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 michelle s motivation be in doing this campaign? it s interesting. i mean, there s th fact that there s some sort of a love triangle going on, right? there s two women, one guy. and there s also the unsold condominium. reporter: the condo was still a factor in the story. the bank had not approved ian and angela for a mortgage. so, it was time to sell, as agreed to. but that wasn t going to happen, according to michelle s fathe
your theory was wrong but you unravelled it? you are sorry the theory was wrong? absolutely. were the apologies enough? i appreciate the apologies but the apologies don t rebill your life, the apologies don t undo what has been done. i ll carry this around for the rest of my life. to attempt to get justice for michelle, her lawyer filed a lawsuit against angela diaz, ian diaz and the city of anaheim. the anaheim police department didn t create the situation. angela diaz did. we did what we had to do as the
reporter: rape fantasy as a genre? i don t think i ve ever heard of this. i had never heard of it either, until this particular case. but apparently yes, there s a market for it. reporter: it s 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
reporter: by june 1st, 2016, tension over the anaheim condo michelle hadley and ian diaz had shared was once again starting to peak. the deadline was fast approaching. ian needed to take over the mortgage or sell the condo. and that s when some odd events began to unfold. michelle s father michael was at work. his youngest daughter was at their home in ontario. i get a phone call from my youngest daughter saying, hey. somebody s knoc beating on the door. and i said, look outside. is there police cars? she says, yeah. there s two of them. 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. you ve been served, kind of thing? yeah. here, you ve 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, ian s wife of three months.
reporter: this time it was much more serious. michelle was charged with stalking, making criminal threats and six counts of attempted rape for directing those men to angela diaz s door. michelle s second arrest got the attention of reporters both in orange county and across the country. the headline seemed too kooky and convoluted to even be true. reporter: bail this time was $1 million. michelle faced life in prison. reporter: this rock bottom moment for you, michelle? absolutely. it s the scariest moment of my life. date dateline returns after the break. date dateline returns after the break. -we bought a house in a neighborhood