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[Music] website Craigslist is an American website offering a wide range of classified
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advertisements there are categories dedicated to everything from jobs to services for hire and everything in
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between formerly launched in 1996 the site has expanded to over 70 countries and is considered the leading classified
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service in any medium with an estimated value of more than a billion dollar each month 200 million postings
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are made to Craigslist which draw over 20 billion page views making it one of the most popular websites in the world
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more than 90% of its traffic comes from the United States where individual states and cities are given their own
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dedicated portals to allow users to narrow their interactions to specific areas towards the middle of 2016 an
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advertisement was placed on the Californian Craigslist site targeting individuals in Orange County a region 35
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Mi southeast of Metropolitan Los Angeles it appeared under the personals section within a subcategory titled
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casual encounters a space for individuals seeking no strings attached hookups the ad featured the heading rape
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fantasy and was accompanied by an image of a partially clothed woman being violently restrained by a
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man it's text read I am looking for women who have fantasies about being raped SL forced to perform I've done
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this before with a couple of ex-girlfriends and found it very intense and exciting we would agree on the
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limits before meeting and we could meet at a safe location like a hotel The Advertiser assured potential
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partners that he was quote a sane cleancut professional on Monday June 133 2016 he
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received a response from a female user who wrote I have been dying to have a rape fantasy occur watched while walking
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my dog following me to the door and forcing me into my condo I am 30 tall gorgeous and
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ready I have a walkie I walk every night say 8:00 p.m. if you are free tonight come find me force me into my house and
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take me down the responder provided her address a condominium on South Anaheim Boulevard
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in the city of [Music] Anaheim [Music] Ian Diaz took his work as a United States Deputy Marshal seriously often
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wearing his uniform even when he wasn't on duty his identity revolved around his
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job with the majority of his friends also working in law enforcement but despite his dedication
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to his career he was eager to find fulfillment outside of work as well when he found himself newly single at the age
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of 38 he did what so many singles do in the 21st century he turned to the internet while browsing an online dating
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site Ian connected with a 30-year-old woman named Angela Connell after chatting for a little bit
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the pair decided to meet in person they had their first date on Saturday January 2
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2016 the beginning of a new year seemed like an auspicious time to embark on a new
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relationship Ian found Angela to be sweet charming and caring she had a wide smile dark brown hair and a chocolate
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brown eyes Ian's attraction to Angela was reciprocated and the pair began a whirlwind
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romance within the same month of meeting Ian proposed marriage on Friday January
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29 and Angela accepted 2 weeks after they became engaged the couple traveled to Boise
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Idaho to visit Angela's parents during the trip Angela announced to her fiance and her family that she was
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pregnant with the couple now expecting a child together they decided to FasTrack
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their relationship even further when they got back to California Angela would move into Ian's condo
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on the afternoon of Friday February 19 Ian returned home to discover that Angela had moved herself in while he was
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at work the pair chattered about the pregnancy and Angela's lack of health insurance deciding they should marry as
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soon as possible so Angela could access Ian's government health benefits 3 days later they tied the knot
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in a quiet Courthouse ceremony everything appeared to be on track for their new life together
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weeks later in April tragedy struck when Angela suffered a miscarriage the couple decided to try
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for another baby straight away and by the following month Angela was pregnant again this time with
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twins what should have been a happy and exciting time was Disturbed in late May when the newly wedded Angela Diaz began
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receiving some troubling emails the messages were sent from from a number of different email addresses
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attributed to the name Lilith a figure associated with the Jewish mythology Lilith is considered to
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be a dangerous and immoral temptress who steals babies in the night one of the emails to Angela
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read There are legends that Adam had a wife before Eve who was named Lilith but this is not found in the Bible the
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Legends vary significantly but they all essentially agree that Lilith left Adam because she did not want to submit to
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him according to the Legends Lilith was an evil Wicked woman who committed adultery with Satan and produced a race
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of evil creatures I hope you are scared of death tomorrow be prepared don't sleep Be
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watchful of the daughters of God we will steal your child and we will watch as it
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dies he is using you for everything don't you see this he is obsessed with me I am his treasure princess you are
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nothing watch your back tomorrow another email sent from Lilith's truth outlook.com
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read you will lose your baby and it will be done by the will of God God's Vengeance will rise
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up Angela also received messages via her LinkedIn profile an employment orientated website used for for
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professional networking the messages were from someone named Jason Ray who wrote In all
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capital letters Michelle was his one true and honored first love you are nothing to
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him when Ian saw the messages he immediately recognized the language used in them and knew who the Michelle
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referred to was Ian hadn't told Angela this when they first met but he was embroiled in
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an ongoing legal dispute with his ex partner a woman named Michelle Hadley the pair had met 2 and 1/2 years
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earlier in October 2013 and had gotten engaged one year later in May 2015 they purchased a
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two-bedroom dual story condo in a brand new development on South Anaheim Boulevard this was less than a mile from
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Anaheim City Center and close to Disneyland where where Michelle worked the condo cost
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$468,500 and Michelle paid a $14,400 deposit up front Ian planned to gradually reimburse
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her when he could and the couple would share the mortgage repayments by the time the couple moved
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into the condo 1 month later their relationship was in sharp decline fights were common place and escalated at an
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alarming rate Ian recalled how at one stage Michelle had yelled at him I hate you I hate this house and if it were up
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to me I'd burn this down after living with Michelle for a little over a month Ian told his friends
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that he could no longer deal with her emotional instability he reclaimed the engagement
