A California woman spent 88 days behind bars and faced the possibility of life in prison after she was accused of using online advertisements to send men to sexually assault her former fiancé’s new wife.Threatening emails, witnesses and men claiming to respond to "rape fantasy" ads initially seemed to support accusations against Michelle Hadley.However, state and federal prosecutors say the evidence was fabricated and the alleged victims were the perpetrators.Netflix’s new documentary, "A Toxic Love Story," revisits the 2016 case involving Hadley, her former fiancé, Ian Diaz, and his then-wife, Angela Connell, who used the name Angela Diaz during their marriage.FORMER DEPUTY US MARSHAL CONVICTED IN FAKE 'RAPE FANTASY' PLOT TO FRAME EXHere are five things to know about the case.Netflix’s documentary "A Toxic Love Story" recounts how former U.S.
Marshal Ian Diaz and his then‑wife Angela Connell Diaz fabricated cyberstalking and false rape‑fantasy accusations to frame Ian’s ex‑fiancée Michelle Hadley, leading to her brief incarceration before she was exonerated.(COURTESY OF NETFLIX)Hadley began dating Ian Diaz in 2013 after they met online, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.
The couple bought a condominium together in Anaheim, California, but separated in 2015 amid a dispute over the property and their finances.FLORIDA MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY LURED WOMEN WITH DATING APP COULD HAVE MORE VICTIMS: AUTHORITIESIan Diaz met Angela Connell online in January 2016 and married her the following month.She moved into the condominium he had purchased with Hadley.Beginning in June 2016, Angela Diaz told Anaheim police that Hadley was sending her increasingly violent emails and threatening her and her alleged unborn children.
She also accused Hadley of impersonating her online and directing men to the home for "rape fantasy" encounters.At least two men who intended to travel to the condominium told investigators that they believed they had been...