Are you being framed by your ex-boyfriend and his wife for crimes you did not commit? It sounds like everyone’s nightmare, and it’s exactly what happened to a then-Anaheim woman named Michelle Hadley.
His story is now the subject of a Netflix documentary A poisonous love story. The complex conspiracy led to Headley being jailed for a while before being acquitted following a complex frame-job. But where are her ex-boyfriend Ian Diaz and his wife Angela Connell Diaz today? what are they doing now?
according to USA Today, Diaz “announced her marriage to Connell in April 2017, and she reverted to her maiden name.”
Both had to pay the price for their actions.
Ian Diaz is serving a 10-year prison sentence today
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Ian Diaz received a 10-year prison sentence in 2023. According to the Bureau of Prisons, he is being held at FMC Fort Worth.
“A former deputy US marshal was sentenced today to 10 years and one month in prison for cyberstalking, perjury and conspiracy to obstruct justice.” says a US Department of Justice press release.
Ian R., 45, of Glendora, California, according to court documents and evidence presented at trial. Diaz, “and his then-wife, an unidentified co-conspirator (CC-1), introduced themselves as a person with whom Diaz was previously in a relationship (Jane Doe),” the release states (Jane Doe is Hadley, and CC-1 is Angela.)
Netflix’s July 2026 documentary A Toxic Love Story tells how Ian Diaz and Angela Diaz tried to frame Michelle Headley and accused her of stalking and harassing them. https://t.co/s2uZDdOyyQ
– Us Weekly (@usweekly) 24 July 2026
“Under that guise, he sent himself harassing and threatening electronic communications containing explicit threats to harm CC-1; solicited and lured men he found through Craigslist ‘personals’ ads to engage in so-called ‘rape fantasies’ in an attempt to conduct an alleged sexual assault on CC-1 conducted by Jane Doe; and conducted one or more faked sexual assaults and attempted sexual assaults on CC-1.”
“Diaz and CC-1 then reported this conduct to local law enforcement, falsely claiming that Jane Doe posed a real and serious threat to Diaz and CC-1. Their actions led local law enforcement to arrest, charge, and incarcerate Jane Doe for approximately three months for the conduct for which Diaz and CC-1 pleaded guilty.”
Angela Connell Diaz also sentenced to jail
The biggest bombshell of Netflix’s ‘A Toxic Love Story’, the true story of Ian and Angela Diaz https://t.co/jZJMIkk5uH pic.twitter.com/8cv1zUUM2t
– New York Post (@nypost) 22 July 2026
Angela was also sent to jail. “A woman was sentenced today to five years in state prison for kidnapping, false imprisonment and false reporting of crimes after pleading guilty to stalking and attempting to rape her husband’s former fiancee.” a 2017 news release from prosecutors says.
“The former defendant in Felony Case No. 16NF2004, Michelle Suzanne Headley, 30, has been completely exonerated and cleared of any criminal wrongdoing. Her case was dismissed by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) on January 9, 2017,” the release said.
“If not for the hard work of law enforcement to continue to investigate and seek the truth in this case, Ms. Hadley could have faced up to life in prison. It is beyond comprehension why Ms. Diaz would have hatched such a diabolical plan to hurt an innocent man,” said District Attorney Tony Rackauckas. “Even while pleading guilty, Diaz showed no remorse, compassion or empathy for the victim. We are hopeful that the resolution of this case will provide Ms. Headley some closure so she can move on with her life.”
The release provides a detailed timeline of the bizarre case.
USA Today Reported: “In January 2018, Connell was reported in prison, but was released to parole supervision in July 2020 after being given 342 days of pre-sentence credit, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation information confirmed to USA TODAY. Connell officially completed his parole on July 19, 2021.”
Today, Connell is the director of peer counseling services. “Angie (she) is a bisexual Peruvian-American adoptee who lives on the ancestral lands of the Onk Akimel O’odham and Xalchidom Piipash peoples. She first discovered Exhale Pro-Voices in 2016 when she was searching for a reproductive justice organization based on intersectionality after her abortion experience.” The company’s website says.
“After spending time in prison, Angie pursued master’s degrees in psychology and justice studies, deepening her commitment to transformative justice. She rejoined Exhale in 2021, joining as a Textline counselor and now serves as the Director of Peer Counseling.” “Outside of Exhale, Angie works closely with her community through counseling, reentry programming, and partnerships with nonprofits and government agencies.”
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