On the evening of December 10, 1987, Christi and her husband . Uncovered is where the most passionate true crime enthusiasts can learn from and teach others. Date: December 11, 1987, Occupation: Bartender at Pete's Lounge 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. Officers agreed they had been left at the reststop purposely. Debbie feared for Christi's safety and told her that she needed to get help from someone. Sometimes just having a will doesnt always pave the way, time, effort and being relentless does however make all the difference. Mark claimed that the fight occurred when he tried to keep Christi from going out. 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. Mark and Christi were having marital problems in 1987, and Mark was allegedly physically abusing her and monitoring her phone calls. 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. Growing up, 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. Learn how your comment data is processed. Once they completed their shopping, he and Christi left the kids with babysitter Diane Janssen and went to Petes Place, the bar where Christi worked. When her suitcase was found three months later, he was "somehow" able to list everything that ended up in it. At 12:30am, they headed for home. Men like Mark tend to feel above the law. 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. From what I understand quite an extensive search was conducted in Gothenburg and the surrounding area and turned up nothing. 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. He claimed that she threatened to divorce him several times before her disappearance. Mark told investigators it was menstrual blood, but analysis proved this statement was untrue. Foul play is suspected in Christi's disappearance and it is classified as a homicide. 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. At first, Lindsey and Preston lived in foster care. Christi has been missing for 35 years today. Brown hair, green eyes. At 1:37pm, Mark filed a missing persons report with the Gothenburg Police Department. Since Christi vanished, no one, relatives or friends, have had any contact with her. 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. Jo Nichols was a 22-year-old mother when she disappeared 20 years ago today. They have all of the answers regardless of whether or not they have been asked the questions. Men like Mark do not view a significant other as a person or human being. Gothenburg womans disappearance a mystery. In 1990, Mark filed for divorce from Christi on grounds of desertion. The location is approximately 30 miles from Gothenburg. Christi's case remains unsolved. A store clerk later recalled that she seemed "nervous". He claimed that she was walking ahead of him and went right to the bathroom when they came inside. 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. 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. The overall consensus from the town to the investigators who looked at this case is that Christi Jo is in fact dead. Brown hair, green eyes. 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. He left Gothenburg a few years later. 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. However, she refused to listen and continued to see the counsellor. Diane had babysat for the couple numerous times and was surprised to see them going out, given she knew they werent getting along. Currently, the case is classified as a homicide and foul play is suspected. She said that she and Mark had gotten into an argument and that he had thrown her around. View Source Suggest Edits Memorial Photos Flowers Created by: Fan of the Site Added: 27 Aug 2003 A few weeks later, he boxed up all of her clothes and sold both of their cars. Abusers like Mark simply will not stand for or allow for, property to walk out the door. 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. 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. Violet hopes and prays that she is still alive, but if she is deceased, she would like to know where she is so that she can be given a proper burial. She also did not pick up her last paycheck. Nobody in town reported having seen him do this, however. Jessica Ridgeway. Kniss has devoted her life to keeping the search for the killer alive. Maybe an area he spoke about with friends; land that he was able to get on that he shouldnt have been on etc. As far as the world knows, the last time anyone saw Christi Jo was either at the bar or the store Mark says they stopped at on the way home. It was also discovered that his family was close to the Gothenburg police chief, Bob Shackleton. By all accounts, she was trapped in a marriage gone wrong. 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. As a result, her family, which already included two siblings, grew to include three stepbrothers. More often than not the words mentally-ill, bipolar or manipulate are tossed at a victims feet in an attempt to make the victim feel as if sheis the problem, that she hassome sort of mental disorder and isincapable of being alone, taking care herself or of the children, she cant be trusted etc. Change). They were later returned to Mark, and Connie said she hardly got to see them, due to his influence. Nichols was first reported missing by her family on August 6. The State Patrol lists Nichols case as one of about 250 unsolved homicides. If they feel they are losing control they will do something so as to bring that needed balance back into the picture. Which is actually pretty dead on. He left her backpack in a residential area where it would be found because he wanted it found. She has a scar above her left eye and a scar on her abdomen. 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. After that, they were sent to live with him. Find out with these charts and graphs, updated weekly. On December 12, 1987, Mark moved out of the couples home. Interestingly, it was discovered that she did not take her cosmetics, most of her clothing, her Social Security card, or her wedding rings. He knew that she needed help. He claimed that he said that because he did not know who was calling. 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. Two overpasses were built in and around Gothenburg, and gravel fill was used at both locations. Diane was surprised that they were going out because she knew that they were not getting along. Authorities stated there was not enough blood to indicate Christi was dead. Nicknames: No known nicknames He claimed that he did not want to worry her. Dianne told investigators she never actually saw Christi Jo come in and that Mark had paid her in cash which was pretty unusual because Christi Jo always paid her and she paid her by check. However, not enough blood was found to indicate that she was deceased. She was married and had two children. Mark is the only suspect in her case. She made a follow-up appointment but never made it. Authorities stated there was not enough blood to indicate Christi was dead. That is why the suitcase and purse were left and why he wanted them to be found. Violet died in 1999 at the age of seventy-eight and Claude died in 2013 at the age of eighty. 