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David Carradine death photo appears in Thai newspaper

Bill is dead, but do we really need to see the David Carradine death photo to prove it? His family doesn’t think so. Thai newspaper The Rath (respectfully?) disagrees.

David Carradine, the actor best known to younger viewers for playing Bill in the Quentin Tarantino Kill Bill films, was found dead in his hotel room June 4th with ropes tied around him. Now the David Carradine death photo surfaced in a Thai newspaper and, naturally, his family is outraged.

The Bangkok Post reported that Carradine’s body was found curled up in the wardrobe with a shoelace tied around his genitals and neck.

Foul play has been ruled out and it appears as if Carradine was alone in the room. Apparently, he was participating in auto erotic asphyxiation, a form of masturbation. But, of course, no one knows for certain what happened until the autopsy occurs

However, friends say Carradine was known to engage in the practice, and, in his 2003 divorce papers, his ex wife accused him of a “potentially deadly” sexual appetite, according to TMZ.

Naked photos of Carradine published in Thai papers shows a naked body suspended from a bar in the closet, with his hands apparently bound together above his head. Tattoos on the lower half of his nude body also are visible.

“The family is outraged about the release of these photos,” said Mark Geragos, an attorney who represents Keith Carradine, the actor’s brother, to Radar.

Geragos has threatened to sue if the pictures are published anywhere in the U.S. The Thai paper has defended its publishing the picture, saying they were honoring the actor.

It took some searching for College News to find the David Carradine death picture online and we didn’t deem it worth printing. If you’d like to see it somewhere else, you can. But it’s something we wouldn’t advise.

David Carradine: U.S. Investigation Begins

Police in Thailand said Monday that they would welcome the FBI’s assistance in investigating the death of American actor David Carradine, but only as observers in the high-profile case. Carradine’s naked body was discovered last Thursday morning in his luxury suite at Bangkok’s Swissotel Nai Lert Park Hotel. Police initially suspected his death was a suicide, but have since said it may have been accidental suffocation or heart failure after revealing he was found with a rope tied around his wrist, neck and genitals.

Lawrence Kobilinsky, professor and chairman of the Department of Forensic Sciences at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, was online Monday, June 8, at 2 p.m. ET to discuss how to differentiate between accident and suicide as manner of death, what can be determined by performing an autopsy and the issue of autoerotic asphyxiation.

Lawrence Kobilinsky: Larry Kobilinsky here. I am a forensic scientist and I am here today to discuss the unfortunate demise of David Carradine.

Life Imitating Art?: This scenario happened on an episode of “Six Feet Under.” There was no doubt that the deceased was a result of autoerotic asphyxiation. How common is this?

Lawrence Kobilinsky: First, we must be careful about making assumptions as to cause and manner of death. The body has not as yet been autopsied so this information has yet to be established. The answer to the question is that there are approximately 1000 deaths in the United States due to autoerotic asphyxiation, most of these are young males.