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| '''Susan Polk''' (born '''Susan Mae Bolling''' in ]) is an ] woman convicted in June 2006 of ] in connection with the 2002 death of her husband, Dr. Frank "Felix" Polk.<ref name="Conviction">McKinley, Jesse. (] ]) . '']''. Retrieved 30-01-08.</ref><ref name="CBS5">CBS 5, San Francisco. (] ]) cbs5.com. Retrieved 30-01-08.</ref> Polk's trial, described by one ] correspondent as "circus-like", drew extensive media attention with its sensationalist elements.<ref name="Circus">AP. (] ]) CBS News. Retrieved 30-01-08.</ref><ref name="Lee">Lee, Henry K. (] ]). . '']''. Retrieved 31-01-08.</ref> |
'''Susan Polk''' (born '''Susan Mae Bolling''' in ]) is an ] woman convicted in June 2006 of ] in connection with the 2002 death of her husband, Dr. Frank "Felix" Polk.<ref name="Conviction">McKinley, Jesse. (] ]) . '']''. Retrieved 30-01-08.</ref><ref name="CBS5">CBS 5, San Francisco. (] ]) cbs5.com. Retrieved 30-01-08.</ref> Polk's trial, described by one ] correspondent as "circus-like", drew extensive media attention with its sensationalist elements.<ref name="Circus">AP. (] ]) CBS News. Retrieved 30-01-08.</ref><ref name="Lee">Lee, Henry K. (] ]). . '']''. Retrieved 31-01-08.</ref> | ||
| ==Background== | |||
| Polk met Dr. Polk, a psychotherapist, in 1972 when administrators at her high school recommended she see him to treat her panic attacks.<ref name="Circus"/><ref name="Pogash">Pogash, Carol. (] ]) '']''. Retrieved 30-01-08.</ref> Polk later claimed that Dr. Polk first had sex with her when she was 16 and still under his treatment, a taboo relationship between therapist and patient that is now illegal in California.<ref name="Pogash"/><ref name="Pogash2">Pogash, Carol. (] ]) . Originally published in ''] Sunday Magazine''. Hosted at pogash.com. Retrieved 31-01-08.</ref> At the time, Dr. Polk had a wife and two children,<ref name="Pogash"/> though the couple subsequently divorced in 1982.<ref name="Pogash2"/> | |||
| After graduating high school, Polk attended ] and ] before, in 1982, marrying Dr. Polk, who was then an instructor at the ] and an occasional consultant as well as a private practitioner.<ref name="Pogash2"/> At the time of their wedding, Polk was 24 and her husband 40.<ref name="court">Sweetingham, Lisa. (] ]) Court TV. Retrieved 31-01-08.</ref> During their marriage, the couple had three sons.<ref name="Crier">Tatko-Peterson, Ann. (] ]) . '']''. Hosted at bnet.com. Retrieved 31-01-08.</ref> In 2001, Polk filed for divorce, a complicated and contentious proceeding during which each contacted police with allegations of domestic violence.<ref name="Sweet">Sweetingham, Lisa. (] ]) . CNN. Retrieved 31-01-08.</ref><ref name="Conviction"/><ref name="Pogash2"/> In 2002, the courts granted Dr. Polk custody of the couple's minor son, Gabriel Polk, granted the family home to Dr. Polk and reduced Polk's alimony.<ref name="Dateline">Morrison, Keith. (] ]) '']'' transcript. Hosted by msnbc.com. Retrieved 30-01-08.</ref> Police records indicate that Dr. Polk reported threats from his wife.<ref name="Pogash"/><ref name="Dateline"/> | |||
| On October 13, Polk went to the home to retrieve her belongings; the following day, Dr. Polk, then 70, was found dead.<ref name="Dateline"/> Dr. Polk had 27 wounds on his body, including 15 stab wounds and evidence of blunt force trauma.<ref name="Dateline"/> Polk, too, was cut and scratched and had "red discoloration around her eyes, bite marks on the hand and a red welt on her shoulder".<ref name="Dateline"/><ref name="Sweet"/> | |||
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Susan Polk (born Susan Mae Bolling in 1957) is an American woman convicted in June 2006 of second degree murder in connection with the 2002 death of her husband, Dr. Frank "Felix" Polk. Polk's trial, described by one Associated Press correspondent as "circus-like", drew extensive media attention with its sensationalist elements.
- McKinley, Jesse. (June 17 2006) Conviction concludes bizarre trial for murder. The New York Times. Retrieved 30-01-08.
- CBS 5, San Francisco. (June 16 2006) Jurors find Susan Polk guilty Of 2nd Degree Murder cbs5.com. Retrieved 30-01-08.
- AP. (June 16 2006) Woman guilty of slaying husband-shrink CBS News. Retrieved 30-01-08.
- Lee, Henry K. (February 23 2007). Murderer Susan Polk loses bid for new trial. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 31-01-08.