Snuka also has difficulty reading road signs. In the same interview, McMahon would, in Procanyns words, tell the detective that he did not ever see or hear of any problems between the victim and Snuka, in spite of the New York arrest having been national news. due to Snukas apparent mental incompetence mere days before his 2017 death from stomach cancer. George The Animal Steele His Double Life and Turnbuckle Fetish. Procanyn didnt say to me, We didnt have enough evidence to indictwhich at least would have been plausible. He doesnt remember if money was given to the family of Nancy Argentino, but he knows for sure that he did not hurt her. However, he accepted a plea deal that dropped all of those charges. Nancy Argentino died soon after that and despite evidence of a struggle, no one was ever charged. Indeed, at the hospital, Argentino signed a release form to share her medical records with the Sheriffs Department. 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. (It would not be the first time that outrageous rumors have swirled aboutwrestling mogul McMahon.). Create your free profile and get access to exclusive content. However, one of the failings of the Lehigh County District Attorneys Office subsequent to Argentinos death reads more black and white. 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. Picture made on Wednesday, October 7, 2015. I want the whole story. It was never one of those deals where We must put this in,' Chattman recalled. Can we still appreciate the mans huge contributions to wrestling, knowing that it is possible that he had a hand in Nancy Argentinos death? I remember Vince McMahon being what Vince McMahon has always been very effusive. He adds, "Sometimes being trapped with my thoughts can be more painful than any injury Ive suffered in the ring. Snukas attorney, Robert J. Kirwan, argued that the fliers and videos did not prove anything about Snukas competency. A follow-up interview with Snuka was conducted by investigatorson June 1. As a result, the case was brought before a grand jury and Snuka was charged with murder in 2015. In 1985: The Argentino family won a $500,000 wrongful-death civil lawsuit against Snuka but never received their money. 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. All I remember is he had a briefcase with him. [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. Foreman Grill: A $200m Mistake for Hulk Hogan! The DAs office and the media certainly failed to do their jobs following Snukas first horrific assault. Snuka, having lost his physical green card in 2007, began the process to get a new one, which included a new criminal background check. Thats to say nothing of any potential reputational harm to the organization. In another version, Snuka claims he called the authorities as soon as they got to the hotel room. Its been an exceptionally busymonth for McMahon and his company. Even though he suffered from serious head trauma from his wrestling career and was perhaps suffering from dementia, he was still competent enough to hang himself after the murders. 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, 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, documentary). The most detailed story, by Jeanne Bednarski in the Syracuse Herald-Journal, was failed by an editor who gave it the headline, Judging by Bare Facts It Was Quite a Match. Worse, it was accompanied by a cartoon mocking the ordeal. He came there in shorts and didnt say anything to my mother. From excessive horseplay amongst them to a lovers quarrel where accidents happen, to her simply slipping and falling. Nancy Argentino, seen in a family photo, was a 23-year-old from Brooklyn, N . A Pennsylvania grand jury will reopen and investigate the 31-year-old death of Nancy Argentino, who was then the girlfriend of WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka. She moved away as he strode toward her. Conjour insistedthe case was investigated the best it could have been investigated. I went online, and there was a lot of stuff that I also heard that I took to him. 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. Me, personallyif you ask me, Do you think Jimmy did it? No. Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka found Nancy Argentino gasping for air inside a motel room here in May 1983. And he was an innovator, and he inspired so many people. Look of fear in them. Then, he along with his (since deceased) handler Buddy Rogers, beelined it to the exit vowing Ill come back for the church [service]., He never showed, Argentinos oldest sister Lorraine Salome told The Daily Beast. Look, Im in the garbage business, McMahon purportedly said. Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka and girlfriend Nancy Argentino in an undated photo. 