Carradine's Rep -- David's Hands Were Tied

David CarradineNow we know why David Carradine's family thinks foul play may have been involved in the actors death -- his manager tells us Carradine was found with his hands tied behind his back.

Chuck Binder, Carradine's manager, tells us he firmly believes Carradine did not take his own life -- nor does he think David died accidentally. Binder says the family has been told Carradine's hands were immobilized by the rope.

Carradine was found by a hotel maid Thursday morning with a rope tied around his neck and another around his genitals in a Bangkok hotel room.

UPDATE: Thai police are now recognizing David's death may not have been a suicide, by saying, "It is unclear whether he committed suicide or not or [whether] he died of suffocation or heart failure." Police say he could have died from an "accidental suffocation."

UPDATE: We've been told by the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok that David's body was shipped back to the States Friday evening (Thailand is 14 hours ahead of PST).

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136. Billkilled.com

Posted at 1:39AM on Jun 7th 2009 by jim taylor

137. His hands were not tied behind his back....they were tied in front and up above his head. Facts are from the police log itself. This family is just embarrassed and trying to use the media to lessen how embarrassing this is for all of them.

Posted at 8:12AM on Jun 7th 2009 by Donna

138. If his hands were tied behind his back, it's obviously MURDER. I also highly doubt that a 72 year old guy is going to be preacticing autoerotic asphiciation (howver it's spelled). I guess if you murder someone, all you have to do is put a rope around the neck and genitals... and it will be called accidental death. Pathetic!

Obviously MURDER. And the losers here who are making such careless statements when a family is grieving,... just an example of a disturbed society.

Posted at 3:33PM on Jun 7th 2009 by gunky

139. It's shady to say the least!

suicide - one of the top 3 stupidest things I heard today on NBC

The guy had everything to live for.

He had got himself clean and into fitness years ago and was going to shoot a film in tailand in two weeks.

I heard from my buddy who works at MTV. He knows one of his groupies. He was found with his hands tied swinging in the closet of his hotel with an apple in his mouth.

tai mafia - thier version of a mexican necktie

Common in tailand I guess. They are well known for killing porn actresses this way. They probably know who is responsible but are paid to say suicide or whatever. They don't care either. Those responsible will never come to justice. Just counting their cash.

What a waste of life just for the insurance money on the production.

His talent will be missed.

Kill Bill is a classic.

Posted at 4:56PM on Jun 7th 2009 by Looker

140. y'all fool! He wasn't murdered. He was just get carried away ali'l bit farther. I just came back from for a summer vacation here in my hometown in Cali. His hand were tied infront. He was having this erotic thing.... and his heart was not par with the sensation he was having during his self erotic sensation and he died.......shame, but. oh f8ckin@ well. bless his soul.

Posted at 2:29AM on Jun 8th 2009 by kulasmiller

141. Before you start making harsh, snap judgements by calling this man a 'perv' and making crude jokes about his death, remember their are people grieving his loss. He was someone's brother, uncle, son, friend, etc. not just some juicy piece of celebrity gossip. I know this is hard on his family, and they don't need the public bad-mouthing their loss.

Posted at 10:24PM on Jun 8th 2009 by shamalam

142. Too bad he is gone. Either he did it in one of his twisted scenarios or someone helped him. Sorry to hear this and that there was one more day of shooting on the film. Sad, sad, sad. If I was well known, I would want to just live my life instead of playing twisted games in my spare time. Next...

Ashley Lenartson

Posted at 2:04PM on Jun 9th 2009 by Ashley Lenartson

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