Casey Kasem's death is believed to have been caused by his wife, Jean Kasem's, mistreatment. According to a report from TMZ, the District Attorney will finally start investigating the elder abuse allegations thrown by the children of the late "American Top 40" host against their stepmother.
The investigation follows the Los Angeles Police Department's submission of the official elder abuse case involving the radio star's wife of 30 years.
The media personality's adult children from his first wife, Linda Kasem, are claiming that their father's 60-year-old widow caused Casey Kasem's death. The group, led by 41-year-old Kerri Kasem, accused Jean Kasem of not taking care of their father months before he died.
Allegations of elder abuse include Jean Kasem's neglect that caused Casey Kasem's bed sores, which Kerri Kasem and company believe may have contributed to their father's condition.
While the case is already with the DA, a source has told TMZ that it is not likely for Jean Kasem to charged with said elder abuse since there is supposedly not enough evidence to formally charge her.
Casey Kasem's death six months ago has been surrounded by intrigues involving Jean Kasem and his adult children with Linda Kasem. According to a previous report from People magazine, the beloved radio star became sick with Parkinson's and dementia. He 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.
Amid a highly publicized feud, Kerri Kasem and company discovered that Jean Kasem escaped to Norway with Casey Kasem's body. The group believes she did so to escape elder abuse allegations, and launched a brigade to bring back the late radio star's corpse to the US in order to bury him at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills.
Unfortunately for Casey Kasem's adult children, a report from Westside Today said Judge Clifford Klein of the Los Angeles Superior Court clarified that the law clearly states that Jean Kasem is the rightful keeper of Casey Kasem's body, whether in Norway or wherever she pleases.
