Susan Polk Pt. 2: Dangerous Delusions

Natalie Ramstrom was found dead inside her boyfriend’s home, with her body hidden beneath garbage bags after she had been shot in the head. What followed was a yearslong mystery as Efrain Medina fled to Mexico, spent a year hiding, and then faced three trials that all ended witho ...  Show more

A roommate wakes to screaming and finds his best friend bleeding on the floor of their Florida apartment. Tyler Nulisch, 30, dies at the hospital hours later from a single gunshot wound. His girlfriend, Brittany Nicole Holbrook, tells detectives she was defending herself, but the ...  Show more

Between the relentless accusations and physical assaults, the early 2000s were a dangerous time to be living in the Polk household. No one knew that more than their three kids, all caught in the middle of their parents’ tempest. On October 13th 2002, it all came to a head. Learn ...  Show more

Susan Polk was convicted of murdering her husband of 20 years, respected psychologist, Felix Polk in 2002. Susan claimed that the killing was self-defense but the prosecution argued that she killed Felix for money and custody of her children because of a contentious divorce. The ...  Show more

In the 1980s, “Satanic Panic” was a mass hysteria that consumed communities and ruined lives—all over things that never even happened. In this new five-part series, we’re examining the origins of the panic, tracing back through the decades to see how the fear of Satan’s influence ...  Show more

In the 1980s, “Satanic Panic” was a mass hysteria that consumed communities and ruined lives—all over things that never even happened. In this new five-part series, we’re examining the origins of the panic, tracing back through the decades to see how the fear of Satan’s influence ...  Show more