By all accounts, she was trapped in a marriage gone wrong. At first, police handled the disappearance as a missing persons case, but as time progressed it evolved into suspicion of murder. Kniss said Lindsey, now 27, lives in Georgia and Preston, now 26, works in Lexington. All of you can talk with me and I can answer your questions.--Contribute to Unfound at Patreon.com/unfoundpodcast.You can also contribute at Paypal: unfoundpodcast@gmail.com--that is also the email address.--the website: theunfoundpodcast.comUnfound supports accounts on Podomatic, iTunes, Stitcher, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, andFacebook.--Please join us on Wednesday nights at 9pm ET for the YouTube Live Show.--Contribute to Unfound at Patreon.com/unfoundpodcast.And at Paypal: unfoundpodcast@gmail.com--that is also the email address. At the time, Mark worked at a local gas station. Police shared that it looked like the items had been deliberately placed, as opposed to thrown from a vehicle. Violet hopes and prays that she is still alive, but if she is deceased, she would like to know where she is so that she can be given a proper burial. She could not have gottenup tosneak out of the home in the middle of the night. On December 9, two days before Christi vanished, she went to an attorney to begin divorce proceedings. According to Diane, Mark arrived home between 12:30 and 1am. She also said that she planned to leave him the day after she vanished; Connie believes that he killed her before she had the chance. During their investigation, the state patrol discovered that he moved out of their house the day after her disappearance. He said that they began seeing each other because "she was lonely and needed someone to talk to". I wish they would push forward with this Mark Nichols needs to be put behind bars. According to the police however contrary to what Mark said, no one in town could recall seeing Mark driving around searching for his wife that day. Trace amounts of Christi's blood were found on the floor of her bedroom, and in the trunk of Mark's 1977 Mercury Cougar. Brown hair, green eyes. Its been extremely hard, Kniss said Monday. This is reportedly one of three times the chief had harassed Christi that day. The overall consensus from the town to the investigators who looked at this case is that Christi Jo is in fact dead. Christis father, Ken, says that he cant say for sure if his daughter is dead, as theres no evidence of foul play, nor any witnesses who saw anything suspicious. Christi Jo Nichols was born on September 6, 1965 in Overton, Dawson County, Nebraska to Connie Stanley and Ken Williams. Claude felt that when she was in his office, she was not panic stricken to the point that she would run or leave. An investigation revealed traces of Christi's blood in the couple's house and in the husbands car. (LogOut/ After this, he claims to have spent approximately two hours driving around Gothenburg looking for his wife. This is due to Marks behaviour in the days after her disappearance moving out of the family home, selling the familys vehicles as well as him being able to name everything shed supposedly taken with her. That is why the suitcase and purse were left and why he wanted them to be found. Her body and car were discovered in the parking lot of Northwest Medical Center in Springdale on September 13. He claimed that he spent the next two hours driving around town looking for her. However, not enough blood was found to indicate that she was deceased. He always knew that if he ever had to, this would be the area he would dispose of a body. Christi Jo Willliams (Nichols) was last seen alive Dec. 10, 1987, when she left her children at home with a babysitter for an evening out with her husband, Mark. Remember, property means more to him at this point than she does because she is letting him down yet again bynot living up to his expectations. The Murder of Jaye Potter Mintz Feb 23, 1987 Leland N.C. Killers like this typically, unless they are on a planned trip with the spouse, dont travel great distances to kill, they kill in one area, generally close to or at home and travel away from home but not to far, to dispose of the body. Connie does not believe that she ran away because she never would have left them. Mark and Christi were having marital problems in 1987, and Mark was allegedly physically abusing her and monitoring her phone calls. Ken initially lived in Colorado after divorcing Connie, but later moved to Gothenburg after Christis disappearance, in order to be closer to the investigation. The children woke Mark up at around 7:00am. He claimed that when they were at the bar, things seemed to being going well between them. Christi Jo Nichols was a 22 year old from Gothenburg, NE. Mark told Christi Jos mother that Christi Jo was asleep when she called by the way. Investigators no longer believe that Christi vanished voluntarily; they are now investigating this case as a probable homicide. Debbie had visited her while she was working at a bar. He currently lives in Arkansas with his third wife. The police cleared the man. Authorities stated there was not enough blood to indicate Christi was dead. Trace amounts of Christi's blood were found on the floor of her bedroom, and in the trunk of Mark's 1977 Mercury Cougar. During her late teens, Christi moved to Gothenburg, Nebraska to leave with her paternal grandmother, Violet Williams, as she no longer wanted to follow