The overall consensus from the town to the investigators who looked at this case is that Christi Jo is in fact dead. He was the last person to see Christi alive. She later attended a semester at college, but found it wasnt for her. Soon after, their daughter, Lindsey, was born. Carol said that she was acting like a "scared rabbit", not maintaining eye contact and not being very verbal. Jessica Ridgeway. She went to see an abuse counselor, and Mark was angry when he found out and made her promise not to go again, but she went again anyway. Two days before she disappeared, Christi met with a divorce attorney. . You do not go against the grain with people like Mark, you do not disagree with him, you do as you are told and you keep your mouth shut. Police found it surprising that earlier, Mark had precisely detailed all of the suitcase's contents. Christi has been missing for 33 years today. Christi Jo Nichols, a 22-year-old mother of two and part-time bartender, vanished Dec. 11, 1987. Marks explanation as why Dianne didnt see Christi Joe, I was about 5 or 6 yards behind her when she went in the door and she walked by the living room where the babysitter was back towards the kids bedroom and into the main bedroom.. Avoiding and outsmarting are two completely different things. It is not known if either area was ever searched. In April 1986, their son, Preston, was born. She told Connie about him monitoring her phone calls, and her cousin, Debra Frederickson, would later reveal that Christi had shown her a bruise on her side, which she said was the result of Mark hitting her. Not for the same reason Christi Jos killer wanted her belongings found, the point is they were left in a specific area so as to ensure that they would be found. A lot has changed in the world since then, but for one family time came to a standstill on that date. Although authorities suspect Christi Jo Nichols is dead, her body never has been found. (LogOut/ He went on to tell investigators that things at the bar seemed good. Debbie asked how it had happened. Extensive ground searches were conducted, but nothing was found. 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. Sometimes just having a will doesnt always pave the way, time, effort and being relentless does however make all the difference. Its contents were neatly laying around. A man who is controlling, abusive and who knows every move his wife makes is a whole different breed of killer. Please log in using one of these methods to post your comment: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. This is one of those "we basically know who was behind her disappearance, but lack evidence to convict", unfortunately. Christi was seeing another man around the time of her disappearance. At 1:37pm, Mark filed a missing persons report with the Gothenburg Police Department. She acted like it was not a big deal, like it was something that happened a lot. Her ears are pierced. 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. Mark and Christi were having marital problems in 1987, and Mark was allegedly physically abusing her and monitoring her phone calls. On December 9, two days before Christi vanished, she went to an attorney to begin divorce proceedings. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. His excuse for lying to Christi Jos mom was that he didnt want to worry her. Nichols's ears are pierced. Mark reported Christi missing later that day. This struck Diane as odd, as Christi was normally the one to pay her for her services and it was normally done with a cheque. If it were me, Id search from the rest-stop Christi Jos belongings were discovered at and work it from that point outwards and back towards Gothenburg. Connie does not believe that she ran away because she never would have left them. Foul play is suspected in Christi's disappearance and it is classified as a homicide. Also, Mark's parents had a concrete pad poured on their property a few days after she vanished. He is the type thatsleeps with one eye open if you catch my drift. She was last seen at Catalyst Church in Bentonville. He claimed that when Lindsey and Preston woke him up at around 7am the next morning, she was not in the bed. He later claimed that the rumors of him beating her up were not true. A search of the house revealed that Christi had left behind the majority of her belongings, including diamond jewellery and her drivers license. At 7:00 a.m., the children woke up Mark and he realized Christi was missing. According to Mark, he sensed a lot of anger coming from his wife. He stated that the day before they went to the bar, things were uncomfortable because they had not been getting along very well. However, he is not considered a suspect. 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. Now . He was interviewed by police and has been ruled out as a suspect. Mark Nichols told authorities that his wife was gone from their bed when he awoke after the night at the bar. 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. Christi Jo Nichols went missing from Gothenburg, Dawson County, Nebraska on December 11, 1987. She was planning to leave her husband at the time of her disappearance. The number one thing with men like Mark is that they have to be in control of the situation. Once they realize they are losing control over the victim, they start to take or hold things over the victims head that matter until the victim agrees to comply with the abusers requests or starts to live up to the abusers standards/expectations. See more. Reba Benschoter, an emeritus professor at UNMC who recently died, is recognized as a pioneer of today's telemedicine and distance learning. However, they didnt produce anything. He claimed that she threatened to divorce him several times before her disappearance. At the time of her disappearance, she stood at 59 and weighed approximately 120 pounds. On the evening of December 10, 1987, Christi and her husband . 