Seems to be rain issue. I was having those problems in the rain. Then I died for no reason at all(seperate issue). When I respawned in sunshine and I didn't have frame drops or game freezes.

This random death happened to me rearranging items at the NE Airfield. Second floor in a bunk bed room in the west building of the field.

Paranoia sounds like a possibility but that players should feel guilt shouldn't. It is unrealistic to anyone who kills for whatever reason feels guilt.

I was suffering the general lag problem from 0.34.115106 rearranging my gear when screen went black and you are dead popped on my screen. No gunshots or zombies. I believe there were only 2 other players on the server at the time.

Framerate dropped once I entered the big airfield in the NW