THE TIKTOK KILLER

A social media star is sentenced to life in prison for the brutal killing of his estranged wife and her alleged lover

He was livid. Ali Abulaban was staying at a hotel after his wife of five years, Ana Marie, told him she wanted to end their tumultuous and abusive marriage. On Oct. 21, 2021, Ali — a social media content creator, comedian, gamer and voice impressionist known as JinnKid on TikTok — entered their San Diego marital home while Ana was out and installed a listening app on their then 5-year-old daughter’s iPad before leaving. While monitoring the audio feed later that day, Ali heard the voice of a man he believed was having an affair with his estranged wife.