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'''Autoerotic fatalities''' are accidental [[death]]s that occur during [[Autoeroticism|sexual self-stimulation]] when an apparatus, device or prop that is being employed to enhance pleasure causes the death.<ref name="sauvageau2014" /> Researchers only apply the term to unintentional deaths resulting from solitary sexual activity, not [[suicide]] or acts with a partner.<ref name="sauvageau2014" /> The incidence of autoerotic fatalities in Western countries is around 0.5 per million inhabitants each year.<ref name="sauvageau2014">{{cite journal | author = Sauvageau, A. | year = 2014 | title = Current Reports on Autoerotic Deaths—Five Persistent Myths | journal = Current Psychiatry Reports | volume = 16 | issue = 1 | pages = 1–4 | doi = 10.1007/s11920-013-0430-z| pmid = 24293152 | s2cid = 10570450 }}</ref>

[[Autoerotic asphyxia]] is the leading cause. 70 to 80% of autoerotic deaths are caused by hanging, while 10 to 30% are attributed to plastic bags or chemical use. Both of these lead to autoerotic asphyxia. 5 to 10% are related to [[electrocution]], foreign body insertion, overdressing/body wrapping, or another atypical method.<ref name="sauvageau2014" /> Specific causes include the use of chemicals such as [[amyl nitrite]], [[Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid|GHB]], or [[nitrous oxide]], and props and tools such as knives, oversized dildos, ligatures or bags for asphyxiation, duct tape, electrical apparatus for shocks, water for self-immersion, fire-making equipment for self-immolation, or sharp, unhygienic or large fetishized objects. Male victims might be more likely to use a variety of devices during autoerotic behaviour than female victims.{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}}

The subject has been treated in two books, ''Autoerotic Fatalities'' by Hazelwood et al. (1983) and ''Autoerotic Asphyxiation: Forensic, Medical, and Social Aspects'' by Sheleg et al. (2006).

==Famous cases==
* [[Peter Anthony Motteux]], English author, playwright, translator, publisher and editor of ''The Gentleman's Journal'', "the first English magazine", from 1692 to 1694, died from apparent autoerotic asphyxiation in 1718, which is probably the first recorded case.
* [[Frantisek Kotzwara]], composer, died from erotic asphyxiation in 1791.
* [[Albert Dekker]], stage and screen actor, was found dead in his bathroom in 1968 with his body graffitied and a noose around his neck. ([''[[Albert Dekker death]]''] article is recommended reading!)
* [[Nigel Tetley]] (circa 1924) – 2 February 1972) was a British sailor who was the first person to circumnavigate the world solo in a trimaran. His body was found hanging from a tree in woods near Dover, England. At the coroner's inquest, it was revealed that the body had been discovered clothed in lingerie and the hands were bound behind the back. The opinion offered by a pathologist suggested masochistic sexual activity.
* [[Vaughn Bodē]], artist, died from autoerotic asphyxiation in 1975.
* Diane Herceg sued ''[[Hustler (magazine)|Hustler]]'' magazine in 1983, accusing it of causing the death of her 14-year-old son, Troy D., who had experimented with autoerotic asphyxia after reading about it in that publication.<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.prin.edu/users/els/departments/poli_sci/articles/LAWAA.HTM 
 |title=Can the media kill? A syndrome, a case study and the law 
 |access-date=23 March 2009 
 |author=John W. Williams 
 |year=1990 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090609064604/http://www.prin.edu/users/els/departments/poli_sci/articles/LAWAA.HTM 
 |archive-date=9 June 2009 
}}</ref>
* [[Stephen Milligan]], a British politician and Conservative MP for Eastleigh, died from autoerotic asphyxiation combined with [[self-bondage]] in 1994.<ref>"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/8/newsid_2538000/2538165.stm Police probe MP's suspicious death]". ''BBC News'', 8 February 1994</ref>
* [[Kevin Gilbert (musician)|Kevin Gilbert]], a musician and songwriter, died of apparent autoerotic asphyxiation in 1996.<ref>{{cite news
|url = http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1996/09/15/PK43609.DTL
|title = More Than 'The Piano Player'
|access-date = 4 January 2009
|author = Joel Selvin
|author-link = Joel Selvin
|date = 16 September 1996
|work = San Francisco Chronicle
}}</ref>
* [[David Carradine]] died on 4 June 2009 from accidental asphyxiation, according to the medical examiner who performed a private autopsy on the actor.<ref>Orloff, Brian. [http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20289267,00.html "David Carradine Died of Accidental Asphyxiation"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831084330/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20289267,00.html |date=31 August 2009 }}. ''People'', 2 July 2009.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inquisitr.com/28042/david-carradines-official-cause-of-death-was-asphyxiation/ |title=David Carradine's Official Cause of Death was Asphyxiation |publisher=Inquisitr.com |date=2 July 2009 |access-date=28 February 2014}}</ref> His body was found near naked and hanging by a rope in a closet in his hotel room in Thailand,<ref name="abc">
{{cite news | title = Police: Carradine Found Naked, Hanged in Closet | url = https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=7757144&page=1 | last = Goldman | first = Russell | date = 4 June 2009 | work = ABC News | access-date = 4 June 2009}}</ref><ref name="cnn">{{cite news | url = http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/06/04/obit.david.carradine/index.html | title = Actor David Carradine Found Dead | date = 4 June 2009 | publisher = CNN| access-date = 4 June 2009}}
</ref> and there was evidence of a recent orgasm;<ref>
{{cite news| url=http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2009/06/05/forensic-scientist-says-carradine-death-linked-auto-erotic-asphyxiation/ | work=Fox News | title=Forensic Scientist Says Carradine Death May Be Linked to Auto-Erotic Asphyxiation | date=5 June 2009}}</ref> two autopsies were conducted and concluded that his death was not suicide, and the Thai forensic pathologist who examined the body stated that his death may have been due to autoerotic asphyxiation.<ref name=pornthip>{{cite web | title = Carradine Death 'Erotic Asphyxiation' | date = 6 June 2009 | work = [[Bangkok Post]] | url = http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/145219/carradine-likely-died-from-erotic-asphyxiation | access-date = 5 June 2009}}</ref><ref name="DailyRecord06.05.09">{{cite web|last=Drummond |first=Andrew |title=Kung Fu Star David Carradine Died 'When Auto Erotic Sex Game Went Wrong' |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2009/06/05/kung-fu-star-david-carradine-died-when-auto-erotic-sex-game-went-wrong-86908-21416527/ |date=5 June 2009 |work=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]] |access-date=5 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612221749/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2009/06/05/kung-fu-star-david-carradine-died-when-auto-erotic-sex-game-went-wrong-86908-21416527/ |archive-date=12 June 2009 }}</ref> Two of Carradine's ex-wives, Gail Jensen<ref name="James">{{cite web | last = James| first = Susan Donaldson | title = Ex-Wife Reveals David Carradine's 'Kinky' Habits | url = https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=7793986&page=1 | date = 9 June 2009 | work = [[ABC News]] | access-date = 9 June 2009}}</ref><ref name="contactmusic">{{cite magazine | title = David Carradine Branded 'Strange' by Ex | url = http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/david-carradine-branded-strange-by-ex_1105933 | magazine = [[Contactmusic.com]]
| date = 9 June 2009 | access-date = 11 June 2009}}</ref> and Marina Anderson,<ref>{{cite news | last = McShane | first = Larry | title = David Carradine a Fan of 'Potentially Deadly' Deviant Sex Acts, Ex-Wife Said in Court Papers | url = http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/06/05/2009-06-05_david_carradine_death.html | newspaper = [[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]] | date = 5 June 2009 | access-date = 10 June 2009 | archive-date = 8 June 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090608050429/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/06/05/2009-06-05_david_carradine_death.html | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last = Darwar | first = Anil | title = Carradine Loved Deadly Sex Games, Says Ex-Wife | url = http://dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/106064/Carradine-loved-deadly-sex-games-says-ex-wife | work = [[Daily Express]] | date = 8 June 2009 | access-date = 10 June 2009}}</ref> stated publicly that his sexual interests included the practice of [[self-bondage]].