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. Images also acquired from CharleyProject.org, directly from the clients of Unfound Podcast or created by Unfound. Christi wrote she would be leaving after Christmas, but promised to contact the man within a few months. The patrols cold case unit includes her in a deck of playing cards featuring photographs of homicide victims. Dr. Carol Severeid Shackleton said that Christi had come to the emergency room, complaining of a sore thumb. 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. Christis disappearance received very little media attention, as police suspected she was a runaway wife, as opposed to a victim of foul play. On the evening of December 10, 1987, Christi and her husband Mark went out for a night on the town. Although authorities suspect Christi Jo Nichols is dead, her body never has been found. Townspeople speculated that her body was buried in the local railroad overpass or entombed in some other construction project or rural area. She is described as a quiet, very shy woman and a dedicated mother. Although authorities suspect Christi Jo Nichols is dead, her body never has been found. 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? Diane had been doing her homework in front of the television at the time. A man who is controlling, abusive and who knows every move his wife makes is a whole different breed of killer. The next morning, Mark woke up. 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. 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. | Arctic Arkansas. She was 22 years old, and is believed to have been wearing a pair of blue jeans and hiking boots. Investigators no longer believe that Christi vanished voluntarily; they are now investigating this case as a probable homicide. A search of the house revealed that Christi had left behind the majority of her belongings, including diamond jewellery and her drivers license. After this, he tossed her onto their waterbed in self-defence and she landed on her hand, injuring her thumb. 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. He now lives in Arkansas with his third wife. Injured. Often times the victim is not even allowed to shop without her abuser. He is presumed. Kniss said the family would like answers. Examining the world of solved and unsolved cases. Debbie had visited her while she was working at a bar. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. (LogOut/ She told him she wanted a divorce and custody of her children. Carol also felt that she was not telling her everything about the cause of the injury. 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. Despite the evidence against him, he has never been charged in her disappearance, presumably due to the lack of a body. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. However, she was worried about supporting herself, as she didnt have any money of her own. The abuser always has an inventory of what the victim has and doesnt have, he always knows what the victim plans, doesnt plan, where she is or will be. Mark Nichols, then 26, and his family contended she ran away from a deteriorating marriage. Mark was seemingly aware of this and had suggested to authorities that shed run off with him. (LogOut/ Please log in using one of these methods to post your comment: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. 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. I wish they would push forward with this Mark Nichols needs to be put behind bars. Christi was seeing another man around the time of her disappearance. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. In fact Dianne stated that she is sure she would have seen or heard Christi Jo but never did. He has denied any wrongdoing. In short, he already knew long before he killed her, that he was going to kill her should she try to leave the relationship. Curiously, he was able to tell them exactly what shed taken with her, which struck them as odd. He giggled as he stated something along the lines They actually went up and searched the area. *I personally never viewed the episode myself.*. Authorities stated it looked as if whoever placed them there had wanted them to be found. I was able to speak to townspeople as well as her family for more details. At the time of her disappearance, she stood at 59 and weighed approximately 120 pounds. A lot has changed in the world since then, but for one family time came to a standstill on that date. Victims in these types of situations are cut off, they feel alone and isolated. My latest article is about Christi's disappearance. Mark claimed that it was menstrual blood, but an analysis determined that this was not true. He always knew that if he ever had to, this would be the area he would dispose of a body. Her husband reported her missing the next day, and she has never been seen since. They had been married four years. In 1987, the pairs marital problems began to escalate, as Mark was allegedly physically abusive toward Christi. So she decided to drop out. Mark believes that Christi ran away voluntarily, due to their marital difficulties and the "pressures of motherhood". He was the last person to see Christi alive. Officer Terry Ahrens was put in charge of this case. House dirty, he got in trouble at work or someone is upset with him and its her fault. However, they didnt produce anything. She would later become a private investigator herself in order to follow up on leads related to the case. A blood stain the size of a saucer was found in her and Mark's bedroom shortly after her disappearance. She was planning to leave her husband at the time of her disappearance. She went out of her way to find an attorney in a completely different town to keep her husband from knowing about her wanting a divorce. Body Found At Springdale Hospital Confirmed To Be Missing Woman, Body found in search for missing 26-year-old Sebastian County man, Crawford County faces three civil rights cases, Winter warnings vs watches, what's the difference? The list can be exhaustive, but you get the idea I hope. Avoiding and outsmarting are two completely different things. He claims that some of the rumors have gotten "pretty vicious". Mark was able to tell investigators exactly what items Christi Jo supposedly packed and what contents she happened to have in her purse at the time of her disappearance. An investigation revealed traces of Christi's blood in the couple's house and in the husband's car. At 9:30 a.m., Christi's mother called and Mark lied, saying Christi was asleep in bed. Real Name: Christi Jo Nichols Christi and her husband of three years, Mark Nichols, left their two children with a babysitter and went to a bar in Gothenburg, Nebraska on the evening of December 10, 1987. Make sure you understand that, he knew her every move prior. Her disappearance turned into a controversy that continues to this day. Her body and car were discovered in the parking lot of Northwest Medical Center in Springdale on September 13. What happened to her? 