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Autopsy Finds Carradine’s Death Not A Suicide
AP Report ^ | June 11, 2009

Posted on 06/11/2009 12:26:18 PM PDT by Steelfish

Autopsy finds Carradine’s death not a suicide Independent investigator says more information needed to rule on cause

LOS ANGELES - The forensics expert hired by David Carradine’s family has concluded that the “Kung Fu” actor did not commit suicide, but said Thursday that more information was needed from Thai investigators before the cause of death could be determined.

Carradine’s brothers, Keith and Robert Carradine, each read part of a prepared statement to reporters from The Associated Press at a Los Angeles hotel. In their first public remarks since their older brother was found hanging in a Bangkok hotel room closet last week, they thanked supporters and asked for privacy.

“This is a devastating loss for our family and we greatly appreciate the compassion pouring in from all over the world,” Keith Carradine said.

They also released a statement by Dr. Michael Baden of New York that indicated a second autopsy determined Carradine didn’t kill himself.

“However, to reach a final determination as to the cause and the manner of death we must wait for further information from Thailand as to the scene findings and the completion of the crime laboratory and toxicology studies that are still being performed,” Baden’s statement concluded.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: carradine; davidcarradine; hollywood; suicide
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To: Steelfish
Not being a suicide doesn't mean it wasn't self inflicted.

It merely means that the intent wasn't to die.

The intent was to get his rocks off.

I've run into similar decisions with inadvertent deaths due to drugs when the intent was to get high.

61 posted on 06/11/2009 1:37:10 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (TAZ:Untamed, Unpredictable, Uninhibited.)
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To: massgopguy

LOL.


62 posted on 06/11/2009 1:38:01 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (TAZ:Untamed, Unpredictable, Uninhibited.)
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To: massgopguy
No wonder they keep the dim mak point secret.
63 posted on 06/11/2009 1:38:37 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (TAZ:Untamed, Unpredictable, Uninhibited.)
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To: Steelfish

What man puts on a wig and fishnets to commit suicide?
Ok, don’t tell me.


64 posted on 06/11/2009 1:46:57 PM PDT by gussiefinknottle (woof!woof!woof!)
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To: gussiefinknottle
Here it's elementary....Mr. Carradine employed the services of a young lady he meet in Thailand, the young lady taught him a new trick, she dressed and tied him up and hung him with the promise of great satisfaction, said young lady was actually a young laddy who after wards bolted leaving behind the various tools of her(his) trade.


65 posted on 06/11/2009 1:59:35 PM PDT by usmcobra (Your chances of dying in bed are reduced by getting out of it, but most people still die in bed)
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To: Big_Monkey

This is about two words, Insurance Money.......

It’s all about the Benjamins


66 posted on 06/11/2009 2:00:30 PM PDT by dennisw (Weakness is a Crime! Don't be a Criminal - Bernarr MacFadden)
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To: Big_Monkey

Autopsy Finds David Carradine Did Not Commit Suicide

Thursday, June 11, 2009

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Hotel surveillance footage indicated no one entered Carradine’s room before he died, the policeman leading the death investigation said last Saturday.

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Last Friday, police said the actor may have died from accidental suffocation or heart failure after revealing that he was found with a rope tied around his neck and penis — leading to speculation that Carradine may have engaged in a dangerous form of sex play known as auto-erotic asphyxiation.

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The family needs to move on. He obviously went too far. It’s tough to blame someone else when no one else entered or left the room before he died. I believe it was an accidental death by Carradine himself.


67 posted on 06/11/2009 2:02:36 PM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: nmh
"I believe it was an accidental death by Carradine himself."

I could be way off base here, but I have a feeling that this is what the family was looking for all along. I think they were terribly afraid of a ruling of "suicide" as COD. Suicide may have some adverse implications for the insurance payout.

Whatever the case, hopefully Mr. Carradine has found some peace.

68 posted on 06/11/2009 2:05:08 PM PDT by Big_Monkey
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To: Steelfish

Farewell, Grasshopper.

You sick-ass perv.


69 posted on 06/11/2009 2:05:40 PM PDT by OrangeHoof (YES WE CAN have a Depression.)
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To: the long march

Exactly.

Baden will spin it any way the family desires.

Autopsy Finds David Carradine Did Not Commit Suicide
Thursday, June 11, 2009

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Hotel surveillance footage indicated no one entered Carradine’s room before he died, the policeman leading the death investigation said last Saturday.

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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525866,00.html


70 posted on 06/11/2009 2:05:58 PM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: gussiefinknottle
Dressed up role playing, I understand heightens the thrill.

Different strokes for different folks.

71 posted on 06/11/2009 2:08:21 PM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: Big_Monkey

I don’t believe an insurance company will pay out on suicide. I’m also not sure that an “accidental” death like THIS, will pay out either. The odds are NOT in their favor. Eventually, something like this will happen - especially if the person is alone ... .


72 posted on 06/11/2009 2:10:26 PM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: 4yearlurker
Yep. And John Wayne made a man out of him in “The Cowboys.” "We're gonna finish the job."
73 posted on 06/11/2009 2:52:59 PM PDT by tuffydoodle (Shut up voices, or I'll poke you with a Q-Tip again.)
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To: tuffydoodle

Isn’t that Keith Carradine?


74 posted on 06/11/2009 2:55:03 PM PDT by mware (F-R-E-E, that spells free. Free Republic.com baby.)
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To: mware

Nope. It’s Robert.


75 posted on 06/11/2009 3:01:05 PM PDT by tuffydoodle (Shut up voices, or I'll poke you with a Q-Tip again.)
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To: mware
This is Keith in younger days.
76 posted on 06/11/2009 3:02:21 PM PDT by tuffydoodle (Shut up voices, or I'll poke you with a Q-Tip again.)
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To: mware
Robert on the left, David middle, Keith right.
77 posted on 06/11/2009 3:04:05 PM PDT by tuffydoodle (Shut up voices, or I'll poke you with a Q-Tip again.)
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To: tuffydoodle; Cpl. Dwayne Hicks

ping


78 posted on 06/11/2009 3:10:14 PM PDT by tuffydoodle (Shut up voices, or I'll poke you with a Q-Tip again.)
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To: Big_Monkey

Robert also played the cigar chomping Private Zab in The Big Red One.

79 posted on 06/11/2009 4:19:08 PM PDT by A.A. Cunningham (Barry Soetoro is a Kenyan communist)
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To: Slapshot68

A better shot of the brothers, from "The Long Riders"

80 posted on 06/11/2009 4:22:04 PM PDT by Loud Mime (I've lost count: how many jobs has the bailout saved again?)
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