Although [[Paula Yates]] contradicted earlier statements she had made by saying during a 1999 interview that [[Michael Hutchence]]'s 1997 death might have been caused by autoerotic asphyxiation,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/416509.stm |title=Paula challenges Hutchence verdict |work=BBC News |date=10 August 1999 |access-date=9 December 2010}}</ref> the [[Coroner's inquest|coronial inquest]] found it to be suicide due to a combination of depression and intoxication with alcohol and other drugs.<ref>Hand, Derrick; Fife-Yeomans, Janet (2008) [2004]. The Coroner: Investigating Sudden Death. Sydney, NSW: Allen & Unwin. {{ISBN|978-0-7333-2221-1}}.</ref>

==Further reading==
*{{cite book |author=Burgess, Ann Wolbert |author2=Hazelwood, Robert R. |author3=Dietz, Park Elliott |title=Autoerotic fatalities |publisher=LexingtonBooks |location=Lexington, Mass |year=1983 |isbn=0-669-04716-3 }}
*{{cite book |author=Edwin Ehrlich |author2=Sergey Sheleg |title=Autoerotic Asphyxiation: Forensic, Medical, and Social Aspects |publisher=Wheatmark |year=2006 |isbn=1-58736-604-5 }}

==See also==
*[[Death during consensual sex]]
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190315224128/http://www.corpus-delicti.com/auto.html An Objective Overview of Autoerotic Fatalities]
*{{cite journal |vauthors=O'Halloran RL, Dietz PE |title=Autoerotic fatalities with power hydraulics |journal=[[J. Forensic Sci.]] |volume=38 |issue=2 |pages=359–364 |date=March 1993 |doi=10.1520/JFS13416J |pmid=8454997 }}
*{{cite journal |vauthors=Byard RW, Eitzen DA, James R |title=Unusual fatal mechanisms in nonasphyxial autoerotic death |journal=[[Am. J. Forensic Med. Pathol.]] |volume=21 |issue=1 |pages=65–68 |date=March 2000 |pmid=10739230 |doi=10.1097/00000433-200003000-00012}}
*{{cite journal |vauthors=Klintschar M, Grabuschnigg P, Beham A |title=Death from electrocution during autoerotic practice: case report and review of the literature |journal=[[Am. J. Forensic Med. Pathol.]] |volume=19 |issue=2 |pages=190–193 |date=June 1998 |pmid=9662120 |doi=10.1097/00000433-199806000-00019}}

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