Christi Jo Nichols Christi, circa 1987 Missing Since 12/11/1987 Missing From Gothenburg, Nebraska Classification Endangered Missing Sex Female Race White Date of Birth 09/06/1965 (57) Age 22 years old Height and Weight 5'9, 120 pounds Clothing/Jewelry Description Blue jeans and hiking boots. I go back to her suitcase and purse. This man needs to be brought to justice. 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.. Until Christi returns, Mark Nichols will remain under a cloud of suspicion. The police investigation of this case has raised some disturbing questions about the events surrounding her disappearance. Thats odd Christi went to bed without even checking in with the babysitter, when Christi is the one who usually pays her with a check. Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Men like Markare clever, manipulative, misleading and always seem to be able to have a reason and answer for why or how something happened. 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. He said she had left of her own accord, abandoning him and their son and daughter. In fact, she had planned on coming back; when she left, she made an appointment to come back to his office the following week. Mark should be held accountable! In short, he already knew long before he killed her, that he was going to kill her should she try to leave the relationship. 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. 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. At first, Lindsey and Preston lived in foster care. The Nebraska State Patrol investigated the case and the family hired a private detective to no avail. Christi Jo was seen by a doctor who had seen her before and who stated that Christi Jo was not that forthcoming with information, and acted pretty scared. 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. 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. Mark claimed that it was menstrual blood, but an analysis determined that this was not true. And she walked by the living room where the babysitter, was back towards the kids bedroom and went into the main bathroom., It seemed strange because Mark paid me with cash when Christi usually paid me with a check. When her suitcase was found three months later, he was "somehow" able to list everything that ended up in it. The Disappearance and Death of Christi Jo Nichols December 11, 1987. I would expect the letter was a clumsy ruse by the killer. Christi Nichols, 49. DOB: 9/6/65 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. He felt that she ranked in the "top five" of being the most distressed, upset, and nervous of his clients. Christi Jo Nichols Disappearance Unsolved Mysteries. Unless they seen it? House dirty, he got in trouble at work or someone is upset with him and its her fault. 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. Its contents were neatly laying around. 3.1K subscribers Christi Jo Williams (Nichols) was last seen alive on Dec. 10, 1987, when she left her children at home with a babysitter for an evening out with her husband, Mark. But guttural instincts does not an arrest make. She also thought it was strange that he never asked her if Christi was there or if she had seen her. According to him, people even went to the dump and dug around, looking for her. And why would people think he was violent? These are all words no mother ever wants to use in reference to her child. As a result, her family, which already included two siblings, grew to include three stepbrothers. Our goal is to crowdsource the more than 200,000 unsolved cases of the murdered and missing. another glaring case of police incompetence. At the time, Mark worked at a local gas station. December 11, 1987 Christi is reported missing by Mark at 1:37pm. In March of 1988, three months after she vanished, Christis suitcase was discovered in a roadside rest area 30 miles west of Gothenburg. He threatened shed never see the children again if she kept making appointments and made her promise to never go back. He knew that she needed help. Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, was pulled over by police for alleged reckless driving. At 9:30am, he received a phone call from Connie, who lived 100 miles away. The location of the suitcase and purse are important in that while they are not exactly where the body would actually be, yet they might in fact, have been placed in asubconsciousway, more proportional tosomewhere in between where Christi Jo was murdered and the location of where Christi Jos body is. 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. You are now leaving Unsolved.com and heading to our shop at. Later that morning, he drops the kids off at Christi Jo's paternal grandmother, telling her Christi Jo has run off with another man. Remarks: Last seen 12/11/87. In March 1988, Christis suitcase and purse were located, with everything still with them, at a rest stop on I-80, near Maxwell, Nebraska. Christi Jo Nichols went missing from Gothenburg, Dawson County, Nebraska on December 11, 1987. However, according to another source, it merely stated that she was planning to leave town after Christmas. his car, his home. The area surrounding Gothenburg was searched extensively. Many say various things of where the body could be hidden. I know that for most of you guys reading this, it may difficult to imagine what those crimes could have been, for me its but a walk down memory lane, so it would not have been easy for Christi Jo to be forthcoming in telling too many people, if anyone the truth about the abuse. His behavior (both prior & after her disappearance) cry out guilt. More blood was found in the trunk of Mark's car. At 9:30 in the morning, Mark received a phone call from Christis mother, who lived 100 miles away. After she went missing, a note from Christi, addressed to the other man, was found in the Nicholses' car. But he had listed items of clothing right down the line that he knew she had taken.. Both Christi Jo's suitcase and purse were found in March . The list can be exhaustive, but you get the idea I hope. It was like the person that put them there wanted them to be found. UPDATE: Christi Jo disappearance, 32 years later. He had to of done this if he had a spine or if he really loved her he would come forward doesnt he realize hes going to burn in hell for what hes done the grim reapers coming for you Mark .. He was