They do not want a public apology and would not be a part of it, replied Lieutenant Paul Zemenz, the officers supervisor, in a letter sent back to Sparkes. However, by the next day, he apparently changed his story and claimed that Argentino fell down on her own when they made a bathroom roadside pitstop on their way into Allentown. Picture made on Wednesday, October 7, 2015. The case remains open to this day. He didnt say anything to me. I think she died of a fracture to her skull. As she did, I moved in front of the doorway and the male ran towards me and struck me in the chest area with his left forearm and pushed me against the wall. Speculation has long swirled around McMahons involvement in the murder investigation, specifically his presence during Snukas last police interview, the contents of which unlike every other interview summary in the Whitehall file are notoriously not described in the report at all (a fact that then-Chief Frederic Conjour wrote off as nothing in the VICE documentary). Vice's Dark Side of the Ring took on the death of Nancy Argentino in anewepisode, which aired April 12. Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka leaves Lehigh County Court through the back garage after a hearing relating to the 1983 murder of his girlfriend in a Whitehall Township motel. Argentino was dating World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling star James Reiher Snuka known professionally as Jimmy Superfly Snuka when she died under suspicious circumstances in 1983. This was a week after District Attorney Jim Martin announced he was re-opening the case. In a single sentence summary from the same phone interview between Bronstad and Romanenko referenced above, Procanyn wrote, , Vince McMahon tried to talk her out of making the complaint against Snuka. That said, the law librarian at the Fifth Judicial District told me that a Certificate of Conviction would be the document to trust over newspaper reports. Feel free to discuss this on the Pro Wrestling Stories Facebook and Twitter pages. All of these defenses were given in Snukas autobiography, various interviews, and other sources such as what Snuka supposedly told the nurses in the ER and what they reportedly overheard him say. In his autobiography, Superfly The Jimmy Snuka Story, written by Jon Chattman, he says that after coming back from the TV tapings, he was surprised to find her still sleeping, and thats when he called for help. , then Snukas promoter as the owner of Titan Sports d/b/a the World Wrestling Federation, and now the chairman, CEO and owner of the WWFs successor, World Wrestling Entertainment. I would never hurt any of them.. Thats to say nothing of any potential reputational harm to the organization. They definitely do not want any tickets reserved for them for the April 7th wrestling match and would not attend. . Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka and girlfriend Nancy Argentino in an undated photo. The original investigation went cold on June 1, 1983, after prosecutors met with Jimmy Snuka and World Wrestling Federations Vince McMahon in the district attorneys office law library. Snuka, a cliff diver and bodybuilder with a vertical leap as impressive as his physique, was the WWFs newly minted top good guy. Reporters from The Morning Call revealed the unreported autopsy findings and put heat under the case again in 2013 to ring in the 30th anniversary of the unsolved mystery. 11:02, 2 Sep 2015; PHOTO GALLERY: The strange story of Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka and Nancy Argentino. [Photo Courtesy of The Daily Beast]Nancy Argentino was just 23 when she died in 1983 after being rushed to a hospital with a serious head injury. As those in the center of the true crime/wrestling fan Venn diagram will likely be aware, VICE TV's pro wrestling documentary series, Dark Side of the Ring, recently explored the May 11, 1983, death of Nancy Argentino, the then-girlfriend of then-top WWF (now WWE) star "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka. , which I obtained via the Argentino familys wrongful death lawsuit against Snuka, at least two officers on the scene witnessed Snuka resuming his attack on Argentino that same night. Snuka recalled the coke-induced bender at the hotel where he and his boys would party and crash. Also, to reinforce the aforementioned, Dr. Manish Fozdar, a Raleigh, North Carolina expert in Neuropsychiatry and forensic psychiatry, said, "There are no cause-effect relationships as Snukas defense attorney argued. Hello! At around 4 a.m. trucks were approaching Argentino, who had found a bush to squat and pee. Former professional wrestling star Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka. Authorities even tossed the WWE Hall of Famers tell-all autobiography as the cherry on top of the mountain