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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, EP41 "Questions About Ana"
Ali Abulaban's defense team kept probing the lead Detective on the stand. During this cross-examination it was important for Ali's lawyers to continue to bring up Ana's friendship with Rayburn Barron to jurors in. Why? Because if Ali believed the two of them were dating the fatal shootings could be seen as Crime of Passion that happened suddenly and not premeditated homicide.
S1, EP42 "Prosecution Rests Their Case"
The State rested their case to jurors after the lead detective on the case wrapped up his testimony. Now jurors' attention turned to Ali Abulaban's defense on why he is not guilty in these crimes. According to his lawyers, he wanted to save his troubled marriage. But when Ana seemed to be getting on with her life without him he snapped and out of heated passion killed her in their apartment along with her male friend.
S1, EP43 "Mom Comes To Son's Defense"
Ali Abulaban's mother testified for his defense. Dalal Warra told jurors about Ali's troubled home life growing up and the mental issues he succumb to over the years. She elaborate on how her husband, Ali's father, was physically, emotionally, and verbally abusive to the both of them. Prosecutors contended that unchecked domestic abuse led to Ali killing Ana, and her friend, Rayburn Barron.
S1, EP44 "Child Abuse And Mental Illness"
Domestic abuse was brought up in questions to Ali Abulaban's mother on the witness stand. Dalal Warra admitted that she too was a victim of domestic abuse by her husband, Ali's father. For the first time in this trial, the jury heard claims that Ali Abulaban was dealing with mental health issues and taking prescription medication to treat it. But investigators did not find a clear diagnosis documented by a specialist.
S1, EP40 "From Separation To Homicide"
Detective Ricardo Escalante returned to the stand to answer questions under cross-examination. He was the lead investigator who outlined Ali Abulaban's double murder plot that ended the lives of his wife and her friend. The defense and prosecution painted the end of the Abulabans' relationship in two different Lights. The defense claimed things were amicable. The prosecution, on the other hand, argued the relationship was over, Ana wanted a divorce and that they weren't even living together.
S1, EP39 "Results Of The Toxicology Report"
The cross-examination on the lead detective came on day two of his testimony where he detailed what his investigation uncovered about the double homicide. Next, the State called in the forensic toxicologist who examined what was in the defendant's system when he was arrested. Her conclusion was that at the time of the murders of his wife and her friend, Ali Abulaban had cocaine in his system.
S1, EP38 "The Plot To Kill"
Jurors learned about the social media persona that the followers of Ali Abulaban Knew. Before he stood trial for the death of his wife Ana and Rayburn Barron, he was known as Jinn-Kid and was a rising online star. Later, the jury heard event more audio recordings of the fights between Ali and Ana Abulaban. Detective Ricardo Escalante presented the Glock-19, the murder weapon, up close to the jury.
S1, EP37 "Incriminating Online Searches"
Incriminating online searches law enforcement retrieved included: How to plant a listening device, Decapitated Head, and Chopped Bodies. The prosecution presented a story of domestic abuse in the marriage of the defendant and his wife, Ana. This was done through a timeline of social media and text messages. Prosecutors wanted to show how this alleged abuse went so far that it led to the murders of two innocent young People.
