To take you into custody. Youre incarcerated. Potentially for the rest of my life. But hiding behind the threats was a cybersecret. Evil. Its something the devil might do. So who was the real devil . The d. A. In this case would use the word, diabolical. I think hes close to the mark. A dangerous game with someone playing for keeps. I would wake up and i would think, this is just a nightmare. And it wasnt. Im lester holt and this is dateline. Heres Dennis Murphy with diabolical. Reporter locked in a cage the shrieks of women howling in the night. This isnt real. This is like something you would see in a movie. This doesnt happen in real life. Reporter how did a selfdescribed goody twoshoes, a disney princess, get swept away in a conspiracy so convoluted, so twisted . This is one of the most well thought out, well executed plans. And its scary. Diabolical absolutely. Reporter a tangled web . You bet. An altogether bizarre plot. Complicated scheme. Very complicated. Very creative. This is the most shocking form of love rivalry that ive ever seen. Reporter there would be allegations of harassment. Cyber stalking. Assault and attempted rape. Someone was going to get hurt someone was going to jail. And at the end of the nightmare . Well, no one saw that coming. You decide whether it was a love rivalry, but in the beginning it was clearly a boy meets girl love story. It was a very intense period of my life in the sense of just a very kind of whirlwind type of romance. Reporter august 2013. Twentysomething Michelle Hadley met a u. S. Marshal named ian diaz over a cup of coffee. Things moved fast. He told you that he loved you, or you were beautiful . Yes. He sorta hit you with a thunderbolt, huh . Yeah, kind of early on, actually. Yeah, about the second date he was telling me he loved me. You think s slow down buddy, here, [ laugh ] or or what wh did you welcome it . Well, i think you know, i think when [ laugh ] youre a young girl whos kind of been raised on the fairytale princess dream. Its very exciting and flattering. Reporter could this be her prince charming she was meeting over a cappuccino. The man she had dreamed of since she was a little girl . She was very imaginative, very intelligent, and she just loved to play and create. Reporter michelles mother suzanne and father michael raised her and her younger sister in this modest home in ontario, california. She was a Cross Country runner. Good student. I was an overachiever. [ laughter ] you were the kid who ruined the curve for everybody else, huh . Yeah, actually sometimes. Reporter michelle was offered a scholarship to attend dickinson, a wellregarded liberal arts college back east in pennsylvania. You mustve both been very proud of how your child was working out. Oh, yeah. Very proud. Reporter after graduation, she tried various careers before eventually landing a marketing job at disney. And now she had met this man ian diaz, the u. S. Marshal, her very own prince charming. In december 2014, for her 28th birthday, he whisked her off to new york. He took her to the sweeping vistas atop Rockefeller Center and proposed. And you said . I said yes. Yeah. I said yes. Reporter it was time to find a starter castle to complete the fairytale. Just minutes from her job at disney, they bought into a new Condo Development in anaheim. She would be able to watch the disneyland fireworks from the roof. I put the whole down payment down. You paid the whole down . I paid the whole down payment, yes. Reporter they waited for the condo to be finished and in june, they moved in. But, michelle said, thats when the relationship changed. Fell apart, actually. Twomonths later, she packed her jetta with whatever stuff she could fit in and left. Showed up at her parents doorstep. Surprised . Tell me about that night. Well, i had gotten a text from her saying, can i come home . And i said, you dont even need to ask. Why were you not suited for him, in your opinion . I didnt feel that the relationship was healthy for me. Not nurturing for you, or not nurturing for me, yeah. Were there tempers . Were there lets just say that im not a strong personality. And so, you know, i have to be very careful the kinds of people i surround myself with. Its almost better for me not to be in a relationship than to be in a bad one. Reporter but there were still ties that bound the former couple a mortgage, the deed to that condo in anaheim which became a source of tension. Both hired lawyers. But it got personal. Michelle claimed ian was unfaithful even abusive. And she sent him a strange email, the language laced with religiosity and references to the bible, satan, and a mythical demon called lilith. Please explain to your real Estate Attorney that gods law is above all laws, including the law of man. Lilith, you may try to hide behind the law of man, but it is a weak shield that will bend and crack against the sword of god. Ian denied her allegations and said he was so alarmed by michelles email that he applied for a restraining order against her. He accused her of infidelity and wrote, because of her emotional instability, history of fits of rage i fear for my safety. The request for the restraining order was dismissed a few weeks later, and the law of man prevailed or so it seemed. The