Casey Kasem wife Jean Kasem has reportedly escaped to Norway with her husband's corpse, and the late radio star's family is enraged that she was able to flee despite of attempts to stop her.
According to a report from Radar Online, Casey Kasem's wife Jean Kasem is being accused by Kerri Kasem, the late broadcaster's daughter from his previous marriage, on behalf of the radio host's family and friends.
The distraught daughter said her stepmother is pushing for Casey Kasem to be buried in Oslo, Norway in order to escape elder abuse charges filed against her in the United States.
News of Jean Kasem's escape was first revealed to The National ENQUIRER, and publicist Danny Deraney has spoken on behalf of Kerri Kasem and her family. "It's entirely possible that Jean wants to go to Norway because she thinks she'll be off the hook there," the publicist said.
The escape of Casey Kasem'd wife Jean Kasem comes even after she was publicly slammed by the children of her late husband in an open letter sent to the Norweigan government.
The said open letter, written by Kerri Kasem and signed by family members and close friends of the "American Top 40" host, was reported by Daily Mail. It read: "As beautiful as your country is, our father has never spoken of any desire to be buried in Norway either to us or to his friends. In fact, it was the opposite."
The letter went on: "Casey wanted to be buried in his hometown of Los Angeles, California, his home of over 53 years."
"Do not be fooled into believing his wife, Jean Kasem, who abandoned and isolated him during the last year of his life."
According to the Daily Mail report, Kerri Kasem explained in the letter the that the representations of Casey Kasem's wife "have been perpetuated by not only Jean, but her daughter Liberty because of the ongoing investigation from local authorities of criminal elder abuse."
The letter closed: "We beg you, to please decline the request of Jean Kasem and her daughter Liberty to bury Casey Kasem in Norway."
The radio veteran's death has been surrounded by intrigues as Casey Kasem's children said their father was being kept away from them by their stepmother Jean Kasem. According to People magazine, the feud started after the beloved radio star became sick with Parkinson's and dementia, then eventually died last June 15 in Gig Harbor, Washington.
Kerri Kasem then sent a lawyer to Gaffney Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Tacoma, Washington, where Casey Kasem's body was confirmed by police to be missing.