of facts. It is believed that Snuka delaying 12-24 hours in calling for medical help contributed greatly to the emergency staffers inability to resuscitate her. Nancy Argentino in an undated photo. (Use code PWS for a nice surprise). , an ebook that Argentinos sisters collaborated on with, , who had been doing the seminal reporting on the case. Homicide charges against Snuka in the 1983 death of his girlfriend Nancy Argentino, 23, in a Whitehall Township motel, have been dismissed after Snuka was ruled incompetent to stand trial. The George Washington Motor Lodge as seen on April 6, 1993. In the same letter, Zemenz appears to imply that Sparkes was attempting to get the charges dropped extrajudicially, as he added that the officers felt that if any plea bargain, etc., was done[,] it more properly should come from the District Attorneys Office or the Courts. More pointedly, he stipulated, It was generally felt that this is turning into a publicity gimmick to benefit only Snuka, of which they want no part, citing the media coverage. Jimmy Snuka and Nancy Argentino returned to the George Washington Motor Lodge hotel after a WWF taping at the Allentown, PA fairgrounds. In a contemporaneous memo, addressed from a lawyer identified as DNZ to colleague SRW (Steven R. Waxman, according to filings from the civil case), the lawyer recounts what he learned from his discussions with Platt while going over the prosecutors file, which he wasnt allowed to copy. They made it to the motel and after Argentino requested to lie down, Snuka left to go to the Allentown Fairgrounds to perform. It was 4 a.m and I was already up. Patreon: https://goo.gl/hFwQbF Many More Videos: https://goo.gl/p1cRZN My Twitter Page --- http://bit.ly/1Pes74s My Facebook Page --- http://on.fb.me/1U9C3o. Instead, Snuka just stared ahead. Assistant District Attorney Richard Plochocki, citing Argentinos affidavit with regards to the assault on her person, and the potential negative effects on Snukas green card as a first-time offender, recommended a plea on a single charge of harassment. Picture made on Wednesday, October 7, 2015. And while theyre drinking and having a good time in comes the party-crashing police. If Snuka wanted to donate some money to a local charity they would not be a part of it. Argentino swore in a deposition after the alleged assault that Snuka never hit her or intentionally harmed her. Coverage of the latest true crime stories and famous cases explained, as well as the best TV shows, movies and podcasts in the genre. Shortly after Snukas arrest in 2015, Judge Banach had issued a gag order (to not talk about the case in public) to all the attorneys involved and to Snukas and Argentinos families. June 21st, 2016: Prosecutors ask Judge Banach to force Snuka to undergo mental health treatment. In the commotion Argentino managed to call her sister Salome. Indeed, at the hospital, Argentino signed a release form to share her medical records with the Sheriffs Department. The latter made national headlines not so much because a married celebrity had been arrested for beating his girlfriend in a Salina, New York, motel room, but rather because Snuka fought off a cadre of deputies and police dogs from the Onondaga County Sheriffs Office in the process. Yeah, there was some excitement. He even remembered telling her, Ill see you later, honey. Her daughter was dead. Ultimately, this legal matter will be decided by our judicial system. (According to a letter in the Onondaga County file, he left the sentence up to Justice Herman Harding.). Snuka, having lost his physical green card in 2007, began the process to get a new one, which included a new criminal background check. Three weeks after The Morning Call published the story recalling the death of Nancy Argentino and revealing an autopsy report and police interviews never seen by the public, Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin asked Chief Deputy District Attorney Charles Gallagher and Detective Gerry Procanyn "if theres anything to be gained by opening a grand jury investigation." In another version, Snuka claims he called the authorities as soon as they got to the hotel room. Wrestling Babylon: Piledriving Tales of Drugs, Sex, Death, and Scandal, JUSTICE DENIED: The Untold Story of Nancy Argentinos Death in Jimmy Superfly Snukas Motel Room, Dino Bravo | His Shocking Death and Why He Was Murdered by the Mob, Bruiser Bedlam The Insane Crime Life of Wrestlings Ion Croitoru, Ludvig Borga The Surreal, Shocking Life of Tony Halme, https://popcultureretrorama.wordpress.com/author/javierojst/, Disclaimer, Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Disclosure. So I thought, my God, I better try to call a doctor right away I called the front desk and told my girl is having a hard time breathing, just seems like she cant breathe at