the rules set set in place by her mother and stepfather. She couldn't trust anyone for help. 1) The primary (and only) theory in the case, and one both investigators and Christis family hold, is that she met with foul play, likely at the hands of Mark Nichols. Christi's case remains unsolved. The number one thing with men like Mark is that they have to be in control of the situation. Dale Nichols asked for prayers for the familyin a post a on Facebook: Example video title will go here for this video. According to Mark, he sensed a lot of anger coming from his wife. What should not surprise anyone is that when you peel back the layers more often than not you willfind that the victim maybe had a good day or two and took steps to leave the situation, yet somehow the abuser was able to ascertain that info and the victim paid for it one way or another. The Gothenburg Police Department initially handled the case, but were soon joined by the Nebraska State Patrol and the Dawson County Sheriffs Office. Diane did not remember seeing it in there before Christi went missing. Not the serial murderer, or the drug fueled rage killer. After she vanished, he allegedly told Connie that he was glad that she was gone, and that she was a bad mother who wanted "a new life with a new man". Mark came home after midnight the next day, and payed the babysitter with cash. Although authorities suspect Christi Jo Nichols is dead, her body never has been found. In the mid-2000s, the case was one that the Nebraska State Patrol worked on with the help of a $250,000 grant. While she was young, her parents divorced, with Connie later marrying a man named Greg Stanley. The patrols cold case unit includes her in a deck of playing cards featuring photographs of homicide victims. However, she refused to listen and continued to see the counsellor. What happened to her? The police investigation of this case has raised some disturbing questions about the events surrounding her disappearance. House dirty, he got in trouble at work or someone is upset with him and its her fault. Christi was seeing another man around the time of her disappearance. He claims that he would not have hurt her because he was not a violent person. Date: December 11, 1987, Occupation: Bartender at Pete's Lounge Mark is the only suspect in her case. Learn how your comment data is processed. Her ears are pierced. She went out of her way to find an attorney in a completely different town to keep her husband from knowing about her wanting a divorce. Diane had babysat for the couple numerous times and was surprised to see them going out, given she knew they werent getting along. Small amounts of blood were found in both the couples bedroom and the trunk of Marks car. Austin Sigg who has since been convicted of murdering and dismembering her did the very same thing. The attorney advised her not to return to the home she shared with Mark, but she refused. The area surrounding Gothenburg has been searched extensively. Very few men could look into a womans closet no matter how many years theyve been together and be able to tell you what might be missing, even fewer men could tell you the exact contents of what a woman has in her purse. I would love to get more attention for her case. But until she returns to Gothenburg, he remains under a cloud of suspicion. A constitutional amendment introduced in the Nebraska Legislature Friday would give voters the opportunity to eliminate the State Board of Education. This would be the last time he claims he saw Christi. When interviewed about Christi's disappearance by reporters for the Unsolved Mysteries television show in 1989, Mark said the only time one of their arguments escalated into violence was when Christi had hit and kicked him and burned his neck with a cigarette after he asked her to stay home one night, and he tossed her on the waterbed in self-defense and accidentally injured her in the process. Diane had been doing her homework in front of the television at the time. It was also discovered that his family was close to the Gothenburg police chief, Bob Shackleton. Distinguishing CharacteristicsCaucasian female. All he said was that she was missing. She moved to Omaha from North Platte to work for the late private investigator Dennis Whelan, hired by the family. All that is known is that she has vanished without a trace, and her family and friends would like to know why. She was surprised that she did not notice Christi because she was there for several minutes after they arrived; she believes that she would have heard Christi's footsteps on the tile floor when she came in or heard her in the bathroom. She was never seen again.#StayHome #WithMe #AloneTogetherLost N Found Blogs:https://lostnfoundblogs.comCharley Project:http://charleyproject.org/case/christi-jo-nicholsNAMUS:https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/4677?navUnsolved Mysteries:https://youtu.be/dkUs1Z9pOjEIf you have any information regarding the disappearance of Christi Nichols, please contact the Nebraska State Police at 308-535-8047.https://theunfoundpodcast.com/2020/04/08/for-friday-christi-nichols-new-episode/--Unfound supports accounts on Podomatic, iTunes, Stitcher, Instagram, Twitter, Spotify andFacebook.