Ep. - 366 - KERRI KASEM BITTER BLOOD: KASEM VS. KASEM
Reality Life with Kate Casey
Kate Casey
4.7 • 7.5K Ratings
🗓️ 11 June 2021
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Kerri Kasem and producer Aliza Rosen discuss Bitter Blood: Kasem vs. Kasem, an original anthology podcast docuseries revealing the inside story behind the lawsuit and elder abuse allegations surrounding the death of radio legend and American entertainment icon Casey Kasem. The story of Kasem’s death was the subject of a CBS News/48 Hours episode exploring the family feud over radio legend, how he died and who was responsible. At stake was an estate worth tens of millions.
The docuseries features first-hand accounts, reveals shocking insights into the events preceding Kasem’s passing and the eventual wrongful death lawsuit filed by his three eldest children and his brother, against Kasem’s widow, actress Jean Kasem. The lawsuit was settled in December 2019, and Bitter Blood will reveal an abundance of evidence and testimony prepared for that trial that has never been seen or heard.
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| 0:00.0 | They're amazing, Kate Casey. |
| 0:04.3 | Welcome back to another episode of Reality Life with Kate Casey. |
| 0:07.9 | Hope that you had a great week. |
| 0:09.8 | Now I know I've told you this before, but I really think that I've watched every episode |
| 0:13.5 | of Date Line and 48 Hours Mystery. |
| 0:16.2 | And some of those cases have stayed with me. |
| 0:19.3 | One in particular is the case of Casem versus Casem. |
| 0:23.3 | Peter Van Sant was the host of this infamous episode on 48 Hours Mystery on CBS. |
| 0:29.8 | Casey Casey, who became a household name in America during the 70s and 80s, when his |
| 0:34.0 | America Top 40 show, which ran down the most popular songs in the US chart, turned into |
| 0:39.6 | one of the most popular radio shows in the country. |
| 0:43.0 | During that time, his iconic smooth voice became famous for storytelling, for reading letters |
| 0:48.0 | from listeners allowed on the air, and for dedicating songs to long-distance listeners. |
| 0:53.2 | He was also known for his famous sign-off from each broadcast. |
| 0:56.8 | Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars. |
| 1:00.5 | The mysterious and scandalous details surrounding his death was famously explored in that |
| 1:06.1 | episode of 48 Hours Mystery. |
| 1:08.4 | And he was said to have had a net worth of approximately $80 million at the time of his |
| 1:12.7 | death. |
| 1:13.7 | Casey was married to Linda Myers from 1972 to 1979, and they had three children, Mike, |
| 1:20.0 | Julie, and Carrie. |
| 1:21.7 | And then he married Jean Thompson and actress from 1980 until his death, and they had one |
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