Toward the end of 1987, Mark took a polygraph test, but the results are said to have been inconclusive. A store clerk later recalled that she seemed "nervous". Please log in using one of these methods to post your comment: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. To this day no trace of her has been found and no one has ever been charged in her disappearance. Often times the victim is not even allowed to shop without her abuser. Kniss said her nieces husband lives and works in Hastings. Mark took a polygraph about her disappearance in 1987, but the results were inconclusive. As a result, her family, which already included two siblings, grew to include three stepbrothers. Christi has been missing for 34 years today. It may not display this or other websites correctly. He claimed that when they were at the bar, things seemed to being going well between them. A note was found in her car, where shed written that she would be leaving after Christmas, but had promised to contact the unnamed man within a few months. 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. Images also acquired from CharleyProject.org, directly from the clients of Unfound Podcast or created by Unfound. The list can be exhaustive, but you get the idea I hope. She is described as a quiet, very shy woman and a dedicated mother. He could not imagine a motive she would have to conjure up a story about being abused by Mark if it did not actually happen. Avoiding and outsmarting are two completely different things. Although authorities suspect Christi Jo Nichols is dead, her body never has been found. He now lives in Arkansas with his third wife. Brown hair, green eyes. She also never picked up her last paycheque from the bar. Nicknames: No known nicknames Investigators no longer believe that Christi vanished voluntarily; they are now investigating this case as a probable homicide. Last updated January 22, 2020; three pictures added. He noted that as the investigation proceeded, it started to look more and more like a foul play situation. In April 1986, their son, Preston, was born. According to Mark, he sensed a lot of anger coming from his wife. Both the suitcase and the purse, with everything still inside, were found at an Interstate 80 rest stop near Maxwell, Nebraska in March 1988. Theres also his history of abuse, which is said to have been present before his marriage to Christi. It was also discovered that his family was close to the Gothenburg police chief, Bob Shackleton. I wish they would push forward with this Mark Nichols needs to be put behind bars. According to Mark, the pair had a good time that night. 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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. Two days before she disappeared, Christi met with a divorce attorney. He claimed that he did not want to worry her. Then, they were with both sets of grandparents. Her mother, Connie, remembered that she was a good student and was well-liked. In fact, she had planned on coming back; when she left, she made an appointment to come back to his office the following week. No one can prove ityet. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 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. At first, police handled the disappearance as a missing persons case, but as time progressed it evolved into suspicion of murder. Donations are accepted but not expected; the site remains free-access to all. On the evening of December 10, 1987, Christi and her husband . Terry noted that if Christi left Mark, he would not have been able to look through the closet and say what she had taken. In 1990, Mark filed for divorce from Christi on grounds of desertion. He stated that the day before they went to the bar, things were uncomfortable because they had not been getting along very well. Her disappearance turned into a controversy that continues to this day. She made a follow-up appointment but never made it. She said that she was having problems with him and that he had beaten her. Nobody in town reported having seen him do this, however. The Disappearance of Nguyet Thu Wiki Phung, Case Update: Brittanee Drexels Remains Discovered After 13 Years, SuspectCharged, The Disappearances of Tina & BethanySinclair. At the time, Mark worked at a local gas station. Afterward, McGinn was connected to the 1992 rape-murder of 19-year-old Christi Jo Eggers. A lot has changed in the world since then, but for one family time came to a standstill on that date. They were later returned to Mark, and Connie said she hardly got to see them, due to his influence. When they came home, their babysitter left. Currently, Mark is the only suspect in the case. Christi Jo Nichols, a 22-year-old mother of two and part-time bartender, vanished Dec. 11, 1987. Her ears are pierced. Date: December 11, 1987, Occupation: Bartender at Pete's Lounge 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. That evening, Christi and Mark hired a babysitter, Diane Janssen, and went to the local bar where Christi worked. At 2:00am, Mark went to bed. Despite thorough searches of the area in and around Gothenburg, no trace of Christi was found. Violet died in 1999 at the age of seventy-eight and Claude died in 2013 at the age of eighty. 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. 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. When he spoke with police, Mark told them that Christi had only taken a purse and suitcase with her. Christi left behind all her other belongings, including her diamond jewelry and . It is uncharacteristic of her to abandon her children. At the time of Christis disappearance, Connie was living 100 miles away in Lodgepole, Nebraska. 