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TikTok Star Murder Trial
Prosecutors wanted the jury to hear from close friends and relatives of the Abulabans. On the stand was Ali's cousin who was communicating with him at the time of the murders. Jurors learned more about what may have motivated this TikTok star to plot and carry out the murders of his wife and her friend. According to his cousin, Ali got jealous that his wife was hanging out with another man after they separated. This was after Ali himself had sex with another woman in the couple's apartment.
S1, EP64 "Defendant Lashes Out On The Stand"
While on the stand in his own murder trial, the State portrayed Ali Abulaban as a controlling, abusive husband whose jealousy led him to plot and carry out the murders of his wife, Ana, and her friend, Rayburn Barron. Despite Ana telling him she didn't want to be with him anymore, and she was getting ready to file a restraining order, Ali testified that his marriage was not over. Jurors watched the defendant throw a fit at the lead prosecutor's probing questions.
S1, EP65 "Seeking The Truth With A Loaded Gun"
Ali Abulaban recalled the very moments leading up to the fatal shootings of his wife, Ana, and her friend, Rayburn Barron. While the State contended that he premeditated both homicides Ali claimed killing two people was never on his mind. He just wanted to find out the truth about his estranged wife allegedly cheating on him. When he aimed and fired at close range on the two victims, Ali recalled having an out-of-body experience and didn't even remember shooting his own wife.
S1, EP66 "The Moments After The Shootings"
Crime scene tampering was part of the State's case against Ali Abulaban for double murder. The lead prosecutor contended that Ali planted several bullets at the bloody scene immediately after shooting his wife, Ana, and her friend. Taren Brast claimed that the moments right after the murders was just as important as the deadly shootings themselves. Ali admitted that he took a cell phone photo of the two victims and confessed to his mom while going to pick up his young daughter from school.
S1, EP67 "Jailhouse Confession"
While testifying on the stand, Ali Abulaban's defense attorney blew the whistle during his cross-examination. The State brought up a jailhouse confession Ali allegedly made where he bragged about killing his wife, Ana, and her friend, Rayburn Barron. Later, the jury listened to the defendant be apologetic about his role in the fatal shootings. Ali admitted that he was initially in the victim mindset until he began his so-called Journey of healing.
