From The Hollywood Reporter · Winston Cho · · 1m 10s
John Amos Daughter Sues Brother Over Wrongful Death
Shannon Amos sues K.C. Amos for elder abuse and wrongful death after father John Amos died in 2024.
In brief
Shannon Amos sues K.C. Amos for elder abuse and wrongful death after father John Amos died in 2024. Shannon Amos claims her brother K.C. Amos caused John Amos' death through neglect and financial misconduct. Originally reported by The Hollywood Reporter.
Shannon Amos sues K.C. Amos
Shannon Amos claims her brother K.C. Amos caused John Amos' death through elder abuse and wrongful death.
John Amos' death in 2024
John Amos, 84, died in 2024 from natural causes after years of neglect.
K.C. Amos isolated John Amos
K.C. Amos blocked family contact for three months in 2023, moving John Amos between locations.
Unsanitary living conditions
John Amos lived in hotels with trash, drug paraphernalia, and soiled diapers.
“The smell was horrid. There were no clean dishes. Mold had began to grow in the sink. Garbage bags/garbage laying where it was left. Food was left out on the counters and on the stove dried up. Counters and tables covered with gunk and what looked like marijuana and empty beer and liquor bottles around. No fresh food in the fridge.”
Health neglect
John Amos missed prostate cancer treatments while K.C. Amos directed him to work.
Delayed medical care
Shannon Amos says caregivers neglected to seek treatment for 13 hours before John Amos died.
K.C. Amos hid death
K.C. Amos allegedly cremated John Amos without telling family, discovered in October 2024.
Financial misconduct
K.C. Amos transferred funds and took control of John Amos' production company.
The short version
Shannon Amos claims her brother K.C. Amos caused John Amos' death through neglect and financial misconduct.
