TIKTOK star JinnKid wanted to control his wife, his cousin claimed, and social media fame helped turn him into a “monster.”
“He loved her so much that he became obsessed with her, and then he wanted to control her,” Louis Marinari, the “Skyrim in real life” TikToker’s cousin told NBC San Diego.
“He couldn’t grasp control over her because she had a really big social life, and he couldn’t control her anymore and it drove him mad. I think this is what led up to him killing her,” he added.
He added that the social media star, whose real name is Ali Abulaban, was insecure and that his online fame “created a monster.”
JinnKid stands accused of shooting his wife, Ana Abulaban, 29, and friend Rayburn Barron, 28. NBC San Diego reported the TikToker “thought his wife was cheating on him”.
On Monday, Abulaban pleaded not guilty, according to prosecutors. He is being held without bail, and is due back in court on October 28.
Read our JinnKid live blog for the latest news and updates…
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ALLEGEDLY TOLD DAUGHTER ‘HE HURT MOMMY’
Police reportedly found Ali Abulaban driving on the highway with his 5-year-old daughter after the murders occurred.
“The defendant then fled the building, went to pick up his daughter from school, still had the loaded gun in his car,” Deputy District Attorney Taren Brast said.
“Told his daughter that he ‘hurt mommy’ and then he was soon apprehended by the police.”
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WHO IS TIKTOKER JINNKID?
JinnKidd, who boasts over 940,000 followers on TikTok, creates comedy sketches on the platform.
Born May 18, 1992, Ali is 29-years-old.
As well as a mass following on TikTok, he has garnered over 250,000 Instagram followers.
He has created impressions of Scarface, John Wick, the Godfather and others on the app.
The TikToker is now charged with killing his wife and one of her friends.
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CONFESSION?
According to prosecutors, TikTok star JinnKidd confessed to murdering his wife while on a phone call with his mom.
“The defendant fled the apartment,” Deputy District Attorney Taren Brast said.
“Neighbors had heard the gunshots, witnessed the defendant leaving the apartment. Then he made a phone call to his mother admitting that he shot and killed his wife.”
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FANS REACT
Following Abulaban’s arrest for his wife’s murder, people have been leaving comments on his TikTok account.
“He threw away his life because he wasn’t man enough to walk away and handle a breakup,” said one comment.
“I can’t believe he murdered his beautiful wife. Now he’ll be doing his impressions in prison for the rest of his life,” added another.
A third comment read: “Why is this account still up?”
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‘HEARTBROKEN FOR THEIR DAUGHTER’
People on social media continue to react to news of the shooting and Ali Abulaban’s arrest, with one person nothing how badly they felt for the content creator’s daughter in the situation.
“The #JinnKid story has my heart broken for their daughter Amira,” they wrote. “He literally just posted a sweet video with her a week ago and now her entire life has been changed by him and his evil & selfish actions.”
“It is so unbelievably sad that people will put their kids thru such trauma.”
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HOW LONG HAS JINNKID BEEN POSTING ON TIKTOK?
Abulaban first joined the social media platform on July 28, 2019, and has since gained over 946,000 followers.
“Comedy Skits & Impressions. ☝🏼 DM me! Tony Montana, 6ix9ine, Skyrim, & more,” his bio reads.
Since joining the platform, he has posted 149 videos with some reaching over 2.8million views.
Outside of TikTok, Abulaban can be seen posting comedy videos on YouTube, where he has over 171,000 subscribers.
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‘FAME CREATED A MONSTER’
Ali Abulaban’s cousin Louis Marinari told NBC News San Diego that the TikToker was changed by internet fame.
“I think Ali was a very, very insecure person, and he still is very insecure. But I think social media, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, whatever, I think it created a fake reality for him to escape his insecurities, to escape his depression, to escape whatever it was that was going on in his head,” said Marinari.
“I think fame created a monster.”
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‘HE WANTED TO CONTROL HER’
The cousin of Ali Abulaban, known on TikTok as JinnKid, has spoken out on Ana Abulaban’s murder.
“He loved her so much that he became obsessed with her, and then he wanted to control her. He couldn’t grasp control over her because she had a really big social life, and he couldn’t control her anymore and it drove him mad. I think this is what led up to him killing her,” Louis Marinari told NBC San Diego.
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THE MURDER, CONTINUED
Ali allegedly walked in and shot Barron three times before shooting his wife in her head, later calling his mother to confess what he had done, said the prosecutors.
The TikToker then reportedly picked up his daughter from school and called the police on himself.
Back in September, Abulaban called police on Ali and accused him of pushing her and causing her injuries, according to prosecutors.
She had planned to file a restraining order, though it is unclear what the status of that was.
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THE MURDER
Ana Abulaban was slain on October 21, 2021, at the home she shared with Ali.
Her husband, TikToker JinnKid, real name Ali Abulaban, allegedly shot her and her friend Rayburn Cadenas Barron, 29, of National City hours after allegedly installing a listening device on his daughter’s tablet.
The pair reportedly had a tumultuous relationship, with Abulaban asking Ali to move out of their home on October 18.
With the listening app, Ali allegedly heard Abulaban and Barron talking in the apartment and rushed to the home from a hotel he was staying at, according to prosecutors.
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WHO WAS RAYBURN BARRON?
Rayburn Cadenas Barron, 29, of San Diego, California, was shot three times by Ali Abulaban, 29, who on the same date also gunned down his estranged wife Ana Abulaban, 28.
