Sex game may have killed Carradine

Earlier today (12:05 p.m. on this page) it was reported that actor David Carradine, 72, was found dead in his hotel room in Bangkok Thursday and that given the circumstances in which the body was found suicide was a possible cause of death.

Since then, additional details about the case have emerged, among them that he may have died as a result of a sex game gone wrong.

Thai police have taken back their position that Carradine likely died as a result of a suicide, BNO news reported.

According to the Bangkok Post, the actor was found naked, 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, an unnamed police officer told the newspaper.

Forensic experts have also reportedly found a footprint on the bed which did not match the shoes worn by the actor and a glass of water in the room that is being checked to see if the drink had been tampered with, BNO reported.

It is believed Carradine died some 12 to 24 hours before he was found by the hotel maid.

The Kung Fu and Kill Bill actor had been in Bangkok since Tuesday to shoot an upcoming movie called Strand.

Carradine's is best remembered as the half-Chinese, half-Caucasian Shaolin monk called Kwai Chang Caine in the 1972-75 TV series Kung Fu. The show, which was often described as a mystical kung-fu western, was honored with several Emmy nominations and awards, including a best actor nomination for Carradine.

But now, the circumstances of his death might be what many will remember about him, and that's a shame.

Sources: BNO news
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