Characteristics:Caucasian female with brown hair and green eyes. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 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. We wont forget Christi. Mark believes that Christi ran away voluntarily, due to their marital difficulties and the "pressures of motherhood". He currently lives in Arkansas with his third wife. The man who shot Nichols, 39-year-old Robert Thompson, has been arrested. At 11:30am, Mark dropped the children off at Violets house and asked her to watch them while he looked for Christi. Heartbreaking! 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. Bet he has. Thats one of the first ones I heard, and that one really got to me, because I guess they were actually up there digging around.. He said he spent two hours driving around in the area, looking for her, but never saw her. he faked looking for her and faked acting like she just ran off because he killed her. 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 Jo Nichols went missing from Gothenburg, Dawson County, Nebraska on December 11, 1987. After she explained certain abuses that she had been subjected to and showed a bruise on her arm, they decided to call the authorities and report certain crimes that had taken place. Name:Christi Jo Nichols Case Classification:Endangered Missing Missing Since:December 10, 1987 Location Last Seen:Gothenburg, Dawson County, Nebraska Physical Description Date of Birth:September 6, 1965 Age:22 years old Race:White Gender:Female Height:5'9" Weight:120 lbs. Not the right Christi? Nicknames: No known nicknames Men like Mark do not view a significant other as a person or human being. Boo! It was not for the purpose of giving the family false hope or anything. I really cant believe that I didnt see her because I wouldve heard footsteps. The description for Christi at findagrave.com reads in part, Later, he [Mark] will tell investigators Christi Jo came home with him and the two argued until 2 a.m. and that he woke later to see her covered in blood. There are rumors in Gothenburg that say he is responsible for her disappearance. According to him, people even went to the dump and dug around, looking for her. A few days earlier, he took them to his parents' house and would not bring them back unless she agreed to follow a specific set of rules. Debbie feared for Christi's safety and told her that she needed to get help from someone. You should contact their local newspaper. Remarks: Last seen 12/11/87. He would have the known the area very well. At 2:00am, Mark went to bed. However, she always had a negative self-image and never felt that she did anything well until she had her children. He claimed that when they were at the bar, things seemed to being going well between them. But if for some reason she doesnt want to come home, you know, Christi, at least call somebody, you know, let us know where you are, whether youre all right.. look in the obvious places. After she went missing, a note from Christi, addressed to the other man, was found in the Nicholses' car. Ive seen her somewhere before, she went missing in 1987 I saw her back in 2002 and again in 2006 she was walking with a man he had a blue leather jacket brown pants and dark hair she seemed scared. His profile pic is Im guessing his grandsons. So I told her that she was still in bed sleeping cause I didnt think she felt real good.. It was also discovered that his family was close to the Gothenburg police chief, Bob Shackleton. If anyone has information about this case that they would like to share please email me at lscharf@nebraska.tv, kudos to all the investigators on this comment board that didnt make it through third grade grammar. Curious, if this POS engaged in any criminal behavior within the 25 yrs. The Disappearance of Nguyet Thu Wiki Phung, Case Update: Brittanee Drexels Remains Discovered After 13 Years, Suspect Charged, The Disappearances of Tina & Bethany Sinclair. A few hours later, he reports her missing to the Gothenburg Police Department. Maybe an area he spoke about with friends; land that he was able to get on that he shouldnt have been on etc. Mark and Christi were having marital problems in 1987, and Mark was allegedly physically abusing her and monitoring her phone calls. My latest articie is about Christis disappearance. We found 15 entries for Christi Nichols in the United States. Mark says he and Christi left the bar around midnight and stopped at an all-night convenience store. According to Diane Janssen, Mark arrived home between 12:30 and 1:00 in the morning. 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. He STILL has the same car from 1987? Two days before she disappeared, Christi met with a divorce attorney. The area surrounding Gothenburg was searched extensively. Mark claimed that it was menstrual blood, but an analysis determined that this was not true. 