# Grand jury to probe 31-year-old death of Jimmy ‘Superfly’ Snuka's girlfriend in 1983 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 29, 2014, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grand-jury-to-probe-31-year-old-death-of-jimmy-superfly-snukas-girlfriend-in-1983/680014 "2014-01-29T03:12:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grand-jury-to-probe-31-year-old-death-of-jimmy-superfly-snukas-girlfriend-in-1983/680014/1 "2014-01-29T03:12:05Z")
WTH have they been doing the past 30 years? I remember stories back in the 80’s about Superfly killing his gf. I thought it was just rumors. That autopsy report is very bad. It seems incredible he wasn’t charged 30 years ago. > **[Grand jury to probe 31-year-old death of Jimmy ‘Superfly’ Snuka’s girlfriend](https://www.nydailynews.com/2014/01/28/grand-jury-to-probe-31-year-old-death-of-jimmy-superfly-snukas-girlfriend/)** > > Did “Superfly” do it? 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 “Super… > [@](#): > > 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. > > The Lehigh County jury will look into what happened May 10, 1983, when the 23-year-old brunette beauty, a Brooklyn native, ended up dead. > > “I think it’s important to have a grand jury take a look at it and we’ll see what they think,” District Attorney Jim Martin told the Allentown Morning Call on Tuesday. > > The announcement comes seven months after the newspaper revealed an autopsy report and interviews never seen by the public that revealed Argentino died of “traumatic brain injuries consistent with a moving head striking a stationary object.” > > There were also signs of domestic violence on the woman’s body, the autopsy report showed, including more than two dozen cuts and bruises from her head to her feet. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grand-jury-to-probe-31-year-old-death-of-jimmy-superfly-snukas-girlfriend-in-1983/680014/2 "2014-01-29T13:15:36Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > It seems incredible he wasn’t charged 30 years ago. It does seem pretty incredible. There must be some reason why they thought they didn’t have enough to move forward. That article does not go into much detail. [Here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmI2IGQ4unQ) is an interview in which he talks about it. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grand-jury-to-probe-31-year-old-death-of-jimmy-superfly-snukas-girlfriend-in-1983/680014/3 "2014-01-29T13:37:38Z")
I was looking up random things online not a week ago and came across an old write up of this story. I’d never heard the story before. I’m interested to see how it all shakes out. It certainly doesn’t look good for him but we will have to see. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grand-jury-to-probe-31-year-old-death-of-jimmy-superfly-snukas-girlfriend-in-1983/680014/4 "2014-01-29T19:13:14Z")
I have concerns about pursuing any case this old. Getting a fair trial after thirty years won’t be easy. The motel has been torn down and replaced by a Home Depot. DNA evidence wasn’t collected by todays strict standards. The Statute of Limitations exists because it is so hard to fairly prosecute and defend an old case. I know it doesn’t apply to homicide cases. But 30 year old memories aren’t that reliable for court testimony. I’m a little uneasy about Snuka’s ability to mount an adequate defense. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grand-jury-to-probe-31-year-old-death-of-jimmy-superfly-snukas-girlfriend-in-1983/680014/5 "2014-01-29T21:43:26Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > The Statute of Limitations exists because it is so hard to fairly prosecute and defend an old case. I know it doesn’t apply to homicide cases. But 30 year old memories aren’t that reliable for court testimony. I’m a little uneasy about Snuka’s ability to mount an adequate defense. Snuka is as dumb as a bag of hammers. Its amazing he could talk his way out of a parking ticket let alone a murder rap. But after 30 years his (lawyer’s) ability to mount an effective defense is much better if anything. The problems you mention are going to make things difficult for the prosecution, not the defense. The defense doesn’t need to mount any defense. The time delay alone may be enough for reasonable doubt. ---
**Author:** ![nevadaexile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb8c5e/32.png) [@nevadaexile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nevadaexile)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grand-jury-to-probe-31-year-old-death-of-jimmy-superfly-snukas-girlfriend-in-1983/680014/6 "2014-01-29T22:08:35Z")
This is an example of why you should ALWAYS demand to talk with your attorney when you are questioned by the police. The main thing which is going to put most people in prison is that hole underneath their nose and what comes out of it. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grand-jury-to-probe-31-year-old-death-of-jimmy-superfly-snukas-girlfriend-in-1983/680014/7 "2014-01-30T00:52:23Z")
Benoit commits murder/suicide, can never even be mentioned on WWE TV again Snuka commits murder, gets put in WWE Hall of Fame decades later Guess Vince thinks suicide is worse than murder. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grand-jury-to-probe-31-year-old-death-of-jimmy-superfly-snukas-girlfriend-in-1983/680014/8 "2014-01-30T01:01:03Z")
> [@nevadaexile](#): > > This is an example of why you should ALWAYS demand to talk with your attorney when you are questioned by the police. The main thing which is going to put most people in prison is that hole underneath their nose and what comes out of it. I don’t think being questioned by the police was his biggest problem. He’s done multiple interviews about it and put it in his book. He can’t stop talking about it. ---
**Author:** ![Mississippienne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grand-jury-to-probe-31-year-old-death-of-jimmy-superfly-snukas-girlfriend-in-1983/680014/9 "2014-01-30T01:10:32Z")
So odd that a couple days ago I was just watching the “shoot” interview Raven and Honky Tonk Man did, and the Snuka incident came up. Neither of them thought Snuka did it. HTM said the girl committed suicide by jumping from a 10-story-building.