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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, EP1 "Victim's Friends On The Stand"
Jurors had been learning about the evidence against the defendant, Ali Abulaban. He was accused of the premeditated murder of his estranged wife, Ana, and her friend Rayburn Barron. Both were shot in the face at close range. A close friend of Ana Abulaban took the stand. He had insights in the marital drama of the Abulabans.
S1, EP2 "Best Friend Elaborates"
According to her friend, physical, mental, and verbal abuse had been a part of Ana Abulaban's home life with her husband before she died. Jurors would learn more about the domestic violence allegations in this case, which the state claimed led to the death of Ana and her friend, Rayburn Barron. Julia Stuntz's emotional testimony elaborated on the physical and emotional abuse her friend endured in her marriage.
S1, EP3 "Julia Stuntz"
The jury learned more about the issues in the relationship between the defendant and his wife, Ana. Months before she and her friend Rayburn Barron were killed, she was allegedly beaten, harassed, and even stalked by Ali. And she was forced to go to the police several times. The defense had questions for his wife's best friend. Julia Stuntz knew all about the drama between the two which included allegations of him trashing the apartment after he was kicked out, spying on her, and stalking her.
S1, EP4 "More Friends Speak Out"
Another close friend of Ana Abulaban took the stand. Prosecutors wanted to portray the defendant, Ali Abulaban, as an abusive, jealous, out-of-control husband whose behavior led him to plot and kill his wife, Ana, and her friend, Rayburn Barron. Jurors heard from not one, but two close friends of Ana's who testified about the bruises on her face and arms allegedly caused by her estranged husband, Ali.
