Yesterday, a Thai newspaper confirmed that actor David Carradine had been found dead in a Bangkok hotel. The early reports indicated that Carradine had been found hanging in his hotel room, and that it might be suicide. Now Thai police have issued a statement that Carradine’s death was most likely accidental, not suicide. The Thai police claim that the particular way the body was found, half-naked, with a rope tied around Carradine’s neck and his penis, suggests auto-erotic asphyxiation. Several people close to Carradine have spoken publicly of their disbelief that he would consciously commit suicide, and this information seems to verify that:
Thai police sources NOW say David Carradine died from auto-erotic-asphyxiation “accident”!
The acting legend, 72, was in Thailand shooting film Stretch when he was found dead in his hotel room.
“He was found hanging by a rope in the room’s closet,” Lieutenant Colonel Pirom Jantrapirom of the Lumpini police station in Bangkok stated.
“There was a rope tied around his neck and another rope tied to his genitals, and the two ropes were tied together and they hung in the closet,” Lieutenant General Worapong Siewpreecha clarified today. “Under these circumstances we cannot be sure that he committed suicide.”
Thai police now believe Carradine’s death was a result of auto-erotic asphyxiation, i.e. pleasuring himself by self-induced strangulation inducing oxygen deprivation. A full autopsy has been completed but the results have not yet been announced.
“We are investigating from where he got the rope because it does not seem it was from the hotel,” a Bagkok official divulged.
Carradine had been staying in the Park Nai Lert Hotel since June 2. Producers became concerned when Carradine failed to show up at a dinner. A hotel’s maid then discovered a “half naked” Carradine dead in closet June 4 at 10 am
Preliminary police investigation indicated a possible suicide. Cops say he was dead for less than 12 hours prior to discovery with no sign of assault.
Family, friends and fans around the world were in disbelief that the star might have killed himself.
[From The National Enquirer]
I hope this is the last we hear from this situation. David Carradine seemed like a nice man, and a hard-working actor. It would be nice if this unfortunate incident didn’t get dragged out for weeks and months as the Thai police complete their investigation. As for the whole controversy about where David got the rope – well, I would suspect that this wasn’t his first time with auto-erotic playtime, so perhaps he brought the rope with him.
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