“TikTok Star Murders” is the heartbreaking story of an abusive relationship between a couple that was almost hiding in plain sight — their worst moments were captured on social media.
The married couple Ali and Ana Abulaban met in 2014 when they both served in the Air Force and were stationed in Okinawa, Japan. In 2019, Ali started to gain attention online under the name @jinnkid. Ali became internet famous, attracting millions of views for posting videos of himself doing sketch comedy and impressions of Tony Montana from“Scarface,” to which he went full method and would film himself doing drugs — it wasn’t a bit.
While the couple first tried to push forward a false image of a happy marriage, Ali began to get verbally abusive with Ana when he was jealous or felt insecure in their relationship. He recorded much of his berating to Ana.