John Amos’ family members have known as for “justice” and demand solutions concerning the Good Instances star’s mysterious demise.
Oct. 4 2024, Printed 10:15 a.m. ET
John Amos‘ shell-shocked household has refused to rule out the risk of foul play in his demise – and they’re turning to the actor’s son Kelly Christopher ‘Ok.C.’ Amos for solutions.
RadarOnline.com can reveal Amos, who handed away on August 21 aged 84, was secretly moved from resort to resort earlier than his demise from suspected congestive coronary heart failure.
No post-mortem was carried out, and Ok.C., 53, secretly had the Good Instances star cremated earlier than Amos’ household even realized of his passing.
The Roots actor’s goddaughter Amy Goudy, in a prolonged assertion posted to Fb on behalf of the Amos household on Tuesday, questioned the narrative and Ok.C.’s potential involvement in her godfather’s demise.
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Amos’ goddaughter Amy Goudy printed this assertion on behalf of the Amos household on Tuesday.
She wrote: “Our household assertion: Please observe that this assertion is being launched by the collective household and shut pals of John Amos.
“Our household solely realized of his demise right this moment by means of media stories, solely to find he truly handed away 45 days in the past.
“Shockingly, we weren’t notified, nor had been any relations knowledgeable.”
Goudy stated the Amos household by no means acquired the actor’s demise certificates, and Ok.C. – who was listed on the certificates as Amos’ “informant” – has refused to say “the place or why” the Coming to America star died.
She continued: “This tragic information has left us in shock and heartache.
“We do not need a demise certificates, nor do we all know the place or why he died, however we all know he was affected by congestive coronary heart failure and dementia.
“We worry he was possible cremated to keep away from any potential investigation into the situations surrounding his last days.”
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Amos’ household consider the Roots star’s son Ok.C. Amos is perhaps hiding one thing concerning the actor’s August 21 demise and subsequent secret cremation.
Based on Goudy, Ok.C. Amos – in addition to two different people Eugene Brummet and Belinda Foster – started “isolating” the beloved actor from his different relations within the months earlier than his mysterious and sudden demise.
She stated Amos “might have been uncared for and remoted throughout his last days” and referenced the elder abuse investigation launched in June 2023.
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Goudy stated: “Over the previous 12 months, John Amos was remoted from his household and shut pals by Kelly ‘KC’ Amos, Eugene Brummet and Belinda Foster.
“Regardless of our repeated makes an attempt to keep up contact, KC prevented entry to him, managed and monitored his calls and severed ties with John’s daughter Shannon Amos, his brother Leslie ‘Syl’ Franklin, his grandchildren Quiera Colston and Jhazz Williams, his enterprise supervisor Paul Baldessare, his god-daughter Amy Goudy, his niece Sherri Korsun, his former accountant and different shut relations, pals, and family members.
“KC portrayed a picture of an in depth father-son relationship on social media, however the actuality was way more complicated.
“Our father suffered from dementia, and KC usually gave John verbal prompts to create a story on social media that was not reflective of the reality.”
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Amos’ daughter Shannon posted this image and message to Instagram after studying about her father’s demise 45 days after his passing.
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She continued: “We had been deeply involved that our father might have been uncared for and remoted throughout his last days as we acquired pictures from involved neighbors and a medical skilled.
“One picture even prompted an Elder Abuse investigation to no avail.”
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Amos’ household went on to query why “no medical professionals, coroner, or authorities knowledgeable (them) of his passing” and why “KC didn’t notify any member of the family instantly”.
In addition they stated “there are vital questions that want solutions” as a result of they consider “KC possible made the choice to have John Amos cremated with out the household’s data”.
Goudy wrote: “We suspect these actions might have been taken to change potential wills and acquire life insurance coverage or different advantages.”
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The Amos household stated: “We refuse to rule out the opportunity of foul play. At a time once we needs to be grieving and celebrating our father’s exceptional life, we discover ourselves within the unlucky place of searching for justice and readability.”
The Amos household, on the finish of their assertion on Tuesday, stated they “refuse to rule out the opportunity of foul play” and demand “justice and readability” concerning the Good Instances star’s demise.
They stated: “We refuse to rule out the opportunity of foul play.
“At a time once we needs to be grieving and celebrating our father’s exceptional life, we discover ourselves within the unlucky place of searching for justice and readability.”
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In the meantime, Further‘s Billy Bush, 52, spoke to Amos’ daughter Shannon Amos, his brother Leslie Franklin, his granddaughter Quiera Williams, Goudy and the actor’s enterprise supervisor Paul Baldessare following the information of the film star’s demise.
Based on Shannon, she was unable to go to Amos as a result of Ok.C. “saved shifting” their father. She additionally claimed Ok.C. had been arrested “for making demise threats” in opposition to her.
Shannon Amos stated: “The problem that we had is that my brother saved shifting my father from resort to resort from numerous jurisdictions.
“He would transfer so steadily and so quick that we had been having a tough time discovering him, however we had been in a position to determine the lodges from his TikTok posts on social media.”
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Shannon Amos additionally posted this video and caption to Instagram after studying her well-known father has handed away.
She added: “My brother was truly arrested at one level for making demise threats in opposition to me, and Amy was truly the final particular person to see him.”
Goudy added: “None of us had been in a position to speak to him. His telephones had been turned off. Ok.C. would not take calls. There was no strategy to entry him some other method.”
The Amos household as soon as once more known as for “justice” for the Die Arduous 2 actor to allow them to “have a good time (Amos) and his legacy”.
Shannon stated: “My hope out of all of that is some sort of justice, some sort of justice and I do not hate my brother. I hate who he is turn out to be. I hate what he is finished.
“We wish to have the ability to have a good time my father and his legacy and the sunshine that he shined in our lives. I have been grieving my father for the previous 12 months, and that is simply closure to that grief.”
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