CA - Ana Abulaban, 29, and Rayburn Barron, 28, killed by TikTok'r husband, San Diego, 21 Oct 2021

[swedeheart]

Tik Tok Star Pleads Not Guilty to Killing Wife, Her Friend in Downtown San Diego High-Rise

Ana was in the process of ending the marriage, Brast told NBC 7, and asked Ali to leave the apartment on Oct. 18. He began stalking her, prosecutors say, and on Thursday morning, Ali vandalized the home in the Spire San Diego building in the East Village and also installed an app on his daughter’s iPad that allowed him to monitor activity in the apartment, according to prosecutors.

On Thursday's afternoon, Ali heard his wife with another man, Brast said, then he returned to the Spire with loaded gun and shot Barron three times — in the neck, cheek and back of the head at close range — and also fired one bullet into his wife’s forehead.

 

[swedeheart]

Ali's TikTok: (almost a million followers)

TikTok

Ali's YT:

https://www.youtube.com/c/JinnKid/videos

Ana's TikTok:

TikTok

Rayburn's FB:

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[swedeheart]

TikTok Ali Abulaban pleads not guilty San Diego double murder Ana Abulaban Rayburn Cadenas Barron | Daily Mail Online

Crime Online:
TikToker ‘Jinnkid’ Bugs Daughter’s iPad to Spy on Estranged Wife, Kills Her & Friend Believing She Was Cheating: Prosecutor

NY Post:
TikTok's Ali Abulaban 'bugged' iPad before alleged murders

 

[swedeheart]

A Month After Shoving Incident, Popular TikTok User Murdered His Estranged Wife and Her Friend: Prosecutor

"Fans of Ali Abulaban‘s popular TikTok account saw a man with a love of doing pop culture impressions—and who appeared to have a warm, collaborative relationship with his wife Ana Abulaban, 28, who sometimes made appearances in his videos. Prosecutors said, however, that he threw that all away."

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"Deputy District Attorney Taren Brast of the San Diego District Attorney’s Office described increasingly violent and possessive behavior by Ali Abulaban, who is known on TikTok and elsewhere as “JinnKid.” Ana Abulaban told police in September that her husband had pushed her, which caused minor injuries. She voiced plans to file a restraining order and asked defendant Abulaban to leave the apartment Oct. 18, the prosecutor said."

 

[cvaldez1975]

this really doesnt surprise me, sadly. i have a family member who has tiktok and yt with their spouse and the spouse is a complete jobless loser and their relationship is rocky gaslighting crap. very sad for Ana, the most dangerous time is ending it.

 

[JerseyGirl]

TikTok personality, Ali Nasser Abulaban, stands trial on murder charges for allegedly shooting his wife -

 

[JerseyGirl]

TikTok 'Scarface' Impersonator Still Has 950K Followers as He Awaits Trial for His Wife's Murder

 

[JerseyGirl]

His trial is scheduled to begin Sept. 27.

Jury trial set for TikTok star accused in East Village double murder

 

[lightofmine99]

Did he ever actually go to trial?

 

[Incredholt]

Did he ever actually go to trial?

No, it was pushed back to this April.

 

[Curious Me]

May 15, 2024
The murder trial of Ali Abulaban has been going on for weeks, and is expected to continue for another week or two. Lots of interesting testimony and you can catch up by watching the news youtube videos.
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Video included

Testimony in double murder trial of former TikTok star reveals demeanor following his arrest

"Theatrical. He would be laughing one moment, crying the next moment,” said SDPD Sergeant Christopher Leahy.

www.cbs8.com

May 15, 2024 / 01:59 PM PDT Video included

Audio messages from former TikTok star heard in court

On day 7 of Ali Abulaban's murder trial, audio messages the former TikTok star had sent to his wife Ana were played in court.

fox5sandiego.com

Fox5 News video
Former TikTok star trial: Jury hears 911 call from weeks before deadly shooting

(A friend of Anna's testifies he was abusive to Anna. Another woman in the bldg. met him, went to his apt., drank & had sexual encounter with him wks. before murder.)​

CBS 8 San Diego

TikToker’s murder trial continues with testimony about sex, drugs and alcohol (A friend of Anna's confirms in the courtroom that Ali was abusive to Anna. Another woman in the bldg. testifies how she met Abulaban, went to his apt. drank with him, and had a sexual encounter.)​