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ring he'd given her and in August 2015 she moved out as Michelle was still obliged to to pay her share of the
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mortgage while Ian remained in their condo the property became a source of contention within days of leaving
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Michelle began bombarding Ian with emails wanting to know what was going to happen with the condo and requesting he
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pay her back her messages weren't always hostile sometimes her demands for resolution were interspersed with words
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of gratitude such as when she thanked Ian for sorting out her car insurance but soon the emails took a turn Michelle
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started referencing the Bible and using Grim religious imagery to threaten aan in one she wrote your sins are many
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including defiling me and my family with your wicked and evil sexual acts your financial coercion and irresponsibility
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your gluttony your greed Your Lust your sloth your wrath your envy and most of all your
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pride I will bring the full force of the law and the word of God against you to judge
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you to this Ian replied I am not sure how God or the Bible has any relevance to the condo and
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Mortgage in an email with the subject line gong girl Michelle wrote you know exactly how God the word
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of God the spirit of God are involved with the condo we both do your end will come and you will relinquish the keys to
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the Earth Earth is mine and the title deed to Earth belongs to me there will be no resolution outside
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of Court unless you are willing to Bow before the Lord your God if you are not then prepare yourself Satan so let it be
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written so let it be done in another email she stated please explain to to your real
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estate attorney that God's law is above all laws prepare yourself and prepare your
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armies in the weeks that followed Michelle's emails continued to intensify as a precaution Ian shared
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them with his friends and colleagues in law enforcement he then emailed Michelle
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with a warning quote the Anaheim Police Department in conjunction with the United States
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Marshall service are fully aware of you your issues with me and have copies of every email we have exchanged since you
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left Michelle kept contacting Ian regardless in September 2015 he began the process of taking out a restraining
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order against her in his petition Ian wrote I work as a US Marshal and after showing my supervisor the threatening
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emails he recommended that I seek a domestic violence restraining order Michelle has told me that I must comply
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with her demands or be prepared for God's Vengeance and referred to me as Satan and the
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Antichrist because of her emotional instability history of fits of rage and self-medication with alcohol I fear for
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my safety Ian included examples of Michelle's behavior that had made him feel unsafe one was a February 2014 incident
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in which an ir8 Michelle had screamed at him I wish you could be a better man sexually Ian said he told her to go
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online to find someone else a week later Michelle revealed she had been unfaithful and blamed Ian for making her
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cheat another time she allegedly grabbed their puppy by the neck and yelled Don't
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Make Me Hurt You Ian admitted to sometimes being so afraid of Michelle that he had his
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mother stay with him at the condo 3 weeks after it was filed the petition was dismissed but tensions between the
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two seemed to have settled both Ian and Michelle retained property attorneys instead of trying to
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sort out the condo themselves and were able to find a compromise on November 24 2015 Ian
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agreed to pay Michelle $3,000 in exchange for remaining in the condo for 6 months while he sorted out his
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finances his goal was to take over the mortgage entirely by June 5 2016 if he failed to do so in that time
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frame he would sell the condo and split any profits with Michelle just over a month after
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reaching this agreement Ian met Angela Connell and initially neglected to tell her about the
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situation while the two threw themselves into their new life together the deadline for Ian to take over the
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mortgage grew closer but Ian was having trouble finalizing arrangements with his
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bank by May 2016 Angela was pregnant with twins and there was only one month until Ian was
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due to assume the mortgage in fool that's when Michelle began contacting him again Ian informed Michelle that he was
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married with two children on the way she threatened to sue if he was unable to uphold his end of the agreement
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on May 22 Michelle wrote you told me I was your first love but you did not treat me like the precious perfect
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treasure I am you have sinned against God and I want my power back because it belongs to the daughters of
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God a few days later Angela began receiving messages with similar biblical references and a grim religious
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tone given that Michelle seemed like the the obvious sender on May 26 2016 Angela
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responded to the LinkedIn message she'd received from Jason Ray writing Michelle
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Hadley I want you to please stop emailing me the emails continued and became increasingly violent over the next few
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days Angela received messages that said I hope you are scared to death tomorrow be prepared don't sleep
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we will steal your child and we will watch as it dies you deserve nothing but a life of
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lonely torture you are a piece of and I hope to God you burned for what you have done to
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us on June 1 2016 when Angela received an email that read you might be beautiful you might be the one he
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married but you are still a sinner and must be punished I will make sure you are reminded of your place by
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force following this Angela and Ian went to the Anaheim Police Department to apply for a restraining order against
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Michelle Hadley in her petition Angela included a collection of the threatening messages
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and wrote Miss hudley has been emailing me for over one week repeatedly threatening my life my marriage my
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safety and slandering my husband m has used over six different email addresses to contact me despite a request to cease
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communication I am now fearful of leaving my home have had to delete my online presence and am incredibly
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emotionally distressed I am fearful of being raped attacked killed I have had to completely uproot my life including
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missing work at a new job to quash this issue the tone and tenor of these emails
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escalates and there seems no sign of stopping a court hearing was scheduled and Angela was granted a temporary
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restraining order against Michelle the next day she received an email in which the sender claimed to
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have been watching her leave her workplace let's play a game they exclaimed another message dated June 6
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warned you will pay for this I hope to God you are ready for the pain I will show you burn in the fiery pits of Hell
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tonight as by God's law you will be hurt Angela made another report to the police who filed official reports
