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YouTuber who faked livestream to create alibi in pregnant girlfriend’s murder learns his fate

Nypost · · 154 words · By Brandon Cruz
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Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleA YouTuber who faked a video game livestream to try to create an alibi while he fatally stabbed his pregnant girlfriend was sentenced to 31-years to life in prison after investigators exposed his scheme.

Common ground

Northern Ireland gamer Stephen McCullagh, 36, was hit with the sentence on June 3 for stabbing his girlfriend Natalie McNally, 32, in the neck and strangling her at her home in Lurgan, in December 2022.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “McCullagh set up a pre-recorded stream playing “Grand Theft Auto: Vice City” and “Robot Wars” for six hours on YouTube”
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The BBC and other news reports confirm McCullagh used a pre-recorded stream to create an alibi. While the specific games 'Grand Theft Auto: Vice City' and 'Robot Wars' are mentioned in the claim, the general fact of the fake livestream is corroborated across multiple sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — YouTubers are people mostly known for their work on the video sharing platform YouTube. The following is a list of YouTubers for whom Wikipedia has articles either under their own name or their YouTub…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_YouTubers
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 18 December 2022, Natalie McNally, a 32‑year‑old woman from Northern Ireland, was stabbed to death in her home in Lurgan, County Armagh. Her boyfriend, Stephen McCullagh, who initially claimed to h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Natalie_McNally
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Waymo LLC ( WAY-moh) is an American autonomous driving technology company headquartered in Mountain View, California. It is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., Google's parent company. As of June 2026, Way…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waymo
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Claim 2: “Northern Ireland gamer Stephen McCullagh, 36, was hit with the sentence on June 3 for stabbing his girlfriend Natalie McNally, 32, in the neck and strangling her at her home in Lurgan, in December 2022.”
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Independent sources confirm the identity of the perpetrator (Stephen McCullagh, 36), the victim (Natalie McNally, 32), the date of the crime (December 18, 2022), the location (Lurgan), the method (stabbing and strangulation), and the sentencing date (June 3).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events during the year 2022 in Ireland.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_in_Ireland
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — HM Prison Maghaberry is a high security prison near Lisburn in the south-west of County Antrim in Northern Ireland which opened in 1986. It was built on the site of RAF Maghaberry, a World War II airf…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HM_Prison_Maghaberry
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 18 December 2022, Natalie McNally, a 32‑year‑old woman from Northern Ireland, was stabbed to death in her home in Lurgan, County Armagh. Her boyfriend, Stephen McCullagh, who initially claimed to h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Natalie_McNally
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Claim 3: “McNally was 15 weeks pregnant when McCullagh murdered her”
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Multiple independent sources, including news reports and cross-references, explicitly state that Natalie McNally was 15 weeks pregnant at the time of her murder.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 18 December 2022, Natalie McNally, a 32‑year‑old woman from Northern Ireland, was stabbed to death in her home in Lurgan, County Armagh. Her boyfriend, Stephen McCullagh, who initially claimed to h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Natalie_McNally
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events from the year 2026 in Northern Ireland.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Northern_Ireland
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — HM Prison Maghaberry is a high security prison near Lisburn in the south-west of County Antrim in Northern Ireland which opened in 1986. It was built on the site of RAF Maghaberry, a World War II airf…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HM_Prison_Maghaberry
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Claim 4: “McCullagh was found guilty of murder after a five-week trial earlier this year.”
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The Times of India and Wikipedia both state that McCullagh was found guilty in March following a five-week trial.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events from the year 2026 in Northern Ireland.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Northern_Ireland
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — HM Prison Maghaberry is a high security prison near Lisburn in the south-west of County Antrim in Northern Ireland which opened in 1986. It was built on the site of RAF Maghaberry, a World War II airf…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HM_Prison_Maghaberry
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 18 December 2022, Natalie McNally, a 32‑year‑old woman from Northern Ireland, was stabbed to death in her home in Lurgan, County Armagh. Her boyfriend, Stephen McCullagh, who initially claimed to h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Natalie_McNally
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Claim 5: “A YouTuber who faked a video game livestream to try to create an alibi while he fatally stabbed his pregnant girlfriend was sentenced to 31-years to life in prison”
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Multiple independent sources confirm that Stephen McCullagh, a YouTuber, was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 31 years for the murder of his pregnant girlfriend after attempting to use a fake livestream as an alibi.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jack Colin Doherty (born October 8, 2003) is an American influencer, YouTuber, and online streamer best known for performing stunts and pranks. He first rose to prominence in 2016 after his early flip…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Doherty_(YouTuber)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Max Miller (born March 30, 1983) is an American YouTuber and historian known for being the creator and host of Tasting History, a culinary and history fusion web-show that recreates ancient or histori…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Miller_(YouTuber)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A YouTuber is a content creator and social media influencer who uploads or creates short or long form videos on the online video-sharing website or app YouTube, typically posting to their personal You…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTuber
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