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. 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 took a polygraph about her disappearance in 1987, but the results were inconclusive. Mark says that he and Christi Jo left the bar around midnight and stopped at an all-night convenience store. Although authorities suspect Christi Jo Nichols is dead, her body never has been found. Christi has never been heard from again. It is an area that he would have been seen around or known to visit prior to the crime but not much after. After this, he claims to have spent approximately two hours driving around Gothenburg looking for his wife. The last time he claimed to have seen her was at 2am, when he went to sleep beside her. Are prices headed up or down? Updated: 8:46 PM CDT April 27, 2022 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas A man's body was found in Flour Bluff on Monday, prompting an investigation by the Corpus Christi Police Department. However, he has never been charged. When Christi went to his parents house, as they were babysitting the children, they refused to hand them back to their mother. This is reportedly one of three times the chief had harassed Christi that day. They are concerned about the details surrounding her disappearance, the fact that she has not contacted Lindsey, Preston, or other relatives, the fact that she did not take a vehicle, and the fact that she has been missing for such a long period of time. 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. Both the suitcase and the purse, with everything still inside, were found at an Interstate 80 rest stop near Maxwell, Nebraska in March 1988. According to him, people even went to the dump and dug around, looking for her. Mark Nichols remarried years ago and won a custody battle with Christi Jos family for daughter Lindsey and son Preston. When the victim refuses to go back or stay is whenthings can go south. Dig deeper into the stories you've heard before, and encounter many others you haven't, in ways that actually help. Not the co-dependent type, who ended up in an abusive relationship where they abuse each other. Losing is not an option to men like Mark. All he said was that she was missing. He went on to tell investigators that things at the bar seemed good. He would not allow for them to walk out the door with the children who are also his property. She was married and had two children. They laughed and had an enjoyable time. 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. Help us add more information to this case. My heart goes out to people all over the country when I hear about somebody missing. She was frightened that Mark would find out; for this reason, she went to an out-of-town lawyer named Claude Berreckman. The not knowing is very frustrating. He claimed that he tossed her onto the waterbed and she landed wrong, twisting her thumb underneath her. Extensive ground searches were conducted, but nothing was found. 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. The Nebraska State Patrol investigated the case and the family hired a private detective to no avail. He claimed that when Lindsey and Preston woke him up at around 7am the next morning, she was not in the bed. He is the type thatsleeps with one eye open if you catch my drift. Mark told investigators it was her menstrual blood, but analysis proved this statement was untrue. Christi has been missing for 34 years today. Weight: 120 lbs EARLY LIFE: Christi Jo Nichols was born on September 6, 1965 in Overton, Dawson County, Nebraska to Connie Stanley and Ken Williams. The police cleared the man. These details suggest to them that foul play may be involved in this case. Christi has been missing for 33 years today. Please subscribe to keep reading. For all intents, Christi Jo was in fact dead prior to Mark arriving home between 12:30 and 1:00am. She was doing her homework in front of the television and did not remember seeing Christi. Scared. More blood was found in the trunk of Mark's car. The babysitter later stated she did not believe Christi came home with her husband, but Mark said Christi was there and the babysitter simply never saw her. 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. . He felt that she ranked in the "top five" of being the most distressed, upset, and nervous of his clients. On December 9, two days before Christi vanished, she went to an attorney to begin divorce proceedings. The children woke Mark up at around 7:00am. SPRINGDALE, Ark. SPRINGDALE (KFSM) - A body found that was found inside a car at Northwest Medical Center has been identified as missing woman Christy Nichols, according . 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. Despite thorough searches of the area in and around Gothenburg, no trace of Christi was found. Austin Sigg who has since been convicted of murdering and dismembering her did the very same thing. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). 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. According to Mark, the pair had a good time that night. a bag and vanished into the night, into the winter night. He said they argued until 2:00 a.m., when he went to sleep. 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. While she was young, her parents divorced, with Connie later marrying a man named Greg Stanley. In April 1990, Mark divorced Christi. Christi Jo Nichols was born on September 6, 1965 in Overton, Dawson County, Nebraska to Connie Stanley and Ken Williams. But Joanne Kniss of Omaha hasnt given up hope of learning what happened to her niece in Gothenburg, 25 years agotoday (Tuesday). 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. Christi Jo Nichols went missing from Gothenburg, Dawson County, Nebraska on December 11, 1987. It may not display this or other websites correctly. 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. Nichols, a mother of two small children, was last seen alive on December 10, 1987, at her home in 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. Characteristics:Caucasian female with brown hair and green eyes. 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