--on Wednesday nights at 9pm ET, please join us on the Unfound Podcast Channel on YouTube for the Unfound Live Show. He claimed that he tossed her onto the waterbed and she landed wrong, twisting her thumb underneath her. He noted that as the investigation proceeded, it started to look more and more like a foul play situation. A few days later, he packed up the familys belongings and sold both their cars. They learned that Christi had been seeing another man. According to those who knew her, Christi was known for being a dedicated mother, whose life revolved around Mark and her children. Christi once had to go to the hospital emergency room for injuries allegedly caused by Mark. A search of the house revealed that Christi had left behind the majority of her belongings, including diamond jewellery and her drivers license. Mark Nichols, then 26, and his family contended she ran away from a deteriorating marriage. However, when investigators checked into his story of driving around town looking for her, they could find nobody in Gothenburg that had seen him doing so. They also hired a private detective named Dennis Whelan, who was given access to Christi and Marks home, where he uncovered blood under the laundry basket in the bedroom. In fact Dianne stated that she is sure she would have seen or heard Christi Jo but never did. Due to the couples deteriorating marriage, she wanted to divorce Mark and gain full custody of the children. After that, they were sent to live with him. Often times victims in these situations will develop substance abuse problems as a way to escape mentally from the constant fear, the abuse, the hateful, hurtful words spoken, as well as both the physical and mental pain they endure. :bump: for Christi Jo, now missing 26 years. Christi was described as very shy, quiet and smart when she was growing up. Nichols was first reported missing by her family on August 6. Christi Jo Nichols was born on September 6th, 1965 in Overton, Nebraska. Men like Mark tend to feel above the law. Rumours began to spread about what Mark had done to Christi, including one that said hed dismembered her, placed her body in plastic bags and buried her at the local landfill. Extra Notes: This case first aired on the November 16, 1988 episode. He has denied any wrongdoing. She was doing her homework in front of the television and did not remember seeing Christi. On December 10, 1987, the couple went Christmas shopping with Lindsey and Preston, a trip which also involved a visit with Santa Claus and dinner at Pizza Hut. When they married in 1983, Christi was just 19 years old, and the pair soon became the parents of two young children: Lindsey, who was born in December 1984, and Preston, who was born in April 1986. Brendan Gonzalez, a 4-year-old Plattsmouth boy, has been missing since Jan. 6. He claimed to have felt uncomfortable that day because he "felt a lot of anger" coming from her. One rumor that I have not been able to confirm is that Christi Jo did report to the attorney certain aspects of the abuse that resulted in the attorney making a telephone call to authorities to report certain crimes that had been taken place. These details suggest to them that foul play may be involved in this case. Abusers like Mark simply will not stand for or allow for, property to walk out the door. Avoiding and outsmarting are two completely different things. A store clerk later recalled that she seemed "nervous". Around 10 days before Christi Jos disappearance she went to the hospital to be treated for injuries that were a result of Marks inability to control his temper. Men like Mark do not view a significant other as a person or human being. He claimed that he said that because he did not know who was calling. Authorities believe she was seeing another man at the time of her disappearance. Dr. Carol Severeid Shackleton said that Christi had come to the emergency room, complaining of a sore thumb. Mark moved out of the house the day after his wife's disappearance, and a few days after that, he packed up all their belongings and sold both the family's vehicles. You are using an out of date browser. A mother disappears during an evening out with her husband. According to Mark, the pair had gotten into an argument after hed asked her to stay home for the night, which resulted in Christi hitting and kicking him and burning his neck with a lit cigarette. My latest article is about Christi's disappearance. On December 12, 1987, Mark moved out of the couples home. You have permission to edit this article. He claimed that he did not want to worry her. Currently, the case is classified as a homicide and foul play is suspected. Police believe she was seeing another man at the time of her disappearance. Losing is not an option to men like Mark. At 7:00 a.m., the children woke up Mark and he realized Christi was missing. According to Christi, she was afraid of Mark finding out, hence the reason why shed decided to see an out-of-town lawyer. Christi has never been heard from again. For this reason, the Nebraska State Patrol was called in. An investigation revealed traces of Christi's blood in the couple's house and in the husband's car. Images also acquired from CharleyProject.org, directly from the clients of Unfound Podcast or created by Unfound. Mark knew his wife was gone already because he told investigators that when the children woke him, he noticed that noticed Christi Jo was gone. A few minutes later, she had a social worker call the house. Private detective believes woman met with foul play, Family Says Help Needed To Search For Missing Woman, Television show could develop leads in case of missing