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? She is described as a quiet, very shy woman and a dedicated mother. During their investigation, the state patrol discovered that he moved out of their house the day after her disappearance. After this, he claims to have spent approximately two hours driving around Gothenburg looking for his wife. No other trace of Christi has ever been found. This was the last afternoon she would spend with her family. According to him, people even went to the dump and dug around, looking for her. Finding Christi Jos body does not guarantee a conviction but for her family it would mean the world so that they could give her a proper burial. An investigation revealed traces of Christi's blood in the couple's house and in the husband's car. Her body and car were discovered in the parking lot of Northwest Medical Center in Springdale on September 13. Currently, the case is classified as a homicide and foul play is suspected. Austin Sigg who has since been convicted of murdering and dismembering her did the very same thing. He left Gothenburg a few years later. Please contact about missing person cases, press inquiries and speaking engagementsImages subject to fair use allowance. Links: Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Authorities stated it looked as if whoever placed them there had wanted them to be found. his car, his home. In fact, she had planned on coming back; when she left, she made an appointment to come back to his office the following week. December 10, 1987. He claimed that she was walking ahead of him and went right to the bathroom when they came inside. A few days later, he packed up the familys belongings and sold both their cars. As a result, her family, which already included two siblings, grew to include three stepbrothers. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Christi Jo lived every day of her life in constant fear, a fear that really no words could ever truly describe. Mark took a polygraph about her disappearance in 1987, but the results were inconclusive. 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. Mark told investigators it was her menstrual blood, but analysis proved this statement was untrue. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. According to Mark, the suitcase contained a pair of jeans, a sweatshirt, a bra and a jacket, while the purse held a hairbrush, a pen, a lighter and matchbook, lipstick, a tub of Neutrogena cream, a nail file, a mirror and one piece of gum. He currently lives in Arkansas with his third wife. It appeared to investigators that the suitcase had been placed there instead of just thrown out. A few minutes later, she had a social worker call the house. I wish they would push forward with this Mark Nichols needs to be put behind bars. At first, police handled the disappearance as a missing persons case, but as time progressed it evolved into suspicion of murder. Investigators said over the years they became convinced she was slain. The Charley Project is NOT a registered non-profit organization and any donations will NOT be tax-deductible. Height: 5'9" It is believed that Mark found about her meetings with Claude and the counselor because Claude contacted Shackleton about the abuse and the counselor met with Christi in Shackleton's office. In Marks mind at the time the suitcase and purse were found they were left simply and only because at that particular point in time he had to leave them as a way to offer a new lead if you will. Her disappearance turned into a controversy that continues to this day. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. She placed a great importance on the concept of family and dreamed of one day becoming a mother. They were later returned to Mark, and Connie said she hardly got to see them, due to his influence. Connie Stanley has used them all. He claimed that she got upset with him, tried to hit and kick him, and then burned his neck with a cigarette. It was like the person that put them there wanted them to be found. UPDATE: Christi Jo disappearance, 32 years later. 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. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). Dead. Christis disappearance received very little media attention, as police suspected she was a runaway wife, as opposed to a victim of foul play. Growing up, They had been married four years. Change). Donations are accepted but not expected; the site remains free-access to all. Our goal is to crowdsource the more than 200,000 unsolved cases of the murdered and missing. There are rumors in Gothenburg that say he is responsible for her disappearance. When he spoke with police, Mark told them that Christi had only taken a purse and suitcase with her. They minimize what is actually happening to them in the home, they are programmed on how to respond when something might be seen such as a bruise or when friends or family question the growing distance the victim has from them. Unsolved Mysteries Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Before she left Berreckmans office, she made a follow-up appointment, at which time they had planned to move forward with the divorce proceedings. Make sure you understand that, he knew her every move prior. 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. Her parents divorced when she was young and her mom ended up remarrying. The attorney stated that he was worried for her well being and that she appeared to have been beaten recently, she seemed afraid and worried. All that is known is that she has vanished without a trace, and her family and friends would like to know why. He moved out of the home pretty quickly after Christi Jo vanished, got rid of all traces of her and has since remarried, from what I understand twice. Christi wasnt there. At 11:30am, Mark dropped the children off at Violets house and asked her to watch them while he looked for Christi. In 1990, Mark filed for divorce from Christi on grounds of desertion. (LogOut/ Abusers like Mark simply will not stand for or allow for, property to walk out the door. Christi Jo Nichols was born on September 6, 1965 in Overton, Dawson County, Nebraska to Connie Stanley and Ken Williams. If they feel they are losing control they will do something so as to bring that needed balance back into the picture. Nichols was first reported missing by her family on August 6. Kniss said Lindsey, now 27, lives in Georgia and Preston, now 26, works in Lexington. 