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against Michelle Hadley for stalking criminal threats and violating a protective
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order meanwhile Ian's application to assume the mortgage for the Anaheim condo was denied as per the terms of
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their agreement this man he' have to sell the property and split the proceeds with
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Michelle a week later a stranger arrived at Ian's condo claiming he was there to
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have consensual rough sex with Angela he explained that he'd posted an advertisement on Craigslist seeking a
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rape fantasy partner and someone named Lilith Hadley had replied with this address the man left without incident
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after which Ian and Angela filed a report with the Anaheim Police Department detective Michael kuna took
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the lead on the case and filed an attempted forcable rape complaint against Michelle
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Hadley over the following week several other men contacted Angela all believing that they were going to take part in a
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consensual rape fantasy one individual had even planned to travel by plane to meet up with
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Angela only to be intercepted by detective kuna another contacted and as directly
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to apologize for the misunderstanding adding that the person who had responded to his Craigslist ad had also sent him
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photos of Angela when the Diaz's saw the photographs Angela recognized them as having come from her Instagram
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account Ian was Furious while he was responsible for investigating threats against judges and prosecutors as part
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of his role as a deputy United States Marshal he told detectives that he'd never seen anything like
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this he complained about the lack of action taken against Michelle Hadley adding she needs to be in cuffs
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and in a padded room Ian told investigators his ex was hiding out at her parents' home and
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urged them to arrest her immediately on Friday June 24 2016 police were dispatched to the Dez's
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condominium after receiving a 911 call in an alley that provided access to the building's garage they found Angela Diaz
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in hysterics her shirt was torn and she had bruises to her right Temple as well as
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red marks on the left side of her neck and above her left breast she told the officers that she'd
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been in the garage when a man jumped out and dragged her to the ground he attempted to rape her but fled when she
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screamed for help in Angela had a little doubt the attack was related to the fraudulent
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Craigslist advertisements she told the officers the name of the person she believed was
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behind the ads Michelle Hadley that evening detective Michael kuner and two plain clothes officers
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arrived at Michelle's parents house and presented Michelle with a search warrant
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for her electronic devices she handed over her mobile phone laptop and iPad along with the passcodes
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to access them detective kuna checked Michelle's phone and saw she had an email from
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Craigslist it asked her to confirm an advertisement she delisted in the casual encounters section titled rape
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fantasy Michelle Hadley was taken into custody she was charged with violating her restraining order with bail set at
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$100,000 her parents who owned a small manufacturing business scraped together enough money to secure her release for
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the following morning of Saturday June 25 an hour later Angela Diaz started receiving emails
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again some included disturbing images of women being beaten strangled groped by masked men or
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murdered one featured pictures of aborted fetuses and warned Angela not to expect her babies to be born in another
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the the sender demanded that Angela contact them the phone number and email address they provided belonged to
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Michelle Hadley's parents over on Craig's List the rape fantasy advertisements also
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resumed in an effort to confirm who was making the posts detective kuna started responding to them he contacted users
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who were soliciting partners for such acts and warned them to ignore anyone who responded with the Diaz's
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address in an effort to help aan Diaz also replied to the ads but detective kuna felt this was an unwanted
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interference that could do more harm than good on Monday July 11 2016 2 weeks after Michelle's release from custody
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another rape fantasy ad was posted responders were once again directed to the Diaz's
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condo 2 days later Angela contacted the police to report a man lurking outside her home responding officers found a
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17-year-old male in the condo's Courtyard he claimed he was there regarding a Craigslist ad for a no
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strings attached hookup at midday the following day four police officers arrived at Michelle
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Hadley's parents' place of business detective coer announced that he had electronic evidence that
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Michelle's verified email account was being being used to send harassing emails he then arrested Michelle for
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attempted rape she was charged with stalking assault with intent to rape in commission of a burglary six counts of
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attempted rape and criminal threats with intent to terrorize if convicted she faced a
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maximum sentence of life in prison this time her bail was set at $1 million unable to secure the funds
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Michelle would remain in custody pending trial the Orange County district attorney issued a press release
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detailing the circumstances surrounding the bizarre case which quickly attracted
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media attention journalists started camping outside of Michelle's parents' home they
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depicted the crime as a cat fight and Deadly Love Triangle in which an obsessed stalker campaigned to destroy
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the lives of her former fiance and his pregnant wife Michelle Hadley's crimes were called
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depraved and earned her the number nine spot on the OC Weekly newspapers list of
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Orange County's 31 scariest people of 2016 notably the stalking and harassment of Angela Diaz stopped the moment
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Michelle was taken into custody an Orange County Deputy district attorney described the crime as an example of the
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dangers of social media and expressed expressed his confidence in the case against Michelle Hadley
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quote the police did a thorough investigation with what was presented to us we have enough evidence to prove this
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case to a jury Beyond A Reasonable [Music] Doubt Michael and Suzanne Hadley visited
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their daughter on her first day behind bars unable to believe the predicament she was in
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this was not the Michelle they knew as self-confessed the goody two shoes Michelle Hadley had grown up in the
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californi city of Ontario with her parents and younger sister she had been a good student participating in her High
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School's cross country running team and earning a scholarship to Dickinson College she graduated from the
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University a few years later with a bachelor's degree in medieval studies at age 22
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Michelle married her high school sweetheart and worked a various jobs before securing a position as a
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marketing executive for an insurance management company her marriage was shortlived and
