a charge nurse in the local emergency room, and my unit director came up and asked me to train to be a sexual assault nurse examiner. At the time, of course I didn't know much about what it was, but I did know that when we had a patient come into the emergency room that had been sexually assaulted, we would struggle to do the exam correctly. Because we would do the rape kit on that patient, and it would take probably about four hours because the directions were so detailed, we didn't want to mess anything up. It would take us away from all of our other patients, we would have to give them to another nurse and struggle to do the right kit correctly. It was just really a long drawn out process. They had decided, Well, we're going to train nurses to do this, they would do this all the time, they would be experienced, they would know what they're doing, they would be able to testify in court and know what trauma looks like from a sexual assault aspect. My boss asked me to do that and I did reluctantly, I wasn't super excited about it. I really didn't really know what I was getting into, but over the years, and of course, I've done it for 21 years. Over the years of testifying at court and actually helping get those perpetrators sentenced, many of them or most of them, life in prison. It was so invigorating to have that power to be able to help get justice for the victims. (00:31)

•  Keep in mind, this is before CSI and before Forensic Files, none of that stuff was really on TV yet, right? Forensic nursing was just becoming a theme.  So I called my local medical examiner's office and asked them how I could learn to be a death investigator, they told me to just get the training anywhere I could, save all my certificates and keep my CV updated, which is what I did. I sent myself to the University of St. Louis to the medical school, and I took the training course. I could not get certified because I was not working in the field of death investigation, but I at least I took the course and came home with that knowledge so that I could start looking for a job in death investigation. I found one in Harris County. I moved to Houston and I worked there for years and got so much experience working with the best of the best... Houston is such a melting pot of people, there were all sorts of different things going on there, which they go on everywhere, we just don't hear about them. But I got the best experience ever. So then I moved back to this area, worked briefly as deputy for Dallas County, then got the job working for Denton County as a forensic death investigator, which is where I'm at now. It's kind of strange because when I was a child, I was scared to death of death, I would go to sleep at night afraid I wouldn't wake up, I thought that the last thing I said to my parents before I went to bed was the last thing they were ever going to hear from me. So to find myself working in this field now is a little strange to me. (02:38)

•  And I think what makes it easier for me is in the hospital, when you're taking care of patients... You get to know them, you get to know their family, you almost feel like you're a part of their family. And then something happens, they code, and then they're gone, and you feel like you've lost a family member. After going through that for years and years, or having people come into the ER talking... They're having chest pain, but they're still talking and then code and then pass away. You try to connect with your patients and you feel like you know them, you get to know the families and a little about the dynamics over time, and then it's really difficult when something happens to them because you do really feel like you lost a family member. It was harder there for me than it is now. I do make sure when I get a call that I don't know the person. I always ask the police when they call the reported death to me, what's the name of the person is. There are cases where they don't know or somebody's a John Doe or Jane Doe and they're unidentified. But for the most part, I need to know what their name is because I do not want to go on a death scene when someone that I know or a close friend or someone has passed away. We do have protocols in place where we kind of step up for each other as investigators to help in situations like that. (04:37)

•  My mom was a nurse, she always told me, 'Don't be a nurse, you're under-paid and overworked'. And she had a book shelf full of books. And what did I do? I didn't read anything, but I looked at the pictures. I wanted to see blood, I wanted to see guts, I wanted to see cuts and all the things, so that's what I looked for in all the pictures of her nursing books for some strange, morbid reason. But it was fascinating to me. So if you're interested in forensic nursing or nursing in general and you have questions or anything, just definitely reach out and I can, I guess, help in some way or try to answer some of your questions, if I can. So that's a little about me. And hopefully, if anyone is considering the field of Death Investigation or sexual assault nursing or just nursing in general, you can always reach out to me and I will answer questions for you, and if I can't, I will get the answer for you. But I always know that your goals are attainable. (06:30)

 