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. Mentally and psychologically, they make the victim feel as if something mentally is wrong with her. You have permission to edit this article. He claimed that he spent the next two hours driving around town looking for her. Calls to the police department were of no help, as the police chief told her Mark was in his right to withhold the children and that she risked arrest if she didnt leave the property. View Source Suggest Edits Memorial Photos Flowers Created by: Fan of the Site Added: 27 Aug 2003 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. She thought it was strange because normally when she watched them, Christi or Mark would call ahead of time to ask if she was available. You want the guilty to be brought to justice.. Ken Williams, her father, has returned to Gothenburg from Colorado. . 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. Christi left behind all her other belongings, including her diamond jewelry and driver's license, and she never picked up her last paycheck from the bar where she worked part time. In 1987, the pairs marital problems began to escalate, as Mark was allegedly physically abusive toward Christi. Not the co-dependent type, who ended up in an abusive relationship where they abuse each other. At 2:00am, Mark went to bed. Alone. (LogOut/ My heart goes out to people all over the country when I hear about somebody missing. Losing is not an option to men like Mark. Mark said she took a suitcase and her purse with her, and was able to describe the contents exactly: the suitcase contained jeans, a sweatshirt, a bra and jacket and the purse held a hairbrush, a pen, a lighter, a matchbook, lipstick, Neutrogena cream, a nail file, a mirror and one piece of gum. 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. An investigation revealed traces of Christi's blood in the couple's house and in the husbands car. Christi and Mark left the bar around midnight and drove to an all-night convenience store. A few weeks later, he boxed up all of her clothes and sold both of their cars. Christi has never been heard from again. You are using an out of date browser. It was to throw the investigation off of his trail because he felt investigators were still looking in his direction or to ensure that whatever move Mark made at the time would not be noticed because investigative efforts would be thrown into trying to determine when Christi Jos items were left at the rest-stop, by whom and why. This case has since stalled. The attorney advised her not to return to the home she shared with Mark, but she refused. Mark was seemingly aware of this and had suggested to authorities that shed run off with him. JavaScript is disabled. Kniss said there was circumstantial evidence, including blood spots found in the couples bedroom and in a car trunk. He later said he did this so her mother would not worry about her. Both the suitcase and the purse, with everything still inside, were found at an Interstate 80 rest stop near Maxwell, Nebraska in March 1988. Update: Christi Nichols disappearance, 32 years later, Someone knows something: remembering Christi, still searching for answers, SitcomsOnline Discussion of Christi Nichols. More blood was found in the trunk of Mark's car. I am confident, in fact I am positive that if investigators work the point of origin from the rest-stop back to somewhere in between the bar, the convenience store and her home, that they will finally locateChristi Jo. It is not known what Christi's state of mind was when she left Claude's office. (LogOut/ Christi once had to go to the hospital emergency room for injuries allegedly caused by Mark. There are multiple witnesses who confirmed that he was abusing her in the weeks prior to her disappearance. He always knew that if he ever had to, this would be the area he would dispose of a body. Mark was in the hallway nearby during her visit; Carol was not sure if him being there was reassuring for her or not. He said she had left of her own accord, abandoning him and their son and daughter. He left her backpack in a residential area where it would be found because he wanted it found. Since Christi vanished, no one, relatives or friends, have had any contact with her. Diane was surprised that they were going out because she knew that they were not getting along. The Nebraska State Patrol investigated. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Nobody can say for certain that this is what motivated her disappearance. The police investigation of this case has raised some disturbing questions about the events surrounding her disappearance. Her family has shared their criticism over the way the investigation has been handled, saying they feel it could have been solved if police had taken it more seriously from the beginning. Oddly, both family cars were in the driveway at the time Christi Jo. Date: December 11, 1987, Occupation: Bartender at Pete's Lounge In March 1988, three months after Christi's disappearance, her suitcase and purse were discovered in a roadside rest area thirty miles west of Gothenburg. According to Mark they ate dinner at Pizza Hut with their infant daughter and son, took them to see Santa and then home to a babysitter while the couple played pool at the bar where Christi Jo worked. He would not allow for them to walk out the door with the children who are also. Learn how your comment data is processed. Christi Joes cousin Debra stated that she personally saw bruises on Christi Jo and that Christi Jo acted like it was normal for Mark to abuse her and that it really wasnt that big of a deal. Christi has been missing for 35 years today. At 11:30am, Mark took Lindsey and Preston over to Christi's grandmother Violet's house and asked her if she could watch them while he searched for Christi. Christi Jo Nichols was born on September 6, 1965 in Overton, Dawson County, Nebraska to Connie Stanley and Ken Williams. He knew that she needed help. An investigation revealed traces of Christi's blood in the couple's house and in the husbands car. 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. Its been said that during one point while Mark interviewed with Unsolved Mysteries, he actually giggled while discussing that he heard people suspected he chopped Christi Jo up and put her into garbage bags, then dumped at the local dump. Find out with these charts and graphs, updated weekly. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research.

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