Michael Hutchence, Kristian Digby and David Carradine
Death by sex: Autoerotic asphyxiation
The search for the most explosive orgasm ever, can be a deadly one. Here, we venture into the bizarre and tragic bedroom antics that ended the lives of some very adventurous people.
Several celebrities have died from auto-erotic asphyxiation. What is that, you ask? A man ties a noose around his neck to restrict the flow of oxygen, and thus heightens sexual arousal while he masturbates. If there is a violent orgasm, the man can accidentally hang himself, or pass out—and never wake up.
BBC host Kristian Digby used a plastic bag over his head and a belt around his throat while masturbating and died.
Kill Bill film star David Carradine was found dead in a Bangkok hotel, hanging from a closet; and INXS singer Michael Hutchence died in similar circumstances at a Sydney hotel. Both men died while performing the double-hang, a pain-and-pleasure method where the male ties a rope around his neck and his genitals as he pleasures himself.
