David Carradine’s death: asphyxiation, but not suicide
David Carradine’s sudden and mysterious death in June finally has some answers … but not all of them.
A private autopsy has determined that the “Kung Fu” star died from asphyxiation, but the medical examiner is ruling out suicide, reports Reuters.
Carradine’s family hired forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden to do a second autopsy following up on the Thai investigation after he was found dead with a rope around his neck in a Bangkok hotel room on June 4.
“He didn’t die of natural causes, and he didn’t die of suicidal causes from the nature of the ligatures around the body, so that leaves some kind of accidental death,” says Baden, who also hosts HBO’s “Autopsy” series.
The doctor also says that Carradine’s hands were tied above his head, not behind his back as had been previously reported. Baden estimates that maybe a week more is needed to get to the bottom of how the actor accidentally died.
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