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. As the docuseries points out, there was another passenger in the car with them who doesnt recall any fall. Investigating the mysterious story of Jimmy Snuka, whose girlfriend Nancy Argentino died in their motel room in 1983, and revealing her family's 30-year struggle for justice. Per Donovans statement in the, file, the guests in the adjacent room called the front desk because their neighbors were raising hell and a male was beating up a female in there., The Onondaga County Sheriffs Office file doesnt contain any trace of an explanation as to why Argentino changed her mind. "I would only say there wasn't anything significantly said or done and that's why there's no record of it,"Frederick Conjour, the former police of police with the Whitehall Township,told the docuseries. They are not against the donation, only that it shouldnt be tied in with the case or the Department.. It is a deterioration of brain tissue and function and was discovered in 2004 at the Allegheny County medical examiners office after performing an autopsy on former Pittsburgh Steelers player, Iron Mike Webster. (Reached by email, spokespeople for WWE didnt respond to a request for comment on the discovery of McMahons involvement in the New York case.). He drove his Oldsmobile Delmont 88 off a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island, which is near Marthas Vineyard. But its a touchy subject. If this is correct on their part, I do not know. AEW and WWE Conspiracy: Are They Working Together? He testified that Snuka is a shell of a man whose brain is damaged beyond repair from years of wrestling and who was suffering from dementia that is worsening by the month.. 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. I didnt see it happen, but I remember she told me she was jumping over a little stream that was there and she slipped.. Argentino fell down on her own when they made a bathroom roadside pitstop on their way into Allentown. 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.. 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. How did she die? her distraught mom said. Unlike Chris Benoit, the "Superfly" has not been erased from WWEs history books as of yet. His wife maintains that her husbanddid not kill Argentino. Right from the get-go, the one constant with him was he kept saying, I want the truth. 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. 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. An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. 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. Its been an exceptionally busymonth for McMahon and his company. And while theyre drinking and having a good time in comes the party-crashing police. 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. At that point, he opened the door further and walked towards the rear of the room, and the female got up wrapped in a bed sheet. 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. Then there were Snukas shifting renditions of what led to Argentinos demise. Hours later, paramedics responded to their motel room where Argentino was found unresponsive. Vice's Dark Side of the Ring took on the death of Nancy Argentino in anewepisode, which aired April 12. Ronald Hamilton, a doctor of pathology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center who helped discover CTE, said other factors such as drinking, drug use, and depression could also cause mood changes. I felt bad about it brother. To Snuka, Nancy Argentino was a willing mistress and he referred to her as his East Coast girlfriend. In his book the wrestler added that they were intimate. It was attended by WWE CEO Vince McMahon, the Allentown Morning Call reported in 2013. And in the ring Snuka remained true to his native island roots by swearing off wrestlings regalia of boots, opting to go barefoot instead; as well as donning a distinct headband and leopard-printed garb as odes to his on-screen idol Tarzan. Kirwin, speaking about the prosecution publicly for the first time, also added, "Their case was doomed from the start. But according to newly uncovered police records, Vince McMahon himself may have played a larger role in the events that led to Argentinos later death. A nurse observed Snukas strange demeanor when he visited Argentinos room after she was admitted at Lehigh Valley Hospital Centers ER. [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. What else could I possibly say.. In a televised speech, he firmly denied it was alcohol-fueled. The clear-cut forensics werent there, but the suspicion was there. 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.. She would sadly die at the young age of 23 in a Pennsylvania motel room. I dont think you erase him from memory, Chattman said. The couple were even hatching plans to purchase a New Jersey townhouse together. 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. On January 28th, 2014: Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin announces that the Nancy Argentino case will go to a grand jury. ", "I dont know how to reconcile this mans heroic feats inside our world, with the tragedy he likely played a role in outside of it, but I have always found wisdom and comfort in these simple words from Bruce Springsteen: Trust the art, not the artist." According to, the Sheriffs Department file for the case. Surrounded by family and his lawyer, former professional wrestler Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, right, arrives at Lehigh County Courthouse in Allentown, Pa. on Friday, May, 13, 2016. Ultimately, you look at what he did in the ring, and its remarkable. "We never saw a dime, but money was . 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. He didnt say anything to me. Snuka recalled the coke-induced bender at the hotel where he and his boys would party and crash. At around 4 a.m. trucks were approaching Argentino, who had found a bush to squat and pee. 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. (In his notes from a phone interview conducted with Bronstad and Deputy Alex Romanenko four days after Argentino was killed, Detective Gerald Procanyn describes the initial call from the motel in Salina as an attempted rape, but based on Bronstads interview with me, that appears to reflect the managers mistaken assumpion more than anything else.). Media Manager Streamline your workflow with our best-in-class digital asset management system . In 1969, Senator Ted Kennedy left a party near midnight with Kopechne. -. As it would later transpire, the paragraph contradicts the complete, , which I obtained as part of the same civil case appendix mentioned earlier. 