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following her divorce 26-year-old Michelle signed up for online dating in 2013 she connected with
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35-year-old Ian Diaz and the pair met in person for the first time at a Starbucks
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coffee shop in August of that year the relationship moved quickly on their second date Ian professed his love and
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gifted Michelle a down payment for an annual pass to his favorite place on Earth Disneyland
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California at Ian suggestion Michelle later quit her marketing job and accepted a position at the fame Resort
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working as an associate program manager in December 2014 just over a year into their relationship Ian
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surprised Michelle with a romantic trip to New York for her 28th birthday as the couples stood at top of
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the famous Rockefeller Center Ian proposed with a large diamond ring Michelle said yes and the pair planned
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to tie the knot in February 2016 in the months that followed Michelle and Ian bought a Yorkshire
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Terrier puppy they named Chewy and began looking for their first home together in May 2015 they purchased the condo
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that would later be the cause of so much angst after their relationship broke down and the legal battle over the
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property began Michelle began emailing Ian constantly in an attempt to resolve the
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matter but although she admitted to sending her ex some angry emails peppered with religious imagery she was
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adamant that she had never reached out to his new partner Michelle's parents believed her they
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were certain that Michelle was being framed and were willing to do anything within their means to prove her
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innocence as they couldn't afford to pay both her bail and the legal fees required to hire an attorney Michelle
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opted to remain in prison so her family could pull all their funds towards finding her the best lawyer
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possible they eventually settled on Orange County criminal defense attorney Michael Jun
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juy Michael juy prided himself on thinking objectively on his client's behalf taking the time to understand
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where they came from and giving them the fair chance they deserved he often told his
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clients you should not give up on yourself because we will not give up on you and we will stand right by your side
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until we get you off your trouble let's work it out the Hadley reached out to Michael
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Dusty and he agreed to meet with Michelle to discuss her case she told him her version of events and he was
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surprised to find the woman portrayed as crazed and vengeful in the Press was in
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fact a gentle and private person juy described Michelle as a wide-eyed and bubbly young woman with a
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Lust For Life a self-confessed super nerd she had a straightforward personality that reflected her
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conservative and modest upbringing prior to this arrest she had never been in trouble with the
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law Michelle said that when she had reached out to Ian in May 2016 to notify him of her intention to sue if he failed
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to assume their mortgage by the arranged deadline she had been in a state of high
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stress in the wake of their breakup her mental health deteriorated to the point that she began self-medicating with
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alcohol two days after she sent this email to Ian she began receiving some online messages encouraging her to reach
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out to Ian's new wife Michelle had never met Angela Diaz but she' noticed her name on some of
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Ian's financial paperwork prompting her to realize he'd moved on Michelle also received several
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notifications from Google informing her that various Gmail accounts were attempting to forward their emails to
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her account when Michelle emailed these Gmail accounts asking who they belonged to she
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received an automated response saying they'd been shut down scared by these developments
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Michelle moved back in with her parents gave up her job to work for the family business and a dropped out of the
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Masters of Business Administration course she was taking on Wednesday June 1 2016 m
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Michelle was shocked when officers visited her parents' home to announce that Angela Diaz had filed a restraining
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order against her Michelle had no idea what was happening she'd only recently learned of
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Angela's existence and had never seen her nor had any contact with her shortly after Michelle learned that
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Ian's application to assume the mortgage on the condo was denied under the agreement this should
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have triggered the sale of the with any proceeds being split between the two of them 3 Days Later Michelle was served
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with a physical copy of a temporary restraining order against Angela Diaz there was no evidence or
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allegations attached so she had no idea what the order was in relation to later that day she received an email from an
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unfamiliar address purporting to be from Ian urging Michelle to visit their condo suspecting it was a trap to make
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her violate the restraining order Michelle didn't respond that evening a detective phoned
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Michelle to inform her that Ian's new wife was receiving threatening messages from an email address that allegedly
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belonged to Michelle in turn Michelle reported the suspicious emails and baseless
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restraining order suspecting she was being framed she requested that the email IP
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addresses be traced in the hopes it could identify the computer they'd been sent
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from she was told another detective would be assigned to investigate the matter after repeatedly calling the
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Anaheim Police Department Michelle was eventually told that her case had been passed on to a detective named Michael
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Lee over the following week she left Detective Lee three detailed voicemails expressing her fear that she was being
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set up to violate her restraining order and that the situation would escalate she continued to receive
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notifications that various email addresses were being fraudulently linked to her personal account and reported six
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of them to software company Microsoft on Wednesday June 15 having received no assistance from the local
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police Michelle filed a complaint referral form with the FBI in it she wrote while I don't know exactly who is
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doing it I have a reason to believe that my ex fiance Ian Diaz also a deputy US Marshall is using
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gmail.com outlook.com and hotmail.com to impersonate me online and send threatening emails to his current
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wife to scare me into letting him keep the property we co-own I would like IP address research
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conducted to identify where the email are coming from and if possible who is creating
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them when she didn't hear back from the FBI Michelle emailed the Department of Justice asking how she could file a
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formal complaint against Ian the next day she sent a follow-up email in which she added quote I cannot
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repeat enough how urgent and serious this matter is she received an automated response
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thanking her for her message but nothing more on Friday June 17 Michelle attended
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court for her restraining order hearing Ian was there along with a supportive crowd of friends and family who heckled
