Vice's "Dark Side of the Ring" took on the death of Nancy Argentino in a new episode, which aired April 12. 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. All royalties from Irvin Muchnicks 1992 book JUSTICE DENIED: The Untold Story of Nancy Argentinos Death in Jimmy Superfly Snukas Motel Room are donated to organizations fighting domestic violence. 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. WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon speaks at a news conference announcing the WWE Network on January 8, 2014. Nothing we could do., And just before Argentinos life was taken, her sister said she had promised to be home for Mothers Day. But there were clear signs that her sisters love affair was rocky. Procanyn didnt say to me, We didnt have enough evidence to indictwhich at least would have been plausible. Snuka, a native of Fiji who lives in Waterford Township, New Jersey, was charged last year in the death of 23-year-old Nancy Argentino, whose body was found in their Whitehall Township hotel. 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. And in his book Snuka, besides fearing needles (even though the word fear, he vows, is not part of my vocabulary) boasts his respect of women. Nancy Argentino's surviving sisters had lobbied authorities to reopen the case into her 1983 death in Lehigh County. 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.. As the docuseries points out, there was another passenger in the car with them who doesnt recall any fall. Yeah, there was some excitement. 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. And yet the pro wrestler was never charged. (Reached by email, spokespeople for WWE didnt respond to a request for comment on the discovery of McMahons involvement in the New York case.). Jimmy Snuka and Nancy Argentino returned to the George Washington Motor Lodge hotel after a WWF taping at the Allentown, PA fairgrounds. 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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. Look, Im in the garbage business, McMahon purportedly said. From excessive horseplay amongst them to a lovers quarrel where accidents happen, to her simply slipping and falling. Look, Im in the garbage business, McMahon purportedly said. Based on the forensic evidence, it was curious that police investigators had so quickly ruled out foul play. At the funeral, I told her mother and father how sorry I was about her death. 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. Feel free to discuss this on the Pro Wrestling Stories Facebook and Twitter pages. After the one hour meeting in the district attorneys law library, there are no records of Jimmy Snuka ever being questioned by police again. They were driving to Allentown in their purple Lincoln carand Argentino needed to relieve herself. 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. Accident is accident brudda., To the responding police officer, according to the complaint, Snuka said they were fooling around outside [sic] room door when he pushed her and she fell striking her head. That same night Snuka told a paramedic that the couple got carried away in horseplay. "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. June 21st, 2016: Prosecutors ask Judge Banach to force Snuka to undergo mental health treatment. More. 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. [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. big money for everything he had planned. He doesnt remember if money was given to the family of Nancy Argentino, but he knows for sure that he did not hurt her. 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. If this is correct on their part, I do not know. . 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. An illustration of a heart shape Donate. December 2nd, 2016: Snukas defense attorney says hes in a Florida hospice, and doctors have determined that he only has six months to live. ", Dr. Paul Hoyer, a forensic pathologist for the Montgomery County coroners office, added, "Dementia can be a muddy diagnosis, as there is no clear-cut test to determine whether a person suffers from it." Even a movie was made in 2018 about the Chappaquiddick scandal where many people believe the senator got away with murder. 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. There was enough to take it before a grand jury in 1983. Charges were not immediately pressed at the time against Jimmy Snuka though the case was left officially open. Ive never heard of anything like it before.. 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. (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 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. It also chillingly recontextualizes something that, , McMahon told the Argentino familys initial attorney, Richard Cushing, in 1983. 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. 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). However, one of the failings of the Lehigh County District Attorneys Office subsequent to Argentinos death reads more black and white. Hours later, paramedics responded to their motel room where Argentino was found unresponsive. Following the countys investigative grand jury findings, the WWE issued this statement, "WWE expresses its continued sympathy to the Argentino family for their loss. Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka wrestles September 4, 1995 in New Hampshire. 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. 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. A follow-up interview with Snuka was conducted by investigatorson June 1. 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. The docuseries recounted one incident in January 1983 in which Snuka allegedly assaulted Argentino in a hotel. All day Snuka claims that he returned to the hotel between TV shoots to check on Argentino. The stakes were high. Dementia is defined legally as being unable to understand whats going on. "You have a look and an attitude, I think,. You have to think about this and get out of this relationship., But it was too late. When I got back to the hotel, I remember being very surprised that she was still in bed. He has also been published on Slam Wrestling and in G-FAN Magazine. 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. It is a sobering tale filled with possible cover-ups and the needless death of a young woman. Friday, May 10, is the 30th anniversary of the controversial but little-discussed death of Nancy Argentino, Jimmy Snuka's girlfriend at the time. Indeed, the champion grappler gained infamy by soaring like human ammo. ", Snukas defense attorney Robert Kirwin, who had motioned for the case to be closed once it had been determined in June 2016 that Snuka was mentally unfit to assist his defense, said, "It was time for there to be closure. Snuka alleged that s I didnt see it happen, but I remember she told me she was jumping over a little stream that was there and she slipped.. 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, . Create a free profile to get unlimited access to exclusive videos, breaking news, sweepstakes, and more! The episode shineda renewed light about the mysterious death. Ultimately, it took eight deputy sheriffs and K-9s to bring Snuka under arrest. , 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. It was obvious. I dont think its Chris Benoit. George The Animal Steele His Double Life and Turnbuckle Fetish. Nancy was Italian, 5 feet 7 inches tall, 115 pounds with dark, curly hair and brown eyes. 