lawyers hashed out a compromise. We actually ended up getting a Settlement Agreement. Reporter ian and michelle signed it in november 2015. The deal allowed ian to stay in the condo, but he had six months to get his own mortgage. Failing that, hed have to sell the condo and split any profits with michelle. Michelle stood to lose most of her down payment about 10,000. But she said it was worth it. I moved on with my life completely 100 completely. Um, i actually had started dating again. So you had this toothache of a problem with the condo, but that was not a major part of your life. Well, and once the Settlement Agreement was signed, it was just a waiting game. Reporter she went back to school. Started an mba program at chapman university. Ian too moved on quickly, married a woman named angela. But the nagging condo issue still wasnt resolved, and the sixmonth deadline was approaching. And thats, kind of, when all the fireworks started happening. Soon, more emails, really frightening ones, aimed at a new target. When we return angela was claiming she was receiving long, rambling emails, saying that her husband, ian, doesnt love her, and that she better get out of the picture soon before he hurts her. And not long after the emails arrive, so do police. I said, whats going on out here . And the guy said, we just arrested michelle. 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I said, well, then open the door, cause it scared her, i guess. Reporter yeah. And so a woman throws down a restraining order. Reporter here. Youve been served, kind of thing . Yeah. Here, youve been served. With the police. Two officers there. And it was from angela diaz. Reporter the restraining order was for michelle who was still living at her parents home. It came from angela diaz, ians wife of three months. Who had recently announced she was pregnant. Angela came into the picture not long after ian and michelle had actually broken up. Reporter reporter Kate Briquelet covered this story for the daily beast. She spent hours digging through the curious emails michelle sent ian during the condo dispute. One minute shes very polite and thanking him for reminders on her car insurance. The next minute, you know, shes saying that hes satan and the antichrist. Reporter even after they signed the agreement on the condo the emails kept coming. Ian got this one on may 22. You told me i was your first love, but you did not treat me like the precious, perfect treasure i am. You have sinned against god, and i want my power back because it belongs to us, the daughters of god. Then, something new and strange started happening. Angela began receiving emails, too. Long, rambling emails saying that, you know, her husband ian doesnt love her, that michelle is, you know, his one true love and that ian is cheating on her. He manipulates women. She better get out of the picture soon before he hurts her. Reporter these new emails to angela sounded like michelles emails to ian, complete with biblical imagery. But they came from multiple email addresses and were signed, jason ray. Telling angela that she would always be eve and that michelle was ians lilith, his truth, and that angela would never be his one true love. Reporter then another email to angela appeared. The subject line die. The message, i hope you are scared of death tomorrow. Be prepared. Dont sleep, be watchful of the daughters of god, the email continued. We will steal your child and we will watch as it dies. Angela said when she looked to see who sent this email it was from, Michelle Hadley. Reporter you can understand from angelas point of view why shed be so rattled. Right. Reporter a barrage of emails arrived on may 31, 2016. Be warned angela, youve lost. I am going to end you. You will suffer. I will pray for you. The next morning, june 1, angela filed for that restraining order. The one police served at the hadleys home. It read in part ms. Hadley has been emailing me for over one week, repeatedly threatening my life, my marriage, my safety, slandering my husband. Reporter the rhetorical language you used in your email to your ex. Yeah. Reporter had a kind of biblical, Old Testament veracity to it. They said, this is the same person. Well, no comment on that. But, you know reporter but to your ears it was not at all . No. No. Reporter michelle admits she did send fire and brimstone emails to ian. Although she was reluctant to discuss them on camera. She later told us, it was a symptom of post Traumatic Stress disorder, which she blamed on her volatile relationship with her ex. But, she told us, she never sent any emails to angela. In fact, michelle says she didnt even know her. Ive never heard of her, ive never communicated with her. Reporter couldnt say where she lived or pick her out of a lineup. Exactly. I mean, im assuming she lives in the condo with him. But aside from that, thats the extent of what i know about her. I dont know what her job is. I dont know where she works. I know nothing about her background. Reporter or so she said. Police thought otherwise. There was very compelling evidence. Reporter sgt daron wyatt is the Public Information officer for the Anaheim Police department. Reporter there was some very vivid religious, ferocious imagery that was clearly written