sweating bullets in the interview. Often times the victim is not even allowed to shop without her abuser. Victims in these types of situations are cut off, they feel alone and isolated. Officer Terry Ahrens of the Nebraska State Patrol: When we checked out Marks story about driving around looking for Christi, and we could find nobody in the city of Gothenburg that had seen him driving around.. All Rights Reserved. At 9:30 a.m., Christi's mother called and Mark lied, saying Christi was asleep in bed. Dressing too sexy, she is having an affair, not dressing sexy enough, you dont want him or are not showing him you that you want him, (these days you can include: upset over a social media post a victim posted,liked or shared). Debbie asked how it had happened. Between this, the blood found in the trunk of his car (which he claimed was her menstrual bloodin the TRUNK), and all the other myriad little oddities in his story, it becomes clear Mark at least had a hand in her death. Also available on YouTube with Dennis Farina.Various seasons available now on Hulu. Christi Jo Nichols isn't the only missing person in the state who authorities believe to be dead. Hair: Brown Even though he knew his wife was gone, Mark told her mother that Christi was still in bed asleep. That gave Mark ample time to plan the proper disposal of his wife. Growing up, Christi was very shy and quiet. He claims that some of the rumors have gotten "pretty vicious". Shes never been one for great eye contact or been very verbal. Violet died in 1999 at the age of seventy-eight and Claude died in 2013 at the age of eighty. He said they argued until 2:00 a.m., when he went to sleep. Jessica Ridgeway. He always knew that if he ever had to, this would be the area he would dispose of a body. Currently, the case is classified as a homicide and foul play is suspected. There are currently no cases that match the selected filters. 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". Officers seemed to feel they were left on purpose, that whoever left them wanted them found. And I wouldve heard her go into the bathroom because I was there between 5 and 10 minutes, so I wouldve been able to hear Christi somehow. Mark and Christi were having marital problems in 1987, and Mark was allegedly physically abusing her and monitoring her phone calls. On the. Location: Gothenburg, Nebraska Did she walk somewhere in the dead of winter with a suitcase! Her mother, Connie, remembered that she was a good student and was well-liked. He sold her clothes and both cars? .. I have friends that live in gothenburg that have told me that mark and his dad laid a slab of concrete in the back yard of marks Dads house the night she went missing. You simply cannot tell me why this case has not been further scrutinized with all the information given. Yasmin Rayon Acree. James Nichols, who passed away last December at age 82, reported his wife missing on Dec. 21, 1985, when she didn't arrive for a beauty parlor appointment, according to NBC New York. Often, we are compared to New York in our night life, the love of our sports teams and our shopping; but when it comes to theater, everyone says the happening place i December 10, 1987. Mark gave himself away the very moment that he told investigators what Christi Jo packed and took with her, he put the cherry on top when he told investigators what she had in her purse. Such a shame. This should read who didnt make it through third grade grammar. Mark came home after. Eyewitness(s), Weapon, DNA, or Victims body is unfortunately lacking. Ten days before she disappeared, Christi had gone to a local hospital after being injured in a fight with Mark. He did it. 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. Two days before she disappeared, Christi met with a divorce attorney. He later said he did this so her mother would not worry about her. Learn how your comment data is processed. When a neighbor is in trouble, it becomes everybody's business. 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. 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. Take this guy in. The attorney advised her not to return to the home she shared with Mark, but she refused. 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. I have seen this on tv a long time ago. Not the serial murderer, or the drug fueled rage killer. I know Christi hasnt been found yet, but everyone knows he killed her. 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. Best Buddies Turkey Ekibi; Videolar; Bize Ulan; christi jo nichols body found 27 ub. Very strange. He claimed that when Lindsey and Preston woke him up at around 7am the next morning, she was not in the bed. Theres a strong sense of community among its 3,500 inhabitants, and when a neighbor is in trouble, it becomes everybodys business. Chicago is a marvelous city. Watch this case now on Amazon Prime in season one with Robert Stack in season six with Dennis Farina. My gut absolutely tells me this punk murdered his wife. The missing person case of Christi Jo Nichols was profiled in the hit television show "Unsolved Mysteries" back in 1988. 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. Just after 12:00am on December 11, 1987, Mark and Christi left the bar and stopped at an all-night convenience store. Dead. Height: 59 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. What would have been of the most importance to him is that it would be unlikely that investigators would/could find her body. Report. The program was picked up in 1988 and aired a total of nine seasons during its run on the network. 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.. 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. Although authorities suspect Christi Jo Nichols is dead, her body never has been found. A young housewife mysteriously disappears from a small Nebraska town. View Address. . He left Gothenburg a few years later. Both the suitcase and the purse, with everything still inside, were found at an Interstate 80 rest stop near Maxwell, Nebraska in March 1988. December 31, 2018. What? So I told her that she was still in bed sleeping cause I didnt think she felt real good.. After this, he tossed her onto their waterbed in self-defence and she landed on her hand, injuring her thumb. Heartbreaking! 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. 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