all, whatever you do, please hurry up.. Vince McMahon Jr. was not only present but was clandestinely trying to play Mr. Fixit. In 1985: The Argentino family won a $500,000 wrongful-death civil lawsuit against Snuka but never received their money. Ive never heard of anything like it before., To the credit of the Sheriffs Office, it looks like they did everything they should have both in terms of doing right by Nancy Argentino, and trying to avoid a public spectacle. But if he did this, this should have been settled a long time ago.". Snukas fall from grace was as low as his peaks of fame were high. I dont know what happened. Its been an exceptionally busymonth for McMahon and his company. He was the mouthpiece, trying to direct the conversation.. These changing stories and the official manner of death werent known publicly until 2013, when the Allentown Morning Call discovered the autopsy report and a Snuka police interview transcript both previously unavailable due to the case still being open in court records from the Argentino familys later wrongful death lawsuit against Superfly. That, and other provable incidents of domestic abuse described to the grand jury, led to an eventual indictment on murder charges, which were dismissed due to Snukas apparent mental incompetence mere days before his 2017 death from stomach cancer. But its a touchy subject. However, I was orally advised that Dr. Mihalikis concluded that death was consistent with a single fall whereby the victim struck her head on a hard substance, such as pavement. Even the incident with Roddy Piper smashing a coconut on Snukas head was used! He communicated to her that Snuka was now a free man. The manager would quickly reply that the much larger figure one which amounts to almost $66,000 with inflation wasnt an issue. Kirwin, speaking about the prosecution publicly for the first time, also added, "Their case was doomed from the start. She was staying in a motel room with Jimmy Snuka in Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania. December 2nd, 2016: Snukas defense attorney says hes in a Florida hospice, and doctors have determined that he only has six months to live. If you bring up pro wrestling to someone from the Northeast whose fandom peaked around this time, theyll inevitably: 1) gush about Superfly being their favorite; and 2) reminisce about imitating him by jumping off their bed or dresser. Bronstad, describing a shorter, older man wearing a hat, remembers being pissed off and quoting the manager a figure of $25,000 for Snukas bail, which would actually turn out to be just $5,000. The episode shineda renewed light about the mysterious death. Right on the concrete on the side of the road, she just slipped backwards., The 230-pound grappler scooped her up and according to his testimony slapped her across the face to get her to come to again. But Argentino remained unconscious. Conjour insistedthe case was investigated the best it could have been investigated. How did she die? her distraught mom said. This speculation, though, is now overshadowed by evidence that McMahon may have helped facilitate the cycle of abuse that kept Nancy Argentino in Jimmy Snukas company, and potentially gave Superfly the opportunity to kill her. This time he saw Argentino, naked, soon followed by Snuka, also naked. Obviously, there was enough there to arouse my suspicion but not enough to take it to trial., Mihalakis would later say, Just because she was beaten doesnt mean she was beaten to death.. According to a criminal complaint, there are photos and notes of these injuries taken by Debbie Rogers, the wife of Snukas manager at the time, the legendary Nature Boy Buddy Rogers. I dont think its Chris Benoit. Look, Im in the garbage business, McMahon purportedly said. Snuka also didnt help matters, with his memoir pointedly mentioning McMahons briefcase and dropping hints: Shortly after Nancys death, I was questioned by police and let go. Some outlets inexplicably found humor in it: The Associated Press wire story, for example, glosses over the underlying domestic violence, choosing to frame Snuka violently resisting arrest in joking terms like a pro wrestling match, using phrases such as the match was on and a nine-deputy tag-team. Local media wasnt much better, with a short Syracuse Post-Standard item running with the headline, Police, Dogs Win Round.. Nothing we could do., And just before Argentinos life was taken, her sister said she had promised to be home for Mothers Day. And Tarzan likely never took steroids, boozed or binged on cocaine like The Superfly admitted he had. I love women, he writes. One of the then-WWF's biggest stars, Jimmy Snuka, was present at the Allentown, Pennsylvania motel where Argentino suffered the traumatic brain injuries that ended her life after just 23 years. "Unfortunately, the