Snappepd Giselle Esteban and Michelle Le

Status: Incarcerated 

In Snapped Season 18, Episode 6, the story of Giselle Esteban is shown. This ends badly for her friend, Michelle Le in the state of California.

Giselle Esteban is convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to 25 years to life.

In the summer of 2008, Scott and appellant separated, initiated custody proceedings, and tried to work on co-parenting. In November, appellant was granted a move-away order and took the baby to live with her in San Diego. Scott shared legal custody and had generous visitation which he fully exercised. In June 2009, appellant told Scott she planned to move in with a new boyfriend. Scott objected and in November he filed a request for full custody which took several months to resolve. Meanwhile, in April 2010 appellant broke up with her boyfriend and confided in Scott that she was pregnant and going to have an abortion. Following that incident, appellant and Scott had a series of sexual encounters. Scott testified that there were periods after he ended his boyfriend-girlfriend relationship with appellant that he would "backslide" and have intimate contact with her.

In August 2010, Scott was granted custody of his daughter and moved her back to Northern California. In October, appellant also returned to the Bay Area. Appellant and Scott began taking a
class in high-conflict parenting. At appellant's request, the instructor facilitated a meeting between appellant, Scott and Michelle. At the meeting, Michelle shared that she had been accepted into a nursing program at Samuel Merritt University (Merritt). Appellant expressed her desire to renew her friendship with Michelle who appeared receptive to that idea. However, after this meeting, appellant became "fixated" on the idea that Michelle broke up her family. Appellant's obsession plagued her relationship with Scott to whom she constantly expressed her hateful feelings about Michelle.

You can write to Giselle Esteban at:

Giselle Esteban WE5641

Central California Women's Facility

P.O. Box 1508

Chowchilla, CA 93610

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