"I killed Ana": Video captures former TikTok star
admitting to murders

911 call made by former TikTok star revealed in court

911 call made by former TikTok star revealed in court

The 911 call made by former TikTok star Ali Abulaban after the double murders of his wife and her friend was revealed in court Tuesday.Follow FOX 5 San Diego...

youtu.be

 

[Curious Me]

Old news video from 2 yrs. ago for catch up on the case. He is now on trial for the murders of two.
TikTok Star Accused Of Double Murder Speaks To FOX 5 From Jail

Gun shown to jury on DAY 6 of former TikTok star's trial

Testimony in double murder trial of former TikTok star reveals demeanor following his arrest

"Theatrical. He would be laughing one moment, crying the next moment,” said SDPD Sergeant Christopher Leahy.

www.cbs8.com

Published: May 13, 2024 Video Included

Surveillance video captures former TikTok star admitting to shooting wife

A neighbor's Nest camera captured Abulaban entering the apartment he once shared with his estranged wife, followed by the sound of six gunshots.

www.cbs8.com

A neighbor's Nest camera captured Abulaban entering the apartment he once shared with his estranged wife, followed by the sound of six gunshots.

As it played in court, Abulaban bowed his head and cried.

Prosecutors said he walked in and immediately shot Ana and 29-year-old Rayburn Barron as they sat on a couch.

The video later records Abulaban yelling Ana's name, then showed him in the hallway on the phone with his mom, admitting to the murders.​

 

[Curious Me]

Trial started on May 1, 2024 This is a news report with a video from the 3rd day of trial.

The video shows Ana Abulaban when alive as LE there for a DV incidence. ​

Former TikTok star trial: Jury hears 911 call from weeks before deadly shooting

On the third day of the anticipated four-week long trial of Ali Abulaban, the former TikTok star accused of double murder, the jury heard from a 911 dispatcher, a police officer and friends of his …

fox5sandiego.com

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By City News Service • Published May 1, 2024
• Updated on May 3, 2024 at 6:23 pm

Defense lawyer says TikToker admits killing wife, friend; DA says he shared pics he took of corpses

Ali Abulaban is expected to testify during the trial, which is estimated to last about a month.

www.nbcsandiego.com

While Deputy District Attorney Taren Brast argued Abulaban was regularly abusive and controlling toward his wife, Abulaban's defense attorney, Jodi Green, told jurors Ana was abusive in her own way, and Abulaban's mental health spiraled amid his fruitless attempts to keep her happy, which were exacerbated by his undiagnosed bipolar disorder and the scars of abuse he weathered from his childhood.

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After multiple instances of domestic violence and seemingly endless accusations of infidelity, Ana sought to leave the marriage, Brast said. The final straw came about a month before the killings when Abulaban slept with another woman, Brast said, leading Ana to start seeing Barron.

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After the shooting, Brast said, Abulaban took pictures of the bodies and sent them to his parents and a friend, and later confessed to his mother, "I just shot and killed Ana."

Green did not deny that Abulaban committed the killings but argued that the collapse of his relationship and his mental health took its toll on his psyche, causing him to react without thinking rationally.​

 

[Curious Me]

Prosecution has rested their case, and Thursday morning (today 5/16/24) the Defense will start calling witnesses. ​

May 15, 2024 - Prosecutors began day seven of testimony in Ali Abulaban’s trial

Jury hears audio messages former TikTok star sent wife days before deadly shooting

Prosecutors began day seven of testimony in Ali Abulaban’s trial with several photos of the crime scene at the apartment where he and his wife used to live.

fox5sandiego.com

The prosecution played several audio messages Ali had sent to Ana, many of which were vulgar and disturbing.

“I’m a *** god, I’m a sexy mother***, I’m a *** Internet celebrity,” he yelled into the phone, recorded on an audio message.

“I cant wait to divorce you so I can start my new life,” he said, while telling Ana he had met another woman.

As some of the messages were played out in court, Ali was seen laughing, while at other times, he was extremely uncomfortable and appeared to ask his attorneys to “turn off” the audio.

“You’re going to watch Netflix and think, oh, isn’t that my husband,” Ali was heard saying in one message.
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New evidence presented in double murder trial

Zara Barker reports.

fox5sandiego.com

 

[Curious Me]

Updated: May 16, 2024 / 06:05 PM PDT / by: Zara Barker

Toxicologist testifies cocaine found in former TikTok star’s system; prosecution rests case

The prosecution has rested its case in the trial of former TikTok star Ali Abulaban, who is accused of killing his wife and another man.

fox5sandiego.com

The defense began their case Thursday morning, first calling a phlebotomist, who drew Ali Abulaban’s blood after he was arrested.

