The examiner who performed a private autopsy on David Carradine has confirmed that the actor’s death was not a suicide.

“The cause of death was asphyxiation, an inability to breathe, now why that happened is still what we're working on," said Dr. Michael Baden, who was hired by Carradine’s family.

The ties that bound the former ‘Kung Fu’ star, who was found hanging in the closet of his Bangkok hotel on June 4 indicate an accidental death, said Baden.

"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," he said.

Carradine was found with his hands tied above his head and not behind his back as had been previously reported.

Baden’s report did not rule out the possibility that Carradine had died from auto erotic asphyxiation.

Results from an earlier autopsy performed on Carradine after his death at age 72 were unclear.