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Michelle as she waited for proceedings to begin Angela Diaz was also present leading to Michelle's first ever meeting
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with her Angela approached Michelle and thrust a stack of papers at her while saying here you
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go the papers contained excerpts of emails that featured violent threats and disturbing
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imagery after the hearing Michelle sent a follow-up email to Microsoft urging them to trace the IP addresses of
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whoever was trying to link their accounts to hers she described the matter as a somewhat urgent
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situation a few days later she received a notification from Craigslist asking her to verify an advertisement
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attributed to her email account titled gang rape fantasy Craigslist didn't have a
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telephone number she could call so Michelle reported the fake ad to abuse at craigslist.org at 11:45 p.m. on Friday
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June 24 2016 Michelle was returning to her parents house after a date when an unmarked car pulled up three men in
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plain clothes emerged they identified themselves as police officers among them was detective
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Michael Lee who was overseeing her case as well as detective Michael kuna who was assisting Ian and Angela
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Diaz they asked to see her electronic devices Michelle handed over her mobile phone laptop and iPad thinking they were
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following up on her reports she also showed the detectives the spoofed emails linked to her
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account the detectives informed Michelle that someone had broken into the Dez's condo with the intention of raping
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Angela as the detectives looked through her emails and fired questions at her it
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slowly dawned on Michelle that she was being treated as a suspect detective kuna focused on emails
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from Ian r as gmail.com and one from Craigslist verifying the gang rape fantasy advertisement Michelle insisted she had
00:38:06
no idea what the Craigslist ad related to and explained that she hadn't sent but received the emails from ianr DS
00:38:16
gmail.com in an attempt to prove that she too was a victim Michelle told them about the emails she had sent to the FBI
00:38:25
the Department of Justice Microsoft and Craigslist she also mentioned the three voicemails she had left Detective Lee
00:38:33
over the last week none of which he'd responded to detective kuna asked Michelle what
00:38:40
detective Lee's phone extension was to prove she'd been contacting him when she gave the correct number Detective Lee
00:38:49
assumed a sheepish expression and said well looks like I'm in trouble again tonight
00:38:59
Michelle was arrested and charged with fire felonies and a misdemeanor she was released the next morning after her
00:39:07
parents secured her bail over the next few weeks Michelle rarely left her parents' house except to
00:39:14
work at their business she didn't want to be left alone and ceased going online as all her electronic devices were still
00:39:22
in the possession of the Anaheim Police Department then on Thursday July 14 2016 several
00:39:31
police cars pulled up outside the Hadley's business and four detectives entered detective kuna told Michelle he
00:39:39
had evidence that emails were still being sent from her Gmail account her father said that it was impossible as
00:39:47
Michelle didn't have any of her personal electronics in her possession if she wanted to log into her
00:39:54
emails from a completely new device Gmail's two-factor authentication required her to have access to her cell
00:40:02
phone undeterred the detectives arrested Michelle for attempted rape and she was
00:40:07
held in custody at Orange County Central women's jail pending trial jail was a terrifying experience
00:40:16
for Michelle she underwent invasive cavity searches her eyesight was compromised when her contact lens
00:40:23
solution was confiscated and her requests for feminine hygiene products went ignored as she was accused of sex crimes
00:40:32
Michelle was assigned to the Jail's high security unit and labeled an R3 offender
00:40:38
informly known as a Romeo many Romeos were accused of child sexual abuse and were known to be the
00:40:46
most dangerous inmates in the system several prisoners had read articles about Michelle's alleged crimes
00:40:53
and harassed her for masterminding such a desperate scheme one night someone slipped a note
00:41:00
with a death threat scrolled on it under her cell door Michelle's fellow inmates accused
00:41:06
her of being an informant slamming her cell wall and calling her a snitch she lived in fear of being
00:41:14
attacked and tried to Fain confidence to mask her Meek nature Romeo's were only allowed out of
00:41:21
their cell for an hour a day plus another for weekend visitors during her daily hour of free time
00:41:29
Michelle was subjected to constant mistreatment and abuse the other inmates ensured she was the last to take a
00:41:36
shower and use the phones she was stuck with the least desirable chores such as cleaning the
00:41:44
toilet Michelle retreated into isolation unable to eat or sleep the number of her jail cell was
00:41:53
leaked to the neighboring Men's prison most likely by a guard this prompted an influx of harassing threatening and
00:42:01
sexually graphic letters from male prisoners feeling hopeless Michelle took Comfort writing to her family in each
00:42:10
letter home she tried to list one positive thing about her life and one thing she was looking forward to upon
00:42:17
her release including having a good cup of coffee meanwhile Michelle's parents worked tirelessly with her attorney to
00:42:29
prove she was being framed they hoped that the IP addresses attached to the key emails would help
00:42:36
exonerate their daughter by identifying the locations where the messages were sent
00:42:41
from obtaining this information from Google and Microsoft was a long drawn out process further Complicated by the
00:42:49
fact that some emails had been sent using a virtual private Network or VPN vpns are able to disguise the user's
00:42:58
address and location making them nearly impossible to trace undeterred Michelle's parents
00:43:06
gathered the emails that had been entered into evidence and painstakingly Drew up a spreadsheet of the times and
00:43:13
dates that each one was sent they made a breakthrough when they were able to determine without a doubt
00:43:20
that their daughter was sitting in a university class without a phone or computer when one was sent
00:43:27
armed with this new information defense attorney Michael juy presented Michelle's case to the district
00:43:33
attorney's office who determined there were enough inconsistencies for the detectives to revisit their
00:43:41
investigation soon the defense team uncovered more and more evidence that seemed to point towards Michelle's
00:43:48
innocence for example on the date Michelle was released on bail following her initial arrest for violating her
00:43:54
restraining order a threatening email was sent to Angela Diaz at 11:28 a.m. at this exact time Michelle was
00:44:04
sitting on the steps of the police station waiting for her parents to pick her up she had no electronic devices on
00:44:11
her at the time as they had all been confiscated by the police the IP addresses of the devices
00:44:19
used to send threatening emails to Angela were eventually obtained some had been s from inside the
00:44:27
Diaz's condo others had come from Angela Diaz's cell phone and a device located at her
00:44:35
father's home in Phoenix Arizona Michelle had been convinced that Ian was using his new wife in an attempt
00:44:43
to frame her but now it appeared as though the person behind the scheme the entire time was
00:44:54
Angela investigat reviewed CCTV footage taken from the alley behind the Diaz's condo on the day Angela claimed the
00:45:02
alleged rape had occurred no suspicious activity was captured Angela's injuries were also
00:45:10
considered relatively minor leading the defense team to believe they could have been self-inflicted or caused by an
00:45:19
accomplice but before they were able to present this latest evidence to the court something entirely unexpected
00:45:28
happened on Saturday September 24 Ian Diaz approached the Anaheim Police and informed them that he now believed his
00:45:37
wife had framed Michelle Ian said he'd started to suspect Angelo in August after he
00:45:44
received an email from one of the threatening Accounts at a time Michelle was in
00:45:49
jail Ian further revealed that he was seeking to have his marriage aned claiming that in Angela had been quote
00:45:58
lying at the pathological level among other things she'd told him her car was at the Mechanics for repairs
00:46:06
when in reality it had been repossessed Angela had also told and she worked at a courthouse he discovered
00:46:15
she'd made this up too even going so far as to fabricate PPS and invent colleagues to maintain her
00:46:24
deception Angela had a credit cards and bank statements issued in the name of Daniel
00:46:29
Clark she told Ian that Daniel Clark not his real name was a friend whom she sometimes received a mail
00:46:37
for earlier that month Ian had discovered a Facebook message in a filtered spam folder that was sent 7
00:46:45
months earlier in February around the same time Angela moved into his condo it was from Daniel's sister
00:46:53
claiming that Angela was in a long-term ter relationship with Daniel and they had just found out she was cheating on
