angela diaz did. he circumstances came about, and as the evidence presented itself, up to and including continuing to investigate and exonerating michelle. >> reporter: angela is facing a slew of felony charges, including kidnapping, false imprisonment, perjury, and forgery. last month, she pleaded not guilty to all of them. >> the failure to investigate -- adequately the role of ian diaz in it is a serious concern. >> reporter: allison margolin is angela's defense attorney. she says she's yet to see proof that angela, not ian, was the culprit. >> reporter: maybe it exists. maybe it doesn't exist. but i haven't seen evidence yet that is dispositively linking angela versus ian -- to -- to any of the conduct in the we reached out to ian hoping to speak to him, but got no response. >> is he in on this thing? >> well, at this point there isn't any evidence that indicates that he is. everything points to her. >> reporter: if angela is the one behind the alleged plot, michelle has a question for her, why? >>

. >> police said michelle sent threatening e-mails to a woman named angela diaz. dangerous. michelle was suspected of responding to craigslist rape fantasy ads in angela's aims and directing men to angela's home. angela called 9d 11 saying none of those men attacked her. >> this is way beyond misdemeanor mischief. this is a criminal act. >> most definitely. >> michelle was arrested but insisted she was innocent. it took months but eventually they unralveled the forensics. >> i'm here to announce the filing of a felony complaint against angela marie diaz. >> in a already beyond strange case this turned things up to 11. the d.a. said angela diaz was the mastermind and soul actor in an elaborate scheme to portray herself as a victim. she had quite simply framed michelle. >> michelle is accused to be angela that turned out to be angela pretending to be michelle pretending to be angela. >> inviting men to her own home to rape her. inflicting injuries on herself and all to put her husband's ex-girlfriend behind bars. what's more at least for a few months authorities say

. >> reporter: police said michelle sent threatening e-mails to a woman named angela diaz. e-mails. >> reporter: but then the cyber threats became darker. even dangerous. michelle was suspected of responding to craigslist rape fantasy ads in angela's name and directing men to angela's home. angela called 911 saying one of the men attacked her. >> this is way beyond internet mischief. this is a criminal act in your city. >> most definitely a criminal act. >> reporter: mic arrested but insisted she was innocent. it took months, but eventually police and prosecutors unraveled the complex computer forensics. the da delivered the stunning news. >> i'm here to announce the filing with felony complaint against angela marie diaz. >> reporter: in an already beyond strange case, this turned things up to 11. the da said angela diaz was the mastermind and sole actor in an elaborate scheme to portray herself as the victim. she had simply framed michelle hadley. >> michelle is accused of being angela who turned out to be angela pretending to be michelle pretending to be angela. >> report

. >> i'm here to announce the filing of a felony complaint, against angela marie diaz. >> reporter: in had framed michelle hadley. >> michelle is accused of being angela, who turned out to be angela, pretending to be michelle, pretending to be angela. >> reporter: the chargers were that convoluted. angela, accused of sending herself threatening e-mails. inflicting injuries on herself. and all to put her husband's ex-girlfriend behind bars. what's more, at least for a few months, authorities say she succeeded. >> we should mention, angela diaz has pleaded not guilty. michelle hadley is with us exclusively, along with her attorney, michael juste. good morning. what's it like to live through this? >> horrifying. it is like your worst might mare coming true. >> reporte >> when you were being accused of all these things, of sending threatening e-mails, of sending men to angela's house to have sex with her forcibly, you're telling the police, i'm not doing this. this has nothing to do with me. did you get any sense for a second, they believed you? >> no. i got the sense that it was quite the