The episode shineda renewed light about the mysterious death. The case went cold for 30 years. Movies. , 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. Photo credits to The Morning Call. 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. David Bixenspan is a freelance reporter who lives in Brooklyn. 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. 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. Its impossible to discern causality, too whether the explanation is simply innocent, lazy reporting, or something more sinister. Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka wrestles September 4, 1995 in New Hampshire. President Donald Trump appointed him to an advisory group dedicated to reopening the country during the coronavirus pandemic, allwhile WWE has continued running its weekly live wrestling Florida has deemed WWE an essential business without a live audience. A definitive diagnosis can only be performed during an autopsy by analyzing a persons brain under a microscope after death. 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. As it would later transpire, the paragraph contradicts the complete, , which I obtained as part of the same civil case appendix mentioned earlier. 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. Procanyn didnt say to me, We didnt have enough evidence to indictwhich at least would have been plausible. After being pressed about the moment of impact Snuka told the cops he asked Argentino if she was okay and she was lucid. They all felt that if any of the offerings made by Snukas attorney were accepted (particularly in view of the publicity) that it would appear they were being influenced into dropping the charges, he added. I want the whole story. It was never one of those deals where We must put this in,' Chattman recalled. However, he accepted a plea deal that dropped all of those charges. She later dropped charges and claimed he didnt hurt her. 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. This is the disturbing story of Nancy Argentino, who was once the lover of professional wrestler Superfly Jimmy Snuka. Ultimately, you look at what he did in the ring, and its remarkable. 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. This whole time Jimmy Snuka had claimed innocence and wrote in his autobiography, "Many terrible things have been written about me hurting Nancy and being responsible for her death, but they are not true. 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. A nurse observed Snukas strange demeanor when he visited Argentinos room after she was admitted at Lehigh Valley Hospital Centers ER. 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. 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. 0. He did not express his apologies or sympathies.". Alistair McGeorge. Despite the tumble they drove to the motel, despite reports that Snuka lacked a drivers license. His wife maintains that her husbanddid not kill Argentino. He goes on about how he wished it hadnt happen and says I had no reason to hurt her. Nonetheless, Snuka remained forever tied to 23-year-old Argentinos untimely death on May 10, 1983. 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. In addition, Mihalikis absolutely, 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., But the revelation that if we take Procanyns contemporaneous interview with Bronstad and Romanenko at face value Vince McMahon may have been one of these failures is something that, in 2020, casts her death in a different light. Finally, I just kept looking at her and trying to talk to her and she didnt even respond like when I left. Eyes blood shot. Snuka does not understand whats going on in court and does not even remember his attorneys name. Her defiled face was on display in an open casket during a wake at a funeral parlor in her hometown of Flatbush, Brooklyn. 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. This again was, according to Argentinos oldest sister. On top of being, according to his then on-screen manager/real-life babysitter Buddy Rogers, Snuka was big money, and with McMahon in the process of plotting a national expansion for his regional promotion their initial trip to California was several weeks away McMahon. According to, the Sheriffs Department file for the case. Picture made on Wednesday, October 7, 2015. Former professional wrestling star Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka. What? Oxygen Insider is your all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more. 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. Snuka recalled the coke-induced bender at the hotel where he and his boys would party and crash. "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka had an explosive career even after the death of Nancy Argentino in 1983 until his past caught up with him 30 years later. The same goes for a dismissed charge of issuing a bad check, mentioned on the same certificate. I just look at the whole thing as a shame because theres a loss of human life there.. Four months before Nancy Argentino died, Snuka was charged with assaulting her in a New York Howard Johnson motel. Snuka died 10days after the ruling. 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. Ive never heard of anything like it before.. PHOTO GALLERY: The strange story of Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka and Nancy Argentino. Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka wrestles in a match on September 4, 1995 in New Hampshire. Vice's Dark Side of the Ring took on the death of Nancy Argentino in anewepisode, which aired April 12. 