Autoeroticism: David Carradine Similar to Michael Hutchence Death

Michael Hutchence was the lead singer of the internationally famous Australian band INXS when he departed this world. Hutchence was found is a Sydney hotel hung, and was officially deemed to have committed suicide. However anecdotal evidence, such as that Hutchence was found nude, has led some, including Hutchence’s brother and other close relatives, to believe that the death may have resulted from autoerotic asphyxiation, as Carradine may have died.

Frantisek Kotzwara, composer, died from erotic asphyxiation in 1791, which is probably the first recorded case.

Sada Abe killed her lover, Kichizo Ishida, through erotic asphyxiation in 1936, proceeding to cut off his testicles and carry them in her handbag for a number of days. The case caused a sensation in 1930s Japan and has remained one of the most famous Japanese murder cases of all time.

Albert Dekker, stage and screen actor, was found in 1968 with his body graffitized and a noose around his neck in his bathroom.

Vaughn Bodé, artist, died from this cause in 1975.

Stephen Milligan, a British Conservative MP for Eastleigh, died from autoerotic asphyxiation combined with self-bondage in 1994.[23]

Kevin Gilbert, a songwriter, musician, composer, producer and collaborator, died of apparent autoerotic asphyxiation in 1996.[24]

Michael Hutchence, lead singer of INXS, was rumored to have died from autoerotic asphyxiation in 1997, although suicide was the official cause of death.[25]

Kristian Etchells, British National Front party member, in 2005.[26]

On March 28, 2007, The New York Times had a front-page story on a teenager who had suffered a heart attack and spent three days in a coma after hanging himself for a "rush".[27], in what appeared to be an instance of a choking game.

In Herceg v. Hustler, Diane Herceg sued Hustler magazine for the death of her 14-year-old son, Troy D., who had experimented with autoerotic asphyxia after reading about it in that publication. [28]

Actor David Carradine's death in June 2009 is believed to the result of erotic asphyxiation.[29]