083 - The Death of Nancy Argentino
Trace Evidence
Steven Pacheco
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🗓️ 9 July 2019
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
After a violent incident involving police in January of 1983, Nancy's family begged her to stay home and avoid Snuka. Unfortunately, Nancy did not heed their advice and went back with Snuka. Just four months later in May of 1983, Nancy was rushed to a hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania where she later died as the result of head trauma.
Snuka alleged that Nancy had fallen and hit her head, though this was contradicted by the official autopsy report and the fact that Snuka gave more than six different stories of what happened that night. Snuka walked and was not charged, though why no one could ever explain.
Over the course of the next thirty years, rumors and speculation ran rampant about what may have happened. Finally, after thirty two years, Snuka was charged with murder but would never stand trial. To this day it is hotly debated, how did Nancy Argentino die and what role did Jimmy Snuka play in her death?
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| 0:00.0 | This episode is brought to you by Network Rail. |
| 0:04.0 | It's easy to disappear into your own bubble when you're out and about, |
| 0:08.0 | whether you're lost in your thoughts or lost in nature. |
| 0:11.0 | The last thing on your mind is the danger of trains at level crossings. |
| 0:16.0 | Beware the bubble, stay aware, take care, and help us keep you safe at level crossings. |
| 0:23.0 | This episode discusses a case involving domestic abuse and may be disturbing for some listeners. |
| 0:29.0 | Listener discretion is advised. |
| 0:40.0 | 23-year-old Brooklyn native Nancy Argentino had plans for her future, |
| 0:46.0 | but all of that changed when she met and fell for a world famous professional wrestler, |
| 0:51.0 | Jimmy Superfly Snooka. |
| 0:54.0 | Nancy went on the road with Snooka, operating both as his girlfriend and business associate, |
| 0:59.0 | and while things may have begun well, they quickly turned bad. |
| 1:03.0 | After a violent incident requiring police involvement in January of 1983, |
| 1:08.0 | Nancy's family begged her to come home, but she refused to press charges and went back on the road with Snooka. |
| 1:15.0 | Four months later in May of 1983, the Argentino family received a call in the middle of the night. |
| 1:22.0 | Nancy was dead, the result of complications following head injuries. |
| 1:27.0 | Despite a pathologist report suggesting homicide, more than seven different explanations from Snooka himself about what happened that night, |
| 1:35.0 | and the insistence of the Argentino family, Snooka walked free. |
| 1:39.0 | 30 years later, Snooka would be charged, but found incompetent to stand trial. |
| 1:45.0 | He would die shortly thereafter, taking the truth with him. |
| 1:49.0 | Did Jimmy Superfly Snooka murder Nancy Argentino or was it an accident like he later claimed? |
| 1:55.0 | Why did it take more than 30 years to charge Snooka and what role if any did Snooka's celebrity status play in the investigation into Nancy's death? |
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