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Charged with killing Girlfriend from 1983, as bunk from the wire would say , Murder stay Murder
http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-jimmy-snuka-grand-jury-announcement-20150901-story.html (http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-jimmy-snuka-grand-jury-announcement-20150901-story.html)
Wrestling legend Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka charged in girlfriend's 1983 death
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Wrestling legend Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka is being charged with third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter for the death of his girlfriend more than 32 years ago in an assault at an Allentown area motel, Lehigh County authorities said.
The charges were announced at a news conference Tuesday afternoon.
Snuka, 72, was arrested Tuesday morning at his New Jersey home and arraigned at 1:50 p.m. from the Lehigh County Central Booking Center. He was sent to county jail under $100,000 bail.
Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin re-opened the case last year, prompted in part by a Morning Call investigation that raised questions about the death of Snuka's 23-year-old girlfriend, Nancy Argentino, in May 1983. The Call story revealed a never-before-seen autopsy report that labeled the case a homicide.
The grand jury's term ended at the end of July.
At the time of Argentino's death, Snuka was one of the World Wrestling Federation's biggest names, known for his high-flying finishing moves.
Reached Tuesday by phone, Argentino's sister Louise Argentino-Upham said it's a relief, especially since her mother turns 90 this year and may be able to see justice served.
"I think that it's been a long road," Argentino-Upham said. "They did the right thing in face of all the evidence."
Snuka had been at a WWF taping at the Allentown Fairgrounds on May 10, 1983, and returned to his Whitehall Township motel room to find Argentino, of Brooklyn, gasping for air and oozing yellow fluid from her mouth and nose, records show.
Argentino was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital the next day. An autopsy determined she died of traumatic brain injuries and she suffered 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.
The autopsy also determined her injuries were consistent with being hit with a stationary object. In an autopsy report, forensic pathologist Isidore Mihalakis wrote the case should be investigated as a homicide until proven otherwise.
Snuka originally told at least five people, including the responding police officer, he shoved Argentino earlier that day, causing her to fall and hit her head, according to police interviews obtained by The Morning Call. He later told police those five people misunderstood him, and said Argentino slipped and hit her head when they stopped along the highway to urinate.
Snuka was the only person of interest in the case but was never charged.
The original Whitehall police investigation went cold June 1, 1983, after a follow-up interview with Snuka that was ordered by Lehigh Valley authorities and attended by WWF mogul Vince McMahon.
In an unprecedented move, Martin announced in January 2014 that a grand jury would investigate Argentino's mysterious death, acknowledging the role of The Morning Call's story. He said it was the oldest case he's ever sent before the grand jury.
Snuka, who lives in Waterford Township, N.J., was diagnosed with stomach cancer, his wife announced earlier this month.
In 1985, the Argentino family won a $500,000 wrongful death case against Snuka by default, but Snuka never paid because he claimed he was broke and couldn't afford a legal defense.
In his 2012 autobiography, Snuka maintained his innocence and said Argentino's death ruined his life.
"Many terrible things have been written about me hurting Nancy and being responsible for her death, but they are not true," he wrote. "This has been very hard on me and very hard on my family. To this day, I get nasty notes and threats. It hurts. I never hit Nancy or threatened her."
However, less than four months before Argentino's death, Snuka was charged with assaulting her in a New York motel and then fighting with police when they responded to the call. He pleaded guilty to harassment in the case with most of the serious charges being dropped.
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This dude worked out at my (well, I was a member) Powerhouse Gym in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, back in the early '90s. The WWF (as it then was) swung through town and all the wrestlers would get in some weight training there.
Snuka was gassed to the hills and VERY sweaty. In fact, the puddle of sweat he left on the seat of one particular machine was unlike anything I have seen before or since.
That's all I've got re: Superfly.
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is Lex Luger Next ???
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A TNA Wrestler, Bram, just got arrested for domestic violence.
Apparently, he's facing felony charges.
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Piper was always one to take the law into his own hands, and although this act didn't completely satisfy as punishment, Hot Rod made sure justice was served.
Or perhaps it was a demonstration that blunt force trauma to the head wasn't the cause of murder?
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his daughter is not very fuckable
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Pro wrestling
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This dude worked out at my (well, I was a member) Powerhouse Gym in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, back in the early '90s. The WWF (as it then was) swung through town and all the wrestlers would get in some weight training there.
Snuka was gassed to the hills and VERY sweaty. In fact, the puddle of sweat he left on the seat of one particular machine was unlike anything I have seen before or since.
