While she was young, her parents divorced, with Connie later marrying a man named Greg Stanley. The children woke Mark up at around 7:00am. Suspects: The police consider Mark the prime suspect in Christi's disappearance. She went to see an abuse counselor, and Mark was angry when he found out and made her promise not to go again, but she went again anyway. However, not enough blood was found to indicate that she was deceased. 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. SPRINGDALE (KFSM) - A body found that was found inside a car at Northwest Medical Center has been identified as missing woman Christy Nichols, according . 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. Please subscribe to keep reading. That gave Mark ample time to plan the proper disposal of his wife. No one can prove ityet. 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. Marital Status: Married 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. At 11:30am, Mark dropped the children off at Violets house and asked her to watch them while he looked for Christi. 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. 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. Kniss has devoted her life to keeping the search for the killer alive. Its been extremely hard, Kniss said Monday. And 32 years later, they are still looking for answers. She told him she wanted a divorce and custody of her children. Debbie asked how it had happened. She later attended a semester at college, but found it wasnt for her. Examining the world of solved and unsolved cases. You do not argue, question or do something he does not approve of. At 1:37pm, Mark filed a missing persons report with the Gothenburg police department. You must log in or register to reply here. (LogOut/ Height: 5'9" He said she had left of her own accord, abandoning him and their son and daughter. Click here to join us. House dirty, he got in trouble at work or someone is upset with him and its her fault. For all intents, Christi Jo was in fact dead prior to Mark arriving home between 12:30 and 1:00am. She has brown hair and green eyes, and has a scar above her left eye and on her abdomen. He later said he did this so her mother would not worry about her. She made another appointment to see him, but disappeared before she could keep it. An investigation revealed traces of Christi's blood in the couple's house and in the husbands car. Mark says that he and Christi Jo left the bar around midnight and stopped at an all-night convenience store. . At 9:30 a.m., Christi's mother called and Mark lied, saying Christi was asleep in bed. his car, his home. The overall consensus from the town to the investigators who looked at this case is that Christi Jo is in fact dead. Interestingly, a letter was found in one of their cars, allegedly addressed to her boyfriend; according to one source, it stated that she had considered leaving her family. According to him, people even went to the dump and dug around, looking for her. Now . Although authorities suspect Christi Jo Nichols is dead, her body never has been found. They had been married four years. Toward the end of 1987, Mark took a polygraph test, but the results are said to have been inconclusive. 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. Her parents divorced when she was young and her mom ended up remarrying. No other trace of Christi has ever been found. She said that she and Mark had gotten into an argument and that he had thrown her around. Brown hair, green eyes. 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. He would have the known the area very well. Video of Christi Jo Nichols for fans of Unsolved Mysteries. 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. 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. Think of shapes, leading back to the point of origin. She also did not pick up her last paycheck. 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. However, there are no witnesses to corroborate this. After she went missing, a note from Christi, addressed to the other man, was found in the Nicholses' car. 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. There is blood in their home, and in his car. Police found it surprising that earlier, Mark had precisely detailed all of the suitcase's contents. In April 1986, their son, Preston, was born. Check out the peaks and valleys in volatile local gas prices, and track motor vehicle sales, financing and production. Christi Jo Nichols was a 22 year old from Gothenburg, NE. (LogOut/ She also never picked up her last paycheque from the bar. Authorities stated it looked as if whoever placed them there had wanted them to be found. Make sure you understand that, he knew her every move prior. Growing up, Christi was very shy and quiet. The Nebraska State Patrol investigated. 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. Although authorities suspect Christi Jo Nichols is dead, her body never has been found. Would you like to contribute as an editor or a writer on our site? Authorities stated there was not enough blood to indicate Christi was dead. Christi Jo disappearance, 32 years later. I was able to speak to townspeople as well as her family for more details. 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. 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. 10 days before her disappearance, Christi went to the emergency room for injuries allegedly caused by Mark. There are multiple witnesses who confirmed that he was abusing her in the weeks prior to her disappearance. They minimize what is actually happening to them in the home, they are programmed on how to respond when something might be seen such as a bruise or when friends or family question the growing distance the victim has from them. This was the last afternoon she would spend with her family. If alive, she would be 54 years old. A mother disappears during an evening out with her husband. During her late teens, Christi moved to Gothenburg, Nebraska to leave with her paternal grandmother, Violet Williams, as she no longer wanted to follow the rules set set in place by her mother and stepfather. Connie got temporary custody of Lindsey and Preston after her daughter went missing, but a judge placed them in foster care after four months. Interestingly, it was discovered that she did not take her cosmetics, most of her clothing, her Social Security card, or her wedding rings. Kniss now works part time at a warehouse but maintains documents on the case to help researchers and investigators. . Christi was in an abusive relationship and had been treated in an emergency room for injuries weeks before she disappeared. It is uncharacteristic of her to abandon her children. The case captured national attention and was featured on the Unsolved Mysteries TV program. 