Michelle Hadley ‘Rape Fantasy’ Case Spotlighted on ID’s TOXIC

It was an accusation that left Michelle Hadley shocked – and in the end behind bars for 3 months in a California jail. Now, almost a decade later, her ordeal is the main target of a twist-filled true crime story that’s nearly too wild to consider

Hadley is on the middle of the most recent episode of Investigation Discovery’s new true crime collection TOXIC, a six-part docuseries specializing in “the darkish and twisted facet of relationships”-gone incorrect, in keeping with an ID press launch. (An unique clip of the episode, which airs Monday, Could 12, at 10 p.m. ET on ID and also will be out there to stream on Max, is proven under.)

A “nightmare” that Hadley once described as “most likely essentially the most traumatic expertise of my life,” police accused the Ontario, Calif., native of posing as her ex-boyfriend’s pregnant spouse and creating faux “rape fantasy” adverts on Craigslist, which the ex-boyfriend’s spouse, Angela Diaz, had stated resulted in three males coming to her residence. 

Diaz informed police no less than one of many males attacked her earlier than she was capable of escape, and authorities quickly arrested Hadley and charged her with greater than half a dozen felonies — together with stalking, prison threats, and forcible tried rape.

The costs left Hadley in jail for 3 months in 2016 earlier than authorities uncovered the sudden reality: They’d arrested the incorrect girl.

Orange County detectives found that the messages posted to Craigslist originated from Diaz’s own residence and cellphone, PEOPLE beforehand reported. After investigating the twist additional, detectives additionally found Diaz had spun an online of lies to steer their unique investigation into Hadley.

Diaz claimed to have cervical most cancers, pretended to be an lawyer, cast physician’s notes and even faked her being pregnant, Orange County prosecutors later specified by her personal prison trial. She even informed police Hadley was sending emails threatening to kill her and her unborn baby, the Orange County District Lawyer’s Workplace stated.

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Diaz was sentenced to 5 years in jail in Oct. 2017, and Hadley was totally exonerated. In 2023, Ian Diaz – the husband and ex-boyfriend of Hadley – was convicted of his personal costs associated to the crime after detectives decided he aided his spouse Angela within the weird plot, WKRC reported.

“It’s unfathomable why Ms. Diaz would concoct such a diabolical scheme to harm an harmless particular person,” District Lawyer Tony Rackauckas had stated on the time of Angela Diaz’s sentencing.

“Even whereas pleading responsible, Diaz confirmed no regret, compassion, or empathy for the sufferer,” Rackauckas added. “We hope the decision of this case brings some closure to Ms. Hadley so she will be able to transfer ahead in her life.”

However shifting on proved difficult for Hadley, who informed Dateline NBC in 2017 that, “I’ll carry this round for the remainder of my life.”

For the primary time in years, Hadley will sit right down to replicate on the case with TOXIC host Elizabeth Chambers within the collection’ newest episode. The most recent episode of TOXIC airs Monday, Could 12, at 10 p.m. ET on ID and streaming on Max.