Why did Susan Polk Kill her Husband?

Susan Mae Polk (born Susan Bolling in 1958) was a housewife and mother of three who ultimately admitted to, and was convicted of murdering her husband, Dr. Frank "Felix" Polk. Dr. Polk was a prominent Berkeley psychologist, who was found with numerous stab wounds in the pool house at the couple's upscale Orinda, California home in 2002. Susan Polk, a self-proclaimed "psychic" and believer of fairy tales, left the mutilated body of Felix Polk for her youngest son to find.

Its five years since Felix was killed, but the public still jumps up to snap up any snippets of the sensational case. Here is the first interview of Susan as a prisoner; an exclusive by Rita Cosby in Aug 2005.

The case is too complicated and we have read enough crime twisters to believe a person when she speaks of the impossible. But Susan Polk claims herself a psychic who prdicted the sep 11 attacks and that she was abused physically and mentally abused within the confines of the marriage.

Susan Polk told a judge, 'I'm not going to beg for mercy,' and claimed she was a political prisoner before being sentenced to 16 years to life for fatally stabbing her husband. Her sons, only one of whom supports her, also spoke at the hearing.

Prosecutors claim the murder of Polk was a cold, calculated attempt by his wife to gain control of his multimillion dollar estate, but defense attorneys claim Susan Polk had long been controlled, abused and battered by her husband and she acted in self-defense when he flew into a rage and attacked her. The high-profile trial of Susan Polk drew media attention because testimony is expected pit brother against brother and son against mother.