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TikTok Star Murder Trial
S1, EP22 "Following The Killer's Movement"The jury followed along with the video clips and camera images showing his movements in the lead up to the fatal shootings of his wife, Ana, and her friend, Rayburn Barron. On the stand was the Detective Robert Hopper, who put together the murder timeline. Hopper was also the first investigator to question the defendant behind bars after his arrest for two counts of first-degree murder.
TikTok Star Murder Trial
S1, EP23 "Social Media Evidence"Prosecutors wanted to make clear without a doubt how they say the defendant pulled off this double homicide. Their case argued that the defendant, Ali Abulaban, was so addicted to social media that he grew angrier, narcissistic and jealous. When things got tumultuous in Ali and Ana Abulaban's marriage, both of them turned to social media to air out their dirty laundry. After the fatal shots were fired, the image of a rising online star with the perfect life was exposed for the world to see.
TikTok Star Murder Trial
S1, EP24 "From Abuse To Murder"The detective who investigated the social media activity of Ali Abulaban answered questions under cross-examination. Ali seemed to grow more aggressive and out-of-control online in the weeks leading up to the shootings of his wife Ana and Rayburn Barron. Detective Robert Hopper and his investigative team were convinced that Ali's motive to kill his estranged wife was his suspicion that she was moving on from him. But, Ali took it as cheating since he was trying to save his marriage.
TikTok Star Murder Trial
S1, EP25 "Social Media Drama"Police said the defendant, Ali Abulaban, called his mother after the shooting deaths of his wife Ana and Rayburn Barron. Jurors later learned about the day his wife, Ana, had enough of the alleged abuse. But just three days after Ali left and went to stay in a hotel, Ana was killed along with her friend, Rayburn Barron. Displayed for the courtroom to follow were the arguments, fights, and disparaging comments between Ali and Ana days before the double homicide occurred.
TikTok Star Murder Trial
S1, EP26 "Theatrical Police Interview"Ali Abulaban's lawyers had questions for the Detective-Sergeant who interviewed the defendant after his arrest. Police concluded that the long-standing abuse of his wife, Ana, ultimately led to her Murder along with that of her friend, Rayburn Barron. Narcissistic, impulsive, and theatrical. This was the demeanor of Ali Abulaban during his first interview with police, according to Detective Robert Hopper.
TikTok Star Murder Trial
S1, EP27 "Double Homicide Explained"Jurors heard the perspective of police on what happened to the defendant's wife Ana, and her friend, Rayburn Barron. According to this Detective Robert Hopper, Jealousy and anger had been on Ali Abulaban's mind before he committed these murders. But, according to Hopper, there was no suspicion of a psychological issue or a mental health disorder.
TikTok Star Murder Trial
S1, EP28 "The Murder Weapon"The jury learned more about the gun used in the shooting deaths of his wife, Ana, and her friend, Rayburn Barron. They were shot at close range in her apartment. At the time of the fatal shootings, the defendant claimed he had a license to carry a Glock pistol. This would be the game used to Murder his wife and her friend in their apartment. On the stand was the firearm expert who examined the Glock 19 semi-automatic gun and ran some test-fires.
TikTok Star Murder Trial
S1, EP29 "The Medical Examiner"The medical examiner who performed the autopsies on both Ana Abulaban and Rayburn Barron testified. Jurors saw Graphic photos from the examination as they learned more about the Gun Shot wounds. According to the medical examiner, both victims were shot at close range with the shooter being a few inches from their heads. Jurors would have to weigh those details when deciding whether Ali Abulaban shot them in a heat of Passion or as a murder plot carried out.
Suitcase Murder Trial
S1, EP16 "Suitcase Carrying Death"I'm always afraid and always scared. That's what Sarah Boone told jurors on the witness stand. She tried to explain away the cell phone video she recorded while Jorge Torres was inside the suitcase pleading to get out because he couldn't breathe. Battered women's syndrome was a big part of her case. Boone testified that initially it was funny when her boyfriend was able to even fit inside that small suitcase. But then she claimed that she only left him in it because she feared for her life.
Suitcase Murder Trial
S1, EP17 "Physical And Psychological Abuse"The jury's attention shifted from the death of Jorge Torres to the years of domestic violence he and the defendant dealt with. Sarah Boone testified that she was a woman in fear of her life when she and Torres played a deadly game of hide-and-seek. Next, large images of Boone's bruises were displayed for jurors. She was testifying about the constant physical violence she claimed to have endured at the hands of her allegedly abusive boyfriend.
Suitcase Murder Trial
S1, EP18 "Domestic Violence Allegations"Domestic and alcohol abuse came to define the violent relationship between Sarah Boone and Jorge Torres. On the stand, Boone gave jurors a timeline of events where Torres allegedly attacked and abused her. But, the defendant never mentioned any alleged abuse while she was being interviewed by police. Yet on the stand, she told the jury that zipping her boyfriend up in that suitcase and leaving him in there to die was the first time she fought back against him.
Suitcase Murder Trial
S1, EP19 "Defendant Faces Cross-Examination"In her murder trial, Sarah Boone told the jury that she was shocked that she was arrested for the murder of Jorge Torres. Even though she never talked about any abuse in her interview with police, she told jurors that her actions that day was her way of defending herself from being killed. It was the State's turn to question the defendant on the stand. They wanted to discredit her claim that she zipped up her boyfriend in a suitcase and left him there for hours because she feared for her life.
Suitcase Murder Trial
S1, EP20 "Defending Herself"The jury listened to more testimony from the defendant on what led up to Jorge Torres' death. Under cross-examination, the State tried to poke holes in her credibility claiming her side of the story was inconsistent with the facts in this case. Next, her Defense called in officers who responded to domestic abuse incidents at the home of the defendant and Torres. The calls were made a year and two years before Torres lost his life stuck in a zipped-up suitcase.
Killer Girlfriend Murder Trial
"Detective Presses Ezra Mccandless"An emotional Ezra McCandless was heard telling police in a taped interview that she did not want this attack to happen, and she didn't want Alex Woodworth to get hurt.
Killer Girlfriend Murder Trial
"Case Investigator Faces Cross-Examination"Ezra McCandless's defense had the lead investigator go through, verbatim, what Ezra told police just hours after stabbing Alex Woodworth sixteen times; the taped interview showed a dazed Ezra recalling the moment of the killing.
Killer Girlfriend Murder Trial
"Reading Through Journals"Both Alex Woodworth and Ezra McCandless had a journal; Ezra claimed she brought hers to show Alex during their ride, however, there was no journal found in the car where Alex was stabbed.
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