Overview
- Los Angeles County Medical Examiner documents released June 10–11 list the manner of death as suicide and the cause as sequelae of anoxic brain injury from hanging.
- According to the report, Carradine voluntarily admitted himself to UCLA’s Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital and was found unresponsive in his room the next day after an apparent hanging using a leather belt.
- Medical staff restored circulation and moved him to intensive care, where he remained for more than five weeks before being pronounced dead on February 23, 2026.
- Investigators say no foul play was suspected, no suicide note was found, and family members told officials Carradine had about a 20‑year history of bipolar disorder, severe depression and recurring suicidal thoughts.
- The family has urged destigmatizing mental illness and the records are likely to focus public attention on psychiatric care, hospital safety and how long‑term mood disorders are treated and monitored.