Moments ago, we posted a report highlighting the reasons why Vince McMahon could potentially be called to testify in the new Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka 3rd degree murder and involuntary manslaughter trial, and now The Allentown Morning Call’s Laurie Mason Schroeder has published a piece revealing the primary evidence against Snuka which resulted in authorities reopening the case.
According to Schroeder, the three main factors cited in Snuka’s indictment are as follows:
- The medical and forensic evidence from the autopsy report differing from Snuka’s explanation of the incident
- Snuka’s many conflicting versions of what happened on the night in question
- Testimony from Buddy Rogers and others about previous domestic abuse incidents involving Snuka
With regards to the autopsy report, for unknown reasons the district attorney’s office did not release the results of the report for nearly thirty years, and the Allentown Morning Call eventually obtained the autopsy report in 2013.
The report was discovered by The Morning Call after investigating the 1983 wrongful death lawsuit filed against Snuka by the family of Nancy Argentino, Snuka’s then-girlfriend who had died.
The coroner ruled the death a homicide, and The Argentino family won a default judgment, but more pertinent to the current case against Snuka is that his story did not corroborate with the condition of Argentino’s body at the time of her death.
An autopsy determined she died of traumatic brain injuries and had suffered 39 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 about 12 to 24 hours before she died.
Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.
