I was saddened and shocked. I had read also that he was having financial troubles, but I'm not sure if that's true. Regardless of how he died, it's sad. My heart goes out to the family.
I just don't know what to think about this! When I first heard the news I was just saddened and I didn't really matter to me how he died, just that I admired the man... even found an picture of Carradine and Brandon Lee practicing a kung fu move for the show and made it my avatar, I have always loved Brandon Lee...
Anyway, back on topic. Now there are these allegations of incest and I just don't know what to think. I've tried to fide out if anyone could back up the allegations made by wife no. 4 and can't seem to find any, does anyone know if anyone did back up these allegations? The 4th wife was Marina Anderson and they were married from 1998 to 2001. Just found an article that says that Marina divorced Carradine because she wouldn't take part in kinky sex games, and mentions nothing about incest.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1191349/Kung-Fu-star-s-deviant-sex-games-ex-wife.html
I read about the financial problems as well. Also that his last rehab was in 2008, following the Kill Bill series, so it does look like even with the career recognition and new wife he was still dealing with demons. I only note that because his loved ones seem to note that wouldn't commit suicide now that his career is back and he is happily married.
The other thing I read that I wasn't sure I'd seen discussed here was that Carradine had discussed in his book that he had attempted suicide when he was five. I just don't know what to make of that. Anyway, here's the link:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1190853/David-Carradine-murdered-claims-agent-Kill-Bill-stars-family-ask-FBI-probe-death.html
And then finally I found this at Carradine's Wikepedia entry:
On June 4, 2009, Carradine was found dead in his room at the Swissôtel Nai Lert Park Hotel on Wireless Road, near Sukhumvit, in central Bangkok, Thailand.[2][3] A police official said Carradine was found hanging by a rope in the room's closet,[14][15] and the
Bangkok Post reported that his body was found curled up in the wardrobe with a shoelace tied around his genitals and neck.[16]
Khunying Pornthip Rojanasunand, a Thai forensic pathologist and Director of Central Institute of Forensic Science, stated the incident met four of the criteria for accidental death involving autoerotic asphyxiation. Police Lieutenant General Worapong Chewprecha, Commander of the
Metropolitan Police, remarked that the closed circuit television installed within the hotel supported the theory that no other persons were involved with the death.[17][18][19][20] Carradine's representative and family members told the press that they believed the death to be accidental and not a suicide.[21] However it has also been reported that Carradine was found "with his hands tied behind his back."
Chuck Binder, Carradine's manager, indicated neither suicide nor accident was the likely cause since "the family has been told Carradine's hands were immobilized (behind his back) by the rope."[22]
Carradine was in Bangkok to shoot his latest movie, Stretch, and had been known to join the film crew for dinner. The crew noticed his absence when going out to dinner on June 3, but assumed he was simply taking the night off.[2]
I know lots of that stuff has been discussed, but I hadn't seen anything about him not hanging, but found on the floor... something the thai's would want to hide because it could look less like suicide or solo-sex and more like murder or at least involving a hooker?
Sorry for rambling...
