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As we reported earlier, actor David Carradine was found dead in a Bangkok Hotel room. Carradine was in Thailand working on his latest film, Stretch. As the day progressed, there has been additional news on the events surrounding Carradine's death.

Most people remember Carradine as Kwai Chang Caine aka "Grasshopper" from the 1970's TV show "Kung Fu", or perhaps the youngin's, may remember him from his role in the movie Kill Bill.

Carradine in Kung Fu TV Series

According to the BBC, the maid found him with a rope around his neck and a rope around another part of his body. The BBC has changed their story several times. It first said the rope was found around his neck and his genitals. Perhaps the family did not want this reported, and who can blame them. Additionally, Carradine was found naked.

Although they are calling it suicide, I am going to put my money on "erotic asphyxiation." As disturbing as this may be to hear for fans of the actor, this is what I believe happened, based on what's been reported.

For all you NON-kinky people, a little help from Wikipedia on Erotic asphyxiation:

"Erotic asphyxiation refers to intentionally cutting off oxygen to the brain for sexual arousal."

The BBC writes:

Thai police told the BBC the 72-year-old was found by a hotel maid sitting in a wardrobe with a cord around his neck and other parts of his body.

The US star was in Thailand filming his latest film, Stretch, according to his personal manager Chuck Binder.

Mr Binder said the news was "shocking", adding: "He was full of life, always wanting to work… a great person."

A US embassy official confirmed the actor's death, but added that the cause of death had not yet been established.

Mark Kermode pays tribute to David Carradine

However, Thai newspaper, The Nationn reported that police believe the actor took his own life, and preliminary investigations found that he hanged himself.

Carradine was part of an acting dynasty which included his father, John Carradine, and brothers Bruce, Keith and Robert. The star was best known for his role as Kwai Chang Caine in the 1970s TV series Kung Fu, which spawned sequels in the '80s and '90s.

The character became one of the most iconic roles in US TV and earned Carradine both Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.

While his film career saw him working with directors including Martin Scorsese and Ingmar Bergman, the cult actor was considered something of a B-movie legend.

In 2003, after years in the straight-to-video market, Carradine found a new audience thanks to his role in the Quentin Tarantino film Kill Bill.

He was most recently seen on the big screen as a Chinese mobster in Crank: High Voltage, opposite British actor Jason Statham. Carradine was an accomplished composer, musician, musical performer and songwriter. According to his official website, he was also a sculptor and a painter. He is survived by his wife, Annie Bierman, and three children including actresses Calista and Kansas.

What the BBC did not mention or include, oddly enough, was his daughter Sienna Caradine.

Not surprisingly, another HUGE part missing from this story was David Carradine's family being steeped in Scientology. Although David had denied being a Scientologist, he was however, quite the Scientology sympathizer, including multiple performances at at the Scientology Celebrity Center.

Scientology shamelessly participated in the Christmas parade and used the Christmas holiday to promote the L. Ron Hubbard pulp fiction crap books Stories From a Golden Age. Carradine was seen riding on one of the Scientology floats at the parade, presenting at the premier of John Travolta's film Bolt AND has also presented with Scientologist Jason Lee at the annual L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future contest.

Furthermore, he has also performed with his band the Soul Dogs in concert at the Scientology Celebrity center. Wow, that's a lot of hanging with the Scientologists for a guy who claims not to be one.

Where did Carradine's involvement originate?

Perhaps when Carradine met Milton Katselas at an audition in October 1960. Katselas was a producer and acting coach at the Beverly Hills Playhouse and was renown for ruthlessly indoctrinating his students into Scientology by using a lot of pressure. Katselas told his students that they would improve their careers and make more money if they got into Scientology, when in fact the only one getting richer was Katselas, who was surely compensated by Scientology for every celebrity cash cow he delivered.

Katselas, the vulture, an OT (operating thetan) himself, died back in October of 2008 of heart failure, clearly Scientology doesn't cure ALL that ails you. I wish I could be more sympathetic towards Katselas death, but I come up empty for anyone who indoctrinates people into a cult for personal gain or any other reason.

A snippet from the New York Times in an article named the Actualizer:

"Of the students, I easily located a dozen who are Scientologists, and based on interviews, I concluded there are probably several dozen more in the current student body of 500. Like their teachers, some students are devout while others indulge a mild curiosity and then drop off. "I went down and took a couple of classes," David Carradine said. "I'm no kind of Scientologist, but I've been around it enough to know it's a very intelligent thing."

Oh David…Really? Scientology an intelligent thing? Wow that's SAD.

Actor David Carradine reads "A Visit From St. Nick" during the Church of Scientology's Christmas Stories XV at the Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre

Carradine's FIFTH wife, Ann Bierman, (since 2004) is an OTV in Scientology. She has a Scientology Web page set up, (set up by Scientology that is) where she states that Scientology has made her drug free.

Other Carradine family members' Scientology courses can be easily found on TruthAboutScientology.com: Sienna, Calista, Wife Anne

One has to wonder, is this yet another Scientology related death?
Seems awfully odd that two of his daughters AND his wife are so deep into Scientology, but yet Carradine himself remained unconnected to Scientology? How can anyone have that many close family members in the cult and not be in the cult themselves, or maybe that was part of Carradine's problem? Maybe it weighed heavy on his brain or affected his relationship with his wife and family members. On the other hand, can someone have close family members in Scientology and not be affected?

Yes, it's quite possible David may have only dabbled in Scientology, he's certainly not the first (yes Will and Jada Smith, we're talking to you!)

But what doesn't make sense is why David, at the age of 72, would (allegedly) engage in such risky and dangerous behavior, as erotic asphyxiation. Didn't INXS singer Michael Hutchence teach the celeb world the dangers of seeking sexual arousal in unnatural ways? While it may be a stretch to suggest this behavior was born from some sort of Scientology-related weirdness, stranger things have happened within the Scientology world.

So Grasshopper, although you probably unknowingly helped the cult's agenda in their quest to "clear the planet" while you were here, may you rest in peace in hopes that you have finally found your bridge to total freedom.