Kansas Attorney Charged with Murder for the Second Time

SusanElizabeth Van Note, a Kansas City attorney, was charged a year ago with killingher father, William Van Note in 2010. William Van Note was on vacation with hisgirlfriend when they were shot and hospitalized. Susan thenforged documents that took William off life support after only four days.Prosecutors claimed that Susan showed doctors a forged power of attorneythat gave her the final say over her father’s health care decisions.

Now,Susan faces a second murder charge for her father’s girl’s friend. CamdenCounty prosecutor charged Van Note with first-degree murder in the shooting anddeath of Sharon Dickson, William Van Note’s girlfriend. The prosecutor hasdropped the charges against Van Note’s friends, Stacey and Desre Dory. Dory’scooperation is helping the prosecution charge Van Note with murder.

See Associated Press KC Lawyer Faces Second Murder Charge, CJ Online,  Sep. 1o, 2013.

Special thanks to Brian Cohan (Attorney at Law, Law Offices of Brian J. Cohan, P.C.) for bringing this article to my attention.