Suicide ruled out in Carradine’s death

I deliberately left out the rumors that were floating around when I posted the link yesterday about David Carradine’s death. AD obit notices are a place for our readers to pay tribute to filmmakers we’ve lost; not an opportunity to play CSI. But several details came out in discussion that seem to be inconsistent with new information we’re hearing today.

Bangkok – Thai police on Friday refused to rule out the possibility of foul play in the death of US actor David Carradine, whose body was found in his Bangkok hotel closet the previous day in what forensic experts described as an ‘abnormal’ death scene.

‘We haven’t excluded any possibilities,’ said Police Colonel Thavachai Maekprasertsuk, deputy director of the police forensic institute.(M&C)

Yesterday’s link was from The Nation. According to reports today from the more reputable Bangkok Post, The Thai Metropolitan Police commissioner says Carradine’s hands were tied behind his back.

Forensic experts have also reportedly found a footprint on the bed which did not match the shoes worn by the actor. There was also a glass of water in the room and experts are checking to see if the drink had been tampered with.

I don’t want to dwell on this, but thought it appropriate to update the story since earlier speculation about suicide appears to have been way off base.