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After court wrapped early for the day, Ali’s attorney, Jodi Green, petitioned the judge for a “PC 1118,”........ which would make this shooting manslaughter, not murder.

The prosecution refuted the claims. The judge denied Ali’s attorney’s request.

This motion is often seen in court, but rarely approved.​

 

[Curious Me]

Screen shots from the news video below. Some clips from his TikTok acct."jinnkid" were shown in court.

Toxicologist testifies cocaine found in former TikTok star’s system; prosecution rests case

The prosecution has rested its case in the trial of former TikTok star Ali Abulaban, who is accused of killing his wife and another man.

fox5sandiego.com

In court Thursday, it was revealed that six days before the shooting, Ali and Ana had planned to meet at the courthouse to file for divorce, but didn’t follow through with it. It’s the same courthouse Ali’s trial is being held.

The defense and prosecution continue to paint the end of their relationship in two different lights. The defense has claimed Ana and Ali were still amicable, going back and forth with each other, saying they still had love for one another. The prosecution, on the other hand, is claiming the relationship had been over and that Ana had already said she wanted a divorce and that they weren’t living together.

Ali’s family is expected to testify early next week. ​

May 16, 2024
Thursday marked Day 8 in the murder trial of Ali Abulaban, a former TikTok star known for doing character impressions on social media.

Former TikTok star's videos shown in court as evidence

 

[Curious Me]

Double homicide trial
Defense calls shooting a 'crime of passion' - The defense asked the judge to drop first-degree murder charges.
Updated: 6:17 PM PDT May 16, 2024 / Author: Shannon Handy

Double homicide trial | Defense calls shooting a 'crime of passion'

The defense asked the judge to drop first-degree murder charges.

www.cbs8.com

Some screenshots from the news video.




Defense calls alleged double murder a 'crime of passion'

 

[Curious Me]

Monday, May 20, 2024-- Today, Dalal Warra, Ali’s mother, described his childhood from when he was born on Staten Island in 1992. She said she was around 15 when he was born and married his father. She describe Ali's childhood. She described how troubled the relationship became between Ana and Ali. Finally, she had to describe the phone call from Ali confessing he had just shot Ana and Ray. The news article has a lot of details from his childhood that she shared with the courtroom. ​

Former TikTok star's mother takes the stand in double murder trial

On day nine of the murder trial of Ali Abulaban, his mother described Ali's abusive childhood.

fox5sandiego.com

His mother thought he was joking, then he sent her a photo. She deleted it and then fell apart.
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Day nine of the double murder trial for the former TikTok star Ali Abulaban included Ali’s mother on the stand, discussing Ali’s abusive childhood, Ali and Ana’s marriage and when Ali called her on Oct. 21, 2021 and confessed to shooting Ana just moments before that phone call.​

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Warra recalled that he went to college for one semester before joining the military.

She said she was “excited” for him to join, to be disciplined and “learn how to be a man.”

The deputy district attorney asked Warra (Ali's Mother) about why Ali was discharged from the military. The designated disclosure authority said it was due to a domestic violence incident where he had hit Ana, but his mom did not recall that as the reason.

She said during a time when Ali, Ana and their daughter lived with them in Virginia, she would sometimes hear Ali and Ana fighting, but said it was nothing unusual and they just sounded like a “normal married couple.”

Warra said she recalls trying to stop Ana from getting a restraining order because it would impact Ali’s clearance for his job.​

Former TikTok star's mother takes the stand in double murder trial

 

[Curious Me]

Ana when alive & Ali​

Oh, surprise. COURT TV is discussing the TikTok Star Murder Trial today May 21st. Expert saying his own actions documenting his crimes, as in sending message and photo to his Mother, and all the social media posts he made, now make it difficult for Defense to say that he didn't intend to kill, or know he what he did.

They're covering the trial for the next hour. Court TV today is in the courtroom. You can watch LIVE. I'm just turning in, another surprise, Ali Abulaban is testifying on his behalf, answering questions upon Direct.


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Ali Abulaban News | Court TV

Ali Abulaban is accused of murdering his estranged wife and a man she was with. Abulaban is a former TikTok star known for his “Scarface” impersonations.

www.courttv.com

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[Curious Me]

Ali Abulaban takes the stand at his own trial.

'I Would Never Do That in Public': TikTok Star Denies Slapping Wife

Ali Abulaban took the stand, describing a troubled upbringing and explaining the incident that had him discharged from the military.

www.courttv.com