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. A Lehigh County judge has dropped homicide charges against Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka after viewing the former WWE wrestler's medical records. Then they get to the motel and napped. The Argentinos have provided high-resolution copies of all four pages to me: It contains some information that wasnt reported in the 1980s, but its importance becomes more clear in light of the paragraph that discusses Argentinos autopsy. 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 senator waited 10 hours until he reported the incident and claimed that his behavior had been "indefensible." 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.. Look of fear in them. On January 28th, 2014: Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin announces that the Nancy Argentino case will go to a grand jury. 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. Months later, on May 10, 1983, Argentino and Snuka traveled to Allentown, Pennsylvania to tape an episode of championship wrestling. For the part of the retired members of the Onondaga County Sheriffs Department, Romanenko died last year, and Bronstad, who wasnt at the hospital, doesnt remember hearing about McMahon involving himself. Even the incident with Roddy Piper smashing a coconut on Snukas head was used! 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. My client would have liked to clear his name, and there was never a doubt in my mind that a jury would have acquitted him if hed been well enough to stand trial., The judge dismissed the charges by saying that she was satisfied that Jimmy Snuka would not regain competency, and "it would be unjust to resume the prosecution.". The DAs office and the media certainly failed to do their jobs following Snukas first horrific assault. Homicide charges against Snuka in the 1983 death of his girlfriend Nancy Argentino, 23, in a Whitehall. Kennedy only got a two-month suspended sentence for leaving the scene of an accident after causing injury, but caused irreperable damage to any presidential ambitions that he may have had. But it appears Snukas big mouth or fuzzy memory caught up to him. What the f***?". All day Snuka claims that he returned to the hotel between TV shoots to check on Argentino. 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. In 1969, Senator Ted Kennedy left a party near midnight with Kopechne. WWE has not responded to Oxygen.coms request for comment. Argentino fell down on her own when they made a bathroom roadside pitstop on their way into Allentown. Track back 30 years to the documented interview with Detective Gerald Procanyn of the Whitehall Police Department at the hotel. He drove his Oldsmobile Delmont 88 off a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island, which is near Marthas Vineyard. Jimmy Snuka and the Death of Nancy Argentino: Directed by Jason Eisener. ), 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. I dont know what happened. An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. Frank M. Dattilio was a forensic psychologist hired by the defense. 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. 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.. They are not against the donation, only that it shouldnt be tied in with the case or the Department.. [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. 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. Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka (center) arrives with his wife Carole (right) for day four of his competency hearing at the Lehigh County Courthouse in Allentown on June 1, 2016. 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. Look, Im in the garbage business, McMahon purportedly said. 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.". When Argentino was killed, the WWF had been bringing its TV tapings to Allentown which borders Whitehall every three weeks for several years, making the company key to the local economy. The WWE has also furloughed manyworkers amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Thats to say nothing of any potential reputational harm to the organization. Picture made on Wednesday, October 7, 2015. I dont think its Chris Benoit. 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. 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. The charges were dismissed in 2017 as Snuka . Even a movie was made in 2018 about the Chappaquiddick scandal where many people believe the senator got away with murder. He believed that there was enough to take it to a grand jury as a murder case, but William Platt thought otherwise. The Onondaga County Sheriffs Office file doesnt contain any trace of an explanation as to why Argentino changed her mind. 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, . After the one hour meeting in the district attorneys law library, there are no records of Jimmy Snuka ever being questioned by police again. Its been an exceptionally busymonth for McMahon and his company. This was to prove that he was lucid. Other than Snukas constantly shifting story of what happened, the autopsy report, and even his 2012 autobiography helped put pressure on authorities to delve into the case once more. And the way its in the book is the way it was told to me.. I think she died of a fracture to her skull. Other doctors in 2010 said they also noticed developing signs of dementia. 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. In his autobiography, Jimmy Snuka publicly admitted to drinking heavily, smoking tobacco, liberal marijuana use, ingesting cocaine and using anabolic steroids throughout his adult life. , which aired April 12. 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. Picture made on Wednesday, October 7, 2015. It became clear pretty soon that [Platt] had no intention of presenting the evidence that I amassed. (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. 