180: Ramon faked his own death

What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People.

Scott Johnson & Glassbox Media

True Crime, Documentary, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 21 June 2024

⏱️ 84 minutes

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If you’re married, you know that there will inevitably be some disagreements between you and your spouse. Could be about the most common things, like finances. Or sometimes you might have a big fight about something really minor, like choosing a restaurant. Usually, these things get resolved. Reasonable adults can figure out a solution or a compromise, and life goes on. For Ramon, that’s not how it worked out. He and his wife Lulu had gotten to the point where their marriage could not be saved, and a divorce was coming up. But then Lulu decided to take things to a whole new level, and hire someone to murder Ramon. That’s when things got a little crazy. This is a Flashback episode. Ramon told this story 5 years ago here on the podcast, so after our conversation you’ll hear a chat the he and I had just recently about what he’s doing today, and the latest news about Lulu. Ramon’s book: https://www.amazon.com/I-Walked-My-Own-Grave/dp/0578217651/ref=sr_1_1 Ramon interview on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afxOgtRFJWw Ramon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealramonsosa Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here: https://WhatWasThatLike.com/180 Graphics for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription was done by James Lai. Get every episode ad-free, AND get all the Raw Audio exclusive episodes to binge, by joining the other listeners at What Was That Like PLUS. Try What Was That Like PLUS free: iPhone: at the top of the What Was That Like podcast feed, click on “Try free” Android: on your phone, go to WhatWasThatLike.com/PLUS and click to try it free on any app Sponsor deals: To listen to THE 82% series, follow THIS IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING on the Wondery app or wherever you get your podcasts! Go to cookunity.com/What or enter code What before checkout for 50% off your first week. Go to Seed.com/what and use code 25WHAT to get 25% off your first month. Go to storyworth.com/what to save $10 on your first purchase! Get 15% off OneSkin with the code WHATWAS at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod Cancel your unwanted subscriptions by going to RocketMoney.com/whatwas. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at BetterHelp.com/whatwas and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you're married, you know there's going to be inevitably some disagreements between you and your spouse.
0:11.0	Could be about the most common things like finances or sometimes you might have a big fight about something really minor like choosing a restaurant.
0:20.0	Usually these things get resolved.
0:23.0	Reasonable adults can figure out a solution or compromise and life goes on.
0:29.0	For Ramone, that's not how it worked out.
0:36.0	He and his wife, Lulu, had gotten to the point where their marriage could not be saved and a divorce was coming up. But then
0:41.6	Lulu decided to take things to a whole new level and hire someone to murder Ramon.
0:49.0	That's when things got a little crazy.
0:52.0	This is a little crazy.
0:53.2	This is a flashback episode.
0:55.4	Ramone told this story five years ago here on the podcast, so after our conversation,
1:00.8	you'll hear a chat that he and I had just recently about what he's doing today and the
1:06.0	latest news about Lulu.
1:12.4	Real people in unreal situations.
1:17.0	There is a girl hanging by her broken leg from the telephone wire.
1:22.0	And I call 911 and I'm sad. broken leg from the telephone wire.
1:22.5	And I called 911 and I said, I found a baby.
1:26.0	I turned around.
1:27.4	I see a gun pointed at me close enough.
1:29.6	I could touch it.
1:30.6	She would hold our heads on the water all the time.
1:33.0	Levels the gun, pulls the trigger, and I go down.
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