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. It should also be noted that Snuka allegedly regularly abused his wife Sharon physically and sent her to the hospital five months after Argentinos death. It was 4 a.m and I was already up. Complicating matters is Snukas alien file, obtained from U.S. They beat me with their batons I never laid my hands on anyone, and I didnt see any naked women, aside from the one in my room., Snuka copped a guilty plea just to get it over with and adds, I did not assault Nancyshe was fine. All was swept under the wrestling mat in fact. When speaking to the Whitehall Police hours after Argentino died as the result of a skull fracture (four months after the New York motel room attack), McMahon backed up the claims around Snukas needing Argentino to be able to travel between live shows and taping venues. And of course, as noted earlier, Mihalikis ruled the death a homicide, not an accident. Yeah, there was some excitement. 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. Shawn Michaels And Diesel Good Friends, Better Enemies, Monday Night SmackDown! 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. In another version, Snuka claims he called the authorities as soon as they got to the hotel room. I met him, and he was the kindest man possible. 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. 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. Authorities even tossed the WWE Hall of Famers tell-all autobiography as the cherry on top of the mountain of facts. He did not express his apologies or sympathies.". In fact, Snuka made appearances (though he barely spoke to anybody) at the Thanksgiving dinner hosted at Nancys mothers house in Brooklyn. And his story never wavered. October 29, 2020. Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka enters Lehigh County Court following his attorney Robert Kirwan, II, right, to argue he has the right to have a preliminary hearing in the 1983 murder of his girlfriend in a Whitehall Township motel. Then another call came and it was the motel owner saying that there was a guy running after her. Snuka took his hostage girlfriend into the room and refused to open the door when deputies arrived. 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. An ambulance was called and not two hours later at the hospital did Argentino die. 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. As the docuseries points out, there was another passenger in the car with them who doesnt recall any fall. WWE has not responded to Oxygen.coms request for comment. They blew it up, brother.) copped a plea for harassment and got a conditional discharge. The memo was first published in Justice Denied, an ebook that Argentinos sisters collaborated on with Irvin Muchnick, who had been doing the seminal reporting on the case since 1992, as a benefit for a battered womens shelter. She said, "Justice suffers after 30 years because everything decays.". 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. 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. 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. He writes in his book, Sharon and I fought all the time. The only thing I know for sure is that I didnt hurt Nancy.. Dark Side Of The Ring S02E05 Jimmy Snuka and the Death of Nancy Argentino. 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 the wake of Argentinos death, one of Snukas confidants came to his aid. So why did they buy his constantly evolving story? ", After Snuka was charged with third-degree murder, Jim Cornette questioned, "Why doesnt someone really start investigating more about why nothing got done for 30 years when there was all of this evidence and conflicting stories? If that was The Superfly Splash, it was the geriatric version, Kirwan said. 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. Perhaps in an effort to rewrite history, Snuka attempts to once again clear his name in his book about how the fatal bump on the head happened. 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. 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. Unlike Chris Benoit, the "Superfly" has not been erased from WWEs history books as of yet. The DAs office and the media certainly failed to do their jobs following Snukas first horrific assault. 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. ), That was when several deputies arrived and unsuccessfully tried to handcuff Snuka. Its hard because were talking about a human life that passed away. Cushing spent weeks in Allentown, Pennsylvania, visiting scenes, studying the case records, and interviewing witnesses. For over two decades investigative reporter and author Irvin Muchnick has been namechecking the former Leheigh County District Attorney William Platt (now a state judge) and the lead detective on Argentinos case for the Whitehall PD, Gerald Procanyn (who became a DAs investigator), as purposely bungling the case. [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! Some additional context is needed here to truly understand where both Snuka and McMahon stood at the time. Snuka, a cliff diver and bodybuilder with a vertical leap as impressive as his physique, was the WWFs newly minted top good guy. Javier Ojst is an old-school wrestling enthusiast currently residing in El Salvador. The Genius Cast with Lanny Poffo (2018-19), HOMAGE.com Our favorite in retro wrestling attire! Finally, I just kept looking at her and trying to talk to her and she didnt even respond like when I left. 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. At the time of Argentinos death, the leaping phenom was a married man with kids and claimed to have girlfriends everywhere. 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. I moved to the other side of the doorway and saw a woman on the bed against the north wall of the room lying down crying and huddled in a fetal position, added Bronstad, in his own affidavit. In the article, he compares Nancy Argentino to Mary Jo Kopechne. 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. Snuka told her to hurry up as she jumped across the grass onto the road she slipped and fell backwards and hit her head. As a result, the case was brought before a grand jury and Snuka was charged with murder in 2015. Right from the get-go, the one constant with him was he kept saying, I want the truth. I dont know what happened. 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. The senator waited 10 hours until he reported the incident and claimed that his behavior had been "indefensible." I was devastated, he wrote. According to the complaint, the nurse described the hulkish beau as a tall man with a Hawaiian skirt who refused to go to the waiting room. Citizenship and Immigration Services in 2017 after his death, which actually contradicts those reports. 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 want the whole story. It was never one of those deals where We must put this in,' Chattman recalled. Instead he said Snuka told one story and it was perfectly consistent every time. Trying to prove that Jimmy Snuka was mentally and physically capable of standing trial, the prosecutors showed fliers from charity events that Snuka attended during times the psychologist said he showed signs of dementia. Some outlets inexplicably found humor in it: , 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, running with the headline, Police, Dogs Win Round.. . 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. This has been very hard on me and very hard on my family I never hit Nancy or threatened her. 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. Argentino swore in a deposition after the alleged assault that Snuka never hit her or intentionally harmed her. 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