A man known for his Scarface impressions says he was “double snorting” cocaine before “just exploding” upon seeing his ex-wife with another man; he then took a photo of the crime scene and picked up his daughter from college.
Ali Abulaban, a TikTok star accused of killing his ex-wife and another mandetailed the moment he “grabbed” and shot the couple to death – hours after secretly installing a recording machine in his home in an attempt to “catch” her having sex.
In court this week, Abulaban – who has amassed nearly 950,000 followers thanks to comedy sketches and Scarface impressions – took the witness stand for his personal protection as he is accused of murdering his wife Ana Abulaban (pictured with Ali above) and friend Rayburn Cardenas Barron (back circle above) on October 21, 2021.
He faces two counts of first-degree murder but has pleaded not guilty — including his security team claiming he was “simply out of it” and “all judgment and motivation (flew) out the window” when he confronted the two. dishonest suspicions.
During his testimony on Wednesday, Abulaban said he was giving “home” to his wife while he was staying at a nearby resort; prosecutors argued that Ana actually kicked him out of the house after learning he slept with another woman. The 2 share a daughter.
On the day of the murders, Abulaban said he sent supplies and some roses to Ana and was “hopeful” the gesture would make a good impression. When she thanked him for the groceries – but not the flowers – he said he found the response “despicable” and “quick.” At that moment, Abulaban – who was reportedly already using cocaine – decided he “needed to talk to her”.
He drove to her residence and went inside when she did not respond. He said he saw groceries on the counter and roses “crushed” under a makeup bag. This, he said, made him feel like she “didn’t give a shit about the roses” and forced himself to “go see someone.”
A paranoid Abulaban began recording audio of himself inside the house, saying in the statement that it was something he started doing out of fear that his wife would try to “blackmail” him or lie about him. A recording was then made for the court case, showing his response after he started sending text messages to Ana, who claimed to be at home.
In the audio, he was heard shouting to himself: “She’s lying, man, she’s lying! She is dishonest. She is dishonest with me! Oh my God, she’s a liar. She’s lying, I’m home! As I suspected, she is dishonest with me. F-king dishonest with me. She says it is a residence, not a residence. She won’t answer my phone. It’s okay Ana, you want to cheat on me… okay… she blocked me, you blocked her husband, you are dishonest with me!
“It pissed me off,” he admitted, saying he felt like she was “lying to me” as he knew she wasn’t home.
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In addition to destroying the house, he also had what he called “a silly idea” of using his daughter’s iPad to open a recording app and hiding it somewhere “discreet” near the bed to “catch” Ana and the hypothetical dude, she was dishonest by “having sex”. He then left the residence, returned to his resort and fell asleep.
Abulaban said he woke up to hear someone laughing, in addition to Ana’s voice.
“Instantly, I’m like, oh my God, that’s Ana, who is that man? Freaking out. I really feel like I caught Bigfoot or something. I’m freaking out,” he said, believing his dishonest suspicions were confirmed. He said he then got dressed, started a “couple of hits” of cocaine to focus and then ran to her house in hopes of “stopping” her from having sex with another man. Abulaban, who was armed with him, also admitted to having heard the real-time audio of Ana’s conversation with Ray on the way.
“I’m already freaking out, out of my thoughts, I’m already excited. I’m driving over 90 miles per hour…so I can detect it before it happens, stop it with my presence,” he testified. “I heard they’re making fun of me, like, ‘Did Ali make this mess?’ She said, ‘Yes, and he bought me these cheap flowers.’ Let me tell you that when you hear your wife speak ill of you to an undisclosed man, it is very hurtful.
He mentioned that he then began “taking two nostrils” of cocaine from a bag, saying he “probably consumed more cocaine than I’ve ever had in a single second” on the way.
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Abulaban testified that he expected to find the two in the bedroom when he entered the house, as their voices were very clear on the audio stream. He mentioned that he was “instantly scared” when he opened the door and noticed them, from his perspective, “cuddled up on the couch.”
“I didn’t expect Ana to try this with me. Him of all people. She knew how I felt about him. She knew how I felt. I was trying to believe that she wasn’t dishonest with me, that she would let me fix this because I was sick,” he said, appearing emotional as he spoke. “I was struggling with drugs, psychological illnesses. I messed up pretty bad. Once I realized it was him, I couldn’t stand it. I couldn’t handle the fucking betrayal. I couldn’t imagine that she could try this with me, with our daughter.”
“Before I could stop, I just exploded,” he continued, before detailing the brutal shooting.
“My gun was in my hand, the next thing I’m capturing and I can’t stop. I’m even scared, it’s like I’m watching this happen, I’m in the passenger seat of my own body. I can’t stop this,” he recalled. “I hear Ana screaming and crying. I don’t even remember capturing Ana.”
Moments after the shot, he said he questioned whether it had simply happened, including that he walked around and saw “Ana leaning forward and there is blood”. He mentioned, “I couldn’t imagine I did that. I didn’t imply doing that.
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When asked by his lawyer whether or not he should kill the pair, he said no. He was also asked why he took a photo of their bodies after the shooting, saying he didn’t remember doing it but “didn’t believe what happened.” He added: “I wasn’t sure if this was real. I wasn’t sure if this was just an unusual nightmare. I wasn’t considering it clearly. I didn’t know where this information was headed.”
He said he then bumped into him in the hallway – where a Nest camera saw him saying: “Damn, what have you done already?” to himself – before feeling “too much guilt” and returning home. Abulaban mentioned that he started screaming, “Please don’t die, I really like you, please don’t die. She wasn’t responding. I simply looked at her.
Abulaban said he then called himself father and mother, telling them that he had just “killed” Ana. “My father probably doesn’t believe me, he thought I was talking about some TIkTok video or something,” he added he, before confirming that he called 9-1-1 as soon as he got back into his car.
“I called 911 to get medical help for Ana and Ray if there was a chance to save them. I wasn’t prepared at that point to say, hey, it was me,” he testified, adding that he was also concerned about his daughter being left “alone at school” because her mother was supposed to pick her up.
“I didn’t want to leave her there and let her watch all the kids get picked up by their parents. I knew I needed to surrender. I wanted to at least protect her,” he said, explaining why he went to get her himself. Abulaban mentioned that after rescuing her, she asked, “The mother of the place?” — before he told her, “I hurt Mommy.”
The case is ongoing.
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