Casey Kasem’s Remains Still Not Laid To Rest: Wife Jean Reportedly Moving Body Again
There are new developments in the ongoing saga regarding Casey Kasem and his family. As those who have been following the situation know, Casey’s wife Jean Kasem removed her husband’s remains from a funeral home weeks ago and Casey’s oldest children had no idea where he was. Now reports indicate that Jean is making arrangements to have Casey’s remains flown to Europe.
According to TMZ, Casey Kasem’s body is currently in Montreal, Canada, but now Jean Kasem is putting plans into place to move him again, possibly to Norway. Why all the moves, and why has he not been laid to rest yet? That is what many fans of the Hollywood icon are wondering. Casey’s oldest children, Kerri, Mike and Julie, have been cut out of the loop by Jean, and these two sides have been at odds for years. Some wonder what Jean seems to be trying to hide.
For some time after Casey Kasem’s death, his body stayed at a Washington funeral home. He was suddenly moved several weeks ago, and his oldest kids were given no information regarding where he was. There were rumors he had been moved to Montreal, though neither Casey or Jean had any ties to the city. Then the Kasem kids believed that Casey may have quietly been buried in California. Now it appears that this is not the case.
There is an investigation under way via the Santa Monica Police Department regarding allegations against Jean for elder abuse. The kids believe that when Jean removed Kasey from a Santa Monica nursing home and drove him across the country, it led to a fatal infection. Casey’s daughter, Kerri Kasem, was given custody of her father in those last couple of weeks, and she got him into a hospital. Unfortunately, his health had deteriorated very rapidly and Kasem died on June 15 in Washington. The Santa Monica authorities want a full autopsy, and it seems just before they were able to get one, Jean swooped in and moved Casey’s remains.
Now Casey’s kids are scrambling once again to get things into place for a court order and autopsy before Jean Kasem can move her husband’s remains to Europe. Most would imagine that if she does that, there will be no way of getting that autopsy. Kerri Kasem’s private investigator, Logan Clarke, told the Daily News that Jean is hoping that the pathologist who did the autopsy “will say things the way [Jean] wants them to be said.” He adds, “She’s now trying to keep the body as far away as possible from the children and any authority figures. She’s trying to torture the kids.”
Fans of the radio icon are horrified to hear that the beloved personality’s remains are still not laid to rest. Whether Jean Kasem is hiding something or simply so bitter toward Casey’s adult children, or a combination of those two things, isn’t known, but this cannot possibly be what Casey would have wanted. Will the Santa Monica courts step in and get this resolved once and for all? Casey Kasem’s fans hope so.
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