When 15-year-old Susan Bolling's parents sent her to respected therapist Felix Polk, they had no way of seeing the future, no way of knowing that almost 30 years later, Susan would be would be Felix's wife, the mother of his children - and his murderer. Less than a year after Susan's therapy began, the middle-aged psychologist had fallen in love with his young patient. They married when Susan was 25, and over the next 20 years Susan raised their three sons while Felix's career as a therapist, lecturer and teacher flourished. To the outside world, they were a perfect family; inside, Susan and Felix were waging a violent battle of wills, each at times threatening to kill the other, and forcing their sons to choose sides. The war of the Polks reached its climax in October of 2002, after Susan moved out, and a judge granted Felix custody of their son and the house. Days later, on Monday, October 14, their youngest son came home to find his father's dead body. He had been knocked unconscious and stabbed 27 times in the chest, sides, arms, legs, and feet. Susan claimed she killed Felix in self-defense. During her trial, Susan fired a series of court appointed attorneys and represented herself. She was convicted of 2nd degree murder and sentenced to serve 16 years to life in prison.