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. The case may be cold, but the search for answers is heating up December 10, 1987. Also he seemed like he was trying to control his breathing and keep his voice casual and calm to look innocent. He threatened shed never see the children again if she kept making appointments and made her promise to never go back. There is a National Forrest near that city. Christi Jo Nichols Theres been a couple rumors that I chopped her up and put her in garbage bags and buried her at the dump. He felt that she was having a good attitude about herself, and that there was a lot of laughing and carrying on between them. There were two cars. To much in the way it was handled could be a cause of why he was not looked in more dramatically. Later that day, Christi made another visit to the abuse counsellor. Why did Mark moved out the next day after Christi disappeared, boxed up her clothes and sold both of their cars. He claimed that he tossed her onto the waterbed and she landed wrong, twisting her thumb underneath her. I wouldve never thought that Christi would run away. Help us add more information to this case. (LogOut/ 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. Currently, the case is classified as a homicide and foul play is suspected. She was acting like a scared rabbit, if you will. Connie got temporary custody of Lindsey and Preston after her daughter went missing, but a judge placed them in foster care after four months. Get this Lincoln Journal Star page for free from Sunday, August 24, 2003 hanges to the coaching staff and the structure of the team have the Huskers hoping for a rebound in 2003. They want the victim to come crawling back and will do everything they can so as to ensure that the victim finds she cannot live life without the abuser. Christi Jo's odds were stacked against her before she was even born, as doctors discovered a problem while she was still in utero. Authorities believe she was seeing another man at the time of her disappearance. Donations are accepted but not expected; the site remains free-access to all. This whole area is shady so much random stuff happens to people here. Wellsburg, WV. Christi was very open with her family regarding Marks behaviour and had confided that she wanted to leave her husband, but wasnt sure how. When you look someone like this in the eye you can literally see them forming the answers before you can even finish thinking of the next question. 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. Christi was treated by Dr. Carol Severeid Shackleton, who had seen her several times before: I saw Christi on the Friday after Thanksgiving. Come on! He knew that she needed help. 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. Upon moving to Gothenburg, Christi met Mark Nichols, the man who would eventually become her husband. The Charley Project is NOT a registered non-profit organization and any donations will NOT be tax-deductible. Also, Marks parents were putting in a new concrete floor in their garage. She was planning to leave her husband at the time of her disappearance. Did This Husband Really Get Away Murder or Could This Case Still be Solved? A few days later, he packed up the familys belongings and sold both their cars. Connie does not believe that she ran away because she never would have left them. 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. Also available on YouTube with Dennis Farina.Various seasons available now on Hulu. When Mark found out, he was "furious" and told her that she would not get to see Lindsey and Preston again unless she stopped visiting the counselor and stopped talking about the abuse. Especially the all night convince store. Christi Jo Williams was on born September 6, 1965. 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. It appeared to them that whoever had previously had the items had wanted them to be found. If they feel they are losing control they will do something so as to bring that needed balance back into the picture. In the eyes of the abuser: Victims do not and Cannot seek escape from men like Mark! The list can be exhaustive, but you get the idea I hope. Think of shapes, leading back to the point of origin. The abuser always knows what his victim is up to, despite a victims efforts to conceal it. He was the last person to see Christi alive. most hurtful things to say to someone. At the time, Mark worked at a local gas station. She was doing her homework in front of the television and did not remember seeing Christi. However, that evening they hired a babysitter and went out to the local bar where Christi worked. While Christis case has since stalled, it remains open, with the Patrols cold case unit having worked on it on and off throughout the years. portville central school yearbooks; jennette mccurdy astroseek. Results: Unsolved. Court records found on Christi's Family, Friends, Neighbors, or Classmates . The disposal would have happened sometime after the sitter left or during that two hour window he supposedly drove around looking for her. There is a strong sense of community among its 3,000 residents. No other trace of Christi Nichols has ever been found. She had been taking steps to leave him with her children when on the night of December 10, 1987, the couple left their two children with a babysitter while they went out for the night. By all accounts, she was trapped in a marriage gone wrong. The way the inside of the house was designed, she would have had to walk over a very creaky albeit shag carpeted floor in order to get to the master bedroom. These are all words no mother ever wants to use in reference to her child. Mark believed that she was planning on running away, while Connie believed that she was planning to fight for the custody of Lindsey and Preston. Christi Jo Nichols, a 22-year-old mother of two and part-time bartender, vanished Dec. 11, 1987. I cant believe he wasnt charged. Last updated January 22, 2020; three pictures added. Terri Anne Ackerman. A lot has changed in the world since then, but for one family time came to a standstill on that date. 