It’s such a shame that I’m reporting David Carradine’s death to you, but it seems to be getting stranger and stranger as the reports keep coming in.

First it was reported that Carradine was found by a maid in a Thai hotel hanging from a cord, naked in a closet. The first reports suggested that he committed suicide, but his manager spoke up and said that it would’ve been very uncharasteristic of Carradine to do so.

Now, we’ve just heard the weird part. Apparently, Carradine was engaged in auto-erotic asphyxiation and botched the attempt, thus, causing his death.

Lieutenant General Worapong Siewpreecha told reporters, “There was a rope tied around his neck and another rope tied to his genital, and the two ropes were tied together and they hung in the closet. Under these circumstances we cannot be sure that he committed suicide.”

Auto-erotic asphyxiation also claimed the life of INXS singer, Michael Hutchence in 1997.

Marina Carradine, David’s former wife, previously claimed that he participated in “deviant sexual behavior which was potentially deadly”. And how right she was.

May he rest in peace.