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Posted Jun 10th 2009 8:40AM by TMZ Staff
David Carradine went to a Los Angeles sex shop he frequented just three weeks before he died and placed a large order for clothing, toys and videos.
According to the owner of Susie's Delights in Tarzana, CA, Carradine was a regular in the store -- shopping there a few times a month for years. The owner tells us Carradine owned almost every piece of bondage equipment in the store.
The order Carradine placed three weeks ago included women's lingerie, stockings, a few pieces of bondage equipment and three bondage DVDs. Some of the items were on back order and Carradine was supposed to come back and pick them up a few weeks later. He never did.
The owner told us when Carradine placed the order he talked to her for almost an hour, saying he was upset because he felt his wife was unhappy with him.
The photo gallery (above) includes various items the owner says Carradine purchased in the store.
Filed under: Photo Galleries, David Carradine
Tags: auto-erotica, bondage, david carradine, DavidCarradine, hanging, rope, sex toys, SexToys, susies delights, SusiesDelights, thailand
Posted Jun 9th 2009 9:14AM by TMZ Staff
One of David Carradine's ex-wives tells us David's obsession with auto-erotica went so far, it involved Jesus.
Gail Jensen -- Carradine's third wife -- says she came home one day and -- starting at the door -- there were post-it notes with arrows leading into the basement.
Jensen says she followed the notes and found Carradine hanging from a rope, emulating Jesus Christ in body position. Jensen asked him what he was doing. David's response: "I really would like a sandwich."
Jensen says they were having people over, but David stayed in the basement while the guests ate upstairs. Gail says she went down to the basement several times to give him food and wine. Several hours later, he untied himself and joined the party.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, David Carradine
Tags: auto-erotica, david carradine, DavidCarradine, death, hanging, thailand
Posted Jun 7th 2009 5:00PM by TMZ Staff
We've just seen a higher resolution image of the photo that appears to be David Carradine's body hanging in his hotel room -- and it shows what seems consistent with an auto-erotica scenario ... at least from outward appearances.
The photo -- published by a Thai tabloid -- shows a body suspended from a bar in a closet, with his hands bound together above his head. Carradine's genitals were also tied.
But the new sharper image also reveals what appears to be fishnet stockings covering the body. You can also see red women's lingerie on the bed. And, it appears, Carradine may have been wearing a dark wig.
Although there are signs this could have been a sexual act that turned accidentally deadly, family sources say they are still suspicious of the circumstances and have not ruled out homicide.
Filed under: David Carradine
Tags: accidental, auto erotica, AutoErotica, david carradine, DavidCarradine, death, hanging, homicide, rope, suicide, thailand
Posted Jun 6th 2009 3:03PM by TMZ Staff
Thailand cops are saying there is no evidence that anyone was in the hotel room at the time of David Carradine's death.
Police say they reviewed surveillance footage outside Carradine's room and interviewed all of the hotel's staff. The officer leading the investigation said they have all but ruled out the possibility of foul play.
Police are now interviewing members of the film crew that were working with Carradine in Bangkok.
UPDATE: TMZ just confirmed the FBI has been contacted by the Carradine family. We're told the agency is now taking the required legal steps to see if Thai police want or need FBI assistance with the case.
Filed under: David Carradine
Tags: cops, david carradine, DavidCarradine, death, fbi, hanging, hotel room, HotelRoom, investigation, kill bill, kill bill 2, KillBill, KillBill2, kung fu, KungFu, police, thailand
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.
Filed under: David Carradine
Tags: asphyxiation, autoerotic, bangkok, choking, david carradine, DavidCarradine, death, hanging, kill bill, KillBill, kung fu, KungFu, medical examiner, MedicalExaminer, murder, suffocate, suffocation, suicide, thailand
Posted Jun 6th 2009 8:00AM by TMZ Staff
The suspicious circumstances revolving around the death of David Carradine are being asked to be investigated by the FBI by the late actor's family.
David's family wants the FBI to step in, in part because of reports of how the actor was found in his hotel room. The family hopes that with the FBI aiding Thailand police with their investigation, more concrete answers surrounding his cause of death may be located.
Although at first ruled as a suicide, additional evidence may suggest an alternative explanation. According to David's manager, the actor was found with his hands tied behind his back.
As of now, Thai cops have not been contacted by the FBI.
Filed under: David Carradine
Tags: bangkok, david carradine, DavidCarradine, death, fbi, hanging, investigation, kill bill, kill bill 2, KillBill, KillBill2, kung fu, KungFu, police, suspicion, thailand
Posted Jun 4th 2009 12:30PM by TMZ Staff
UPDATE: Thai officials have announced that an autopsy will be performed on David Carradine this Friday.
One of the officers investigating the incident has just released the following statement: "I can confirm that we found his body, naked, hanging in the closet."
UPDATE: A Thai newspaper is now reporting the body was hanging for no less than 12 hours before it was discovered by the maid, adding there was no sign of struggle.
UPDATE: We just spoke with the director of the film David finished last week. Jim Wynorski told us as recently as a week ago Sunday, David was "jovial, full of life and kept everyone laughing on the set." Wynorski said he constantly talked about his family -- the apparent suicide "just doesn't at all seem like him."
UPDATE: TMZ has learned that the day before he died, David Carradine was in good spirits while shooting scenes for a movie at a local eatery -- the Witch's Oyster Bar & Restaurant.
We're told Carradine's crew was posted up on the second floor -- but David would occasionally stroll down to the restaurant level to enjoy a non-alcoholic beverage. Sources inside the restaurant tell us "he didn't look sad ... he looked fine."
UPDATE: The BBC claims Thai police told them a hotel maid found David Carradine this morning sitting in a wardrobe room with a rope around his neck and body.
There are conflicting reports about the rope. A Thai newspaper is citing cops who say the cord used in the hanging was from curtains in the hotel room. A Thai wire service says the rope did not come from the hotel.
TMZ has not been able to confirm any of these reports independently.
The 72-year-old's agent claims the actor had been in great spirits during the trip to Thailand.
Story developing ...
Filed under: R.I.P., David Carradine
Tags: david carradine, DavidCarradine, suicide, thailand
