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Mar 2022
41m 28s

Susan Polk, Part I: Deadly Therapy

WONDERY | TREEFORT MEDIA
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In the first half of this two-part episode, former FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong digs into the case of Susan Polk. When she was just 15, a troubled and lonely Susan sought the help of a psychologist named Dr. Felix Polk. Instead, she wound up marrying her therapist, and eventually, killing him. In part one, we learn about the history that dr ... Show More
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