Indeed, at the hospital, Argentino signed a release form to share her medical records with the Sheriffs Department. 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,, from the company reads. On that night Snuka claims he was just drinking a lot of booze. He later noted he had been smoking some pot too. 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. 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. I didnt see it happen, but I remember she told me she was jumping over a little stream that was there and she slipped.. If this is correct on their part, I do not know. 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. What the f***?". He allegedly said she became lethargic and then unresponsive. Her sisters, Louise Argentino and Lorraine Salome, tell me that they believe that this was the first time Snuka had gotten violent, meaning that Argentinos resolve wouldnt necessarily be worn down yet. Nobody Ive spoken to from Argentinos sisters, to law enforcement officers, to Snukas lawyer has any recollection of this or anything related, such as the judge rejecting the proposed plea deal. (Reached by email, spokespeople for WWE didnt respond to a request for comment on the discovery of McMahons involvement in the New York case.). [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. He continued, "Where is the line between dementia and normal? An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. 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. 0. I think she died of a fracture to her skull. His assaultive acts and his failure to act to obtain medical attention resulted in her death, the grand jury wrote in a presentment on July 17, 2015, recommending he be charged with homicide. This has been very hard on me and very hard on my family I never hit Nancy or threatened her. 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. And he was an innovator, and he inspired so many people. The Death of Nancy Argentino (Podcast Episode 2019) photos, including production stills, premiere photos and other event photos, publicity photos, behind-the-scenes, and more. 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. Reality is seemingly more complicated: Sparkes, Snukas lawyer, had suggested not just a deal based on the donation and a public apology, but a public apology at the next local WWF event, at the Onondaga County War Memorial on April 7th, where he would leave tickets for the officers involved. However, the, for the investigation of her murder from Pennsylvanias Whitehall Township Bureau of Police which I obtained from the same lawsuit appendix that included the New York file points to one possible reason. Homicide charges against Snuka in the 1983 death of his girlfriend Nancy Argentino, 23, in a Whitehall. 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). Its been known within the business if not exactly a topic of conversation every f*****g day that something f*****g happened.". Images. WWE has not responded to Oxygen.coms request for comment. In October 1983, Debbie Rogers, the wife of Snukas manager, Buddy, took photos and notes of injuries to Sharon as a result of her beating by Snuka and her hospitalization, according to a criminal complaint. 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. She would sadly die at the young age of 23 in a Pennsylvania motel room. Look, Im in the garbage business, McMahon purportedly said. If Snuka wanted to donate some money to a local charity they would not be a part of it. Procanyn, meanwhile, was no longer available at a phone number that he had been giving out last year; neither the Lehigh Valley DAs office (where he worked more recently) nor the reporter who covered his retirement had updated contacts. For 30 years, Snuka continued with his life as if nothing had happened. That was a blatant lie, said Muchnick. Photo credits to The Morning Call. Former professional wrestling star Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka. We slept together each time, but we also hung out., But while he admits his marriage to his wife, Sharon, was terrible and that he was unfaithful, he seems to misremember how he put a brutal beating on her months after Argentino died. What? An illustration of a heart shape Donate. If he does, hes responsible., On the matter, Jim Cornette lamented, "The word started getting around. He later told police he was misunderstood, and Argentino slipped and hit her head when they stopped along the highway to go to the bathroom. Cynthia Porter, an officer in training, recalled in her affidavit that she could hear Argentino repeatedly cry No, no, dont do that! from outside the room right before Sergeant Peter Bronstad showed up as backup. Smell of alcohol., To the hospitals chaplain, he said Argentino may have hit her head on the side of the chair or the bed.. One event was a 2012 poker game in New York in which Snuka won $100,000 for charity, Scheetz said. Whats more, the 12-24 hour delay for Snuka to call for help contributed to the emergency staffers inability to resuscitate Argentino. A follow-up interview with Snuka was conducted by investigatorson June 1. At one point Argentino hopped over a stream before she lost her footing. Adding to the controversy was