Pushing Up Lilies

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Pushing Up Lilies episodes

April 22 Inside the Crime that Shook a Community - Part One
In this episode of Pushing Up Lilies, I’m covering a case that is incredibly difficult to talk about, the kidnapping and murder of 7-year-old Athena Strand, and the man responsible, Tanner Lynn Horner.
This is one of those stories that stays with you.
Athena was just a child, full of life, curiosity, and innocence, and her disappearance quickly turned into something far more devastating than anyone could have imagined. What makes this case even more unsettling is how ordinary the circumstances seemed at first… and how quickly everything changed.
As I walk through the timeline of what happened, I do so with great care, for Athena, for her family, and for anyone listening who may find this story especially heavy. This episode is not about sensationalizing tragedy. It’s about acknowledging it, understanding it, and honoring a life that should have had so much more time.
From an investigative perspective, I also touch on how cases like this unfold, how quickly information moves, how critical those first hours are, and the realities behind scenes that most people never see.
But at the center of this episode is not the perpetrator.
It’s Athena.
Her story matters. Her life matters.
This episode contains discussion of child abduction and violence, and I encourage you to take care of yourself while listening.
30 min
April 15 Julie Mattson: LIVE From Beyond The Crime 2026
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40 min
April 08 Pedro Rodrigues Filho: The Man Who Killed Killers
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29 min
April 01 Walter Carl Kenney: Twice a John Doe
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33 min
March 25 A Case That Still Hurts: Revisiting Aubreigh Wyatt’s Story
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28 min
March 18 The Layover Mystery: Flight Attendant Diana Ramos
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28 min
March 11 The Cleveland Suitcase Murders
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25 min
March 04 When a Water Bottle Becomes a Weapon
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36 min
February 25 What Happened to Isadora Wengel?
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28 min
February 18 Brittany Furr Storms: Buried in Silence
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30 min

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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.