We have a bit of news in the continuing Carradine saga. News that isn’t all that surprising to me – an independent forensic expert stated Carradine’s death was not a suicide.

Carradine’s family hired Michael Baden to conduct a second autopsy, and he determined that the 72-year-old star of Kung Fuand Kill Bill did not intentionally take his life. He added, however, that more information was needed to conclusively determine the cause of death.

“To reach a final determination as to the cause and the manner of death we must wait for further information from Thailand as to the scene findings and the completion of the crime laboratory and toxicology studies that are still being performed,” Baden said in a statement that was read to reporters.

That can leave accidental, natural causes or criminal act. Did I miss anything?

There is a lot coming out from Carradine’s ex-wives.  If the the information is true, and seeing the stories are rather consistent between the two, Carradine had some very interesting – and specific – interests when it came to his sexual desires.

My gut feeling had always been that he was not alone and something just went wrong.  Based on the consistant information coming out from others in his life I can now see, however; where Carradine was alone and something went wrong.

The initial “That seems odd…” feeling about the David Carradien death really hasn’t worn off.  I just can’t shake it, not sure why.  Apparently the mystery is only getting deeper and now the FBI is getting involved in the situation:

Mark Geragos, a Los Angeles attorney who represented Carradine’s brother, Keith Carradine, said on Saturday the family has contacted the Federal Bureau of Investigation and filed a formal request to have the FBI contact authorities in Thailand for further information.

“They’ve done it because of the conflicting reports and the nature of those reports that have given the family great pause,” Geragos told Reuters.

In regards to the being bound:

With coroners awaiting results of toxicology tests, Thai media pointed to suicide or accidental autoerotic asphyxiation as possible causes of death. Some reports have said a cord was wrapped around Carradine’s genitals and others that his hands were bound behind his back. None could be confirmed.

Actually, there appears to be no proof that there was anyone else in the room with him:

“It is unclear whether he committed suicide or not, or he died of suffocation or heart failure,” he said.

Police continue to say there was no evidence that anyone else was in the room at the time of the actor’s death.

One question I had originally asked focused on a history of suicidal thoughts – specifically, did he have any? Back in 2004 he made a comment that could raise questions in the minds of individuals:

“Look, there was a period in my life when I had a single action Colt 45, loaded, in my desk drawer. And every night I’d take it out and think about blowing my head off, and then decide not to and go on with my life. Put it back in the drawer and open up the laptop and continue writing my autobiography or whatever. But it was just to see.”

To me, this does NOT mean he was suicidal.  He thought about it, but simply thinking about something does not make on guilty of something. At one point in life I’m sure everyone has had what others would call “odd or questionable” thoughts.

His friends and family also deny he had suicidal tendencies:

A longtime friend of actor David Carradine says it “doesn’t make sense” that the star killed himself.

Actor Michael Madsen said on The Early Show Friday depression “wasn’t really a part of Carradine’s makeup.

“I spoke to his wife this morning,” Madsen added, “and she really wants everybody to know that David was not suicidal. Certainly, I would have known about something like that. Depression wasn’t really a part of his personality. Whatever causes people to have that emotion, he seems to have — seemed to have gotten over it.”

This just bums me!

Actor David Carradine, star of the 1970s TV series “Kung Fu” who also had a wide-ranging career in the movies, has been found dead in the Thai capital, Bangkok.

A spokesman for the U.S. Embassy, Michael Turner, confirmed the death of the 72-year-old actor. He says Carradine died either late Wednesday or early Thursday, but he could not provide further details out of consideration for his family.

Here is the sad comment, one that seems to be coming in from one source and showing up on a number of news wires.

Thai police told the BBC the 72-year-old was found by a hotel maid sitting in a wardrobe with a rope around his neck and genitals on Thursday morning.

Accidental death? Suicide?