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 counsel and a company spokesperson). They definitely do not want any tickets reserved for them for the April 7th wrestling match and would not attend. This time he saw Argentino, naked, soon followed by Snuka, also naked. The hospital received a call for an ambulance from Snuka when he came back to the motel. Argentino swore in a deposition after the alleged assault that Snuka never hit her or intentionally harmed her. Its been known within the business if not exactly a topic of conversation every f*****g day that something f*****g happened.". On September 1st, 2015: After a grand jurys recommendation, Martin proceeds to charge Snuka with third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. Thirty years later, Nancy Argentino's death remains unsolved. 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. 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. The variety of stories (were not claiming theyre true or false) about what he did with Nancy Argentino or how she got injured could fill this whole page. The WWE has also furloughed manyworkers amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. 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. 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. He mentioned that this was a far cry from the Snuka that truly used to leap off cages and turnbuckles. Nancy Argentino, seen in a family photo, was a 23-year-old from Brooklyn, N . 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. 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. If Snuka wanted to donate some money to a local charity they would not be a part of it. It was obvious. The donation, though, was often conflated with the sentence as if they were related, and none of the articles contained actual details of what happened in the courtroom beyond the disposition. I could not understand why the district attorney could not see it., 30 years later, the case was still unsolved, but an opportunity for the case to be re-opened presented itself. Feel free to discuss this on the Pro Wrestling Stories Facebook and Twitter pages. New information has surfaced regarding the death of Nancy Argentino. 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. 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. Its been an exceptionally busymonth for McMahon and his company. Nancy Argentino's surviving sisters had lobbied authorities to reopen the case into her 1983 death in Lehigh County. Snukas attorney, Robert J. Kirwan, argued that the fliers and videos did not prove anything about Snukas competency. 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. In another version Snuka said he called authorities straightaway. Reached by phone yesterday, Sharon Georgi said she was having dinner. He was 73. Ill say that much. 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. big money for everything he had planned. The only thing I know for sure is that I didnt hurt Nancy.. pointedly mentioning McMahons briefcase and dropping hints: 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, According to the contemporaneous newspaper reports, Snuka who gave an exclusive, ramblingly vague account of what happened to, The hotel manager just got a little excited. Menu. I think Vince Jr. picked me up from the hotel and took me there. I dont like confrontation.. He abandoned the 28-year-old woman who had crash trauma and drowned. Snuka, a cliff diver and bodybuilder with a vertical leap as impressive as his physique, was the WWFs newly minted top good guy. While there has always been debate about what exactly happened to Nancy Argentino on May 10, 1983, some basic facts have been confirmed. Muchnick is the author of Wrestling Babylon: Piledriving Tales of Drugs, Sex, Death, and Scandaland the 1992 book JUSTICE DENIED: The Untold Story of Nancy Argentinos Death in Jimmy Superfly Snukas Motel Room. The countys investigative grand jury found that Jimmy Snuka assaulted Nancy Argentino on May 10, 1983, then left her in a Whitehall Township motel room to die. In. Create your free profile and get access to exclusive content. At around 4 a.m. trucks were approaching Argentino, who had found a bush to squat and pee. vice_videos:premiere. I didnt see it happen, but I remember she told me she was jumping over a little stream that was there and she slipped.. Only after Nancy was killed did we learn that he was married and it was a total shock that he was living this double life, Argentinos sister Lorraine Salome added. When I got back to the hotel, I remember being very surprised that she was still in bed. 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. Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka arrives for day four of his competency hearing at the Lehigh County Courthouse in Allentown on June 1, 2016. Finally, Dr. Mihalikis did not find any unusual amounts of dirt, gravel or other substances on Ms. Argentinos clothing. 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. For 30 years, Snuka continued with his life as if nothing had happened. Hamilton mentioned the case of Chris Benoit in 2007 who reportedly killed his wife and son. I was devastated., Snuka continues, "That night ruined my life. , 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. ", "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." The docuseries recounted one incident in January 1983 in which Snuka allegedly assaulted Argentino in a hotel. 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. Its hard because were talking about a human life that passed away. But its a touchy subject. This was a week after District Attorney Jim Martin announced he was re-opening the case. After that meeting, investigators ruled Argentino's death an accident. Yes, that Vince McMahon, 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. 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