Kinky sex play in David Carradine death?

June 9, 12:51 PMSF Health News ExaminerJefferson Adams

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The mystery deepened over the death of American cult actor
David Carradine, best known for TVs 1970s series "Kung Fu,"
who was found naked in a hotel closet in the Thai capital.
This file photo released by ABC on Sept. 20, 1973 shows
Carradine as Caine on the television series "Kung Fu.
AP Photo/ABC, file.

The mystery deepened over the death of American cult actor David Carradine, best known for the 1970s TV series "Kung Fu," whose naked body was found in a hotel closet in the Thai capital of Bangkok.

Police initially suspected suicide but after information emerged that Carradine had a rope running to his neck and genitals, speculation has run rampant that the star's death was due to accidental suffocation, possibly due to auto-erotic sex play gone awry. The practice of auto-erotic asphyxiation involves temporarily cutting the supply of oxygen to heighten the effects of a sexual climax.

A chambermaid found Carradine's body Thursday morning in his luxury suite at Bangkok's Swissotel Nai Lert Park Hotel, said general manager, Aurelio Giraudo. Police were summoned and arrived shortly thereafter.

"When I arrived, I saw the dead body with a string of rope tied around his neck, also tied around his wrist," said Police Colonel Somprasong Yenthuam, Superintendent of Lumpini Police station, which is handling the case.

Another police officer, Lt. Gen. Worapong Chewprecha told reporters that Carradine was found with a rope tied around his genitals and another rope around his neck.

Celebrity bloggers and social media sites were buzzing with news of Carradine's death, which has dominated search traffic since his death was announced.