Case 324: Khalil Rayyan

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Case 324 Khalil Rayyan

*** Content warnings: Terrorism, gun violence ***

In late 2015, a young pizza delivery man named Khalil Abu Rayyan from Dearborn Heights, Michigan, met and fell in love with a woman he met online. Jannah Bride had approached Khalil via the social media platform Twitter, and the two soon became close.

Over the course of several months, Khalil would start admitting disturbing things to Jannah – fantasies he had about harming others. But nothing in the relationship was as it seemed…

CREDITS

 

Casefile Presents

  EPISODE

Research & writing – Erin Munro

Creative direction – Milly Raso

Narration – Anonymous Host

  MUSIC

‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com

Audio production – Mike Migas 

Scoring – Mike Migas 

Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

  OTHER

Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska

  PREMIUM

Although Casefile episodes are free for all listeners, those who want to support us financially can do so by becoming a member of Patreon, Apple Premium or Spotify Premium. Paid subscribers receive access to exclusive content including behind-the-scenes discussions with the Casefile team, interviews, early releases and ad-free episodes.

RESOURCES

 

ARTICLES

FBI: Dearborn Heights man talked about killing church members and cop in name of ISIS – Deadline Detroit

Attorney: FBI agents posed as Muslim women to entrap man – Detroit Free Press

Detroit-area man ‘humiliated’ by Islamic State threats – The Philadelphia Tribune

FBI honeyspot ensnares Michigan man – The Intercept

Listen to an FBI “honeypot” on the job – The Intercept

‘My generation has been destroyed’ – Inside the mental health crisis facing Michigan’s Muslim youth – Rolling Stone

How a suicidal pizza man found himself ensnared in an FBI terror sting – CNN

How do you deradicalise returning Isis fighters? – The Guardian

How I was de-radicalised – BBC

 

ARCHIVED ARTICLES

Use of informants in Muslim communities raises civil rights concerns – Detroit Free Press

Remorseful son, or future ISIS follower? – Detroit Free Press

Man accused of supporting ISIS sentenced to 5 years – The Times Herald

Terrorist fantasizer pleads guilty to gun crimes – The Kalamazoo Gazette

Dearborn Heights man accused of planning attack says Satan talks to him – The Saginaw News

Dad seeks freedom for suspect tied to ISIS – Detroit Free Press

FBI: Metro man plotted ISIS attacks on church – The Times Herald

 

DOCUMENTARIES

Why the FBI catfished me – The Gravel Institute

I was catfished by the FBI – Locked In with Ian Bick

 

DOCUMENTS

Criminal complaint – United States of America v. Khalil Abu Rayyan

Motion for Discovery – United States of America v. Khalil Abu Rayyan

 

WEBSITES

Counter Extremism Project – Khalil Abu-Rayyan

← Case 323: The GPO Girl Case 325: The Gilham Family →

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Case 324 Khalil Rayyan

*** Content warnings: Terrorism, gun violence ***

In late 2015, a young pizza delivery man named Khalil Abu Rayyan from Dearborn Heights, Michigan, met and fell in love with a woman he met online. Jannah Bride had approached Khalil via the social media platform Twitter, and the two soon became close.

Over the course of several months, Khalil would start admitting disturbing things to Jannah – fantasies he had about harming others. But nothing in the relationship was as it seemed…

CREDITS

 

Casefile Presents

  EPISODE

Research & writing – Erin Munro

Creative direction – Milly Raso

Narration – Anonymous Host

  MUSIC

‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com

Audio production – Mike Migas 

Scoring – Mike Migas 

Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

  OTHER

Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska

  PREMIUM

Although Casefile episodes are free for all listeners, those who want to support us financially can do so by becoming a member of Patreon, Apple Premium or Spotify Premium. Paid subscribers receive access to exclusive content including behind-the-scenes discussions with the Casefile team, interviews, early releases and ad-free episodes.

RESOURCES

 

ARTICLES

FBI: Dearborn Heights man talked about killing church members and cop in name of ISIS – Deadline Detroit

Attorney: FBI agents posed as Muslim women to entrap man – Detroit Free Press

Detroit-area man ‘humiliated’ by Islamic State threats – The Philadelphia Tribune

FBI honeyspot ensnares Michigan man – The Intercept

Listen to an FBI “honeypot” on the job – The Intercept

‘My generation has been destroyed’ – Inside the mental health crisis facing Michigan’s Muslim youth – Rolling Stone

How a suicidal pizza man found himself ensnared in an FBI terror sting – CNN

How do you deradicalise returning Isis fighters? – The Guardian

How I was de-radicalised – BBC

 

ARCHIVED ARTICLES

Use of informants in Muslim communities raises civil rights concerns – Detroit Free Press

Remorseful son, or future ISIS follower? – Detroit Free Press

Man accused of supporting ISIS sentenced to 5 years – The Times Herald

Terrorist fantasizer pleads guilty to gun crimes – The Kalamazoo Gazette

Dearborn Heights man accused of planning attack says Satan talks to him – The Saginaw News

Dad seeks freedom for suspect tied to ISIS – Detroit Free Press

FBI: Metro man plotted ISIS attacks on church – The Times Herald

 

DOCUMENTARIES

Why the FBI catfished me – The Gravel Institute

I was catfished by the FBI – Locked In with Ian Bick

 

DOCUMENTS

Criminal complaint – United States of America v. Khalil Abu Rayyan

Motion for Discovery – United States of America v. Khalil Abu Rayyan

 

WEBSITES

Counter Extremism Project – Khalil Abu-Rayyan

← Case 323: The GPO Girl Case 325: The Gilham Family →

The post Case 324: Khalil Rayyan appeared first on Casefile: True Crime Podcast.

2025-08-09
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