Judge Drops Murder Charges Against Former WWE Wrestler Jimmy Snuka

LEHIGH COUNTY, Pa. (CBS) --  In the early 1970's Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka made his entrance into the World Wrestling Federation and in 1996 he was inducted into the WWF -now WWE- Hall of Fame, a career that was largely uninterrupted by the 1983 death of his then-girlfriend Nancy Argentino inside of a Lehigh County motel.

32 years later he was indicted for her murder.

"There is no doubt in my mind that this was just an unfortunate accident," said Snuka's Attorney Robert Kirwan.

At trail, Kirwan would have disputed the District Attorney's office's allegation that Argentino's death was a result of domestic violence, but due to Snuka's doctors projecting that he had just months to live, Kirwan did not have to.

On Tuesday a Judge dismissed the case due to Snuka's rapidly declining health.

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"It's a very disappointing day for victims of domestic violence," said Irvan Muchnick, an author who has spent over 30 years investigating and writing about the case.

"Justice delayed is justice denied and unfortunately the family of Nancy Argentino is not getting the closure that they deserve," he said Via Skype Tuesday.

While Muchnick disagrees with Kirwan over Snuka's involvement in Argentino's death, both agree that current evidence had gone "stale" and that if this case were to be successfully tried in court it should have taken place back in 1983.

"It became about 'let's see if we can dig up an old case and make it fly',"said Kirwan, "and that's the unfairness about what happened to Jimmy."

Kirwan adds that if a judge did not grant the dismissal based on his client's ability to stand trial he would have then pushed for a violation of due process based on how long the charges took to come forward.

"Celebrity trumps a lot of bad things in our culture and in this case I believe that Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka got away with at least involuntary manslaughter," said Muchnick.

Three years after Nancy Argentino's death a Civil lawsuit determined that Snuka was liable to pay $500,000 to her family. The family has maintained that they were never paid.