Jimmy Snuka

Jimmy Snuka Murder Charges Dropped

... 911, said the couple was "fooling around" outside the motel room when she somehow hit her head on concrete while the two were wrestling, adding later that she had slipped and hit her head as the couple was "clowning around" on the side of the highway during a bathroom break. The story continued to evolve, but somehow it was enough to keep investigators off his trail. PHOTOS: 10 Best WWE Wrestlers of 2016. From Seth Rollins to Sasha Banks, we rank the best pro wrestlers of the year. "The evidence was there," Louise Argentino, Nancy's younger sister, told CNN. She believes detectives didn't investigate further because Snuka, "was a big star at the time.". In September of 2015, Snuka was booked on charges of  third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter shortly after The Morning Call brought new evidence to light. His lawyers urged the judge to drop the case in June of 2016 because Snuka was suffering from dementia due to head trauma he sustained throughout his career. Prosecutors believed he was faking his symptoms at the time and asked the judge in August to either send him to ...

Judge Refuses To Dismiss Charges In Jimmy Snuka Homicide Case

... find an expert who will say Snuka's dementia can be reversed. "Dementia does not get better," Kirwan said. Snuka was charged in September after a county grand jury determined he repeatedly assaulted Argentino at the former George Washington Motor Lodge in Whitehall Township and then left her in bed to die. The charges came to light after a 2013 Morning Call investigation on the 30 th anniversary of Argentino's death that uncovered a previously unseen autopsy report that stated the case should have been investigated as a homicide. During competency hearings, defense expert Frank Dattilio described Snuka as a "shell of a man," whose physical and mental health was rapidly declining. Dr. John O'Brien, a forensic psychiatrist who testified for the prosecution, said he observed Snuka interacting with people in the courthouse and concluded the ...

Superfly’ Jimmy Snuka Murder Case Dismissed

... flowing from her mouth and nose. Telling authorities that she fell and hit her head in the hotel room, he later changed his account and suggested that the victim had slipped and fallen during a roadside bathroom break. Although a pathologist recommended investigating Argentino’s death as a homicide, no one initially was charged. An audiotape that authorities said implicated Snuka reportedly was lost, and the wrestler’s explanation was enough to keep investigators off his trail until three decades later when new evidence was brought to light. But a Pennsylvania judge on Tuesday determined that Snuka, who allegedly is suffering from a terminal illness, was not mentally fit to stand trial. “It would be unjust to resume the prosecution,” said Lehigh County Judge Kelly Banach. The ruling ended a legal battle that began in September 2015 when Snuka, the only suspect in the case, was charged with third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. A county grand jury determined Snuka repeatedly assaulted Argentino at the motel and then left her ...

Jimmy Snuka E' Morto

... Venturini - 15-01-2017 - Letture: 13331. Addio al leggendario 'Superfly'. Hall of Famer WWE dal 1996, aveva 73 anni ed era da tempo gravemente malato. Jimmy Snuka è morto. Aveva 73 anni ed era malato da tempo. Viveva ormai in ospizio da tempo e già era stato riferito che gli rimanevano pochi mesi di vita davanti a sé. A confermarne il decesso è stata su Instagram la figlia Tamina. Una foto pubblicata da Sarona Snuka (@saronasnukawwe) in data. 15 Gen 2017 alle ore 11:19 PST. Nato James Wiley Smith, era originario delle Fiji ed è passato alla storia con il nomignolo di 'Superfly'. Nella Hall of Fame della WWE dal 1996, era stato il primo, vero wrestler a introdurre mosse "volanti" come i tuffi dal paletto o le manovre in springboard utilizzando le corde come trampolino e non solo per lanciarsi in corsa. Tristemente noto anche per un caso di cronaca, era stato per decenni sospettato di essere coinvolto nella morte di Nancy Argentino , deceduta nel 1983 quando era legata sentimentalmente proprio a 'Superfly'. Le accuse di omicidio colposo e omicidio di terzo grado erano però cadute appena una decina di giorni fa, quando il ...

Jimmy Superfly Snuka Has Been Cleared Off Over Homicide Charges In The 1983 Death Of Nancy Argentino

... in Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania. However, after 30 years, the case is poised for dismissal and Snuka to be acquitted due to his present mental condition. It was not until 2015 that Jimmy Snuka was charged to have allegedly been involved in Nancy Argentino's case when new evidence and witness testimony was presented to a grand jury. According to reports from New York Post , Snuka was only a "person of interest" after the incident, and now that court proceedings are underway, the 73-year old wrestler seemed to have forgotten what has transpired 30 years back. Judge Kelly Banach have already looked into Jimmy Snuka's medical record and is determined to drop the charges as appealed by Robert J. Kirwan II who is representing the pro wrestler. It was found out that Jimmy Snuka has acquired dementia due to a trauma on the larger part of his brain. Last June, Snuka was already declared mentally incompetent to stand trial as per reports from PEOPLE  and has been unable to attend to trials since December due to long flights from Florida to Pennsylvania. As Kirwan claims that there is no significant possibility that Snuka would get back his mental ...