00:47:00
him with Ian given the dates Ian realized that Daniel could have been the real father
00:47:06
of Angela's first pregnancy that resulted in a miscarriage as for her second pregnancy
00:47:13
in which Angela had supposedly been carrying twins Ian told police he'd recently found some sonogram photographs
00:47:21
on Google that were identical to Angela scans these pictures were available to purchase for $7.50 on the e-commerce
00:47:30
website Etsy such photos were typically sold as a prank with Buyers able to customize
00:47:37
them with names dates and the hospital where the fraudulent scan took place Ian had confronted Angela with the
00:47:44
images which he now believed to be fake but she'd insisted hers were real the following morning Ian looked
00:47:53
under the bathroom sink and found a box containing some used pregnancy tests as well as some
00:47:59
pens he examined the tests closely and realized they'd been visibly marked with the pens to indicate a positive
00:48:08
result if Angela was capable of Faking a pregnancy it seemed highly likely to Ian
00:48:14
that she could also stage being the victim of cyberstalking to prove he wasn't involved in Angela's scheme against
00:48:23
Michelle Ian provided detail time sheets of his work hours which showed he wasn't
00:48:28
at home when the threatening emails were sent from his condo faced with this evidence
00:48:35
investigators realized that Angela Diaz had in fact framed Michelle Hadley by masterminding her own ordeal including
00:48:43
the attempted rape by Thursday October 6th 2016 Michelle Hadley had been in custody for
00:48:55
88 8 Days the deputy prosecutor assigned to her case visited her prison cell shook
00:49:02
her hand and said I'm very sorry she was free to go though she still had to wear an ankle monitor as
00:49:10
she hadn't technically been cleared of any charges Michelle returned to her parents' home and was confronted with a
00:49:18
new series of difficulties while she was in jail she'd defaulted on bills and student loans as
00:49:26
a result her credit had been destroyed she'd accured substantial debts and she lost the scholarship money she'd been
00:49:33
receiving for her studies the media were not yet aware that Angela Diaz was the prime suspect
00:49:40
in her own assault meaning a simple Google search of Michelle's name continued to label her a crazy and
00:49:47
diabolical stalk car she therefore couldn't return to University or apply for jobs or housing
00:49:56
with her reputation ruined Michelle's post-traumatic stress disorder returned fed up Michelle gave
00:50:04
prosecutors an ultimatum publicly clear her name or she would tell the media about the way law
00:50:10
enforcement had mishandled her case following the breakdown of her relationship with Ian Angela Diaz had
00:50:20
returned to Phoenix Arizona on Friday January 6th 200 17 police there placed the 31-year-old
00:50:29
under arrest Angela was charged with kidnapping false imprisonment perjury bourgery Grant Theft and falsely
00:50:38
reporting crimes according to One Source Angela seemed unconcerned she apparently laughed when
00:50:46
the district attorney read aloud from one of her previous statements in which she said that Michelle Hadley ruined her
00:50:53
life and should have to register as a sex offender 3 Days Later Michelle Hadley was fully
00:51:02
exonerated after a judge concluded the hearing by telling Michelle she was free to go Michelle wept smiled and embraced
00:51:10
her family outside court she told the media this has been a huge nightmare for me I'm glad it's finally over and I can
00:51:21
move on Orange County's district attorney told the press this is a complex and detailed case and I won't be able to
00:51:31
share all of the details now I want to make sure however that Miss Hadley is cleared in every possible way in the
00:51:39
courtroom and the court of public opinion it needs to be made clear in the media and in cyberspace M Hadley is the
00:51:48
innocent victim of a diabolical scheme the da ad aded that they still weren't sure what motivated Angela Diaz
00:51:59
but guessed that it might have been Revenge quote you have a love triangle maybe a desire to put the dagger into
00:52:07
the older relationship but all that's just speculation at this time the District Attorney's Office
00:52:15
accepted that they had been duped claiming that Angela Diaz had given the appearance of an upper middle class
00:52:22
professional when in reality She Was a Serial con artist a spokesperson for the city of
00:52:29
Anaheim said our heart goes out to Michelle this was an incredibly cruel and complex scheme the extent of which
00:52:39
required us to act in accordance with our duty under the law the work of our detectives is what
00:52:45
ultimately went on to unravel this Unthinkable plot and prove that Michelle was actually the innocent true victim in
00:52:53
this case Angela Diaz's preliminary hearing commenced in August 2017 if the case proceeded to trial she
00:53:06
was looking at 12 years and 8 months in a state prison plus 11 years in a County
00:53:11
Jail less time than the life sentence Michelle Hadley had faced for her charges Angela entered the court wearing
00:53:20
her dark blue prison uniform and appeared composed as she entered a plea of not guilty
00:53:26
her relaxed demeanor remained throughout the hearing with Angela even breaking into a cheerful smile on
00:53:33
occasion her upbeat mood seemed at odds with the prosecution's claims that Angela had an extensive history of lies
00:53:41
and fraud there were the fake pregnancies her embellished work history infidelities and
00:53:48
forgeries additionally some of the threatening LinkedIn messages that Angela had sent to herself were from an
00:53:54
account in the the name of Jason Ray some digging had uncovered that prior to meeting Ian Diaz Angela had
00:54:02
dated a state highway patrol officer named Jason Rayburn it was suspected that she was
00:54:09
adopting his identity to send these messages as reported in The Daily Beast Angela and Jason had met at a
00:54:18
pub Angela falsely told Jason that she was an attorney and they connected over their link careers in law
00:54:27
enforcement they started dating and shortly after Angela told Jason that she'd just been diagnosed with cervical
00:54:35
cancer he invited her to move in with him and rearranged his house to be more accommodating for someone exhausted and
00:54:43
sick from chemotherapy treatments this was no easy task Jason had a son with special needs and the
00:54:51
upending of the household was disruptive to him while Angela underwent treatment she
00:54:58
lost her hair and sent Jason photos from the hospital but her hair grew back quickly
00:55:05
and she never exhibited any of the extreme side effects that are common for individuals undergoing
00:55:11
chemotherapy Angela also began drinking heavily which struck Jason as odd for someone trying to beat
00:55:18
cancer he began to suspect that she wasn't sick at all one day he asked a friend to watch
00:55:25
the house to see if Angela left for her Hospital appointment she never emerged Jason and his friends began
00:55:34
Googling phrases such as cervical cancer and chemotherapy among the images that came
00:55:41
up were the same photos Angela had sent of her treatments it was obvious that she'd
00:55:47
simply saved them from the internet Jason and some friends staged an intervention to confront Angela with
00:55:56
what they knew it turned out that while presenting one front to Jason Angela had been
00:56:03
telling others that he was abusive towards her their 8-month relationship came to
00:56:09
an abrupt end and she left his life as quickly as she'd entered it the intervention had been filmed and
00:56:17
a video of it was shown to the court as part of the Michelle Hadley case to establish Angela's history of scamming
00:56:26
the prosecution also presented forged doctor's notes and employment checks as well as evidence that Angela had
00:56:32
impersonated two of Ian Diaz's ex-girlfriends over email additionally her computer was
00:56:40
found to contain a document titled A Darkness within d'angela Diaz story it was a pitch about the Michelle
00:56:50
hudley case which she'd hoped to send to the Lifetime TV network another document revealed a second Pitch
00:56:59
with a similar name Daughters of God the Angela Diaz story it appeared Angela had planned to
00:57:06
capitalize on the publicity generated following Michelle's arrest the preliminary hearing lasted
00:57:14
more than 2 months and on Tuesday October 17 2017 Angela's attorneys cut a deal in
00:57:21
the face of the overwhelming evidence against her in exchange for a 5-year prison sentence Angela pleaded guilty to
00:57:29
10 felony and 22 misdemeanor charges including kidnapping false imprisonment forgery perjury and falsely reporting a
00:57:40
crime Orange County's DA stated if not for the hard work of law enforcement continuing to investigate
00:57:48
and seek the truth in this case Miss Hadley could have continued to face life in prison it is unfathomable why Ms Diaz
00:57:57
would concoct such a diabolical scheme to hurt an innocent person even while pleading guilty Diaz
00:58:05
showed no remorse Compassion or empathy for the victim we hope the resolution of
00:58:11
this case brings some closure to M Hadley so she can move forward in her life but Michelle Hadley hadn't yet
00:58:20
received the closure she truly desired there was one more person who she wanted to be held accountable for
00:58:28
their crimes when Michelle Hadley had first started dating ends she was swept off
00:58:40
her feet by his romantic gestures and the fast pace of his courtship he'd showered her with gifts compliments and
00:58:48
early Declarations of love Michelle was shy and the only other person she'd ever been in a relationship
00:58:55
with was her high school sweetheart so she was flattered by Ian's attention protectiveness and the way he proudly
00:59:02
paraded her around his friends but over time he became controlling he began dictating her
00:59:11
appearance instructing her to wear crop tops have long acrylic nails and get her
00:59:16