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Wed, 24 Aug 2022 06:00:00 +0000 jody@fmgnetwork.com (Julie Mattson) https://pushing-up-lilies.simplecast.com/episodes/julies-story-host-of-pushing-up-lilies-C3C7RWlB •  My journey is a forensic nurse began quite some time ago, I got out of nursing school... And at that time, there was no such thing as forensic nursing. I was a charge nurse in the local emergency room, and my unit director came up and asked me to train to be a sexual assault nurse examiner. At the time, of course I didn't know much about what it was, but I did know that when we had a patient come into the emergency room that had been sexually assaulted, we would struggle to do the exam correctly. Because we would do the rape kit on that patient, and it would take probably about four hours because the directions were so detailed, we didn't want to mess anything up. It would take us away from all of our other patients, we would have to give them to another nurse and struggle to do the right kit correctly. It was just really a long drawn out process. They had decided, Well, we're going to train nurses to do this, they would do this all the time, they would be experienced, they would know what they're doing, they would be able to testify in court and know what trauma looks like from a sexual assault aspect. My boss asked me to do that and I did reluctantly, I wasn't super excited about it. I really didn't really know what I was getting into, but over the years, and of course, I've done it for 21 years. Over the years of testifying at court and actually helping get those perpetrators sentenced, many of them or most of them, life in prison. It was so invigorating to have that power to be able to help get justice for the victims. (00:31)

•  Keep in mind, this is before CSI and before Forensic Files, none of that stuff was really on TV yet, right? Forensic nursing was just becoming a theme.  So I called my local medical examiner's office and asked them how I could learn to be a death investigator, they told me to just get the training anywhere I could, save all my certificates and keep my CV updated, which is what I did. I sent myself to the University of St. Louis to the medical school, and I took the training course. I could not get certified because I was not working in the field of death investigation, but I at least I took the course and came home with that knowledge so that I could start looking for a job in death investigation. I found one in Harris County. I moved to Houston and I worked there for years and got so much experience working with the best of the best... Houston is such a melting pot of people, there were all sorts of different things going on there, which they go on everywhere, we just don't hear about them. But I got the best experience ever. So then I moved back to this area, worked briefly as deputy for Dallas County, then got the job working for Denton County as a forensic death investigator, which is where I'm at now. It's kind of strange because when I was a child, I was scared to death of death, I would go to sleep at night afraid I wouldn't wake up, I thought that the last thing I said to my parents before I went to bed was the last thing they were ever going to hear from me. So to find myself working in this field now is a little strange to me. (02:38)

•  And I think what makes it easier for me is in the hospital, when you're taking care of patients... You get to know them, you get to know their family, you almost feel like you're a part of their family. And then something happens, they code, and then they're gone, and you feel like you've lost a family member. After going through that for years and years, or having people come into the ER talking... They're having chest pain, but they're still talking and then code and then pass away. You try to connect with your patients and you feel like you know them, you get to know the families and a little about the dynamics over time, and then it's really difficult when something happens to them because you do really feel like you lost a family member. It was harder there for me than it is now. I do make sure when I get a call that I don't know the person. I always ask the police when they call the reported death to me, what's the name of the person is. There are cases where they don't know or somebody's a John Doe or Jane Doe and they're unidentified. But for the most part, I need to know what their name is because I do not want to go on a death scene when someone that I know or a close friend or someone has passed away. We do have protocols in place where we kind of step up for each other as investigators to help in situations like that. (04:37)

•  My mom was a nurse, she always told me, 'Don't be a nurse, you're under-paid and overworked'. And she had a book shelf full of books. And what did I do? I didn't read anything, but I looked at the pictures. I wanted to see blood, I wanted to see guts, I wanted to see cuts and all the things, so that's what I looked for in all the pictures of her nursing books for some strange, morbid reason. But it was fascinating to me. So if you're interested in forensic nursing or nursing in general and you have questions or anything, just definitely reach out and I can, I guess, help in some way or try to answer some of your questions, if I can. So that's a little about me. And hopefully, if anyone is considering the field of Death Investigation or sexual assault nursing or just nursing in general, you can always reach out to me and I will answer questions for you, and if I can't, I will get the answer for you. But I always know that your goals are attainable. (06:30)

 

CONNECT WITH JULIE MATTSON:

• Website: https://pushinguplilies.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pushinguplilies

]]> Julie's Story: Host of Pushing Up Lilies Julie Mattson 00:08:00 Episode 01: Welcome to the very first episode of Pushing Up Lilies, a true crime podcast shared through my perspective as a Forensic Nurse Death Investigator and a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner for the last 21 years. I'm your host Julie Mattson, thank you for joining me. Do I have some stories for you... Listen in! Episode 01: Welcome to the very first episode of Pushing Up Lilies, a true crime podcast shared through my perspective as a Forensic Nurse Death Investigator and a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner for the last 21 years. I'm your host Julie Mattson, thank you for joining me. Do I have some stories for you... Listen in! death investigator, forensics, true crime false full 1