death of Nancy Argentino is inextricably entwined in the life story of Superfly Jimmy Snuka, making the celebration of his life and career so much more difficult. Ultimately, it took eight deputy sheriffs and K-9s to bring Snuka under arrest. I think she died of a fracture to her skull. It became clear pretty soon that [Platt] had no intention of presenting the evidence that I amassed. The senator waited 10 hours until he reported the incident and claimed that his behavior had been "indefensible." In 1985, they won a $500K, wrongful death lawsuit against Snuka but he contended he was broke and never paid it, the, report obtained by Morning Call journalists at that time showed that the medical examiner wrote that they believe that the case should be investigated as a homicide until proven otherwise, the. And he never saw the briefcase again? On January 28th, 2014: Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin announces that the Nancy Argentino case will go to a grand jury. In a single sentence summary from the same phone interview between Bronstad and Romanenko referenced above, Procanyn wrote, Vince McMahon tried to talk her out of making the complaint against Snuka (emphasis mine). In 2017, Jon Chattman, author of Superfly: The Jimmy Snuka Story, was interviewed by Pro Wrestling Illustrated Senior Writer Al Castle for the PWI Podcast. The former was from Dr. Isidore Mihalakis autopsy report in 1983, which also urged, "this case should be investigated as a homicide until proven otherwise. I met him, and he was the kindest man possible. Though the records check from the Sheriffs Office matched the four known charges, the Certificate of Conviction from the court says he pled guilty to Assault 3rd while being sentenced to his one-year conditional discharge. Due to COVID-19 and current government mandated impacts on WWE and the media business generally, the Company went through an extensive evaluation of its operations over the past several weeks, a statement from the company reads. The latter made national headlines not so much because a married celebrity had been arrested for beating his girlfriend in a. , motel room, but rather because Snuka fought off a cadre of deputies and police dogs from the Onondaga County Sheriffs Office in the process. Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka wrestles on September 4, 1995 in New Hampshire. The cops just didnt give me the chance to explain. Other doctors in 2010 said they also noticed developing signs of dementia. Then they get to the motel and napped. She said, "Justice suffers after 30 years because everything decays.". According to The Morning Call based out of Allentown, Pennsylvania, "She was rushed out of Snukas George Washington Motor Lodge motel room now the site of Home Depot along MacArthur Road and Route 22 on May 10, 1983. And the way its in the book is the way it was told to me.. He was charged with second and third-degree assault, resisting arrest, and obstruction of governmental administration. All Ill say is I think his legacy is intact. At the funeral, I told her mother and father how sorry I was about her death. The case seemed all but forgotten by the general public until interest was renewed in 2013, when the Morning Call did an anniversary story on Argentinos death. Author Irvin Muchnick's 1992 article about the incident (later collected in his 2007 book WRESTLING BABYLON) is the most authoritative account of what happened. It was none other than the then-WWE chairman and essentially the Wizard of wrestlings OzVince McMahon Jr. He was there and he knew everything about it, Snuka told a radio show host. An autopsy report obtained by Morning Call journalists at that time showed that the medical examiner wrote that they believe that the case should be investigated as a homicide until proven otherwise, the Morning Call reported in 2015. The 1983 death of Nancy Argentino has become one the most infamous chapters in pro wrestling history. Lorraine reveals that Nancy's childhood friend Ellen was engaged to Johnny Rodz, a legendary journeyman wrestler and trainer, and this was how she was introduced to the world of wrestling. An ambulance was called and not two hours later at the hospital did Argentino die. Oh my, she looks terrible, Jimmy Superfly Snuka was heard crowing as he wept and strung his hand through Nancy Argentinos dark and dead locks. I just look at the whole thing as a shame because theres a loss of human life there.. By using this site, you agree to the legal terms set out in ourDisclaimer, Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Disclosure. Foreman Grill: A $200m Mistake for Hulk Hogan! Snuka alleged that s Specifically, those other incidents of domestic abuse were that of Snuka hospitalizing his then-wife Sharon in September 1983 (no charges filed, but testified to by