What Killed David Carradine?

Read the Comments Here for some theories on what killed David Carradine.

The Nation Kung Fu and Kill Bill star David Carradine has been found dead in a hotel room in Bangkok, police say. The star of the television series Kung Fu and two hit Kill Bill movies was found hanged in a closet on Wednesday, officers said. Police believed he committed suicide. The crew of a film he was making noted his absence when they went to dine out at a restaurant on Sathorn Road on June 3. It was a hotel maid who opened his suite on Thursday at 10 am to find Carradine. Aside from Quentin Tarantino's two Kill Bill films Carradine was perhaps best known for his role as the fugitive Shaolin monk Kwai Chang Caine in the 1970s TV drama Kung Fu. Carradine was recently seen as a martial arts guru in Big Stan and in Crank: High Voltage.

bbc.com David Carradine has been found dead in a Bangkok hotel room, BBC correspondent Jonathan Head has reported. The 72-year-old 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.''

abclocal.go.com Reports say Kung Fu and Kill Bill star David Carradine has been found dead in a hotel room in Bangkok. Carradine, 73, was there to shoot a new movie, his agent said. His agent confirmed his death this morning, saying the actor had been in great spirits. He said he believed Carradine died of natural causes. Over the years, he appeared in over 200 motion pictures and television dramas, and numerous plays. He was also a producer, director, writer, and composer for the screen as well. He was born John Arthur Carradine, the eldest son of actor John Carradine.

foxnews.xom Developing Story: Carradine's manager told FOX News that it is believed the actor died of natural causes. Carradine, 73, was staying in Bangkok while shooting a movie. The film crew became aware of his absence when they went to dine out at a restaurant yesterday. When a producer went to his room, he discovered that the actor had died.

webpronews.com Chris Crum writes: I have not seen any official confirmation of this news yet, only what I have seen on Twitter from the past minute, but a few of Twitterers so far are saying that Kung Fu and Kill Bill star David Carradine has been found dead. According to the Breaking News Wire, it was an apparent suicide. David Carradine dead? David Cararadine Again, this information is unconfirmed, and there have certainly been plenty of hoaxes and bad information reported via Twitter in the past, but we'll see as the story unfolds.Also look to FamousDeadDB for additional info on the matter (unless of course he is found to be alive and well).If the news is true it is a sad day, and we'd like to express our sympathies to David's loved ones. He was a fine actor, who was way underused. Update: As the Tweets roll in, the story seems to suggest that it was a suicide in a hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. The words ''natural causes'' have also been thrown around.

Associated Press A spokesman for the US Embassy, Michael Turner, confirmed the death of the 72-year-old lead actor. He said Carradine died either later Wednesday or early Thursday, but he could not reveal further details out of consideration for his family. The Web site of the newspaper The Nation, citing unnamed police sources, said Carradine was found Thursday hanged in his luxury hotel room, and is believed to have committed suicide.

Thailand Jumped the Shark has some sensible advice for family members who need to know:

This probably will be just one of many mysterious deaths/murders that the police, Thai media and foreign embassies cover up every year--unless that pesky foreign media gets involved. And you know how much the powers at be in Thailand hate that foreign media that dares to ask the questions the Thai media refuses to ask and answer. The Nation has already declared no foul play. How convenient for them. Because, you see, The Nation would never actually investigate what happened for themselves. Whatever the police tell them to think is good enough. Who needs to investigate anything when you got a police colonel's quote?

If there are any friends or family of David Carradine who somehow make it to this blog, whatever you do, don't ever trust the Thai police or the Thai media to get to the bottom of the truth. I wouldn't trust the US embassy staff either. Ask them how many foreigners mysteriously die every year that the Thai media covers up and the Thai police call suicide-- even though people have died under circumstances that would contradict the evidence of suicide. Get your own forensic expert to Bangkok as soon as possible to examine the body. And, whatever you do, don't trust what you read in the Bangkok Post or The Nation as the truth.