# Daryl Easton, magician, has died.

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**Created:** [February 25, 2017, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daryl-easton-magician-has-died/780758 "2017-02-25T18:09:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daryl-easton-magician-has-died/780758/1 "2017-02-25T18:09:42Z")

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Magic teacher as well. In fact, more of a student and teacher than actually famous for his performance. A curious magician, always picking up tricks. He had a pretty active youtube, at least at one point, where he taught magic tricks. He spent a lot of his life teaching and learning new magic tricks and was a performer and lecturer at the Magic Castle.

In fact, he was found dead _at_ the Magic Castle. In a closest with a bag around his head.

Suicide. Very sad. He seemed really upbeat in his videos. I never saw him live.

[Story here.](http://variety.com/2017/biz/news/magic-castle-daryl-easton-body-dead-hollywood-1201996433/)

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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daryl-easton-magician-has-died/780758/2 "2017-02-26T20:12:46Z")

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[Or accidental. I wonder what happened.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/magicians-death-hanging-hollywood-ruled-accidental-coroner-004519544.html)

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**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daryl-easton-magician-has-died/780758/3 "2017-02-26T22:54:45Z")

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Auto Erotic Asphyxiation is the most likely. A pre-show ritual of his, it seems, judging by the timing.