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. 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. Investigators interviewed the man and he has been ruled out as a suspect in Christi's case. No other trace of Christi has ever been found. She was also trapped in an abusive relationship at the hands of her husband Mark. They just wrote an update on the case. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Very strange. 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. Date Of Birth: September 6, 1965 Hair: Brown Christi Jo Nichols was born on September 6, 1965 in Overton, Dawson County, Nebraska to Connie Stanley and Ken Williams. Routes and schedules can be found here. Growing up, Christi was very shy and quiet. 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. And 32 years later, they are still looking for answers. He claimed that he did not want to worry her. A blood stain the size of a saucer was found in her and Mark's bedroom shortly after her disappearance. According to Diane Janssen the couples babysitter, Mark arrived home between 12:30 and 1:00 in the morning. 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. Mark recalled the day: I felt real uncomfortable the day before she left because I felt a lot of anger coming from her.. Family was very important to Christi and she had always dreamed of becoming a mother. I felt there was a good attitude and a lot of laughing and carrying on.. . Officer Terry Ahrens was put in charge of this case. She also did not pick up her last paycheck. 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. Terry noted that if Christi left Mark, he would not have been able to look through the closet and say what she had taken. Suspects: The police consider Mark the prime suspect in Christi's disappearance. Mark may have gotten away with murder but he will one day have stand before God, answer to Him for he did. Those who knew her well felt her life centered around her family. 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. But a court of law requires (and should) provide some concrete evidentiary proof rather than just supposition to charge, let alone, convict. This was not the first time Christi had seen Dr. Shackleton. Incredibly, he was able to list items of clothing, right down the line, and knew what she had taken. Height: 59 lscharf@nebraska.tv, Didnt mark lie about being a victim to a gas station robbery to? 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. Men like Mark tend to feel above the law. Diane Janssen was their babysitter: When I babysat the night that she disappeared, I was surprised that the both of them were going out, because I knew they werent getting along., When we were at the bar, things seemed to be going real well. Although her then-husband, Mark, says she simply left him,the police disagree and are investigating this case as a possible homicide. 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? 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. Sadly, due to his influence, Connie has not seen them since the early 1990s. Her suitcase, along with her purse was found at a rest stop near Maxwell in 1988. Watching the UM interview, he didnt seem cerebral enough to come up with something so seemingly well thought out. Violet died in 1999 at the age of seventy-eight and Claude died in 2013 at the age of eighty. Didnt see that in the UM interview. Unfortunately it was not enough blood that would indicate serious enough bodily injury so as to obtain a warrant for Marks arrest let alone have a trial and convict him of anything. Extra Notes: This case first aired on the November 16, 1988 episode. This was the last afternoon she spent with her family. Christi wasnt there. Christi was seeing another man around the time of her disappearance. She is described as a quiet, very shy woman and a dedicated mother. He was sweating bullets in the interview. 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. (it was never confirmed as to which he did), Rumors are that Mark had an abusive past prior to marrying Christi Jo. Although authorities suspect Christi Jo Nichols is dead, her body never has been found. At 12:30am, they headed for home. Gender: Female After having spent around 2 hours driving around searching for his wife Mark decided to go to the police and at approximately 1:37pm 12/11/1987 he reported his wife Christi Jo Nichols missing. Jorge Acosta. 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. He stated that the day before they went to the bar, things were uncomfortable because they had not been getting along very well. When a neighbor is in trouble, it becomes everybody's business. Christis family does not believe she would voluntarily leave on her own, given how much she loved her children, and Connie believes Mark beat her daughter to death before disposing of her body. 22nd Ave Pompano Beach, Fl. Both Christi Jo's suitcase and purse were found in March . In 2001, Lifetime acquired the series where it . Theres no way a husband or boyfriend would know what she took and had in her purse. Trusted Connections, Since 2002. He must have found out and then killed her. Report. Patricia Elayne Action. . Change). More recent DNA tests have proved that the blood found in Marks car was indeed Christis. Investigators no longer believe that Christi vanished voluntarily; they are now investigating this case as a probable homicide. 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