The Kasey Kasem Family Feud Continues

It’s been five years since Casey Kasem passed away in 2014 at age 82 — and the family war that ensued over the beloved patriarch is far from over, according to Fox News.

First and foremost, Kerri Kasem, the daughter of the late disc jockey and “American Top 40” host, told Fox News she wants to bring his body back to the United States from Norway, where he was transferred and buried six months after his death at a hospital in Gig Harbor, Wash.

Keri and Kasey Kasem

Kerri alleged that his widow, Jean Kasem, chose to bury her father halfway across the world during an ongoing heated dispute, while Kasem's widow explained the star "always said that Norway symbolizes peace and looks like heaven" and that she "would like to respectfully fulfill his wishes."

“As soon as we win the trial that Jean has done everything to delay, I will get a lawyer in Norway and I will show them the court’s findings that she’s an elder abuser and she did my father wrong,” Kerri claimed. “She harmed him. Once I can show what was found in the American court, I will go to Norway and I will have his body brought back and buried [at Forest Lawn] where he wanted to be buried.”

In November 2018, Gig Harbor Police Chief Kelley Busey announced law enforcement found no evidence of wrongdoing after investigating allegations that Kasem’s relatives were responsible for his death. Busey shared he will forward the case to Pierce County prosecutors for review. The star had a form of dementia and severe bedsore when he died at a Gig Harbor hospital.

According to Busey, the administrative investigation released by Gig Harbor Police found that Kasem received appropriate care and that any medical decisions were made by family authorized to act on his behalf. There was no evidence of collusion between the family members and doctors “that would construe any part of his incident to be considered a homicide."