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Casey Kasem Missing???

MikafromTopeka — Mon, 12 May 2014 23:16:16 GMT

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LOS ANGELES —A judge on Monday ordered an investigation into the whereabouts of Casey Kasem after an attorney for the ailing radio personality's wife said the former "Top 40" host had been removed from the country.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Daniel S. Murphy ordered a court investigator and adult protective services to find out where Kasem is being treated and report back to the court. Kasem, 82, suffers from advanced Parkinson's disease, can no longer speak and has been in various medical facilities chosen by his wife, Jean Kasem.

Casey Kasem's children have complained that they have been unable to see their father in accordance with an agreement with their stepmother. Daughter Kerri Kasem had sought a temporary conservatorship and was appointed her father's temporary caretaker on Monday. Her attorney, Troy Martin, said the family believes the entertainer has been taken to an Indian reservation in Washington state.

Murphy's order came after Craig Marcus, an attorney who appeared on Jean Kasem's behalf at Monday's hearing, said he did not know where the radio personality was but knew that he had been removed from the country.

"I have no idea where he is," Marcus said.

The revelation brought stunned protests from Murphy and two of Casey Kasem's daughters, two of the entertainer's three children from a previous marriage.

"Your statements concern me even more," the judge told Marcus, who declined to comment after the hearing.

Marcus said in court that Jean Kasem had every right to move her husband as she saw fit.

Murphy appointed a doctor to look into Casey Kasem's care and ordered a court-appointed attorney to find out his whereabouts as soon as possible.

Casey Kasem gained fame with his radio music countdown shows, "American Top 40" and "Casey's Top 40," and was the voice of Shaggy in the cartoon "Scooby Doo."

As temporary conservator, Kerri Kasem will have access to her father's medical records and other reports that have previously been sealed by court order.

Kerri Kasem's case is the second one opened by one of the former host's children to try to gain access to their father and have some oversight over his care. A previous case by daughter Julie Kasem was dismissed after she reached a settlement with her stepmother, but the daughter said Monday that agreement has been breached.

In a court filing last week, Kerri Kasem's attorneys wrote that the entertainer has been repeatedly moved without warning and his children have been unable to see him. The complaint accused Jean Kasem of elder abuse by isolating her husband from his family.

"We've been troubled for a long time," Kerri Kasem said after Monday's court hearing. She said Murphy's orders will ensure that the truth about her father's care comes out.

"Justice has been served today," she said.

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Re: Casey Kasem Missing???

croemer — Mon, 12 May 2014 23:26:09 GMT

I think his wife is evil! You can bet she knows exactly where he is and is behind this.

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RainCityGirl — Mon, 12 May 2014 23:29:02 GMT

Looks like the trophy wife he got for himself back when wants to make sure she gets her full share of his estate and the sooner the better. I didn't realize that biological children do not have rights over a step parent. So sad. And also unconscionable. So one of them finally got a temporary conservatorship. What good does that do if the court can't or won't enforce it. Can you imagine the fear and confusion going on for the father, who doesn't really know what is happening to him, but knows he is being moved all over the place?

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adelle38 — Mon, 12 May 2014 23:31:23 GMT

Why would anyone assume his wife is in the wrong? It could be his children are the ones in it for the money. None of us has the facts.

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10sluvr — Mon, 12 May 2014 23:42:19 GMT

follow the money.

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RainCityGirl — Mon, 12 May 2014 23:44:23 GMT

On 5/12/2014 adelle38 said:
Why would anyone assume his wife is in the wrong? It could be his children are the ones in it for the money. None of us has the facts.

Looks to me that the facts are the court has just made the decision, or one of his children would not have been granted temporary conservatorship, plus the wife breached all the other court ordered agreements made. And if the wife had his best interests in mind, why would she be uprooting him several times and moving him now where even the court does not know where he is? Connect the dots.

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croemer — Mon, 12 May 2014 23:46:35 GMT

The children have offered to sign papers they will take nothing...just want to see their Dad. No go...

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croemer — Mon, 12 May 2014 23:48:26 GMT

The kids interviewed by Piers Morgan. LINK to Video

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RainCityGirl — Mon, 12 May 2014 23:50:52 GMT

If someone tried to keep me from seeing my dad in his final illness, I would go through h ell and high water to get to him, even break the law if I had to. These are his biological children. They deserve to see their dad. His time on this earth is limited.

Re: Casey Kasem Missing???

croemer — Mon, 12 May 2014 23:51:53 GMT

On 5/12/2014 RainCityGirl said:
If someone tried to keep me from seeing my dad in his final illness, I would go through h ell and high water to get to him, even break the law if I had to. These are his biological children. They deserve to see their dad. His time on this earth is limited.

Same here and he has asked for his kids and wondered why they haven't come to see him. Step-Mom is evil pure and simple.

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hope-Q — Tue, 13 May 2014 01:13:57 GMT

Oh I hope they find him and he and his children are reunited before it's too late.

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croemer — Tue, 13 May 2014 01:38:11 GMT

On 5/12/2014 hope-Q said:
Oh I hope they find him and he and his children are reunited before it's too late.

I do too...I am so sad for his children.

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tansy — Tue, 13 May 2014 01:39:41 GMT

What a sad story.

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Catitude — Tue, 13 May 2014 02:12:11 GMT

Tragic

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biancardi — Tue, 13 May 2014 02:13:21 GMT

how sad....

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brii — Tue, 13 May 2014 02:14:04 GMT

Awful...

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ennui1 — Tue, 13 May 2014 02:15:46 GMT

On 5/12/2014 RainCityGirl said:
Looks like the trophy wife he got for himself back when wants to make sure she gets her full share of his estate and the sooner the better. I didn't realize that biological children do not have rights over a step parent.

They can, if the parent set up a proper trust and POA.

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Free2be — Tue, 13 May 2014 03:10:13 GMT

We had a similar situation in my husband's family. Men don't realize how cunning these trophy wives can be. They fall in love in their older years and fear being alone so they tolerate a lot of drama that ensues from the trophy wive dividing and conquering.

There should be community workshops for mature single men considering another marriage -- what to watch out for and how to protect themselves when they age and are more dependent on their much younger spouse.

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SydneyH — Tue, 13 May 2014 03:16:53 GMT

How hard is it to find a man of his age and condition? It's disgraceful that his children are being kept away.

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FUTURE — Tue, 13 May 2014 03:29:47 GMT

That is horrible. She is evil. Those poor children. I can't imagine being kept from my father and not even knowing his whereabouts bc of that nasty woman, and likely in his final days/months/years, no less. What a sad situation.