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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
  • September 21, 2022
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Weird, Different Ways That People Have Died in a Hotel

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.

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  • Julie Mattson
  • September 7, 2022September 7, 2022
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All in a Day’s Work

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.

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  • Julie Mattson
  • August 28, 2022September 7, 2022
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How to Avoid an Autopsy

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.

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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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The Monster He Wanted to Become
byJulie Mattson

In this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I’m covering the heartbreaking case of Rachel Castillo, a young mother whose disappearance in Southern California led investigators to a devastating discovery, and ultimately, the conviction of her estranged husband, Zarbab Ali.

Rachel vanished during what should have been a routine custody exchange involving her children. But almost immediately, investigators began uncovering signs that something was terribly wrong. What followed was an intense investigation involving surveillance footage, blood evidence, digital tracking, and a search that ended with Rachel’s body being found buried in a remote area.

As a forensic death investigator, I walk through how cases like this begin to unfold behind the scenes, how small pieces of evidence start forming a timeline, how investigators interpret behavioral patterns, and how critical those early investigative decisions become when someone suddenly disappears under suspicious circumstances.

This episode contains discussion of domestic violence, homicide, and burial concealment. 

Listener discretion is advised.

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Pushing Up Lilies is a weekly true crime podcast with spine-tingling, unusual, terrifyingly true stories with a forensic twist, hosted by Forensic Nurse Death Investigator, Julie Mattson.

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