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Snuka, 72, of Camden County, New Jersey, was charged in the
death of Nancy Argentino, 23, who was found dying of head
injuries in a motel room they shared in Allentown, Pennsylvania,
Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin told a news
conference.
Martin said on Tuesday he reopened the case last year after
receiving a letter from Argentino's sister. The Allentown
Morning Call reported the decision came after they published a
previously unreleased autopsy report that labeled the death of
the New York woman a homicide.
The newspaper said it found the report, which the Lehigh County
District Attorney's office had refused to release, in an
archived file from a federal lawsuit filed against Snuka by
Argentino's family in 1985.
Snuka, a native of Fiji, was a World Wrestling Federation star
along with wrestlers Hulk Hogan, Roddy Piper and Andre the
Giant. He was known for climbing to the top rope and diving onto
the chest of a prone opponent.
"Jimmy Snuka was one of the most popular figures in the WWF in
the early to mid 1980s," said Dean Dixon, host of
HIACTalkRadio.com, an online channel devoted to professional
wrestling. "He had a one-of-a-kind wild man look."
Snuka could not be reached immediately for comment. He was
released after posting 10 percent of a $100,000 bond set by a
judge. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Sept. 21.
(Reporting by David DeKok; Editing by David Bailey and Ken
Wills)
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