Gothenburg woman, Only husband believes wife lives a year after her disappearance, Case of missing Gothenburg woman remains unsolved mystery (Page 1), Family Wants Grand Jury to Investigate Disappearance, State patrol tries again to find missing woman, Gothenburg woman's disappearance a mystery. This type of murderer is the deeply invested abuser/murderer. Brown hair, green eyes. There were a couple of rumors that said that he had chopped her up, put her in garbage bags, and buried her at the dump. Nichols, a mother of two small children, was last seen alive on December 10, 1987, at her home in Gothenburg. Later that morning, he took his children to Christi's grandmother's home and asked her to babysit them while he searched for his wife. The family of Christi Jo Nichols is hoping that someone, somewhere knows the truth about her disappearance. The attorney stated Christi was extremely stressed and appeared to have been beaten. She acted like it was not a big deal, like it was something that happened a lot. Kniss has devoted her life to keeping the search for the killer alive. Connie was aware that something wasnt quite right in regards to her daughters marriage, but she would later state she hadnt realized just how bad it was, and Marks uncle, who owned the bar where Christi worked part-time, could sense the stress between the couple. Mark claims the last time he saw Christi Jo was 2am December 11, 1987. Men like this, while they take enough steps to be one step ahead of law enforcement, they still make a mistake or two along the way. SPRINGDALE, Ark. Find out with these charts and graphs, updated weekly. Its currently being investigated as a probable homicide. He claimed that she threatened to divorce him several times before her disappearance. Foul play is suspected in Christi's disappearance and it is classified as a homicide. Even though he knew Christi was gone, he told Connie that she was still asleep. She found it odd, as Christi was the one who usually payed her and . Her disappearance turned into a controversy that continues to this day. Dinner cooked wrong, laundry not put away to his specifications, bed made wrong, kids too loud, a family pet misbehaving or not doing what he wants it to do or act how he wants it to, not wanting to have sex when and how he wants it. She made a follow-up appointment but never made it. When Christi went to his parents house, as they were babysitting the children, they refused to hand them back to their mother. The family hired a private detective. According to him, people even went to the dump and dug around, looking for her. He later said he did this so her mother would not worry about her. Nichols's ears are pierced. She and her husband, Mark Nichols, ate supper at Pizza Hut with their infant daughter and son, took them to see Santa and then home to a baby sitter while the couple played pool at the bar where Christi Jo worked. Mark was seemingly aware of this and had suggested to authorities that shed run off with him. Despite thorough searches of the area in and around Gothenburg, no trace of Christi was found. He was the last person seen with her before she vanished. The move brought her to a town located within the heart of Nebraskas farm belt, which had within it a strong sense of community. Please contact about missing person cases, press inquiries and speaking engagementsImages subject to fair use allowance. UPDATE: Christi Jo disappearance, 32 years later. Two days prior to Christi Jos disappearance she consulted with an attorney in a different town, inquiring about a divorce and stated she wanted full custody of her children. There have been a lot of things that have not rung true, and to him, it does not appear like a normal missing person's case. That gave Mark ample time to plan the proper disposal of his wife. When she was later spoken to by investigators, she would say she never saw, nor heard Christi enter the house. Mark took a polygraph about her disappearance in 1987, but the results were inconclusive. According to. The abuser always knows what his victim is up to, despite a victims efforts to conceal it. Two days before she disappeared, Christi met with a divorce attorney. This is a very controlled type of murderer, they didnt have some sort of argument when he warded her off she fell, hit her head and inadvertently died. As a result, her family, which already included two siblings, grew to include three stepbrothers. Officers agreed they had been left at the reststop purposely. Christi Jo Nichols went missing from Gothenburg, Dawson County, Nebraska on December 11, 1987. He went on to tell investigators that things at the bar seemed good. There is blood in their home, and in his car. You must log in or register to reply here. Mark would not have traveled hundreds of miles to dispose of Christi Jo and he most likely would not in broad daylight disposed of her body, the risk is too high unless the area is incredibly isolated. Reba Benschoter, an emeritus professor at UNMC who recently died, is recognized as a pioneer of today's telemedicine and distance learning. Mark did a stand up performance by telling medical staff that he was injured from a cigarette burn to the neck administered by Christi Jo and in his attempt to ward her and the weapon off, he might have inadvertently injured Christi Jo. The location is approximately 30 miles from Gothenburg. It is an area that he would have been seen around or known to visit