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According to Reuters the medical examiner who oversaw the second autopsy concluded that Carradine died of asphyxiation ruling out suicide as a cause of death.

The Carradine family hired forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden to conduct an investigation into the actor’s death. Baden told Reuters, “The cause of death was asphyxiation, an inability to breathe, now why that happened is still what we’re working on.”

Baden also said, “He didn’t die of natural causes, and he didn’t die of suicidal causes from the nature of the ligatures around the body, so that leaves some kind of accidental death.” The doctor also told Reuters he is waiting for additional information from Thai police in order to rule out the possibility that Carradine was killed by someone.

June 11, 2009 – The autopsy report is in and the forensics expert hired by the carradine family is reporting that the actor did not commit suicide.

The expert also said that more information was needed from Thai investigators before the actual cause of death could be determined.

Carradine’s brothers, Keith and Robert Carradine, each read part of a prepared statement to reporters from The Associated Press at a Los Angeles hotel. In their first public remarks since their older brother was found hanging in a Bangkok hotel room closet last week, they thanked supporters and asked for privacy.

“This is a devastating loss for our family and we greatly appreciate the compassion pouring in from all over the world,” Keith Carradine said.

They also released a statement by Dr. Michael Baden of New York that indicated a second autopsy determined Carradine didn’t kill himself. “However, 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’s statement concluded. Reached by phone after the morning briefing, Baden said he expects to receive more information from Thai authorities in a week or two and stressed that the information at hand was incomplete.

“The autopsy is only part of the analysis,” he said.