FBI Investigating Carradine's Death

June 5, 2009
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LARRY KING, HOST: Tonight, breaking David Carradine news -- the FBI's involved and is investigating the star's bizarre death. His family says the "Kill Bill" star couldn't or wouldn't commit suicide. Apparently, he didn't.

Attorney Mark Geragos, the attorney for the actor's brother, Keith Carradine, is here and it's exclusive.

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It's all next on LARRY KING LIVE.

All right. Let's get right to it.

"Extra's" Jerry Penacoli is here, along with David Carradine's manager, Chuck Binder, and attorney Mark Geragos. Mark, by the way, represents David's brother, Keith Carradine, who has asked for Mark's help.

And what's this about the FBI?

MARK GERAGOS, ATTORNEY FOR KEITH CARRADINE: Well, because the death took place on a foreign soil, FBI traditionally cannot just jump right in. So the family -- Keith and other family members met with the FBI today, with the idea that they're going to initiate the process that takes place where, here from the U.S. you try to get a hold of what's called the legate, which is the legal liaison in Bangkok. Get them to initiate some kind of an investigation there.

The family and Keith specifically doesn't for a minute think that he was suicidal.

KING: FBI agents can't go over there, though, and conduct... GERAGOS: FBI agents can go there. But there is a process that you have to go through. The family talking with the FBI initiates that process. Then they have to go, they get permission. They deal through the legal channels. Read More

Former Thai Prime Minister Samak dies

November 24, 2009

Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- Former Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, who was ousted from office last year for appearing on television cooking shows for payment, died Tuesday.

Samak died after a two-month hospitalization at Bangkok's Bumrungrad International Hospital for liver cancer, said his personal secretary, Paisarn Akkasarakul. Samak was 74 and had battled cancer for a year.

His funeral will be held at Benjamaborpit Temple and a royally sponsored bathing rite is set for Wednesday, the Thai News Agency said.

Samak steered the People Power Party to victory in December 2007 in the first democratically held election since a bloodless coup the year before.

But the veteran politician and former governor of Bangkok was accused of being a nominee of friend and former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, whose administration was mired in allegations of corruption.

Samak also faced allegations of corruption, appealed a three-year prison sentence for defaming a deputy governor and dealt with an election commission decision that his party had committed fraud in the 2007 balloting and should be dissolved.

His nine months in office ended last year with political crisis in Thailand.
Thousands of protesters camped outside the government's headquarters and blocked Samak from entering.

But it was his television show, "Tasting While Grumbling," that ultimately ended Samak's career. As host, Samak served up his favorite Thai dishes, as well as commentary that struck his fancy

He was forced to step down as prime minister in August 2008 after Thailand's Supreme Court ruled that he had violated the constitution by accepting payment to host the popular show.