The Assassination Of The Bedsit Barron

They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime

They Walk Among Us

True Crime

4.6 • 6.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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The sound of his neighbour’s gates opening piqued Graham’s curiosity. He got out of bed and went to the window to see the Raggetts’ blue Jaguar reversing into the drive. The house on Chester Close was bordered by high walls and had enough space to park several vehicles. As soon as Lew Raggett stepped out of the car, two figures emerged from the shadows carrying a baseball bat and a knife…

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0:00.0	This episode contains distressing themes and descriptions of violence.
0:10.1	This podcast is intended for a mature audience.
0:14.3	Listener caution is advised.
0:19.5	The sound of his neighbours' gates opening peaked Graham's curiosity.
0:25.6	He got out of bed and went to the window to see the Ragged's blue jaguar reversing into the drive.
0:32.6	The house on Chester Close was bordered by high walls and had enough space to park several vehicles.
0:39.9	As soon as Lou Ragged stepped out of the car, two figures emerged from the shadows carrying a baseball bat and a knife.
0:51.0	Welcome to They Walk Among Us, a podcast dedicated to UK True Crime.
0:58.8	This is the 44th in a series of bonus episodes.
1:18.0	57-year-old Louis Edward Raggart, known as Lou, was born and raised in Aldershot, North Hampshire.
1:21.7	The town is known as the home of the British Army.
1:27.4	The first permanent training camp was established in Aldershot during the Crimean War, and during World War I,
1:29.1	it housed one-fifth of the country's service personnel. Lou Raggart worked as an engineer at a local
1:36.9	firm until he was made redundant in the 1960s. At that time in his life he had been married twice.
1:45.9	Lou lived with his second wife, Evelyn Mary, and their son Rodney on Chester Close in Ash,
1:52.0	a few miles from Aldershot. They each had a child from prior relationships.
1:58.5	Lou had a son named Mark, an Evelyn Mary who chose to go by her second name,
2:03.9	had a daughter, Tricia. Lou Raggett was known for being openly critical of how
2:10.7	Rushmore Borough Council had managed Aldershot, including the pedestrianisation of some areas.
2:17.9	Although he missed his hometown, Lou would only move back there if he found the right house
2:23.2	and got permission to build a high fence around it.
2:27.2	He was frustrated that several businesses he ran had been vandalised or burgled.
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