Casey Kasem’s Final Days: How the Family’s Bitter Battle Got to This Point

Accusations of kidnapping and elder abuse have turned the radio legend’s final days into a real-life soap opera

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It’s probably a good thing Casey Kasem is most likely not aware of the sad family drama playing out around him as he lives out his final days.

The radio icon is currently resting in hospice care without food or water in Washington state after a long battle with Lewy body dementia, a progressive decline in mental abilities that has no cure.

As Kasem waits out what remains of his life, the 82-year-old is surrounded by family and friends — with one key exception. At the time of this writing, his wife Jean Kasem had not visited the former DJ since she was escorted out of St.

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