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 he does, hes responsible., On the matter, Jim Cornette lamented, "The word started getting around. Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka arrives for day four of his competency hearing at the Lehigh County Courthouse in Allentown on June 1, 2016. In August 2015: Carole, the third wife of Jimmy Snuka, says that he has stomach cancer. 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. We kind of expected it because there were so many ridiculous things going on with the defense. She went on to decry Snukas incompetency defense as "a total act. Adding to the controversy was that . [Argentino] was evidently beaten up and banged up and bruised upyou know, a couple of dozen bruises and cuts on her body, besides a fractured f*****g skull in a wrestlers hotel room that had just been previously arrested, in the f*****g same state I believe, about 6 months beforehand by eight cops and two police dogs for beating up the same girl!, Cornette continued, Even in Snukas book, he wrote that Vince [McMahon] came to represent him at the meeting, which everyone agrees on, but Vince was carrying a briefcase! 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.. "Dark Side of the Ring" looks into the death of Nancy Argentino, and questions if it wasswept under the rug for thesake of Jimmy Snuka's career. Most of the information was gathered from articles by The Morning Call, who, with several different writers, covered the Jimmy Snuka and Nancy Argentino case from when it was revived in 2013 to his hearings and until his passing in 2017. Months later, on May 10, 1983, Argentino and Snuka traveled to Allentown, Pennsylvania to tape an episode of championship wrestling. 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. At first, it seemed as though Argentino was willing to pursue charges against Snuka. When I got back to the hotel, I remember being very surprised that she was still in bed. . Snuka also didnt help matters, with. 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. Jimmy Snuka was at or near the height of his professional popularity in 1983, as his matches typically drew better responses from fans than anyone else on the roster at the time, including then WWF Champion Bob Backlund. Authorities even tossed the WWE Hall of Famers tell-all autobiography as the cherry on top of the mountain of facts. On that date, Nancy Argentino, girlfriend of Jimmy Snuka, was declared dead in a Lehigh Valley Hospital. Dark Side Of The Ring S02E05 Jimmy Snuka and the Death of Nancy Argentino. In 1985, they won a $500K wrongful death lawsuit against Snuka but he contended he was broke and never paid it, the Morning Call reported. Dementia is defined legally as being unable to understand whats going on. I think Vince Jr. picked me up from the hotel and took me there. After all, in his 1980s prime Jimmy Superfly Snuka was a masterful wrestling specimen tipping the scales in mass popularity and forcing all comers to instantly tap out. The male was forcing the female back towards room #1 while the female was yelling for help., After seeing this, Donovan finally called the Sheriffs Department. 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. He believed that there was enough to take it to a grand jury as a murder case, but William Platt thought otherwise. Dattilio told Judge Kelly L. Banach that tests show Snukas brain is shrinking, causing serious memory loss. Whats more, the 12-24 hour delay for Snuka to call for help contributed to the emergency staffers inability to resuscitate Argentino. , an ebook that Argentinos sisters collaborated on with, , who had been doing the seminal reporting on the case. The autopsy report has never been transcribed, wrote the lawyer. Her family claimed that WWE offered them $25K following her death. Oxygen Insider is your all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more. Nancy was Italian, 5 feet 7 inches tall, 115 pounds with dark, curly hair and brown eyes. 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. By. I was devastated., Snuka continues, "That night ruined my life. 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. referring to a $500,000 wrongful death suit nancy's family won in 1985. I think she died of a fracture to her skull. Current contact information for Platt couldnt be located, while the Lehigh County District Attorneys Office didnt respond to an email about the discovery, beyond saying that they were forwarding it to current DA Jim Martin. Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka enters Lehigh County Court to argue he has the right to have a preliminary hearing in the 1983 murder of his girlfriend in a Whitehall Township motel. Based on the forensic evidence, it was curious that police investigators had so quickly ruled out foul play. This was a week after District Attorney Jim Martin announced he was re-opening the case. If you think Im going to be hurt by the revelation that one of my wrestlers is really a violent individual, youre mistaken., Tickle Me Kaczynski: How the Inventor of the Ultimate Elmo Toy Became a Unabomber Suspect, The Unexpectedly Sweet Story Behind Those Viral Semi-Truck Pregnancy Photos, I Wore Magnetic Underwear for a Week to See If It Would Give Me a Boner of Steel, A Highly Questionable Cultural History of Richard Geres Ass Gerbil. . Look, Im in the garbage business, McMahon purportedly said. Investigating the mysterious story of Jimmy Snuka, whose girlfriend Nancy Argentino died in their motel room in 1983, and revealing her family's 30-year stru. Argentino swore in a deposition after the alleged assault that Snuka never hit her or intentionally harmed her. It also chillingly recontextualizes something that, , McMahon told the Argentino familys initial attorney, Richard Cushing, in 1983. The trouble is the brawler allegedly inflicted multiple beatdowns on his wife. So why did they buy his constantly evolving story? His widow, Carol, claims that he died of CTE, not cancer. Get all your true crime news from Oxygen. Picture made on Wednesday, October 7, 2015. That night I felt very strange. Snuka died 10days after the ruling. Mick Foley spoke about Snuka, a man who inspired him to pursue a career in wrestling. I got one handcuff on the hand he had the female by the hair with[,] which was his right hand[,] and after several seconds of struggling with him[,] he released his grasp on the female, explained Bronstad in his affidavit. And of course, as noted earlier, Mihalikis ruled the death a homicide, not an accident. As those in the center of the true crime/wrestling fan Venn diagram will likely be aware, VICE TVs pro wrestling documentary series, death of Nancy Argentino, the then-girlfriend of then-top WWF (now WWE) star, . In his 2012 memoir Superfly: The Jimmy Snuka Story the pro wrestler claims he showed respect to Argentinos parents. Coverage of the latest true crime stories and famous cases explained, as well as the best TV shows, movies and podcasts in the genre. On September 1st, 2015: After a grand jurys recommendation, Martin proceeds to charge Snuka with third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. 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. It was devastating.. , We were drinking and having a good time when all of a sudden, the police burst into our room. He added, I dont know why they chose my room maybe mine was the first one they passed but they did. In point of fact, they were there because of a call from Thomas Donovan, the motels night manager. Homicide charges against Snuka in the 1983 death of his girlfriend Nancy Argentino, 23, in a Whitehall. 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. 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. It was obvious. So I told her to come on out and she ran past him. It adds, Given the uncertainty of the situation, the Company also identified headcount reductions and made the decision to furlough a portion of its workforce effective immediately., It stated that the furlough of some employees is expected to be temporary in nature.. But there were clear signs that her sisters love affair was rocky. If you missed it, the immediate things you need to know are that Argentino died of, ; 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 . The WWE has also furloughed manyworkers amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. He's been a frequent guest on several podcasts and has a few bylines on TheLogBook.com, where he shares stories of pop culture and retro-related awesomeness. He was 73. The WWE issued a statement after Snukas autobiography was published and the story about McMahon showing up with a briefcase to solve the Snuka situation when it happened in 1983, "The insinuation that a group of medical examiners, detectives, and prosecutors including two who became judges could have their integrity compromised and participate in an improper activity during the course of a meeting is absurd, categorically false and insulting to all parties. I think we stopped drinking after thatshe did at least, according to Snuka. The Salina City Court and several others in the surrounding area have been merged into a single district court location for the, pandemic, making it impossible to check the original court records, if they still exist. It also chillingly recontextualizes something that, according to Muchnicks reporting, McMahon told the Argentino familys initial attorney, Richard Cushing, in 1983. With Sam Fatu, Valerie Franzen, Jim Garfield, Chris Jericho. If you think Im going to be hurt by the revelation that one of my wrestlers is really a violent individual, youre mistaken.. Police say he also battled with responding police. Homicide charges against Snuka in the 1983 death of his girlfriend Nancy Argentino, 23, in a Whitehall Township . However, by the next day, he apparently changed his story and claimed that. 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. One event was a 2012 poker game in New York in which Snuka won $100,000 for charity, Scheetz said. Then they get to the motel and napped. According to the autopsy, Argentino was declared dead hours later at Lehigh Valley Hospital and died of traumatic brain injuries consistent with a moving head striking a stationary object. There is much that is not publicly known about this case. Twenty-three year old Nancy Argentino had left her life in Brooklyn behind to hit the road with her new boyfriend, wrestler Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka. At this point, [Snuka] attempted to close the door[,] but I started to talk to him about letting us in or her out. I was devastated, he wrote. And the way its in the book is the way it was told to me.. The Events of Nancy Argentino's Death. 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