Remember when David Carradine was found dead, naked and hanging in a closet as a result of autoerotic asphyxiation gone wrong? At first, people suspected that this was an accident. Then they suspected it was the work of ninja assassins from a cult David had pissed off. Now it’s looking more and more like it was the work of closet ghosts.

In an interview filmed four months before Carradine’s death, David suggested that a ghost lived in his closet. The interview will be shown as part of a series called Celebrity Ghost Stories airing on BIO.

In the segment, Carradine recounts how, after he married Annie (his fifth, and last, wife), strange noises started emanating from their bedroom closet.

“I think [Dana] was hanging out in the closet, and sometimes when I walked into that closet . . . it would be cold in there, unreasonably cold,” Carradine says.

In another segment, Carradine recalls how he went into the “icy cold” closet, where Annie kept some of Dana’s old ties.

“One of the ties was turned around and it had a little logo attached to it . . . that said ‘Grateful Dead,’ and I thought, what does he mean by that?” Carradine says.

“It was obviously a joke, that the dead were grateful . . . it was the only way he could communicate [that] he now felt like everything was settled, the kids were taken care of and I was gonna be there for them,” Carradine says.

“And I will be.”

First of all, what the hell is David doing “hanging out in the closet?” Second, David must have majorly pissed off that ghost to have it kill him and then reposition his body to make it seem like he hung himself while whacking off. Did he bang the ghost’s mom or something?

David Carradine’s death just got more disturbing as Radar reports that five autopsy photos are being offered for sale around the world.

A total of FIVE photos are in existence, RadarOnline.com has confirmed. All of the photos show Carradine nude and strapped to a metal coroner’s table with the autopsy incision plainly visible.

Unsurprisingly, no one has bought them. Mainly because no one wants to see a dead David Carradine lying on a metal slab being cut open. I’m not sure how that would entice any publication. Sure, pictures of where David died and what he was doing/wearing when he died are somewhat coveted, but that’s only because they provide context for his odd death and also people are dying to know where he got those fabulous fishnet stockings from. Do you think they’re designer fishnets? I bet they’re designer fishnets!

A Thai tabloid called “Thai Rath” (not a bad name) published what’s believed to be a forensic photos taken from the hotel room where David Carradine’s body was found.

The photo shows a naked body hanging from a bar in a closet with its hands tied above its head. The genitals are also tied. The body also appears to be wearing fishnet stockings and a dark wig. Women’s lingerie can also be seen on the bed.

There’s no proof that this is actually Carradine’s body, but many are assuming it is. If true, it stands to reason that those ninja assassins who killed him are bigger perverts than previously imagined.

Photo after the jump.

When I heard about the details surrounding David Carradine’s death, the first thing that jumped to mind was sexual perversion gone wrong. BUT, the second thing that popped into my mind was highly trained kung fu assassins who made it look like sexual perversion gone wrong. It seems David’s family lawyer, Mark Geragos, agrees. Per The Post:

In a twist that could be straight out of one the “Kill Bill” star’s movies, attorney Mark Geragos suggested that Carradine may have been killed as he tried to uncover groups working in the martial-arts underworld.

The secret societies of martial artists should be the first place they start looking for answers, said the prominent Hollywood lawyer, who has represented Michael Jackson, actress Winona Ryder, wife killer Scott Peterson and singer Chris Brown.

The bizarre claim was made on “Larry King Live” on CNN Friday after a panel member said, “David was very interested in investigating and disclosing secret societies.”

“Absolutely,” said Geragos.

“What that means is connected to martial arts and his interest in martial arts,” he continued. “And so there is a suspicion that if there was some foul play, that that may be the first area where they should look.”

Yes, because when you find someone slumped in a closet dead with a rope wrapped around his neck and genitals, you don’t think he slipped during auto-erotic asphyxiation, you think he was murdered by a secret society of highly trained assassins who exist only in shadows. The same assassins who must have ate my last slice of pizza and went through my garbage last night. That’s why on my bulletin board of suspects, I have X’d out a picture of a raccoon and replaced it with a picture of a big question mark.

Questions are still coming up in David Carradine’s tragic death. Questions like: “What the fuck was he doing?” Reports from CNN say that “a yellow nylon rope was tied around the actor’s neck and a black rope was around his genitals.” This has led police to believe David died from “accidental suffocation.” Implying that it was due to auto-erotic asphyxiation.

Meanwhile, Chuck Binder, David’s manager, suspects foul play as he was told that Carradine’s hands were “immobilized” by the rope. Note that he doesn’t specifically say bound.

Although, lending more credence to the suffocating while masturbating claim are old reports surfacing via The Smoking Gun which reveal David’s most recent ex accused him of “deviant sexual behavior which was potentially deadly” and claimed he “engaged in an “incestuous relationship with a very close family member.”

Furthermore, I’m pretty sure David was into all sorts of crazy sexual fetishes. One time he was talking about coming across a woman who could orgasm just by giving head. Not sure how that came up in conversation, but there you go. David died the way he lived: Masturbating and choking himself out with a rope in a closet. I doubt he would have wanted it any other way.

As originally suspected (by me and the BBC article before it was changed), David Carradine’s death was “accidental.” BBC first claimed that the rope David hung himself with was wrapped around his neck and genitals. “Genitals” was later changed to “other parts of his body.” TMZ added that Carradine’s body was found naked in a closet.

Just a short while ago, David’s rep said, “We can confirm 100% that he never would have committed suicide. It was an accidental death. Everybody is in shock.”

This pretty much confirms either autoerotic asphyxiation or that he should have chosen a safe word that the Thai hooker understood. Carradine must have been shouting “banana” for at least five minutes before he lost consciousness.

Kill Bill star David Carradine, 72, was found dead in a Bangkok hotel room Thursday morning. The maid who found him said he was sitting in a wardrobe with a rope around his neck and 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.”

Carradine was part of an acting dynasty which included his father, John Carradine, and brothers Bruce, Keith and Robert.

If that rope was tied to a door knob and if you combine that with the fact he was in Bangkok, then things start making a lot more sense.

[BBC]