both Sharon and then-neighbor Debbie Rogers); and Snukas January 18, 1983 arrest for beating Argentino. The clear-cut forensics werent there, but the suspicion was there. , addressed from a lawyer identified as DNZ to colleague SRW (Steven R. Waxman, according to filings from the civil case), the lawyer recounts what he learned from his discussions with Platt while going over the prosecutors file, which he wasnt allowed to copy. On that date, Nancy Argentino, girlfriend of Jimmy Snuka, was declared dead in a Lehigh Valley Hospital. That day, with Snukas lawyer, James Sparkes, acting as notary, she swore out an affidavit stating that she was in no way seeking prosecution against Snuka. Adding to the controversy was that Snuka was married to another woman whom he had children with at the time of his relationship with Argentino. Documentary. Dr. Mihalikis did not find any evidence of recent sexual contact. I was devastated, he wrote. If this is correct on their part, I do not know. ), A year after Argentino was killed, with her family having retained lawyers from Schonwald, Schaffzin & Mullman, one of the lawyers on the case travelled to Allentown, Pennsylvania, to meet with Lehigh County District Attorney William Platt. There was enough to take it before a grand jury in 1983. As the docuseries points out, there was another passenger in the car with them who doesnt recall any fall. The episode shineda renewed light about the mysterious death. We tried to talk some sense into her but she went back on the road with him, Salome said. They blew it up, brother.) copped a plea for harassment and got a conditional discharge. In a moment that, with hindsight, should have been the crossroads where someone intervened to help Argentino, the assembled media largely failed her, refusing to take her story seriously enough to tell it properly. . Snuka does mention in his autobiography that the details are hazy but that he went with Vince McMahon to a court or a law office, and that Vince had a suitcase. Snuka also didnt help matters, with. They do not want a public apology and would not be a part of it, replied Lieutenant Paul Zemenz, the officers supervisor, in a letter sent back to Sparkes. Snuka, a married man, had returned from a World Wrestling Federation taping at the Allentown Fairgrounds to find Argentino gasping for air and oozing yellow fluid from her mouth and nose.". He doesnt remember if money was given to the family of Nancy Argentino, but he knows for sure that he did not hurt her. Still, Judge Robert Steinberg, an assistant district attorney at the time, was there and remembered that McMahon did all the talking but was cooperative. Images. Instead he said Snuka told one story and it was perfectly consistent every time. My mother thought she was on the way.. ). The Onondaga County Sheriffs Office file doesnt contain any trace of an explanation as to why Argentino changed her mind. Unlike Chris Benoit, the "Superfly" has not been erased from WWEs history books as of yet. On top of being the top WWF star, Snuka, according to his then on-screen manager/real-life babysitter Buddy Rogers, also had a massive cocaine problem. At the time of Argentinos death, the leaping phenom was a married man with kids and claimed to have girlfriends everywhere. The findings showed that she had more than two dozen cuts and bruises a possible sign of mate abuse on her head, ear, chin, arms, hands, back, buttocks, legs, and feet. January 3rd, 2017: Judge Banach dismisses homicide charges against Jimmy Snuka. October 29, 2020. It was attended by WWE CEO Vince McMahon, the, reported in 2013. Argentino was dating World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling star James Reiher Snuka known professionally as Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka when she died under suspicious circumstances in 1983. I want the whole story. It was never one of those deals where We must put this in,' Chattman recalled. This episode looks at the mysterious death of Nancy Argentino, a young woman who Jimmy Snuka dated in the early 80's at the height of his wrestling popularity. The date was May 11, 1983, . As for the presence of dirt and gravel that could have indicated Argentino had indeed fallen at the side of the road, to say that Mihalikis did not find any unusual amounts is being generous no such particles were found in Argentinos clothing, hair or scalp at all. They are not against the donation, only that it shouldnt be tied in with the case or the Department., Even on the WWF side, the reaction was incredulous: What [Snuka] wants to do in Syracuse is very unusual, said ring announcer and office staffer, . It was six men in blue with police dogs and everything, he writes, while he was dressed only in his skivvies. With regards to the actual events witnessed and lived by deputies at