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Courtroom erupts into cheers as TikTok star who murdered estranged wife and her friend is told he ‘will die in prison’

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Published 12:01 9 Sep 2024 GMT+1

Courtroom erupts into cheers as TikTok star who murdered estranged wife and her friend is told he ‘will die in prison’

Ali Abulaban, aka 'JinnKid', was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder

Emily Brown

Emily Brown

Featured Image Credit: YouTube/Court TV/Facebook/JinnKid

Topics: TikTok, Crime, California, Social Media

Emily Brown
Emily Brown

Emily Brown is UNILAD Editorial Lead at LADbible Group. She first began delivering news when she was just 11 years old - with a paper route - before graduating with a BA Hons in English Language in the Media from Lancaster University. Emily joined UNILAD in 2018 to cover breaking news, trending stories and longer form features. She went on to become Community Desk Lead, commissioning and writing human interest stories from across the globe, before moving to the role of Editorial Lead. Emily now works alongside the UNILAD Editor to ensure the page delivers accurate, interesting and high quality content.

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A California courtroom burst into cheers as a TikTok star who was found guilty of killing his estranged wife and her friend was sentenced to decades in prison.

Ali Abulaban, 32, became known on TikTok under the handle 'JinnKid' thanks to the impersonations he did of famous characters, like Scarface.

He had gained almost one million followers on the platform before he was found guilty earlier this year of murder, after his estranged wife, Ana Abulaban, 28, and her friend, Rayburn Cardenas Barron, 29, were killed in October 2021.

Though Ana and Abulaban were already estranged, the TikToker installed a listening device on their five-year-old daughter's iPad and heard the voice of another man in their San Diego home.

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Ana and Barron were in the apartment when Abulaban burst in and shot Barron three times. He then turned the gun on his wife.

During the trial, Abulaban confessed while on the stand and claimed he 'just snapped'.

“My gun was in my hand and next thing I'm shooting,” he said.

Ali Abulaban had nearly one million followers on TikTok (CBS 8 San Diego)
Ali Abulaban had nearly one million followers on TikTok (CBS 8 San Diego)

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Abulaban was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder, and was sentenced this month by San Diego Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Fraser.

During the sentencing hearing, family members of the victims were able to give impact statements before the judge gave his decision.

Ana's sister told Abulaban: "You promised my mom that you would take good care of them like my parents did for Ana Marie and Amira back in the Philippines.

"But I had no idea that my sister's life would be miserable living with you. You treated my sister like she didn’t matter, but she mattered."

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Barron's sister, Lizbeth, added that his family are having 'difficulty living a normal and healthy life' in the wake of their loss.

The judge described Abulaban as a 'talented actor' (CBS 8 San Diego)
The judge described Abulaban as a 'talented actor' (CBS 8 San Diego)

During his own statement, Abulaban apologized for the pain caused to the families but claimed the killings were the result of a 'a drug-induced psychosis'.

Judge Fraser said he had 'serious reservations' that Abulaban was remorseful for his actions, and described him as a 'very selfish person'.

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He handed him two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole plus, another 50 years behind bars for gun enhancement charges.

Fraser said: "The bottom line here is, he will die in prison, he will never be a free man. He will take his last breath there."

As the judge delivered the sentencing, the courtroom erupted into cheers and applause from the relieved family members and other onlookers.

Meanwhile, Abulaban mocked the crowd by joining in with the applause, as well as mouthing an expletive.

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