But until she returns to Gothenburg, he remains under a cloud of suspicion. Dr. Carol Severeid Shackleton said that Christi had come to the emergency room, complaining of a sore thumb. 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. 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. Injured. They were later returned to Mark, and Connie said she hardly got to see them, due to his influence. The Nebraska State Patrol investigated. Diane had babysat for the couple numerous times and was surprised to see them going out, given she knew they werent getting along. Make sure you understand that, he knew her every move prior. According to him, people even went to the dump and dug around, looking for 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. Living with this type of individual is risky for any partner because the abusermust be in control of everything. Police found it surprising that earlier, Mark had precisely detailed all of the suitcase's contents. Between 12:30am and 1:00am, Mark came home. There are rumors in Gothenburg that say he is responsible for her disappearance. Oddly, both family cars were in the driveway at the time Christi Jo packed a bag and vanished into the night, into the winter night. EARLY LIFE: Christi Jo Nichols was born on September 6, 1965 in Overton, Dawson County, Nebraska to Connie Stanley and Ken Williams. He searched the house and noticed that she had taken a suitcase of belongings with her. You want the guilty to be brought to justice.. Mark reported Christi missing later that day. Mark and Christi married when Christi was nineteen; according to who her family and friends, her life centered around Mark and their children. Job description and qualifications are posted for Nebraska education commissioner applicants. In fact Dianne stated that she is sure she would have seen or heard Christi Jo but never did. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. He claimed that he spent the next two hours driving around town looking for her. Click here to join us. At first, Lindsey and Preston lived in foster care. Prior to her disappearance, Christi told Connie that Mark was monitoring her phone calls. He stated that the day before they went to the bar, things were uncomfortable because they had not been getting along very well. This was the last afternoon she would spend with her family. She found it odd, as Christi was the one who usually payed her and . 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. Nichols, a mother of two small children, was last seen alive on December 10, 1987, at her home in Gothenburg. Mark took a polygraph about her disappearance in 1987, but the results were inconclusive. She also never picked up her last paycheque from the bar. You do not argue, question or do something he does not approve of. The attorney stated Christi was extremely stressed and appeared to have been beaten. Investigators no longer believe that Christi vanished voluntarily; they are now investigating this case as a probable homicide. The family of Christi Jo Nichols is hoping that someone, somewhere knows the truth about her disappearance. Christi Jo lived every day of her life in constant fear, a fear that really no words could ever truly describe. 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. Christi Jo never picked up her last paycheck, She did go to see an abuse counselor but when Mark found out he became very angry and either took the children out of the home for a time or made the threat that he would take them should she continue to see the counselor. Nobody in town reported having seen him do this, however. 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. Currently, Mark is the only suspect in the case. Dale Nichols asked for prayers for the familyin a post a on Facebook: Example video title will go here for this video. In the early 2000s, DNA testing confirmed that it was hers. The not knowing is very frustrating. A constitutional amendment introduced in the Nebraska Legislature Friday would give voters the opportunity to eliminate the State Board of Education. Authorities stated it looked as if whoever placed them there had wanted them to be found. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. 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. However, she was worried about supporting herself, as she didnt have any money of her own. This case has since stalled. Characteristics:Caucasian female with brown hair and green eyes. If they feel they are losing control they will do something so as to bring that needed balance back into the picture. Sometimes whendealing withdifferent agencies a search is not possible because of the pissing matches that tend to occur between the said agencies or government/military entities. 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. While she was young, her parents divorced, with Connie later marrying a man named Greg Stanley. She was also trapped in an abusive relationship at the hands of her husband Mark. 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? Kniss said the family would like answers. It was like the person that put them there wanted them to be found. Despite thorough searches of the area in and around Gothenburg, no trace of Christi was found. He stated that the day before they went to the bar, things were uncomfortable because they had not been getting along very well. To this day no trace of her has been found and no one has ever been charged in her disappearance. He was interviewed by police and has been ruled out as a suspect. He has denied any wrongdoing. Kniss said her nieces husband lives and works in Hastings. Truthfully he always had an idea of where hed stash a body he just needed to be able to do it at the right time so as not to get caught. Authorities stated it looked as if whoever placed them there had wanted them to be found. JavaScript is disabled. And why, after 19 years, has no trace of the teen ever been found? At the time, Mark worked at a local gas station. Upon moving to Gothenburg, Christi met Mark Nichols, the man who would eventually become her husband. 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. Christi Jos suitcase was discovered along Interstate 80 near Maxwell three months after her disappearance. 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. He claimed that she threatened to divorce him several times before her disappearance. The Nebraska State Patrol investigated. Two days before she disappeared, Christi met with a divorce attorney. He claimed that when Lindsey and Preston woke him up at around 7am the next morning, she was not in the bed. 