{"id":1178,"date":"2026-06-04T13:42:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T13:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=1178"},"modified":"2026-06-04T13:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T13:42:11","slug":"youtuber-gets-31-years-for-killing-pregnant-girlfriend-faking-livestream-for-alibi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=1178","title":{"rendered":"YouTuber gets 31 years for killing pregnant girlfriend, faking livestream for alibi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>A YouTuber has been sentenced to decades behind bars for murdering his pregnant girlfriend, then trying to hide it by setting up a fake livestream to use as an alibi.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=1176\">Judge orders DHS to allow inspection of Southern California immigrant detention center<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stephen McCullagh sat stone-faced in Ireland\u2019s Belfast Crown Court as a judge on Wednesday ordered him to spend a minimum of 31 years in prison for the slaying of Natalie McNally, the Guardian reported. She was found dead at her home in Lurgan on Dec. 18, 2022. She suffered multiple stab wounds to the neck, strangulation, and heavy blows to her head, police previously said.<\/p>\n<p>McNally was 15 weeks pregnant at the time of her death.<\/p>\n<p>That same evening, McCullagh\u2019s YouTube channel was streaming a video of him playing Grand Theft Auto, suggesting he\u2019d been at his own home some 17 miles away from the crime scene. In reality, the 36-year-old gamer had recorded the footage days earlier, in a bid to feign his innocence. Prosecutors said he wore a disguise to travel to McNally\u2019s home while the video played.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not leaving the house tonight,\u201d he said in the broadcast, during which he sported a Santa hat and drank Guinness.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=1174\">\u2018She is only a transient, don\u2019t worry about it\u2019: Deputy failed to act before woman was found in ditch, investigators say<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Authorities arrested McCullagh\u2019s shortly after the discovery of McNally\u2019s body, but he was released after providing cops with his stream from the night of the murder. He went on to attend McNally\u2019s wake, and he was welcomed by her family.<\/p>\n<p>Upon further investigation, authorities determined McCullagh staged the stream, and he was re-arrested and convicted following a weeks-long trial back in March<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen he first arrived at the house on Christmas Day, during Natalie\u2019s wake, the family brought him in and comforted him,\u201d the judge said. \u201cThey allowed him to spend extensive time alone with Natalie, ostensibly to grieve for her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=1172\">49ers\u2019 George Kittle stacking g\u2019days, aiming for Aussie opener<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A YouTuber has been sentenced to decades behind bars for murdering his pregnant girlfriend, then trying to hide it by setting up a fake livestream to use as an alibi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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