This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Ali Nasser Abulaban, a TikTok star, who was convicted of two counts of first degree murder for killing his wife and her male friend in 2021.
This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams.
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Footnotes
Articles/Websites
Wood, Becca. (06/28/2024). The true story behind Peacock’s ‘TikTok Star Murders’: Where is Ali Abulaban now? Today. Retrieved 08/14/2024 from https://www.today.com/popculture/movies/tiktok-star-murders-true-story-documentary-rcna159061
Barker, Zara. (05/20/2024). Former TikTok star’s mother takes the stand in his double murder trial. FOX 5/KUSI. Retrieved 08/15/2024 from https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/former-tiktok-stars-mother-takes-the-stand-in-his-double-murder-trial/
Ferrell, Coy. (04/06/2021). UPDATE: Criminal complaint: Gainesville man stole gun in Opal, then shot at occupied vehicles in Remington. Fauquier Times. Retrieved 08/16/2024 from https://www.fauquier.com/news/update-criminal-complaint-gainesville-man-stole-gun-in-opal-then-shot-at-occupied-vehicles-in/article_2d4afba0-94ab-11eb-8f2a-bf6f3febfe91.html
City News Service; Kurosu, Jason. (05/22/2024). TikToker accused in East Village double murder says he ‘snapped’ when he saw wife with another man. NBC San Diego. Retrieved 08/17/2024 from https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/tiktoker-accused-in-east-village-double-murder-testifies-about-shooting-wife-man/3521630/
Patterson, Charmaine. (05/29/2024). Former TikToker Convicted of Killing Wife and the Man He Thought She Was Cheating with in 2021. People. Retrieved 08/17/2024 from https://people.com/ali-abulaban-verdict-guilty-of-murdering-wife-and-her-male-friend-8655603
Cesric, Corin. (05/22/2024). Mom Describes Reaction When TikTok Influencer Son Allegedly Called Her and Confessed to Murdering Wife. People. Retrieved 08/17/2024 from https://people.com/tiktok-influencer-allegedly-called-mom-confessed-murdering-wife-prosecutors-865249
Aahana, Swrup. (06/20/2024). Ana Abulaban and Ray Barron: How Did They Die? Why Were They Killed? The Cinemaholic. Retrieved 08/17/2024 from https://thecinemaholic.com/ana-abulaban-rayburn-cardenas-barron/
Go Fund Me. (11/09/2021). Ana Marie Abulaban. Retrieved 08/17/2024 from https://www.gofundme.com/f/Victim-emergency-funds
Go Fund Me. (n.d.). Rayburn’s Celebration of Life. Retrieved 08/17/2024 from https://www.gofundme.com/f/rayburns-celebration-of-life
Find a Grave. (n.d.). Ana Marie Macedonio Abulaban. Retrieved 08/17/2024 from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233650039/ana_marie-abulaban
Price, Steve. (10/27/2021). Cousin offers insight into San Diego TikTok star charged with murder. CBS8. Retrieved 08/18/2024 from https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/crime/cousin-san-diego-tiktok-star-murder-ali-abulaban-rayburn-barron-ana/509-38e8dc4a-b807-45ed-b8ac-7c61c125a755
Waleed. (07/11/2023). This TikTok star killed her wife in rage. Medium. Retrieved 08/18/2024 from https://medium.com/crimetales/this-tiktok-star-killed-her-wife-in-rage-5c4ba53c4623
City News Service. (05/20/2024). Mother of San Diego TikToker testifies in her son’s double murder trial. NBC San Diego. Retrieved 08/18/2024 from https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/ali-abulaban-mother-testifies-double-murder-trial/3519539/
Moorhouse, Drusilla. (05/29/2024). Jury Reaches Verdict In Trial Of TikTok Star Accused Of Murdering His Wife And Her Male Friend. Huffpost. Retrieved 08/18/2024 from https://sg.news.yahoo.com/jury-reaches-verdict-trial-tiktok-205030603.html
Barker, Zara. (05/13/2024). New video shown in day five of TikTok star’s double murder trial. KUSI News. Retrieved 08/18/2024 from https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/new-video-shown-in-day-five-of-tiktok-stars-double-murder-trial/
Barker, Zara. (05/02/2024). Friends of slain wife take the stand in former TikTok star’s trial. KUSI News. Retrieved 08/18/2024 from https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/friends-of-slain-wife-take-the-stand-in-former-tiktok-stars-trial/
Barker, Zara. (05/21/2024). Former TikTok star takes the stand in his own defense. KUSI News. Retrieved 08/18/2024 from https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/former-tiktok-star-takes-the-stand-in-his-own-defense/
History
Historic Prince William. (n.d.). The Indians And the Collision of Cultures. Retrieved 08/19/2024 from https://www.historicprincewilliam.org/county-history/stories/indians-and-the-collision-of-cultures.html
Prince William County VA. (n.d.). Manassas. Retrieved 08/19/2024 from https://www.pwcva.com/manassas.html
Wikipedia. (08/08/2024). Manassas, Virginia. Retrieved 08/19/2024 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manassas,_Virginia
Office of The Historian. (n.d.). The Gulf War, 1991. Retrieved 08/19/2024 from https://history.state.gov/milestones/1989-1992/gulf-war
Video
TikTok Star Murders. (Documentary 2024).
https://www.peacocktv.com/watch-online/tv/tiktok-star-murders/406cadce-7c0a-30c5-bd61-5dc18313f8d4
How Not to Get Murdered
https://www.budobrothers.com/
Music
“Abyss” by Alasen: ●https://soundcloud.com/alasen●https://twitter.com/icemantrap ●https://instagram.com/icemanbass/●https://soundcloud.com/therealfrozenguy●
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
“Precinct Lullaby” by Marlene Miller. Used with permission. Find her Facebook and Instagram under SEMNCHY or marlenemiller138@gmail.com
“Starz” & “Intranet” by Yung Kartz
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Yung_Kartz
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
“Furious Freak” by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3791-furious-freak
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