Pushing Up Lilies

20/08/2026

🎥 **This week’s episode of Pushing Up Lilies is now on YouTube.**

In Part Two of the Lindsay Clancy case, I’m taking a closer look at the trial and the question at the very heart of it:

**Was this psychosis, premeditation… or both?**

We’ll look at what the prosecution says points to planning and intent, what the defense says about Lindsay’s mental state and postpartum psychosis, and the difficult question of criminal responsibility.

🌸 **Watch: The Lindsay Clancy Trial: Psychosis, Premeditation, or Both?**

[Watch this week's episode on YouTube]https://youtu.be/shJIch7n1pQ

I’d love to hear your thoughts after you watch.

- Julie

Last week, I took you through the devastating events of January 24,...

20/08/2026

Listen in to this week's sneak peak of Pushing Up Lilies:
The Lindsay Clancy Trial: Psychosis, Premeditation, or Both?

Full episode here:
https://pushinguplilies.com/the-lindsay-clancy-trial-psychosis-premeditation-or-both

Last week, I took you through the devastating events of January 24, 2023, the night Lindsay Clancy’s three young children, Cora, Dawson, and Callan, were fatally harmed inside their family home in Duxbury, Massachusetts.

This week, we move from the home to the courtroom.

In The Lindsay Clancy Trial: Psychosis, Premeditation, or Both?, I take a closer look at one of the most complicated questions surrounding this case:

What was happening in Lindsay Clancy’s mind when her children died?

Lindsay’s mental health before the deaths has become a critical part of understanding the case. Her treatment, medications, reported symptoms, and concerns surrounding postpartum mental illness raise difficult questions about postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis, and about how severe psychiatric illness affects criminal responsibility.

But there is another side to this case.

The circumstances surrounding that night also raise questions about planning and awareness. Lindsay’s husband, Patrick, left the home to run errands. During the relatively short period he was gone, the lives of all three children were changed forever.

So how does the legal system distinguish between an intentional, premeditated act and an act committed by someone experiencing profound psychosis?

Can a person appear organized or purposeful while simultaneously experiencing a severe break from reality?

And where does mental illness end and legal responsibility begin?

As a nurse and former forensic death investigator, I’m particularly interested in the intersection between the medical evidence and the investigative evidence. A case like this cannot be understood through one piece of information alone. We have to look at the timeline, behavior, medical and psychiatric history, physical evidence, statements, expert opinions, and what investigators were able to establish.

We also have to remember why this trial is happening.

Three young children lost their lives.

Whatever conclusions are ultimately reached about Lindsay’s mental state and criminal responsibility, Cora, Dawson, and Callan remain at the center of this case.

In this episode, I explore the competing questions surrounding the Lindsay Clancy trial and the challenge of evaluating a case in which mental illness and evidence of apparent planning may exist alongside one another.

Was this postpartum psychosis?

Was it premeditation?

Or is the truth more complicated than either explanation alone?

Join me for Part Two of the Lindsay Clancy case on Pushing Up Lilies:

The Lindsay Clancy Trial: Psychosis, Premeditation, or Both?

* Listener discretion is advised.

17/08/2026

This event is always so much fun! We will have a booth this year with amazing merch!! Come see us! 💀

Pushing Up Lilies showed up with a story to tell at last year's coffin races...a story about true crime.

Julie Mattson, a nurse and former forensic investigator, brings her unique perspective to the true crime podcast craze.

Hopefully her experience at the coffin races doesn't make an appearance on a future episode...

16/08/2026

Pushing Up Lilies is proud to be part of North Texas Overdose Awareness Day.

Join us Monday, August 31 at 6:30 p.m. on the lawn of the Denton County Courthouse on the Square for an evening focused on remembrance, awareness, education, and action.

This free community event will include speakers, resource tables, music, and a memorial honoring lives lost to overdose.

Stop by the Pushing Up Lilies table and say hello. I’ll be there sharing information about the podcast, talking about the importance of telling these stories, and supporting a cause that affects so many families in our community.

Monday, August 31
6:30 p.m.
Denton County Courthouse on the Square
110 W. Hickory St., Denton

Time to remember. Time to act.

15/08/2026

Lately, I’ve realized how much I genuinely love talking about Pushing Up Lilies and sharing the story behind the podcast.

What started as an idea has turned into something I’m incredibly proud of. It has given me the opportunity to talk about true crime through a different lens, bring my nursing and forensic background into conversations, and connect with people who care about these cases for many of the same reasons I do.

One of my favorite parts has been being invited onto other podcasts as a guest and guest host.

