A California cyberstalking case revisited in the documentary ‘A Toxic Love Story’ centres on Michelle Hadley, who was wrongly accused of arranging sexual assaults against her former fiancé’s new wife through online adverts. She spent 88 days in custody and faced a potential life sentence before evidence showed she had been framed, highlighting serious failures in the investigation and the consequences of false digital evidence.

– Hadley was accused of posting advertisements that invited men to assault her ex-fiancé’s wife.
– Threatening emails and apparent witness evidence initially strengthened the case against her.
– She was jailed for 88 days while facing the prospect of life imprisonment.
– Investigators later concluded that the alleged victim had impersonated Hadley and fabricated evidence.
– Hadley was exonerated, while the woman who framed her was prosecuted.