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. By all accounts, she was trapped in a marriage gone wrong. 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. 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. | Arctic Arkansas, How bad will winter be this year? It reminds me of a case a few years back from Colorado. Suspects: The police consider Mark the prime suspect in Christi's disappearance. Debbie feared for Christi's safety and told her that she needed to get help from someone. Mentally and psychologically, they make the victim feel as if something mentally is wrong with her. 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. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. She couldn't trust anyone for help. 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. Berreckman noted that she seemed stressed and appeared to have been recently beaten, so the pair planned to contact the authorities and press charges against Mark for abuse. You have permission to edit this article. 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. Christi Jo Nichols was born on September 6, 1965 in Overton, Dawson County, Nebraska to Connie Stanley and Ken Williams. The cause and manner of Nichols death is still under investigation, according to police. The police investigation of this case has raised some disturbing questions about the events surrounding her disappearance. He either drove around with her body, including back to his home with her that night or stashed her in a temporary location until he could figure out where to actually put her and when. 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. Christi Jo Nichols, a 22 year old mother of 2, disappeared on December 11, 1987 from the small town of Gothenberg, in Dawson County Nebraska. The area surrounding Gothenburg has been searched extensively. . Mark told Christi Jos mother that Christi Jo was asleep when she called by the way. (LogOut/ However, he is not considered a suspect. Mark says that he and Christi Jo left the bar around midnight and stopped at an all-night convenience store. Upon moving to Gothenburg, Christi met Mark Nichols, the man who would eventually become her husband. According to Mark, Christi went to bed immediately after Diane left. Before she left Berreckmans office, she made a follow-up appointment, at which time they had planned to move forward with the divorce proceedings. However, she refused to listen and continued to see the counsellor. Nobody can say for certain that this is what motivated her disappearance. He claims that some of the rumors have gotten "pretty vicious". 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. After she went missing, a note from Christi, addressed to the other man, was found in the Nicholses' car. The case has been included in a deck of playing cards that featured photographs of unsolved homicide victims, which were distributed to prisons and jails throughout Nebraska. The attorney stated Christi was extremely stressed and appeared to have been beaten. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. {{start_at_rate}} {{format_dollars}} {{start_price}} {{format_cents}} {{term}}, {{promotional_format_dollars}}{{promotional_price}}{{promotional_format_cents}} {{term}}, by David Hendee He never asked Christi Jos grandmother if she had heard from Christi Jo, let alone if she maybe stopped in to see her grandmother or if she was at her grandmothers at the time he dropped off the children. 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. 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. There are currently no cases that match the selected filters. Trace amounts of Christis blood were found on the floor in the bedroom and in the trunk of Marks 1977 Mercury Cougar, but there wasnt enough to indicate that she was deceased. 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Investigators noted that, without locating her or her body, it would be difficult to file charges against anybody in this case. An investigation revealed traces of Christi's blood in the couple's house and in the husband's car. Nichols, a mother of two small children, was last seen alive on December 10, 1987, at her home in Gothenburg. (it was never confirmed as to which he did), Rumors are that Mark had an abusive past prior to marrying Christi Jo. She was very proud of them and loved them. Christi has been missing for 33 years today. The children woke Mark up at around 7:00am. Due to the couples deteriorating marriage, she wanted to divorce Mark and gain full custody of the children. 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. Kniss now works part time at a warehouse but maintains documents on the case to help researchers and investigators. Those with information regarding the case are asked to contact the North Platte Office of the Nebraska State Patrol at 308-535-8047. According to. Weight: 120 lbs Mark claimed that the fight occurred when he tried to keep Christi from going out. In addition, Brown County officials suspected McGinn in the rape-murder of 12-year-old Sherri Newman. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. As a result, her family, which already included two siblings, grew to include three stepbrothers. Diane had been doing her homework in front of the television at the time. While he didnt directly tell her of the disappearance, he did appear shaken and had asked if Christis grandmother had seen her. :bump: for Christi Jo, now missing 26 years. He left her backpack in a residential area where it would be found because he wanted it found. 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