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  • January 11, 2023January 13, 2023
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The Watts Family Murders

Today we continue with our series on ‘Men Who Kill Their Wives’, looking at the murders of the Watts Family, in Frederick, Colorado.

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  • Julie Mattson
  • January 4, 2023January 4, 2023
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The Haunting Murder of Laci Peterson

On today’s episode, we are looking 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.

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  • Julie Mattson
  • December 28, 2022December 28, 2022
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Horrific New Year’s Eve Murder – Son Decapitates Mom

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.

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  • Julie Mattson
  • December 21, 2022December 21, 2022
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Homelessness, Murder & Mayhem

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.

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  • Julie Mattson
  • December 14, 2022December 14, 2022
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Domestic Abuse and the Covina Christmas Massacre

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.

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  • Julie Mattson
  • December 7, 2022December 12, 2022
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Holiday Deaths & The Lawson Family Murders

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.

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  • Julie Mattson
  • November 30, 2022
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Lucy Letby Allegedly Killed 7 Babies

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.

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  • Julie Mattson
  • November 23, 2022
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Unnatural Causes: The Trust We Put In Healers That Harm

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.

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  • Julie Mattson
  • November 16, 2022November 16, 2022
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Medical Providers Who Murder

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.

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  • Julie Mattson
  • November 9, 2022November 16, 2022
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Angels of Death – Serial Killer Nurses

Today we’re continuing our series on Medical Murderers & Serial Killers, focusing on nurses that have killed their patients.

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Pushing Up Lilies

Pushing Up Lilies
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.

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