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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61. Sounds to me like either kinky sex gone wrong OR that Carradine was a fan out auto-erotic asphyxiation (the same thing that took Michael Hutchens' life). It's pretty common for people who are a fan of that stuff to tie their genitals as well as their neck,

However, that does not explain the hands being tied up, which seems to me like a person committing suicide and making sure they couldn't interfere with the process.

Posted at 4:24PM on Jun 5th 2009 by Heather

62. Gee that little tidbit of info certainly changes things. Why wasn't this mentioned right along with his genitals being tied up? Might have kept things from turning so ugly sexually. ... of course I'm still thinking some kinky sex gone wrong... except that now, IF, this hands tied behind his back thing is true there was obviously another person involved.

Posted at 1:27PM on Jun 5th 2009 by Duh

63. Wow!? How is it that so many Americans on here know of such dark stuff? After reading all of the "knowledge" on here, I guess it isn't surprising that we're witnessing through the news so many vicious rapes and murders of innocent children and women. Hey, folks, "normal" sexually loving and heart-centered folks don't explore or have a curiosity about the potential dark side of their sexuality. A lot of experimentation, eh? Save your soul and go see a psychotherapist....

Posted at 1:42PM on Jun 5th 2009 by sordidchatter

64. My guess is that this was a tragic auto-eroticism "experiment" gone wrong. I've read his hands were tied to both the rope around his neck and the one around his genitals, but NOT (as was previously reported) behind his back. This would have allowed him to masturbate while tightening the rope around his neck at the same time. If that (or some other sexual experiment--even if it was a bondage thing with another person present--that went wrong) is what happened, it's incredibly sad that a meaningful career will end up getting lost in that sensationalism now and in the future. Sad for his family as well. RIP, grasshopper.

Posted at 1:44PM on Jun 5th 2009 by KDC

65. I am sorry to hear of his death whethe suicide or fould play. It involved somethings that were not write

Posted at 1:59PM on Jun 5th 2009 by William MacLean

66. I mourn his death wheather suicide or murder, there are some disturbing things coming out of this situation that will disappoint many fans of David.

Posted at 2:00PM on Jun 5th 2009 by William MacLean

67. This is really sad. Why would anyone want him dead??

Posted at 2:04PM on Jun 5th 2009 by Joanne

68. Yep,Proud American,Real Americans murder children in Afghanistan or Iraq,not screw them in Bangkok.

Posted at 2:16PM on Jun 5th 2009 by slambo

69. This is actually a fairly common practice, especially while travelling. However I suspect it was a heart attack, rather than asphyxiation. Men who indulge in this extremely pleasurable act are generally quite expert at preventing an accidental hanging. Unless he really was quite intoxicated. It is also common in Bangkok to hire a woman to tie you up and come back later, though there seems to be no evidence of that revealed so far.

Posted at 2:32PM on Jun 5th 2009 by Johnny

70. Accidental death by cheap clumsy Thai bondage hooker - anyone -anyone- else says different is lying for their own gain, examine each ones motives closely and you will see.

Posted at 2:28PM on Jun 5th 2009 by Hong Kong Phooey

71. What about the footprint on the bed that is not David's that the cops are suddenly no longer talking about????

Posted at 2:37PM on Jun 5th 2009 by Footprint On Bed

72. Sounds like a Spermacide.

Posted at 3:12PM on Jun 5th 2009 by Jack E. Jett

73. It was Kinky Sex and nothing more people.

From the Bangkok Post:

Carradine may be victim of auto-eroticism
By: BangkokPost.com, AFP
Published: 5/06/2009 at 02:25 PM American actor David Carradine might have died from auto-erotic asphyxiation, Central Institute of Forensic Science (CIFS) director Porntip Rojanasunan said on Friday.

The 72-year-old actor's body was found inside a closet in his suite in Swissotel Nai Lert Park Hotel about 11am on Thursday.

Police said the body was found curled up inside the wardrobe with one end of a shoelace tied around his penis and the other end fastened around his neck. Both of his hands were bound with a cord which was also tied around his neck.

He could have been be trying auto-erotic asphyxiation to gain sexual pleasure and may have accidentally suffocated, Kunying Porntip said. Other evidence supporting this theory included a penis shrine inside his room.

She did not believe anyone else was involved, but admitted she could not be 100 per cent sure.

Police said the famous actor, who initially gained fame through the TV series Kung Fu may have died from accidental suffocation. They were also investigating and suspected suicide

Carradine's repersentative and family members told the press they believed his death to be accidental and not suicide.

Metropolitan police chief Lt Gen Vorapong Chiewpreecha said the rope attached to his his genitals and the one around his neck were tied together.

"Under these circumstances we cannot be sure that he committed suicide, but he may have died while masturbating," he said.

Police examiners ompleted an autopsy on Carradine on Friday, but did not release the conclusions.

An initial medical examination revealed Carradine died from a sudden lack of oxygen. His body showed no signs of a struggle, a hospital worker who had read the report told AFP on condition of anonymity.


"He died from acute lack of air. Forensic workers have looked at nail and tissue samples to check if the DNA matches DNA found on the rope,'' the source said.


If the samples matched, it would suggest Carradine had tied the ropes himself.


Dr Nanthana Sirisap, director of Chulalongkorn Hospital's autopsy centre, said the postmortem examination was necessarybecause of the "unusual circumstances surrounding Carradine's death".


"This is not a normal case,'' she said.


Carradine recently starred in Quentin Tarantino's two-part movie Kill Bill.

His first major role was as the fugitive Shaolin monk Kwai Chang Caine wandering the American West in the hugely popular 1970s TV drama series Kung Fu - a role which was originally proposed for martial arts legend Bruce Lee. He subsequentrly appeared in scores of movies and television shows.


Carradine arrived in Bangkok a few days ago to star in a new movie.

Posted at 3:16PM on Jun 5th 2009 by MeMe

74. I always thought he was creepy.... He use to be with Barbara Hershey.. who is now with Naveen Andrews of LOST.. They bragged in a magazine about really "doing it" while they where filming a love scene for BOXCAR BERTHA during the 60-70's time period. Had a kid they named FREE.. later changed it to something else when the acid wore off..

Posted at 3:28PM on Jun 5th 2009 by CorkiDeCat

75. Johnny,
How the hell do you know that, you sick SOB

Posted at 3:29PM on Jun 5th 2009 by Lola

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