Dateline Episode Trailer: Simply Diabolical | Dateline NBC

This is one of the most. well-thought-out, [music] well-executed. plans. >> Diabolical. >> Absolutely. >> This isn't real. This is like something. you would [music] see in a movie. This. doesn't happen in real life. >> Anaheim police suspected Michelle had. sent threatening emails to her. ex-boyfriend Ian and his pregnant wife. Angela. Even though on its face it. didn't make much sense. >> A young woman who has lived an exemplary. [music]. life. She is trying to get an MBA and. >> Well, there's two sides to every person. >> But the case against Michelle went way.

beyond threatening email. Police had. evidence she was up to something much. more sinister. >> [music]. >> Somebody was posting ads online. >> It's a type of personal ad. You can find. them on Craigslist and elsewhere online. Men seeking women who [music] want to. meet and act out a rape. A woman responded to the ad. >> Come find me. >> The email gave an address, the condo. where Angela and Ian lived. >> And so you mean they smashed my face. against the wall and they ripped my.

clothes? >> What would Michelle's motivation be in. doing this campaign? >> I mean, there's some sort of a love. triangle going on, right? There's two. women, one guy. >> The shorthand was that Michelle Hadley. was the psycho ex-girlfriend from hell, the mover behind a lurid and devious. plot. Her parents, Michael and Suzanne, couldn't, [music]. wouldn't believe it. >> It's actually 180° so out of sync. with her behavior. [music]. >> Michelle's bail was set at a million.

dollars. They told their daughter they. had enough to get her out or to hire a. good lawyer, but not both. >> I told my dad I can handle it. Don't worry about me. Go get a good. attorney. >> But as the weeks turned into months, her. brave front started to crack. >> There were mornings when I would wake up. and I would think, "Okay, I'm going to wake up a second. time. This is just a nightmare.". And it wasn't. >> The wheels of justice were grinding. slowly.

>> I just remember thinking, how did I get. here? I didn't do anything. >> Thanks for watching. Remember to. subscribe to our Dateline YouTube. channel to get new videos every week and. to watch previous videos anytime you. want, 24/7, 7 days a week, as you. should.