Every conversation is different.

Sometimes we talk about cases. Sometimes we talk about forensic nursing, death investigation, victims, healthcare, business, or how I ended up creating a true crime podcast in the first place.

What stays with me most are the connections I’ve made along the way.

I’ve met hosts, creators, professionals, survivors, advocates, and listeners who have shared their own stories with me. Some of those conversations have turned into friendships, collaborations, future projects, and opportunities I never expected when I first started recording episodes.

It has reminded me how important it is to talk about what you’re passionate about.

Tell your story.
Share what you know.
Talk about what you’re building.
Say yes to the conversation.
Say yes to the microphone.

You never know where one podcast episode, one introduction, or one conversation will lead.

I’m incredibly proud of what Pushing Up Lilies has become.

And I’m only getting started!!

13/08/2026

🎥 I have some exciting news… Pushing Up Lilies is officially on YouTube!

After years of bringing you Pushing Up Lilies as an audio podcast, I’m stepping in front of the camera so you can now watch the show as well as listen.

For my first full YouTube episode, I’m covering:

The Lindsay Clancy Case: Three Children, One Unthinkable Night

In this episode, I take you through the heartbreaking events surrounding the deaths of Lindsay Clancy’s three young children in Duxbury, Massachusetts.

As a forensic nurse and former death investigator, I’ve always tried to bring a different perspective to true crime, looking beyond the headlines and exploring the evidence, the science, the investigative process, and the human lives at the center of every case.

Taking Pushing Up Lilies to video feels like an exciting new chapter, and I would love for you to be part of it.

👀 Watch my first episode on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/6FhYRnTVb9U?si=fB2A0uABnamhCT-5

And while you’re there, please subscribe to the channel, leave me a comment, and share the episode. It would mean so much to me as we begin growing our YouTube community.

Thank you to everyone who has listened, followed, shared, and supported Pushing Up Lilies. I’m incredibly grateful for how far we’ve come, and I’m excited about where we’re going next.

See you on YouTube! 💗

Julie

On January 24, 2023, what began as an ordinary evening for a young ...

13/08/2026

I had such a great time joining Neil Haley and Criminally Good with Sherrie & Jenn!

We talked true crime, forensic nursing, death investigation, and the story behind Pushing Up Lilies. I always love the opportunity to share what I’ve learned from more than 30 years in nursing and my years working death investigations. 💀

If you’ve ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of a death investigation, why I started Pushing Up Lilies, or how my career shaped the way I cover true crime, give this interview a watch.

Thank you Neil, Sherrie, and Jenn for having me and giving me a chance to share my story.

Watch here:
https://www.youtube.com/live/c9flZ7XCkaU?is=EU4fhMdCd15xGL7c

And if you’re new here, welcome to Pushing Up Lilies. True crime from someone who has worked on the other side of the story.

Restream helps you multistream & reach your audience, wherever they...

13/08/2026

Listen in to this week's sneak peak of Pushing Up Lilies:
The Lindsay Clancy Case: Three Children, One Unthinkable Night

Full episode here:
https://pushinguplilies.com/the-lindsay-clancy-case-three-children-one-unthinkable-night

On January 24, 2023, what began as an ordinary evening for a young Massachusetts family ended in an unimaginable tragedy.

Lindsay Clancy was a labor and delivery nurse, wife, and mother of three young children. That night, her husband, Patrick, briefly left their Duxbury home to pick up dinner and medication. When he returned, everything had changed.

Their three children, Cora, Dawson, and Callan, would ultimately lose their lives, and Lindsay would survive after suffering serious injuries herself.

In this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I walk you through what happened that night and the events surrounding the deaths of these three children.

As a nurse and former forensic death investigator, this case raises difficult questions for me, not only about the investigation itself, but about mental health following childbirth. Lindsay had reportedly been struggling with her mental health and receiving treatment before the deaths, bringing postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, and postpartum psychosis into the national conversation.

What happens when a mother's perception of reality becomes distorted?

How do investigators begin reconstructing a scene involving multiple children and a critically injured parent?

And how do we discuss a case this devastating while remembering that at the center of it are three children whose lives were lost?

This week, we're focusing on the night everything happened: the timeline, the circumstances surrounding the deaths, and what investigators began to uncover.

Next week, we'll continue with the Lindsay Clancy case as we turn our attention to the courtroom, the evidence and arguments being presented, and the complicated questions surrounding postpartum psychosis and criminal responsibility.

This is a heartbreaking case with no easy answers.

* Listener discretion is advised.