by michelle to her ex that seems to be the same kind of emails that are coming to angela. Did that drive some of your theory about the case . I cant talk about specifics, but there was clear and convincing evidence to believe that Michelle Hadley was the person who was sending the emails. Reporter a judge ordered michelle to cease all contact with angela and ian. But the emails continued. June 6th you will pay for this. I hope to god you are ready for the pain i will show you. Then this burn in the fiery pits of hell tonight, as by gods law. You will be hurt. Three weeks after the restraining order was filed, police returned to michelles parents house. They have a search warrant for my devices. And so i hand all my devices over, i give them all the pass codes. And he opens up my cell phone. Reporter the officer looked through her email account. Checked the activity there. Then arrested michelle for violating the restraining order. I heard doors slamming out in front. And i went out in the front and i said, whats going on out here . And the guy said, we just arrested michelle. Reporter arrested your michelle . Yes. Reporter she was placed in a holding cell. Her parents posted a bond to get her out and after a very long night, they picked her up from the Anaheim Police department. There she was sitting on the steps out in front. Reporter its one of the stranger days of your life. The strangest. Reporter but strange days were only beginning. Coming up from daggers by email to danger at the front door. Somebody was posting ads online through craigslist saying that they wanted to fulfill this rape fantasy. When dateline continues. Ds two medicines called bronchodilators, that Work Together to significantly improve lung function all day and all night. Anoro is not for asthma. It contains a type of medicine that increases risk of death in people with asthma. 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Reporter a young woman who lived an exemplary life, good student, shes trying to get an mba, and well, theres two sides to every person, and all were seeing is the evidence that looks very clear that everything is is originating from Michelle Hadley. Reporter but the case against michelle went way beyond threatening emails. Police had evidence she was up to something much more sinister, something stomachchurning. It began in early june about the same time as the deadline on the condo was approaching. Somebody was posting ads online through craigslist saying that they wanted to fulfill this rape fantasy. Reporter rape fantasy as a genre . I dont think ive ever heard of this. I had never heard of it either, until this particular case. But apparently yes, theres a market for it. Reporter its a type of personal ad you can find them on craigslist and elsewhere online. Men seeking women who want to meet and act out a rape. A woman responded to the ad i have been dying to have a rape fantasy occur. If you can fulfill this tonight, please let me know. I am 30, tall, gorgeous and ready. I have a yorkie i walk every night. Come find me. The email gave an address, the condo in anaheim where angela and ian lived. On june 13, angela and ian told police a man showed up at their door expecting to have violent sex with angela. They told police they sent him away, but other men followed all invited by email responses to rape fantasy ads. It escalates again, now to the point that angela diaz calls the police department, reports that another person had shown up and had actually tried to rape her. Reporter Police Officers responded to angelas 911 call. Reporter what do they encounter . They encounter a very distraught angela diaz who says that another person has shown up, and and reporter and shes got abrasions, look here, right . Correct, on her neck. And her shirt is torn. Reporter this is way beyond internet misdemeanor mischief, this is a criminal act in your city oh, mo most definitely a criminal act. Reporter who was inviting men to rape angela . Police believed there was no question it was Michelle Hadley. Thats what led them to arrest michelle outside her parents home. Angela reported that during the night michelle spent in jail. She received no threatening emails. But then michelle made bail. She was out. And almost immediately the emails start again. Reporter so is there kind of a feel here, look, we warned you about this activity. Correct. Reporter and its continuing. Correct. Reporter this is a very complicated scheme, kate. Yes. Reporter daily beast reporter Kate Briquelet tried to unravel the story from her office in new york city. Angela diaz appeared to be the victim at the center of an increasingly dangerous game. She was afraid for her life. She was afraid to go anywhere. She felt that she had to uproot her whole life, take down her online profiles, and hide. Reporter july 11, two weeks after michelle bailed out of jail. A new rape fantasy ad appeared on craigslist and a response. Once again, the email directed the man who placed the ad to the home of angela diaz. Reporter and what would michelles motivation be in doing this campaign . Its interesting. I mean, theres th fact that theres some sort of a love triangle going on, right . Theres two women, one guy. And theres also the unsold condominium. Repor