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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, EP6 "Rayburn Barron's Friend"
Jurors learned about the physical abuse allegations against Ali Abulaban, along with accusations that he stalked his estrange wife Ana, and even spied on her. He was accused of first-degree murder in her death and that of her friend, Rayburn Barron. Friends of both victims gave the jury context as to what was actually going on in the home of Ali and Ana Abulaban. She chose to separate. But in the end, Ana would be shot to death and Ali was accused of her murder.
S1, EP7 "Staying In The Abusive Relationship"
Friends of Ana Abulaban told jurors in her husband's murder trial that she kept giving Ali second chances. This was after they said she had bruises and faced psychological torment. For Ana's close friends, the signs were there that the violence she allegedly experienced was only going to get worse. But she hesitated in ending her marriage. Why? They said she was concerned about her daughter not having her father around, her U.S. citizenship status and the fact that she still loved Ali.
S1, EP8 "The Extramarital Affair"
The defendant, Ali Abulaban, met another woman in the elevator of his apartment building. Ashley Sanchez testified that she had sex with him just weeks before the fatal shootings of his wife Ana and her friend, Rayburn Barron. When Ana Abulaban learned about Ali having sex with a random stranger, allegedly that was it for her. She wanted him gone, but eventually she would be the one who end up dead.
S1, EP9 "The Affair That Ended The Marriage"
Prosecutors presented more details about the relationship drama between, Ali Abulaban, the defendant and the wife he was accused of killing. When the couple split, witnesses said he didn't take it so lightly. He allegedly stalked and spied on Ana, especially as she was hanging out more with her friend, Rayburn Barron. Ali allegedly panicked after cheating on his wife Ana. On the stand was Ashley Sanchez who told jurors the night she came over to hang out and ended up having sex with Ali.
S1, EP5 "Ongoing Domestic Abuse"
The allegations of abuse were crucial to the State's case against TikTok star-turned murder suspect Ali Abulaban. Before he was accused of shooting his wife, Ana, and her friend, Rayburn Barron, Ali was allegedly abusive toward Ana before their eventual separation. According to Ana's friends, she wanted to leave her husband. But she felt that she couldn't because divorce is discouraged in Filipino culture. Also, if she had divorced him, she could be deported, leaving her daughter with Ali.
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.
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, 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.