Naval pierced he didn't like her friends yet expected her to spend time with his Ian started to monitor Michelle's
00:59:25
movements and Communications going so far as to install security cameras in their condo and watch the feed remotely
00:59:33
he programmed the settings on her mobile devices so that he could access their information and downloaded the contents
00:59:40
of her computer onto a portable data storage device Ian determined how much Michelle
00:59:47
drank and the hours she slept he often woke her up in the middle of the night to tend to his needs or to keep him
00:59:55
company while he watched television the disruptive sleep patterns impacted Michelle's work she was
01:00:03
constantly sick tired or unable to concentrate and was often interrupted by Ian visiting her office
01:00:11
unannounced although Michelle loved her job Ian pushed her to quit and work at Disneyland
01:00:18
instead the move resulted in a substantial pay cut and Michelle suspected that it was yet another way
01:00:24
for Ian to control her life he had previously worked at the resort and she believed he was keeping tabs on her
01:00:32
through his former colleagues Ian also kept at least four Firearms at home and was often armed
01:00:40
which she found intimidating when the couple were apart Ian bombarded Michelle with text
01:00:47
messages including explicit images of himself Ian had very specific sexual desire
01:00:55
from the beginning of their relationship he had tried to convince Michelle to indulge his fantasy of watching her have
01:01:01
sex with other men whenever she traveled for work he texted her incessantly pleading with her
01:01:08
to have sex with a stranger and record it for him Michelle had no interest in the
01:01:15
proposition and grew increasingly upset by his constant handing she threatened to leave if he didn't
01:01:23
stop but Ian eventually wore her down on Friday February 14 2014 Michelle was taking medication for a cold when
01:01:37
she reluctantly agreed to indulge Ian's FY as a Valentine's Day gift Ian used Craigs List to arrange for
01:01:46
a stranger to come to their house he then dressed Michelle in a provocative outfit gave her three shots of Fireball
01:01:53
whiskey and set up cameras in their bedroom when the man arrived Ian hid in the bathroom and watched as the stranger
01:02:02
had sex with Michelle this experience traumatized Michelle and she requested Ian destroy
01:02:08
the footage he assured her that he had only to later admit that he hadn't instead he used its existence to
01:02:18
taunt and Bully Michelle while continuing to pressure her to have sex with More Strangers
01:02:25
she steadfastly refused saying it felt like rape this made aan Furious in an effort to assert her
01:02:34
independence and regain control over her life Michelle enrolled in a part-time masters of Business Administration
01:02:42
course Ian responded by becoming even more controlling he manufactured arguments so
01:02:49
Michelle had to cut class and insisted on accompanying her to the events she did attend B when she made breakfast
01:02:56
plans with three new friends Ian demanded to join them and then sulked in Silence the entire
01:03:03
time Michelle also suspected that he had fixed a tracking device to her vehicle because anytime she drove outside the
01:03:11
narrow triangle of home school and work Ian would call her immediately Michelle told BuzzFeed news
01:03:20
that when Ian proposed in December 2014 she accepted Ed because she felt somewhat addicted to him she described
01:03:29
his influence as intensifying after the couple moved into their new condo in June
01:03:36
2015 Michelle said that Ian's Behavior escalated he often cornered Michelle and subjected her to angry tirades and rants
01:03:45
that lasted hours one night the couple were out driving when a heated argument broke out
01:03:53
Ian allegedly stopped at the vehicle in the middle of a busy freeway and ordered
01:03:57
Michelle to get out she almost did did but ultimately refused when she tried to leave the
01:04:05
relationship Ian allegedly threw her onto their bed and held her down screaming at her as she tried to escape
01:04:12
his grasp Ian's ongoing demands for Michelle to have sex with strangers caused her
01:04:19
severe emotional distress during the only joint therapy session the couple ever attended
01:04:25
Michelle brought up the Valentine's Day incident as they headed home afterwards a furious Ian drove dangerously while
01:04:33
screaming at her incessantly at one stage Michelle emailed her sister requesting advice
01:04:41
about Ian she told BuzzFeed news that she thought she was the quote crazy one in their relationship but came to
01:04:48
realize there was something seriously wrong with Ian in August 2015 2 years after they met Michelle
01:04:57
packed as many belongings as she could fit into her car and left in response Ian destroyed most of
01:05:05
the things she'd Left Behind he continued making her life Difficult by canceling her car insurance and warning
01:05:13
Michelle that he had people at Disneyland checking up on her when she reported her concerns to the park
01:05:19
security officers some of whom had previously worked with Ian they didn't appear
01:05:29
surprised after leaving aan Michelle was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD and suffered a trauma
01:05:38
induced episode she quit her job at Disneyland and found a new one at a lending company
01:05:45
she also moved into an apartment near her University and informed campus staff that she was afraid of her former
01:05:52
fiance Ian was subsequently banned from setting foot on University grounds but on several occasions Michelle thought
01:06:00
she spotted his car following her the condo they'd bought together made it impossible for Michelle to have
01:06:07
a clean break she felt Ian was using his position in law enforcement to intimidate her into giving him full
01:06:15
ownership of the property the financial and emotional stress of having to continue repaying
01:06:21
its mortgage led to Michelle feeling helpless she self-medicated with alcohol which
01:06:27
further impacted her mental health and symptoms of her post-traumatic stress disorder
01:06:34
manifested it was the effects of her PTSD that led to her sending Ian belligerent emails citing the Bible and
01:06:42
God in one email she confronted Ian over the Valentine's Day incident writing you do not get any woman let
01:06:51
alone the woman you purport to Love Drunk drunk and find a random man for her to have sex with while you make a
01:06:57
pornographic video of her that is rape which is against the law luckily there are plenty of text messages and a video
01:07:06
to prove that you and the man you found coerced me sexually aan informed Michelle that he'd
01:07:14
shown her message to his colleagues in the US Marshall service and the Anaheim Police Department and warned that they
01:07:21
were quote fully aware of of you and your issues with me when the former couple eventually
01:07:29
entered into a mutual settlement agreement on the condo Michelle was relieved even though it meant she stood
01:07:34
to lose most of her down payment when it looked as though Ian didn't intend to adhere to the agreement's deadline
01:07:41
Michelle sent Ian an email stating that she intended to sue him 2 Days Later Michelle began receiving strange emails
01:07:50
and Linkedin messages from unknown Sanders they urged her to warn Ian's new wife
01:07:57
about his behavior and to save her from the life that Michelle had endured Michelle suspected that Ian was
01:08:05
Behind These Anonymous requests as well as the attempts to forward emails from other accounts to her personal
01:08:12
Gmail she feared that this was part of a plot he'd concocted to get out of their
01:08:17
condo agreement too scared to continue living alone she sold all her furniture gave up
01:08:24
her lease resigned from her job dropped out of University and moved back in with
01:08:29
her parents in the weeks that followed Michelle's World fell apart she was summoned to court after
01:08:38
Angela Diaz filed a restraining order against her she was accused of sending threatening emails and then arrested for
01:08:46
attempted rape after an apparent attack against Angela Michelle did everything she could
01:08:52
think of to figure out who was was behind the emails and Craigslist advertisements but the Anaheim Police
01:08:58
Department didn't appear interested in investigating her claims Michelle believed that this was
01:09:04
due to Ian Diaz's status as a US Marshal it gave him an influence and a credibility with his fellow law
01:09:12
enforcement officers that she didn't have even after evidence emerged that Angela Diaz was the one behind the
01:09:23
scheme Michelle remained convinced that Ian was involved too for starters how could Angela have mimicked the biblical
01:09:32
themed emails that were purportedly from Michelle unless Ian had shown her the similar ones Michelle had written to
01:09:39
him secondly Angela had no reason to want to harm Michelle whereas gaining full access to the condo could be a
01:09:47
motive for Ian his deadline to take over the mortgage just happened to coincide with
01:09:54
the supposed cyber stalking and Michelle's second arrest came just days after she'd filed a breach of contract
01:10:01
to notice against him even Angela's defense team had highlighted this motive during Angela's
01:10:08
preliminary hearing They too had argued that Ian was involved while calling into question the
01:10:14
time sheets Ian had provided to prove that he was at work when the bogus emails were sent from his
01:10:21
condo it emerged that Ian was responsible for filling the time sheets out himself they hadn't been approved by a
01:10:29
supervisor and no one could confirm he'd actually been working at the relevant times Michelle Hadley decided to file a
01:10:38
civil lawsuit against aan and Angela Diaz as well as the city of Anaheim alleging she was falsely imprisoned and
01:10:45
traumatized as a result of the couple's actions more than a year after Angela pleaded guilty Michelle expanded the
01:10:53
suit to include several specific police officers including detectives Michael kuna and Michael