That's all I've got re: Superfly.
WHat did he lift? How much did Haku lift?
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Wrestling is CURSED I tells ya.
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Pro wrestling
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If it's so fake how did the woman die?
It's been proven Chris Benoit's finishing move took the life of a family member!
I mean seriously bro....
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Wrestling is CURSED I tells ya.
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He is probably relieved to be charged, that guilt and fear of his secret being known must have been an impossible burden.
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If it's so fake how did the woman die?
It's been proven Chris Benoit's finishing move took the life of a family member!
I mean seriously bro....
I'm not debating it's realness.... it's just fucking retarded.
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Arce and Superfly Snuka have a striking resemblance
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He is probably relieved to be charged, that guilt and fear of his secret being known must have been an impossible burden.
This was no secret. It is common knowledge in that area that Snuka killed a chick at the George Washington Motor Lodge back in the 80s by doing a Superfly move off the dresser onto the bed. Everyone who lifted in a gym there in the 80s knew the story.
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He is probably relieved to be charged, that guilt and fear of his secret being known must have been an impossible burden.
Yeah...
Poor guy.
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This dude worked out at my (well, I was a member) Powerhouse Gym in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, back in the early '90s. The WWF (as it then was) swung through town and all the wrestlers would get in some weight training there.
Snuka was gassed to the hills and VERY sweaty. In fact, the puddle of sweat he left on the seat of one particular machine was unlike anything I have seen before or since.
That's all I've got re: Superfly.
Dude, it wasn't sweat, he pissed on the seat.
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This was no secret. It is common knowledge in that area that Snuka killed a chick at the George Washington Motor Lodge back in the 80s by doing a Superfly move off the dresser onto the bed. Everyone who lifted in a gym there in the 80s knew the story.
the autopsy said her head was bashed multiple times
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He had great traps.
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You gotta like the way he charged the wall and continued to push until he was absolutely sure it collapsed.
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You gotta like the way he charged the wall and continued to push until he was absolutely sure it collapsed.
LOL. The set designers weren't even trying.
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the autopsy said her head was bashed multiple times
Link? Not saying it ain't true but not what it says above and why wouldn't the story above say that if that was the allegation?
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Link? Not saying it ain't true but not what it says above and why wouldn't the story above say that if that was the allegation?
http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/708862-wrestler-jimmy-superfly-snuka-cold-case-nancy.html
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I'm not debating it's realness.... it's just fucking retarded.
Tell that to the sub 75 iq fan base......
I tried dude but you got me.
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http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/708862-wrestler-jimmy-superfly-snuka-cold-case-nancy.html
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Thanks, buuuut. This doesn't say there were multiple head wounds only multiple injuries. This seems to actually say that there was only one blow to the head, which would be consistent with the gossip that he superflyd off the dresser on top of her cracking her skull into the headboard or something similar.
I hope the first witness is the Iron Sheik.
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Thanks, buuuut. This doesn't say there were multiple head wounds only multiple injuries. This seems to actually say that there was only one blow to the head, which would be consistent with the gossip that he superflyd off the dresser on top of her cracking her skull into the headboard or something similar.
I hope the first witness is the Iron Sheik.
ya I heard that story too but the report is quite clear about the multiplicity of the injuries to the head
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Snuka was one of my favorites. He had one of the best built physiques of the day and the air he got off the top rope was unbelievable.
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LOL. The set designers weren't even trying.
Watch his feet. Like he still trying to pick up speed once he hit the wall.
Fucking Kool Aid man he ain't.
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Thanks, buuuut. This doesn't say there were multiple head wounds only multiple injuries. This seems to actually say that there was only one blow to the head, which would be consistent with the gossip that he superflyd off the dresser on top of her cracking her skull into the headboard or something similar.
I hope the first witness is the Iron Sheik.
Ya know, I think " wound" and "injuries" are interchangeable.
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Ya know, I think " wound" and "injuries" are interchangeable.
Scalp facial and bodily bruises and abrasions. Those are the other injuries.
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Killing your 23 year old girlfriend and then keeping your mouth shut for decades and hope to avoid prosecution. what a real man eh?
Hope this c*cks*cker gets the death penalty
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And you didn't think to scoop it into a bottle to flog on ebay a few years down the line?
This dude worked out at my (well, I was a member) Powerhouse Gym in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, back in the early '90s. The WWF (as it then was) swung through town and all the wrestlers would get in some weight training there.
Snuka was gassed to the hills and VERY sweaty. In fact, the puddle of sweat he left on the seat of one particular machine was unlike anything I have seen before or since.
