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Former TikToker and convicted murderer Ali Abulaban seeks new trial

nbcsandiego.com · 7h · first reportShare

Jurors in the murder trial of Ali Abulaban , the social media personality convicted of murdering his wife and another man at an East Village high-rise apartment, were presented with extraneous, irrelevant character evidence about Abulaban that prevented them from viewing him objectively, a defense attorney argued Wednesday. Abulaban, 34, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus 50 years to life, for gunning down Ana Abulaban, 28, and Rayburn Cardenas Barron, 29, inside the Abulabans’ 35th-floor unit at the Spire San Diego apartments on Oct. 21, 2021. Abulaban is appealing his convictions for two counts of first-degree murder, plus special-circumstance allegations of committing multiple murders. At trial, Deputy District Attorney Taren Brast argued Abulaban — who was known in online circles as a content creator dubbed “JinnKid” — was possessive, jealous and abusive to his wife, prompting Ana to want to leave the marriage. On the day of the killings, Abulab