that . As those in the center of the true crime/wrestling fan Venn diagram will likely be aware, VICE TVs 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. And of course, as noted earlier, Mihalikis ruled the death a homicide, not an accident. All in all, there were at least a few entities that failed Nancy Argentino in 1983: The motel clerk who let things escalate in January by not calling the police earlier; the majority of the media coverage of her initial beating at Snukas hands, which minimized her suffering to present a somehow breezier narrative of a wrestler fighting off police dogs; and the district attorneys office who, in spite of having multiple strong witnesses confirming the abuse even after Argentino recanted, basically waved Snukas actions aside to avoid risk to his green card. 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. How did she die? her distraught mom said. I respect them. -. I was devastated., Snuka continues, "That night ruined my life. 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. 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. When I woke her up, I picked her up and said, Are you okay, honey? And Argentino apparently replied, Yeah, but its just my head, my bump.. He did not express his apologies or sympathies.". Right from the get-go, the one constant with him was he kept saying, I want the truth. Oxygen Insider is your all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more. From the autobiography Superfly: The Jimmy Snuka Story by Jon Chattman: "At the funeral, I told her mother and father how sorry I was about her death. 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. On top of that, according to her sisters, Nancy also had her own specific value to McMahon: With Snuka being illiterate and without a drivers license, McMahon needed a driver to get him to and from shows, but with his increasingly problematic drug use and erratic behavior, other wrestlers now refused to chauffeur him around. In 1969, Senator Ted Kennedy left a party near midnight with Kopechne. Dr. Mihalikis did not find any bruises, lacerations or other indications of a beating or prior injuries. 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However, the file for the investigation of her murder from Pennsylvanias Whitehall Township Bureau of Police which I obtained from the same lawsuit appendix that included the New York file points to one possible reason. The Lehigh County jury will . By. I want the whole story. It was never one of those deals where We must put this in,' Chattman recalled. But her family thought they were more an item. Finally, I just kept looking at her and trying to talk to her and she didnt even respond like when I left. Snuka died 10days after the ruling. But it appears Snukas big mouth or fuzzy memory caught up to him. Pro Wrestling Stories - Your daily source of nostalgia and a peek behind the curtain wall of wrestlings past! Police say he also battled with responding police. I love the smell of the ladies. I want to make clear that I only pushed her away to keep her from hitting me. 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. He was 73. [Photo: Bob Owen, San Antonio Express- News]Seasoned wrestling journalist Mike Mooneyham offered, "While Snuka will remain forever tied to Nancy Argentinos death, it must be noted that he was never convicted. Tap into Getty Images' global scale, data-driven insights, and network of more than 340,000 creators to create content exclusively for your brand. Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka visits "The Opie & Anthony Show" at SiriusXM studios on January 9, 2013 in New York City. I think Vince Jr. picked me up from the hotel and took me there. 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. ), That was when several deputies arrived and unsuccessfully tried to handcuff Snuka. Oh, and hed donate $1,500 his alleged purse for his return to Syracuse that same day to Sheriff John Dillons favorite charity, the Ronald McDonald House. Ill be right back as soon as I get done, as he kissed her, according to the 30-page criminal complaint. (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. In 1985, Nancy Argentino's family won a $500,000 judgment against the Superfly in a federal wrongful-death civil lawsuit; but after filing for bankruptcy the retired wrestler reportedly. Snukas wife, Carole Snuka, told the producers of Dark Side of the Ring that her husband told her that McMahon came into town with his briefcase and told him it was done., Her family claimed that WWE offered them $25K following her death. After the one hour meeting in the district attorneys law library, there are no records of Jimmy Snuka ever being questioned by police again. The manager would quickly reply that the much larger figure one which amounts to almost $66,000 with inflation wasnt an issue. Ultimately, it took eight deputy sheriffs and K-9s to bring Snuka under arrest. Authorities even tossed the WWE Hall of Famers tell-all autobiography as the cherry on top of the mountain of facts. It was a. In his 2012 memoir Superfly: The Jimmy Snuka Story the pro wrestler claims he showed respect to Argentinos parents. 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