01:11:00
Lee she told BuzzFeed news there's absolutely no doubt in my head about who did this there never has
01:11:09
[Music] been Michelle's suit detailed her history with aan including allegations
01:11:15
of the abuse she had endured the Civil complaint claimed that detectives from the Anaheim Police
01:11:21
Department quote willfully turned a blind eye to Ian Diaz's obviously false reports because he was a fellow law
01:11:30
enforcement officer dodged common sense and ignored voluminous early evidence showing M Hadley's
01:11:37
innocence they failed to apply rudimentary Norms of verifying collecting and reviewing digital
01:11:44
evidence instead they bent over backwards to believe their fellow law enforcement officer despite the
01:11:50
overwhelming evidence incriminating him it continued at its heart this is a case
01:11:58
about the blue wall of Silence law enforcement officers and officials enabling fellow officers to violate
01:12:05
civilians rights the Anaheim Police Department and its officers abdicated their duties to
01:12:11
adhere to investigative Norms instead conspiring to do the bidding of a corrupt Federal
01:12:18
Marshall they appear to have willingly become Ian Diaz's weapon in his torous campaign to ruin the life of his
01:12:28
ex-girlfriend it took several years for the suit to reach its resolution but on April 30 2021 it was announced that
01:12:36
Michelle Hadley had settled with the city of Anaheim and four of its police officers for
01:12:53
when investigators finally looked into end as's potential involvement they discovered that he had downloaded a
01:13:00
smartphone application called Hotspot Shield which could be used to obscure an IP
01:13:06
address email accounts used in the conspiracy had been created on devices belonging to
01:13:13
wian he'd even used his work cell and computer which belonged to the United States Marshall service throughout the
01:13:21
scheme investigators discovered that aan had responded to Craiglist users who'd posted ads seeking rape fantasy
01:13:30
participants this was a clear attempt to lure them to his property to prove to law enforcement that Michelle Hadley
01:13:36
posed a genuine safety risk to him and Angela Ian had also used his personal cell phone to authenticate and approve a
01:13:45
rape fantasy ad of his own throughout the scheme Ian and Angela used encrypted messaging apps in order
01:13:53
to communicate with each other secretly and securely yet it appeared that Ian knew
01:13:59
his time was running out by August 2016 he tried to cover his tracks by changing his phone numbers and
01:14:08
canceling the email accounts by September Anaheim detectives had obtained search warrants for the IP
01:14:15
addresses behind the threatening emails that same month Ian told the detectives he suspected it was really
01:14:23
Angela and not Michelle who was behind the cyber stalking campaign this attempt to throw his wife
01:14:31
under the bus worked for a time but eventually the truth came out one month after Michelle Hadley
01:14:39
civil suit was settled with the city of Anaheim Ian Diaz was arrested and charged with cyberstalking conspiracy to
01:14:46
commit cyberstalking and perjury Federal prosecutors alleged that Ian had conspired with Anga to frame Michelle in
01:14:55
order to gain total control over the condo that she still co-owned the pair had created numerous
01:15:02
fake online profiles and email accounts in order to do this and collectively staged the fake sexual assaults against
01:15:11
Angela I and Diaz's trial began in a Los Angeles Federal Court almost 2 years later in mid-march
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2023 prosecutors provided abundant evidence that he had been involved in the conspiracy from its
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Inception on Thursday March 23 2023 the jury delivered their verdict a andaz was
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guilty on all counts the verdict was praised by a spokesperson from the US Office of the
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inspector General's cyber investigations office who stated Ian Diaz's agre I actions and
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lies to law enforcement stripped a woman of her freedom and liberty this kind of
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stalking harassment and obstruction is unconscionable and the jury held Diaz accountable for his
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crimes Ian Diaz faced a maximum possible sentence of 20 years but prosecutors only requested that he receive 12 to
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15 in her Victim Impact statement Michelle Hadley said this man did not just want the
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condo he wanted to ruin my entire life he wanted a felony and sex offender registration on my record so I could
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never lead a normal life after he was done with me he wanted to make my worst nightmare come
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true Ian's defense team asked that he Reed just 5 years plus 3 years of supervised
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release he had since remarried and became a father which his attorney pointed to as evidence that his life had
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quote changed significantly for the better since the offense conduct took place over 7 years
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ago ultimately I andaz was sentenced to 10 years and one month in prison it is unclear why it took so long
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for him to finally be charged with these crimes in a comment provided to The Daily Beast the attorneys who had
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represented Michelle Hadley her civil suit was scathing about the delay stating almost 5 years ago our client
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reported that her ex-boyfriend was stalking and impersonating her online instead it was our client who was
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arrested after her ex and his wife framed her in an elaborate but shoddily executed
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plot the most basic competence with digital evidence and intimate partner violence would have revealed to Anaheim
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police officers that she was being framed it was our client's bravery and diligence in bringing her civil suit
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that exposed the holes in anaheim's investigation and the cover up of the cover up let this be a lesson to all abusers
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the law will catch up to you even if you are a law enforcer over the years Michelle Hadley
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had continued to Grapple with the impact of what her ex partner had done to her she'd suffered emotional and mental
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distress to the point that even a knock at the door could cause her to break down in
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panic Michelle had also lost faith in law enforcement she couldn't believe that detectives had been so quick to
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take Ian side when there was so little evidence implicating her in an interview with The Daily Beast Michelle pointed to
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the absurdity of the threatening messages which Ian and Angela claimed she had written a number of them contained
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compliments about Angela's Beauty and other traits as Michelle pointed out quote it's really weird if the cops read
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this at all they should have thought why would Michelle be complimenting Angela Michelle's experience in jail had
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been eye opening and it led to her speaking out against injustices she saw within the prison system
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in 2020 she wrote an essay in support of the black lives matter movement for nonprofit news organization The Marshall
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Project in it Michelle described the double standards between how prison officials treated her a young white
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woman and the disdain with which they treated her elderly black soulmate Michelle eventually moved to
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the east coast to be close to her sister and gradually began to put the pieces of
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her life back together she started her own retail business and helped raise money for a women's shelter
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a course close to her heart as a survivor of domestic abuse Michelle hoped her story could provide some hope
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for other Survivors by demonstrating that they weren't alone and there would always be other people willing to help
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them some of Michelle's faith in the justice system was finally restored when Ian Diaz was
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convicted this had come at a particularly significant time the date of the jury's verdict happened to be the
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same day that Michelle gave birth to her first child she addressed this strange twist
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of fate in an interview with NBC News stating my life has been filled by strange often symbolic and sometimes
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beautiful coincidences like this my daughter represents my rainbow after a very long storm and my heart has never
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