The pair were shot on October 21, 2021.
On a Go Fund Me page set up to raise money for his Celebration of Life, Rayburn is described as “an amazing brother, son, nephew, cousin & friend who touched all the lives around him”.
“Rayburn dedicated his life to always putting his family first,” it continued.
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TIKTOK STAR WAS STALKING WIFE BEFORE SHOOTING
Ali Abulaban, also known as JinnKid, is believed to have stalked his wife before the shooting, according to NBC San Diego.
His wife, Ana Abulaban, was in the process of ending their marriage at the time of the shooting, Deputy District Attorney Taran Brast told the outlet.
She reportedly asked Ali to leave the apartment on October 18 and he began stalking her, prosecutors claim.
On Thursday morning, Ali vandalized the home in the Spire San Diego building in the East Village and installed an app on his daughter’s iPad that let him monitor activity in the apartment where Ana lived, according to prosecutors.
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‘WHEN YOUR RELATIONSHIP IS DRAMA FREE’
The late Ana Abulaban once posted a TikTok with her husband, now accused of her murder, that said “when your relationship is drama free.”
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WHO WAS JINNKID’S WIFE?
Ana Abulaban was a content creator and social media influencer.
She was on Instagram with the username @anamacewindu with over 11,000 followers and was also active on Facebook.
The 28-year-old was married to Ali Nasser Abulaban and the pair were parents to a toddler.
It is unclear what her educational background was.
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HOW LONG HAS JINNKID BEEN POSTING ON TIKTOK?
Abulaban first joined the social media platform on July 28, 2019, and has since gained over 946,000 followers.
“Comedy Skits & Impressions. ☝🏼 DM me! Tony Montana, 6ix9ine, Skyrim, & more,” his bio reads.
Since joining the platform, he has posted 149 videos with some reaching over 2.8million views.
Outside of TikTok, Abulaban can be seen posting comedy videos on YouTube, where he has over 171,000 subscribers.
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TIKTOK’S DARK SIDE
News of JinnKid’s arrest comes as last month popular TikToker Gabriel Salazar, best known for his lip-sync videos reportedly died in a police chase crash.
The 19-year-old who has over a 1.3million followers on TikTok, reportedly died while driving illegal immigrants across the Mexico border.
Another young TikTok star passed away after being allegedly shot in a movie theatre.
Anthony Barajas,19, was shot while on his first date with Rylee Goodrich, 18 at a screening of The Forever Purge on July 26.
Back in July a famous TikTok dancer, Swavy died from a gunshot wound.
The star whose real name was Matima Miller boasted around 98million likes on social media.
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WHAT IS JINNKID’S NETWORTH?
As of 2021, it remains unclear how much Abulanban, 29, is worth but it is reported that his net worth is anywhere from $1million to $5million.
This comes from Abulanban’s career on TikTok and from being a film producer.
Throughout the course of his career, he has worked on two projects including Montana: A Scarface Story Film and Montana: A Scarface Story II.
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THE 911 CALLER
Someone called 911 at about 3 pm on Thursday to report the shooting, according to San Diego police and NBC San Diego.
That caller is believed to be Abulaban, who fled the scene.
He was later found near the Interstate 805/I-15 junction with his five-year-old daughter, police said.
Abulaban was taken into custody and his daughter was taken into protective services.
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‘FAME CREATED A MONSTER’
Ali Abulaban’s cousin Louis Marinari told NBC News San Diego that the TikToker was changed by internet fame.
“I think Ali was a very, very insecure person, and he still is very insecure. But I think social media, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, whatever, I think it created a fake reality for him to escape his insecurities, to escape his depression, to escape whatever it was that was going on in his head,” said Marinari.
“I think fame created a monster.”
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‘HE WANTED TO CONTROL HER’
The cousin of Ali Abulaban, known on TikTok as JinnKid, has spoken out on Ana Abulaban’s murder.
“He loved her so much that he became obsessed with her, and then he wanted to control her. He couldn’t grasp control over her because she had a really big social life, and he couldn’t control her anymore and it drove him mad. I think this is what led up to him killing her,” Louis Marinari told NBC San Diego.
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WHO IS TIKTOKER JINNKID?
JinnKidd, who boasts over 940,000 followers on TikTok, creates comedy sketches on the platform.
Born May 18, 1992, Ali is 29-years-old.
As well as a mass following on TikTok, he has garnered over 250,000 Instagram followers.
He has created impressions of Scarface, John Wick, the Godfather and others on the app.
The TikToker is now charged with killing his wife and one of her friends.
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ANA ABULABAN SEEN ON TIKTOK WITH ALI AKA JINNKID
A Twitter user posted a video that shows Ali Abulaban with estranged wife Ana, who he is now accused of killing.
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SOCIAL MEDIA SLAMS JINNKID
Twitter users have been reacting to JinnKid’s arrest for the killing of his estranged wife.
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FANS REACT
Following Abulaban’s arrest for his wife’s murder, people have been leaving comments on his TikTok account.
“He threw away his life because he wasn’t man enough to walk away and handle a breakup,” said one comment.
“I can’t believe he murdered his beautiful wife. Now he’ll be doing his impressions in prison for the rest of his life,” added another.
A third comment read: “Why is this account still up?”
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JINNKID’S LAST POST
The TikToker posted his last video on Thursday, October 21 – the same day his wife was killed in her San Diego apartment.
Abulaban’s last video was one of his famous Tony Montana impressions.