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. Christi and Mark left the bar around midnight and drove to an all-night convenience store. He was convinced that the abuse did happen. Details: The town of Gothenburg is located in the heart of Nebraska's farm belt. Brown hair, green eyes. She was doing her homework in front of the television and did not remember seeing Christi. At 1:37pm, Mark filed a missing persons report with the Gothenburg Police Department. AGB Search will be paid an estimated $115,000, according to the contract. He went on to tell investigators that things at the bar seemed good. Townspeople also speculated that she was buried in the local railroad overpass or entombed in one of the various construction projects that were occurring at the time. Dig deeper into the stories you've heard before, and encounter many others you haven't, in ways that actually help. 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. Christi also told her cousin, Debbie Frederickson, that she had been abused by Mark. Killers like this typically, unless they are on a planned trip with the spouse, dont travel great distances to kill, they kill in one area, generally close to or at home and travel away from home but not to far, to dispose of the body. 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. Investigators noted that, without locating her or her body, it would be difficult to file charges against anybody in this case. He claims that some of the rumors have gotten "pretty vicious". She also keeps track of family members. The family hired a private detective. Christi Jo Nichols was a loving 22 year old mother to her 2 young children. 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. 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. Let us know all the details about yourself and send us a message. 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. Updated 6 times since October 12, 2004. Injured. 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. Living with this type of individual is risky for any partner because the abusermust be in control of everything. Sometimes just having a will doesnt always pave the way, time, effort and being relentless does however make all the difference. 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. 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. Her ears are pierced. These are all words no mother ever wants to use in reference to her child. 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. More blood was found in the trunk of Mark's car. (LogOut/ Our goal is to crowdsource the more than 200,000 unsolved cases of the murdered and missing. 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. She is described as a quiet, very shy woman and a dedicated mother. By all accounts, she was trapped in a marriage gone wrong. Her body and car were discovered in the parking lot of Northwest Medical Center in Springdale on September 13. 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. Uncovered is where the most passionate true crime enthusiasts can learn from and teach others. 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. She also thought it was strange that he never asked her if Christi was there or if she had seen her. It is not known what Christi's state of mind was when she left Claude's office. He hoped to spot her leaving a store or friend's house. Investigators said over the years they became convinced she was slain. According to Diane Janssen the couples babysitter, Mark arrived home between 12:30 and 1:00 in the morning. Extra Notes: This case first aired on the November 16, 1988 episode. She married Mark Nichols when she was nineteen. Usually, it was Christi who paid the sitter, and she did it with a check. At first, police handled the disappearance as a missing persons case, but as time progressed it evolved into suspicion of murder. Scared. Christi was very open with her family regarding Marks behaviour and had confided that she wanted to leave her husband, but wasnt sure how. Christi Jos parents, who were divorced when she disappeared, live in Nebraska. Update: Christi Nichols disappearance, 32 years later, Someone knows something: remembering Christi, still searching for answers, SitcomsOnline Discussion of Christi Nichols. Diane did not remember seeing it in there before Christi went missing. In short, he already knew long before he killed her, that he was going to kill her should she try to leave the relationship. Dr. Carol Severeid Shackleton said that Christi had come to the emergency room, complaining of a sore thumb. 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. 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. 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. Reba Benschoter, an emeritus professor at UNMC who recently died, is recognized as a pioneer of today's telemedicine and distance learning. In April 1990, Mark divorced Christi. As the police investigated, they began to uncover evidence that the Nichols' marriage was in trouble. Men like Mark do not view a significant other as a person or human being. 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. However, that didnt stop rumours spreading, which stated that the pair were having trouble. {{start_at_rate}} {{format_dollars}} {{start_price}} {{format_cents}} {{term}}, {{promotional_format_dollars}}{{promotional_price}}{{promotional_format_cents}} {{term}}, by David Hendee
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