Ali Abulaban was a TikTok creator and influencer with almost a million followers. Having built up a loyal fan base, he would share everything from comedy sketches to his marriage with the public, but no one suspected that he would one day become a killer.
Before Abulaban became a name on social media, he was serving in the US Air Force and stationed in Japan. There, he met his wife Ana, who was from the Philippines, and they started dating. Abulaban was discharged from the military after allegedly getting into a fight with one of her friends and the couple moved to Virginia where his family were based.
They married in 2017 and had a daughter. The following year, Abulaban started making TikTok videos under the name JinnKid. He would record comedy impressions that would attract millions of views. His most watched video was his version of fictional character Tony Montana from the 1983 film Scarface. He had more than 940,000 followers and Ana would often make cameo appearances and help him with the filming. They became well known influencers.
The couple moved to San Diego so that Abulaban could take advantage of the California social media scene to grow his fame. They settled into a luxury apartment on the 35th floor of a high-rise building. With her beauty and fashionable looks, Ana also started to gain a following, and fans soon started to make comments about their relationship. Something was clearly wrong.
By 2021, their daughter was five and Ana, 28, was unhappy in her marriage. Abulaban had a cocaine addiction and he was even seen taking the drugs during a live stream on his channel. He would also openly criticise his wife and accuse her of being unfaithful in jealous rants or complain that they weren’t having enough sex.
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