'Superfly' Jimmy Snuka Charged With Murder In 1983 Death Of Girlfriend

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A news conference is being held in in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania officially announcing that WWE Hall of Famer "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka has been charged with third degree murder and a lesser included charge of involuntary manslaughter in the 1983 death of Nancy Argentino. While the Allentown Morning Call was the first to report that he's being charged, Sarah Cassi of LehighValleyLive was the first to name the specific charges on her Twitter account.

@SarahCassi Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka charged w 3rd-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. Sent to LCJ in lieu of 10 percent of $10K bail.

According to Cassi's ongoing account of the news conference, Snuka is believed to be posting $10,000 bond n $100,000 bail right about now, with the surrender of his passport as a condition of his release. With Snuka undergoing cancer treatment, it was felt that incarcerating him would be an undue financial burden on taxpayers. The grand jury's findings will be released soon, but the district attorney noted that they cited Snuka's inaction in getting Argentino medical attention for her head injury. Snuka appeared before the grand jury, but he didn't testify, while several new witnesses did.

We'll keep you updated as soon as we learn more.

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As noted, WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy Snuka was arrested today and charged with third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. The charges stem from the death of Snuka's then-girlfriend Nancy Argentino back on May 11th, 1983.

WWE issued this statement on the news:

"WWE expresses its continued sympathy to the Argentino family for their loss. Ultimately this legal matter will be decided by our judicial system."

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Source: TMZ

Cops say Jimmy Snuka has been lying about what REALLY happened the day his GF died for DECADES ... and his own autobiography helped convince cops he's the murderer. 

TMZ Sports has obtained documents from the grand jury that indicted the former WWF superstar ... which spells out why investigators believe he killed Nancy Argentino in 1983. 

Long story short ... cops say Snuka told investigators in 1983 that Nancy injured her head while the two were "fooling around" outside of their motel room in Allentown, PA when he pushed her and she fell, striking her head.

Fast forward to 2012 ... when Snuka published his autobiography, "Superfly: The Jimmy Snuka Story" in which Jimmy's story changes RADICALLY.

In the book, Snuka says Nancy slipped and fell on her own while going to the bathroom at a rest stop. He makes no mention of an altercation whatsoever. 

Well, cops took notice of the extreme change in his story and reopened the case -- ultimately, determining there was enough evidence to prove Snuka laid a serious beatdown on Nancy, which directly caused her death. 
Snuka was arrested today in his NJ home. He has since posted bail.

[Mike Powers]

If you get away with a crime....keep your fuckng mouth SHUT.

[GM Franchise]

If you get away with a crime....keep your fuckng mouth SHUT.

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