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Posted Jul 2nd 2009 7:30AM by TMZ Staff
A private autopsy performed on David Carradine's body suggests the actor's death was accidental.
Forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden said the cause of death was from asphyxiation -- and that binding on his body helped rule out suicide. Baden said Carradine's hands were tied above his head, not behind his back -- but he still needed more information from Thai police to completely rule out the possibility he was killed by someone else.
Carradine was found hanging naked in the closet of his Bangkok hotel room on June 4.
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Tags: accident, asphyxiation, david carradine, DavidCarradine, death
Posted Jun 9th 2009 2:18AM by TMZ Staff
David Carradine's family reached out to the FBI to assist police in Thailand with his death investigation -- but it doesn't look like the agency is gonna be able to make much of an impact.
Thai police Maj. Gen. Amnuay Nimmano told reporters, "If the FBI wants to get involved, we will do our best to cooperate..." and added it would have to be in an observer role as mandated by Thai law, the Huffington Post is reporting.
As of right now most of the evidence points to David's death as an a result of accidental asphyxiation -- especially since there's no evidence someone else was in the room at the time -- but the family isn't buying it.
A second autopsy is set to be performed in a few days.
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Tags: asphyxiation, auto erotic, AutoErotic, david carradine, DavidCarradine, death, fbi
Posted Jun 6th 2009 9:41AM by TMZ Staff
David Carradine's official cause of death will be listed as suffocation, according to a hospital staffer in Bangkok.
The staffer, who was present when the autopsy was conducted, also says there were no other bruises or marks on Carradine's body besides the ones on his neck.
That would support the theory that the actor's death was not the result of foul play.
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Posted Jun 5th 2009 3:05PM by TMZ Staff
While David Carradine's family is screaming foul play was involved in his death -- the police are busy painting a completely different picture.
Cops in Thailand told the AP there is no evidence to suggest anyone else was in the room at the time of David's death -- and cops also have said it's possible he died from an "accidental suffocation."
Meanwhile David's manager, Chuck Binder, said he was told the actor's hands were tied behind his back -- although cops have yet to release such information.
David was found hanged in his Bangkok hotel room on Thursday, with rope around his neck and genitals.
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Posted Jun 5th 2009 12:55PM by TMZ Staff
They say "The show must go on" -- and in the case of the movie David Carradine was shooting in Bangkok, producers have already started to rewrite the script.
TMZ just spoke with Charles Gillibert, a producer on "Stretch," who told us David still had a few critical scenes left to shoot when he passed away Thursday morning.
Gillibert says everyone on the set is devastated by David's death, but producers still have a job to do -- and are working hard to change the storyline to accommodate David's absence.
Gillibert wanted us to know David was in wonderful spirits before his death, was in great shape and had been joking around with everyone working on the film.
There is only one day left of shooting -- which Gillibert says everyone is very eager to complete and put behind them.
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Tags: asphyxiation, david carradine, david carradine auto, david carradine death, david carradine found dead, DavidCarradine, DavidCarradineAuto, DavidCarradineDeath, movie
Posted Jun 5th 2009 11:50AM by TMZ Staff
Now 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).
Story developing...
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Tags: asphyxiation, David Carradine, david carradine auto, david carradine found dead, DavidCarradine, DavidCarradineAuto, death, suicide
