Seduced by Madness
Seduced by Madness by Carol Pogash, published by HarperCollins on August 26, 2008, is a reprint edition comprising 432 pages in English. This book presents the true story of Susan Polk, who, after years of complex relationships and psychological turmoil, was arrested for the murder of her husband, Dr. Felix Polk. The narrative unfolds from her early interactions with him as a therapist to the shocking events that led to his death, capturing the intricacies of their relationship and the ensuing legal battle.
Readers will find a detailed account of Susan Polk’s trial, where she represented herself and shared a defense filled with claims of unethical therapy, abuse, and repressed memories. The book delves into the severe dysfunction within an affluent American family, exploring themes of true crime and murder. Carol Pogash, a leading journalist who covered the case, provides a thorough examination of the events that transpired, offering insights into the media frenzy surrounding the trial and the psychological aspects of the case.
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She was fifteen when she visited the therapist; still a teen when they first had sex. She was twenty-five when she married him and forty-four when she killed him.
In October 2002, Susan Polk, the soft-spoken mother of three teenage boys, was arrested for stabbing her husband and former therapist, Dr. Felix Polk, to death. Three years later she was tried for first degree murder, choosing to act as her own attorney in a trial that rapidly devolved into one of the most outrageous media circuses in modern history. To a crowded courtroom, Susan Polk presented her defense—a bizarre story of unethical therapies, abuse, repressed memories, and satanic rituals—and, in doing so, exposed her madness. Carol Pogash was there.
Seduced by Madness is the remarkably compelling, profoundly disturbing true story of the severe dysfunction of an affluent American family, as told by the leading journalist who worked the case. It is a spellbinding re-creation of a troubled life, a marriage, a murder, and a terrifying, inexorable descent into madness.
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