That's all I've got re: Superfly.
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Murder case dismissed against ex-wrestler 'Superfly' Snuka
http://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/murder-case-dismissed-against-ex-wrestler-superfly-snuka/ar-BBxRLS0?li=AA2qN5v
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) A Pennsylvania judge on Tuesday dismissed the murder case against former pro wrestler Jimmy ''Superfly'' Snuka, saying he is not competent to stand trial in the 1983 death of his girlfriend.
The decision by Lehigh County Judge Kelly Banach comes a month after Snuka's lawyer told the court that his 73-year-old client has dementia, is in hospice care in Florida and has six months to live.
The retired WWE star was charged in 2015 with third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter in the death of Nancy Argentino, whose body was found more than three decades earlier in their Whitehall Township hotel room.
Prosecutors allege she was beaten, while Snuka has maintained she died from a fall. Authorities reopened the investigation after The Morning Call newspaper raised questions about the case in 2013.
Banach had ruled last summer that Snuka was not competent to stand trial after his attorney argued the ex-athlete suffers from dementia, partly due to the head trauma sustained over a long career in the ring. Prosecutors countered that Snuka's brain shows normal signs of aging and suggested he might be feigning symptoms.
At a hearing last month to re-evaluate Snuka's mental fitness, his wife told the judge that the family struggles to keep him from leaving home during bouts of psychosis in which he thinks he's late for a wrestling match. Banach then took time to review Snuka's medical records before ruling.
On Tuesday, a spokeswoman for the district attorney's office said prosecutors are evaluating their options. Snuka's lawyer Robert Kirwan could not immediately be reached for comment.
Snuka, a native of Fiji who previously lived in Camden County, New Jersey, was known on the wrestling circuit for diving from the ropes.
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Still a great actor. ;)
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Killing your 23 year old girlfriend and then keeping your mouth shut for decades and hope to avoid prosecution. what a real man eh?
Hope this c*cks*cker gets the death penalty
He didn't keep shit shut, this was common knowledge around the area when it occurred back in the 80s, but it was attributed to accidental circumstances and skimmed over.
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Dude has no clue what happened. No witnesses.
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dirty cops at the time gave a fellow juice head a free pass for murder
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Murder case dismissed against ex-wrestler 'Superfly' Snuka
http://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/murder-case-dismissed-against-ex-wrestler-superfly-snuka/ar-BBxRLS0?li=AA2qN5v
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) A Pennsylvania judge on Tuesday dismissed the murder case against former pro wrestler Jimmy ''Superfly'' Snuka, saying he is not competent to stand trial in the 1983 death of his girlfriend.
The decision by Lehigh County Judge Kelly Banach comes a month after Snuka's lawyer told the court that his 73-year-old client has dementia, is in hospice care in Florida and has six months to live.
The retired WWE star was charged in 2015 with third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter in the death of Nancy Argentino, whose body was found more than three decades earlier in their Whitehall Township hotel room.
Prosecutors allege she was beaten, while Snuka has maintained she died from a fall. Authorities reopened the investigation after The Morning Call newspaper raised questions about the case in 2013.
Banach had ruled last summer that Snuka was not competent to stand trial after his attorney argued the ex-athlete suffers from dementia, partly due to the head trauma sustained over a long career in the ring. Prosecutors countered that Snuka's brain shows normal signs of aging and suggested he might be feigning symptoms.
At a hearing last month to re-evaluate Snuka's mental fitness, his wife told the judge that the family struggles to keep him from leaving home during bouts of psychosis in which he thinks he's late for a wrestling match. Banach then took time to review Snuka's medical records before ruling.
On Tuesday, a spokeswoman for the district attorney's office said prosecutors are evaluating their options. Snuka's lawyer Robert Kirwan could not immediately be reached for comment.
Snuka, a native of Fiji who previously lived in Camden County, New Jersey, was known on the wrestling circuit for diving from the ropes.
The usual excuses, old and sick. Still a murderer and should be hanged
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Killing your 23 year old girlfriend and then keeping your mouth shut for decades and hope to avoid prosecution. what a real man eh?
Hope this c*cks*cker gets the death penalty
Well.... yeah. Only an idiot would kill someone and then talk about it. Shit, keep your mouth shut and you got a chance at least.
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I think he should climb up on the table he's seated at in court.
Then, jump off like the ol' Superfly* and forearm smash the prosecuting attorney .
* It's more likely he'd shuffle over with his walker and fart dust at him.