Leslie, a close friend of former US Marshal Ian Diaz, has accused Netflix of misrepresenting her and the case in the new documentary "A Toxic Love Story." Diaz was convicted in 2023 on federal charges including conspiracy to commit cyberstalking, cyberstalking, perjury, and obstruction of justice for orchestrating a scheme to frame his ex-girlfriend, Michelle Hadley.
Leslie, who is identified only by her first name in the documentary, maintains Diaz's innocence and stated she was misled by filmmakers. "I expected them to do the research on all they heard from all those filmed for this doc," Leslie told TMZ. "They were given so much information -- and then decided to abort the truth and ignore all the actual evidence."
She claimed that her interviews, which lasted two days, were heavily edited and that the documentary created the impression she was romantically involved with Diaz, which she denies. Leslie also contested the documentary's claim that Diaz declined to participate, stating he was open to it but preferred to save his limited prison phone time for family rather than conduct phone interviews with the filmmakers.
The case dates back to 2016, shortly after Ian Diaz and Michelle Hadley separated. Diaz married Angela within months, and shortly after, Angela began receiving threatening emails from an anonymous address, "Lilithistruth." These messages bore similarities to emails Hadley had sent earlier under her own name during a period of anger following the breakup. Hadley admitted to sending two emails but stated they were a result of dissociative episodes related to complex post-traumatic stress.
Prosecutors found that Angela and Ian Diaz used the "Lilithistruth" moniker to send menacing messages, some including graphic threats and images of dead fetuses, intended to frame Hadley. They also allegedly responded to a Craigslist post seeking participation in a rape fantasy, with the response detailing a desire for a simulated assault. Police later discovered that Ian Diaz was the one who responded to the post, arranging for a man to come to his home with the intention of staging a fake assault on his wife, Angela, to implicate Hadley.
Angela and Ian Diaz then reported a staged assault, with Angela claiming a figure in a ski mask had attacked her in their garage. Hadley was arrested and spent 88 days in jail on charges including attempted forcible rape and stalking. Her charges were eventually dropped when investigators traced the threatening emails back to Angela and Ian Diaz's home IP addresses.
Angela Diaz pleaded guilty to 10 felony counts and was sentenced in 2018, later being released on parole in 2020. Their marriage was annulled. Ian Diaz was arrested in May 2021. While he initially blamed his ex-wife, a federal investigation led to his conviction in 2023, resulting in a sentence of 10 years and one month. He is currently serving his sentence in a federal prison in Texas, with a scheduled release in 2031.
The documentary also touched upon allegations of abuse Hadley experienced from Ian Diaz during their relationship. Conversely, it explored Angela Diaz's past, including an ex-boyfriend's claim that she had previously faked a stage-four cervical cancer diagnosis. Leslie also recounted in the film an instance where Angela allegedly lied about being pregnant with twins, presenting fabricated ultrasound and pregnancy tests.
Leslie expressed her belief that if the documentary had presented a more thorough report of the evidence, more people would question the inconsistencies and what she described as an agenda to imprison Diaz. The Daily Mail has reached out to Netflix for comment. 