prior to the crime but not much after. She was frightened that Mark would find out; for this reason, she went to an out-of-town lawyer named Claude Berreckman. Everyday is a day lived in constant fear of what the victim might be capable of being able to do wrong so as to displease her abuser. He claimed that he was really upset because he felt that there was no indication that Christi would pack up a suitcase and leave. When a neighbor is in trouble, it becomes everybody's business. My heart goes out to people all over the country when I hear about somebody missing. In the early 2000s, DNA testing confirmed that it was hers. There are rumors in Gothenburg that say he is responsible for her disappearance. After this, he tossed her onto their waterbed in self-defence and she landed on her hand, injuring her thumb. a bag and vanished into the night, into the winter night. She was very proud of them and loved them. Date Of Birth: September 6, 1965 They have all of the answers regardless of whether or not they have been asked the questions. It is not known what Christi's state of mind was when she left Claude's office. At 9:30 a.m., Christi's mother called and Mark lied, saying Christi was asleep in bed. She has brown hair and green eyes, and has a scar above her left eye and on her abdomen. There are currently no cases that match the selected filters. In 1987, the pairs marital problems began to escalate, as Mark was allegedly physically abusive toward Christi. He said he spent two hours driving around in the area, looking for her, but never saw her. CA - Maya Millete, 39, missed daughter's birthday, Chula Vista, 7 Jan 2021 *husband arrested* #5, ID - 4 Univ of Idaho Students Murdered - Bryan Kohberger Arrested - Moscow # 67, IL - Paramedics Peter Cadigan, 50, and Peggy Finley, 40 charged with murder for strapping 35-year old man to gurney face down - 1/11/23, http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2798&u_sid=10206471, http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/2469dfne.html, http://nebraska.statepaper.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/08/14/41198a15960f4, http://www.omaha.com/article/20121211/NEWS/712119919/1685, https://lostnfoundblogs.com/f/christi-nichols-marked-for-murder, UPDATE: Christi Jo disappearance, 32 years later, Getting away with murder: Nebraska cold cases. 22-year-old Christi Jo Nichols of Gothenburg, Nebraska left her 2 children with a babysitter and went out with her husband Mark to a bar on the evening of December 10th, 1987. Officers seemed to feel they were left on purpose, that whoever left them wanted them found. Suspects: The police consider Mark the prime suspect in Christi's disappearance. Make sure you understand that, he knew her every move prior. Christi Jo Nichols is the queen of hearts. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. A blood stain the size of a saucer was found in her and Mark's bedroom shortly after her disappearance. So she decided to drop out. DNA testing showed that semen found in her body matched McGinn, but McGinn was not tried for Eggers' killing because he was already on death row. Her husband totally did it but how can following a trail or trails from the rest area back to an unknown murder scene prove it? Mark Nichols remarried years ago and won a custody battle with Christi Jos family for daughter Lindsey and son Preston. Where are the hotspots for buyers and sellers? Although authorities suspect Christi Jo Nichols is dead, her body never has been found. In some cases while it appears they have been able to outsmart the law, the reality is that they simply found a way to avoid a murder charge, for the time being. According to Connie, Mark forged Christis signature on the titles in order to sell them. Rumors swirled that some sort of letter was found from Christi Jo to an unnamed man explaining that she was in the process of leaving her husband and would be in touch in a few months. The disposal would have happened sometime after the sitter left or during that two hour window he supposedly drove around looking for her. While Mark tried to tell them it was menstrual blood, later DNA analysis would prove this statement to be false. He later claimed that the rumors of him beating her up were not true. Those with information regarding the case are asked to contact the North Platte Office of the Nebraska State Patrol at 308-535-8047. Christi Jo Nichols was a loving 22 year old mother to her 2 young children. Its believed that the then-police chief, who was friends with Christis husband, had informed Mark of her visit to the divorce lawyer. According to Diane Janssen the couples babysitter, Mark arrived home between 12:30 and 1:00 in the morning. Upon moving to Gothenburg, Christi met Mark Nichols, the man who would eventually become her husband. However, he is not considered a suspect. Christi and Mark left the bar around midnight and drove to an all-night convenience store. Quite often it boils down to being able to prove it or not, rest assured they plan the murder well in advance just in case. On the evening of December 10, 1987, Christi and her husband Mark went out for a night on the town. Mark reported Christi missing later that day. Think of shapes, leading back to the point of origin. Terry noted that if Christi left Mark, he would not have been able to look through the closet and say what she had taken. 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