Co-Dependency, Dangerous Delusions and Bad Therapy: Dr. Felix and Susan Polk

A couple meets decidedly uncute when the man is the teenage girl's therapist. Decades later, the professional couple seem to have everything going for them - marriage, kids and a beautiful home. But behind closed doors, decades of co-dependency, dangerous delusions and abuse of power leads to a devastating murder.

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1. Final Analysis: https://www.amazon.com/Final-Analysis-Untold-Story-Murder/dp/006113452X

2. Seduced by Madness: https://www.amazon.com/Seduced-Madness-Carol-Pogash/dp/0061535672

3. The Times: https://www.newspapers.com/image/220397939/?match=1&terms=felix%20polk

4. The Signal: https://www.newspapers.com/image/334791202/?match=1&terms=felix%20polk

5. Sun-Tattler: https://www.newspapers.com/image/724906648/?match=1&terms=%22felix%20polk%22%20%22sharon%20mann%22

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9. Oakland Tribune: https://www.newspapers.com/image/875450911/?match=1&terms=%22susan%20polk%22%20

10. SFGate: https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/polk-son-s-foster-mother-square-off-murder-2535735.php

11. Oro Law Firm: https://www.orolawfirm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Rage-and-control-at-heart-of-Polk-trial-Oakland-Tribune.pdf

12. SFGate: https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/review-madness-murder-vivid-in-account-of-2583804.php

13. Mercury News: https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/07/17/convicted-orinda-killer-susan-polk-denied-parole-kicked-out-of-hearing-midway-through/

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