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. Christi Jo Nichols went missing from Gothenburg, Dawson County, Nebraska on December 11, 1987. However, both family cars were still sitting in the front yard. You have permission to edit this article. She acted like it was not a big deal, like it was something that happened a lot. Christi Jo Nichols Christi, date, approximate 1987 Date Missing 12/11/1987 Missing From Gothenburg, Nebraska Missing Classification Endangered Missing Sex Female Race . A few weeks later, he boxed up all of her clothes and sold both of their cars. Christi also told her cousin, Debbie Frederickson, that she had been abused by Mark. When a neighbor is in trouble, it becomes everybody's business. Uncovered is where the most passionate true crime enthusiasts can learn from and teach others. This is one of those "we basically know who was behind her disappearance, but lack evidence to convict", unfortunately. Despite being alarmed at his wifes sudden disappearance, Mark acted calm when her mother called around 9:30am that morning, saying Christi was still asleep in bed. So she decided to drop out. Mark says that he and Christi Jo left the bar around midnight and stopped at an all-night convenience store. A major construction project of the state Department of Roads was underway at the time of Christi's disappearance. He later said he did this so her mother would not worry about her. 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. According to Diane Janssen the couples babysitter, Mark arrived home between 12:30 and 1:00 in the morning. It may not display this or other websites correctly. 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. Jessica Ridgeway. The Gothenburg Police Department initially handled the case, but were soon joined by the Nebraska State Patrol and the Dawson County Sheriffs Office. Brendan Gonzalez, a 4-year-old Plattsmouth boy, has been missing since Jan. 6. Our goal is to crowdsource the more than 200,000 unsolved cases of the murdered and missing. (LogOut/ Christi has been missing for 33 years today. Terry noted that if Christi left Mark, he would not have been able to look through the closet and say what she had taken. (it was never confirmed as to which he did), Rumors are that Mark had an abusive past prior to marrying Christi Jo. The overall consensus from the town to the investigators who looked at this case is that Christi Jo is in fact dead. A search of the house revealed that Christi had left behind the majority of her belongings, including diamond jewellery and her drivers license. Both Christi Jos suitcase and purse were found in March of 1988, at a rest stop in Maxwell, NE about 30 miles west of Gothenburg NE. The case was featured on an episode of Unsolved Mysteries, which prompted 150 calls to the shows telecenter and 15 more to the Nebraska State Patrol. In 1987, the pairs marital problems began to escalate, as Mark was allegedly physically abusive toward Christi. A man who is controlling, abusive and who knows every move his wife makes is a whole different breed of killer. 10 days before her disappearance, Christi went to the emergency room for injuries allegedly caused by Mark. 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. Carol said that she was acting like a "scared rabbit", not maintaining eye contact and not being very verbal. She was last seen at Catalyst Church in Bentonville. 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. Men like Mark tend to feel that they can outsmart the law, again, that they are above the law in some way. He claimed that she got upset with him, tried to hit and kick him, and then burned his neck with a cigarette. Her suitcase, along with her purse was found at a rest stop near Maxwell in 1988. Learn how your comment data is processed. Incredibly, he was able to list items of clothing, right down the line, and knew what she had taken. 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. The location is approximately 30 miles from Gothenburg. This type of murderer is the deeply invested abuser/murderer. Its been extremely hard, Kniss said Monday. On Dec. 10, 1987, Christi (Williams) Nichols went missing in Gothenburg and has never been found. He hoped to spot her leaving a store or friend's house. There are currently no cases that match the selected filters. She was planning to leave her husband at the time of her disappearance. After this, he claims to have spent approximately two hours driving around Gothenburg looking for his wife. Her mom, Connie Stanley, continues to desperately seek for answers. According to Diane Janssen the couples babysitter, Mark arrived home between 12:30 and 1:00 in the morning. Christi's case remains unsolved. His excuse for lying to Christi Jos mom was that he didnt want to worry her. 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. At the time of Christis disappearance, Connie was living 100 miles away in Lodgepole, Nebraska. When I teach someone to cook something with perfection, for the first time, one of the first lessons they must learn is that patience and persistence are always the key and a lot of times with cases like this, the same holds true. 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. Brown hair, green eyes. On December 10, the day after the meeting, she and Mark went Christmas shopping with Lindsey and Preston. | Arctic Arkansas. It would be an area that he knows well, well enough to know it wouldnt have been thought of to search or investigators wouldnt have been able to search it, such as government/military owned land. Rumours began in regards to his abusive tendencies, but Mark denied all accusations, claiming Christi was the instigator and any injuries she suffered were the result of him protecting himself from her. They are property, they are to think as he does, meet his wants and needs, want the same wants and needs andthe victim must always live up to the abusers expectations. Bumping for Christi, today is her birthday. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. 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. Christi Nichols is the wife of Mark Nichols of Gothenburg, Nebraska and the mother of two children, who vanished on December 11, 1987. Mark came home after midnight the next day, and payed the babysitter with cash. 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. Not the serial murderer, or the drug fueled rage killer. Updated 6 times since October 12, 2004. 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. The list can be exhaustive, but you get the idea I hope. Its currently being investigated as a probable homicide. Growing up, Christi was very shy and quiet. Date Of Birth: September 6, 1965 At 2:00am, Mark went to bed. The family wanted Dawson County and state law enforcement officials to open a grand jury investigation of the case but were turned down for lack of evidence. He claimed that when they were at the bar, things seemed to being going well between them. 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. December 10, 1987. Officers seemed to feel they were left on purpose, that whoever left them wanted them found. Kniss said Lindsey, now 27, lives in Georgia and Preston, now 26, works in Lexington. She moved to Omaha from North Platte to work for the late private investigator Dennis Whelan, hired by the family. Currently, the case is classified as a homicide and foul play is suspected. 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. According to Mark, he sensed a lot of anger coming from his wife. They make excuses and not surprisingly the excuses are the exact same wording as the abusers would be if you had asked the abuser what happened. Nobody can say for certain that this is what motivated her disappearance. Reba Benschoter, an emeritus professor at UNMC who recently died, is recognized as a pioneer of today's telemedicine and distance learning. 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