The Trial of Susan Polk

Dateline NBC aired the story of Susan Polk on Friday night. Did you see it?

It was quite interesting because this case is in front of the jury right now as I write.

What is more fascinating is that MSNBC has an online poll asking viewers if they think Susan Polk murdered her husband or acted in self-defense.

Guess what?

69% of people believe Susan Polk acted in self-defense. Only 31% believe it was murder.

Quite surprising!!

I am certain Susan Polk acted out in murder. Count me in the minority.

I’ve only watched the first 1/2 of the show. I will be watching the 2nd half tonight on my DVR, but I have no doubt that my opinion will remain. I called out to my husband after seeing Susan speak for 30 seconds — “I don’t trust her. I don’t know why, but I don’t trust her.” And I haven’t swayed from that with all the information presented. In fact, the information has actually cemented my opinion even further.

Why am I so solid?? Because Susan was inconsistent in her speech. Her supposed actions didn’t match the character she is trying to portray.

According to Dateline, Susan Polk married Felix Polk — who was 25 years her senior when she was 25. They had three children. What Dateline hides from you early on is that Susan met Felix when she was in high school — when she was 15 and he was 40. She was introduced to Felix because he became her therapist. Susan was down, depressed and needed help — and according to Susan’s mother — Felix seemed to be the perfect antidote for her daughter — because she saw instant improvements in her daughter’s attitude and behavior after she visited with Dr. Polk. Susan’s mother firmly believed Dr. Polk was a great therapist.

Felix was married, but apparently made moves on Susan — and a relationship formed. When Susan was 25, TEN years after they met, he left his wife and family and married Susan.

Susan wants you to believe that she was “under Felix’s spell”, that she was unable to stand up to Felix — and hence she carried the burden around for years that she was molested and hence couldn’t handle it anymore. She says she wanted a divorce, but Felix refused. She says he wanted her forever and wouldn’t let her go — so he attacked her.

He attacked her — and hence she supposedly acted out in self-defense.

Susan wants you to believe that she was a mouse in their relationship, that she lived under the lies and control of Felix the entire marriage. And THAT is a lie.

Susan was once arrested for hitting her husband in front of police officers. Is that the behavior of a woman who “fears” her husband? Of a woman who lives under his control??

If Susan’s portrayal of herself was true and Felix controlled her as she says with a love-type potion, there wouldn’t have been the ‘War of the Polks’ as talked about by the children — a war that last years. It wouldn’t have been. When one partner is coerced, there isn’t war. Spats are small because the weak one always gives in, retreats and accepts things — maybe not happily — but there is NEVER A “WAR”.

Furthermore, others would have sensed that Susan was unhappy. Guess what? Her own mother didn’t have an INKLING that things were rough at home.

All of this is very inconsistent.

More than that, when Susan talks of the events, she is a blank slate emotionally. She doesn’t give the normal facial expressions, the reactions, the feelings that a “normal” and “honest” person would. She is devoid. She is devoid in this instance because she doesn’t feel the emotions behind her words. The words aren’t depicting her true emotions.

Susan also went away to college — she had plenty of time to “escape” Felix’s wrath — but instead she came back from college and went straight into his arms. It doesn’t add up no matter how you put it together.

One plus one should equal two and in this situation it never does. Susan is a patholigcal liar, and has been for years. She is warped, and mentally quite ill — if you ask me.

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Edited 4-16-2007:
Susan Polk was convicted of second-degree murder in June of 2006.