My Wife Hired a Hitman So I F.a.k.e.d My D.e.a.t.h

He said, “No, I’m serious. I’ve seen that look in people’s eye when they want to kill somebody. She wants to have you killed.” She’s probably one of the coldest individuals that I’ve run across in my law enforcement career. She used her mind games to get to me. When we told Ramon that he was going to have to lay inside of a ditch and wear makeup, he was kind of in disbelief.

Yeah, right here. I still remember like it was yesterday. This is where I literally walked on my own grave. One time, we were so in love, and now I have to fake my death so she can get arrested. [I Walked on My Own Grave] My name is Ramon Sosa, and I faked my death because my wife tried to have me killed. I met Lulu back in 2007.

She was a mother of two, divorced, had been in an abusive relationship, and she just moved here for a better life. She caught my eye. She was very beautiful and danced very well. I remember her having some high heels that must have been, like, three or four inches. And she stepped on my toe, and oh my God, it was very, very painful.

And there were so many red flags in hindsight, but, yeah, she was definitely going to get my attention one way or another. We had a small wedding, and I never forget her mother walking up to me, just whispered in my ear, “Now she’s your trouble,” and walked away. Well, this is where it all happened. I mean, this brings back a lot of memories being back over here.

Hi, guys, my name is Lulu Sosa. And I’m Ramon Sosa, head coach, boxing. Welcome to Woodlands Boxing and Fitness. This was our gym at the time. She was very helpful. She basically took care of the gym. But then as the relationship went on and she saw how well we were doing financially, and she was already here legally— she was here on a visitor’s visa from Mexico City, and then she became an American citizen after three years— I was beginning to think that she didn’t need me anymore, that she wanted it all without me.

It was going downhill quick. There was no option but to go get a divorce. It was late that evening. I was already at home. And this young man named Mundo just happened to walk into a conversation that my wife, Lulu, at the time, was having, out of all people, with her daughter in my office about a young man in the gym that has people in Mexico that chops up people for money.

And Lulu made the gesture like, Hmm, maybe we can use him.” And Mundo, he said, “Well, I got the people that can do the job.” And that’s what Mundo, the next day, he called me and, you know, I thought he was joking because he said, “Hey, Pops,” he called me Pops, “Hey, Pops, you know this lady, she wants to kill you.

” And I said, “What are you talking about?” “You know, I’m talking about Lulu. She wants to kill you.” And then, on top of that, right after that conversation I had with Mundo, I had to go home and see this lady, knowing that she wanted to kill me. Our plan was to get enough information and take it to the police, and that’s where it all started.

My name is Lieutenant Mike Atkins, and I helped investigate the murder-for-hire plot involving Ramon Sosa. As soon as I meet Ramon, he seems genuine. He seems concerned, obviously looking for help. At this point, it’s up to us to listen to what he has to say, determine what we can do to help. Mundo, while he was working out one day at the gym, overheard Lulu.

He obviously got concerned and sort of interjected himself into the conversation just so he could gather some intelligence. Lulu: Mundo? Mundo: How are you, Lulu? They just want to know, based on what you’re offering… to know if you are serious about wanting him killed. Yes, yes, yes. Definitely. They should do it.

I don’t care. I am going to pay afterwards. So the first time the hit man made contact with Lulu, we were in a local liquor store parking lot. If you could turn to the dictionary and look up the word “hit man,” you would see his picture there; he was that realistic. It’s important that it can’t be construed that she just wanted him beat up or she wanted him scared.

There needed to be a commitment and there needed to be a trade of some sort of monetary value that would conclude with Mr. Sosa being killed. And then Lulu said, out of all things, she said, “Well, I don’t have all the money right now. But when he dies, I can give you the money. We had the life insurance. She already knew how much I was worth after I died.

Of all things, she gave him watches and wedding wrap bands and bracelets, you know, my own jewelry, as a down payment for my own murder. It’s crazy. At that point, it was decided that we are going to follow through, show her pictures of Mr. Sosa just to get her reaction. I think it’s important when the jury hear the elements of the crime, they also get to know a little bit about the person as well.

They said, “Look, she’s a beautiful lady, mother of two. You guys own a business here, locally, and a lot of people know you. We just don’t want to take a chance if we go to a jury trial for one of the jurors to feel sorry for her, so we need to make this case a slam-dunk case.” They pulled out actual pictures of dead people.

They picked that one with the bullet on the side of his head, and they said, “This is the one we’re going to do on you.” Where they dug the grave, you can still see the hole even though weeds have grown up. Brings back a lot of bad memories, man, sad, sad memories, coming over here. They brought me over here in a SUV that was blacked out.

They had me in makeup, put my hands behind my back, even threw dirt on me. And all I could hear was the clicking of the 35 millimeter. And this is my gravesite in the middle of a dumpyard in the middle of nowhere over here. We have the photos, we have the initial agreement, all we need now is the reaction.

What’s up, pretty? How’s it going? She paid him the rest of the money. I have a thousand. And I get upset about how Lulu reacted when they actually show– when the officer showed her the picture of me dead. He won’t wake up anymore? She started laughing and raising her hands like she hit the lotto. This is her big shot.

I’ve seen the video hundreds of times. It’s still difficult for me to see because it brings back so many bad memories. Naturally, he was heartbroken. But I think, deep down, he was hoping that she would not take it this far. We decide that we’re going to wear cameras, we’re going to go to the gym, we are going to tell Lulu that we’re investigating a missing person.

When’s the last time you saw Mr. Sosa? We saw him on Wednesday the 15th. [It was] the last day. At this point, Lulu acts as if she has no idea what is going on. So he hasn’t contacted you in the last 24 hours? No, no, no. We had the last piece that we needed was her denying knowledge of any of this. So when we explain to her that she is under arrest, she is completely dumbfounded.

OK, Mrs. Sosa. Stand up, please. You’re under arrest. -Why? -Really? -Why am I under arrest? -Ma’am, it’s OK. Stay back. We have a warrant. Lulu elected not to go to trial. She elected to take a 20-year plea deal from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Because there was so much evidence against her that if she would have gone to trial, she probably would have gotten life in the state of Texas.

I remember at the hearing when she was sentenced, it was a packed courthouse, a lot of media were there, and I forgave her. It was just a release of all that pressure. And I walked away, and she never looked at me once. The reason I’m sitting here talking to you is because of the decision that Mundo took. And I will forever be indebted to Mundo for saving my life.

I don’t think I’ll run across another murder-for-hire plot. At least, I hope I don’t. But if we do, I definitely know how to handle it.