the Howard Johnson Motor Lodge, although the newspaper articles accurately describe the melee between Snuka and the Sheriffs Department, the deputies had much more to say than the papers reported. Whats more, the 12-24 hour delay for Snuka to call for help contributed to the emergency staffers inability to resuscitate Argentino. ), That was when several deputies arrived and unsuccessfully tried to handcuff Snuka. Argentino died in May 1983 of traumatic brain injuries consistent with a moving head striking a stationary object. Sign up forOxygen Insiderfor all the best true crime content. However, it is known that Argentino died . After he comforted Argentino by bringing some chow and later setting wet towel compresses on her head, her status turned critical. . Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka arrives for the second day of a competency hearing at the Lehigh County Courthouse on Wednesday, May18, 2016. Homicide charges against Snuka in the 1983 death of his girlfriend Nancy Argentino, 23, in a Whitehall. If you missed it, the immediate things you need to know are that Argentino died of complications from a skull fracture; that Snuka initially told a variety of stories that involved pushing her, only to change his tune claiming she slipped and fell at the side of the road after she died; that the coroner ruled it a homicide in a report that wasnt made public; and that the case mysteriously stalled out after just three weeks. During one of the hearings, prosecutors noted Snuka did not begin complaining of head trauma until after he learned he was under investigation. It wasn't long before she caught the eyes of the wrestlers. One event was a 2012 poker game in New York in which Snuka won $100,000 for charity, Scheetz said. Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka found Nancy Argentino gasping for air inside a motel room here in May 1983. Snuka does not understand whats going on in court and does not even remember his attorneys name. But there were clear signs that her sisters love affair was rocky. Instead, her mother received the phone call that no mother wants to receive. (Former ADA Plochocki hasnt responded to, my requests for an interview as of this writing, while his then-boss, DA Richard Hennessy, is deceased, as is Justice Harding. It also questions thecontroversial meeting between McMahon and authorities back in 1983, saying perhapsArgentino's death wasn't investigated properly because Snuka was an asset to the company. In addition, Mihalikis absolutely did find, bruises, lacerations or other indications of a beating or prior injuries. Over two dozen, to be more specific, to the point that the report states that they could suggest mate abuse.. The Hall of Famer was arrested on Tuesday in connection with Nancy Argentino's death in 1983. Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka wrestles on September 4, 1995 in New Hampshire. Take Dr. Isidore Mihalakiss autopsy report noting that the multiplicity and magnitude of Nancy Argentinos dozen or more craniocerbral blows may even be suggestive of mate abuse and that this case should be investigated as a homicide until proven otherwise.. He writes, At one point, I went with Vince McMahon Jr. to either a court or a law office, I dont remember which because I was still in shock. Kyle Dunning. He was to re-examine the evidence after Argentinos death and try to persuade then-District Attorney William Platt that this was not an accident. This was to prove that he was lucid. The autopsy report told cops to consider Nancy Argentinos death a homicide. Dattilio testified Snuka was unable to recall many of the debilitating injuries that led to his head trauma but did recount the shocking incident mentioned above, which he says left him dizzy and disoriented. Three months before Argentino was pronounced dead she was screaming bloody murder while Snuka was pulling her hair and dragging her naked body through the corridors of a Howard Johnson hotel in Salina, New York. It was 1983 and only days after Nancy Argentino was found barely breathing, oozing yellow fluid from her mouth and nose while laying almost lifeless, while holed up in Room 427 at the George Washington Motor Lodge in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She would sadly die at the young age of 23 in a Pennsylvania motel room. she died; that the coroner ruled it a homicide in a report that wasnt made public; and that the case mysteriously stalled out after just three weeks. I think we stopped drinking after thatshe did at least, according to Snuka. Again, speculation has long run rampant about whether or not McMahon swooped in after her death with his briefcase to finagle Snuka out of trouble (which has never been proven, and McMahon has denied doing so through. 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