Dateline NBC

Simply Diabolical

August 25, 2026·40 min·7-min readnarrativetrue crime
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This Dateline episode, hosted by Lester Holt and reported by Dennis Murphy, tells the harrowing true-crime story of Michelle Hadley, an innocent woman wrongfully accused of a diabolical cyberstalking and attempted rape scheme orchestrated by her ex-boyfriend Ian Diaz and his wife Angela D

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People

Michelle HadleyIan DiazAngela DiazDennis MurphyRick ZimmerMichael HadleySuzanne HadleyMary BukowskisLester Holt

Companies

NBC News

Topics

Criminal JusticeCybersecurityFraudInvestigative JournalismTrue CrimeWrongful Convictions

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