If it were me, Id search from the rest-stop Christi Jos belongings were discovered at and work it from that point outwards and back towards Gothenburg. 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. He claimed that he said that because he did not know who was calling. Nicknames: No known nicknames 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. They have all of the answers regardless of whether or not they have been asked the questions. I really cant believe that he killed her because he just doesnt seem that bright at least not bright enough to get away with it. 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). However, there are no witnesses to corroborate this. He threatened shed never see the children again if she kept making appointments and made her promise to never go back. Mark denies any involvement in Christis disappearance: People in small towns, they talk a lot. Abusers like Mark simply will not stand for or allow for, property to walk out the door. Theres also his history of abuse, which is said to have been present before his marriage to Christi. He claims that some of the rumors have gotten "pretty vicious". S.S.S. Take this guy in. 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. Jessica Ridgeway. Lindsey now lives in Georgia, while Preston works in Lexington. There are multiple witnesses who confirmed that he was abusing her in the weeks prior to her disappearance. She was married and had two children. On January 3, 2020, the case saw renewed interest after the Nebraska State Patrol released a press release. 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. He knew that the amount of blood found in the car and home were not enough to indicate someone had sustained a serious bodily injury, so the ability to hide her body so well that no one could find it is of high importance to him and killers like him. An investigation revealed traces of Christi's blood in the couple's house and in the husbands car. In the mid-2000s, the case was one that the Nebraska State Patrol worked on with the help of a $250,000 grant. However, they didnt produce anything. At 1:37pm, Mark filed a missing persons report with the Gothenburg police department. Officers seemed to feel they were left on purpose, that whoever left them wanted them found. 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. According to Mark, he did this, so as to not worry Connie. Heres the link if you want to check it out. 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. Surprised he even agreed to talk about it. Let us know all the details about yourself and send us a message. There were two cars. Just after 12:00am on December 11, 1987, Mark and Christi left the bar and stopped at an all-night convenience store. She told him she wanted a divorce and custody of her children. To much in the way it was handled could be a cause of why he was not looked in more dramatically. Didnt see that in the UM interview. She said she and Mark had gotten into an argument and he had thrown her around. Christi Jo Williams was born on September 6th, 1965. He searched the house and noticed that she had taken a suitcase of belongings with her. In March of 1988, three months after she vanished, Christis suitcase was discovered in a roadside rest area 30 miles west of Gothenburg. A blood stain the size of a saucer was found in her and Mark's bedroom shortly after her disappearance. As the police investigated, they began to uncover evidence that the Nichols' marriage was in trouble. It is believed that Mark found about her meetings with Claude and the counselor because Claude contacted Shackleton about the abuse and the counselor met with Christi in Shackleton's office. If she is in fact alive, its been 28 years and sending a letter to your family in secret wont hurt as long as you tell them to keep quiet and even calling them would help. December 31, 2018. He killed her everyone knows it. Its currently being investigated as a probable homicide. At 11:30am, Mark dropped the children off at Violets house and asked her to watch them while he looked for Christi. I was the clerk that checked them out at the store and the State patrol interviewed me. At 11:30 A.M., Mark took his children over to Christis grandmothers house and asked if she could take care of them so he could search for his wife. Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, was pulled over by police for alleged reckless driving. On December 10, 1987, the couple went Christmas shopping with Lindsey and Preston, a trip which also involved a visit with Santa Claus and dinner at Pizza Hut. However, Mark would claim his wife had been five or six yards ahead of him and had gone straight upstairs to see the children, before heading to the main bathroom, which is why Diane hadnt see her. More blood was found in the trunk of Mark's car. Men like Mark tend to feel that they can outsmart the law, again, that they are above the law in some way. My gut absolutely tells me this punk murdered his wife. On Dec. 10, 1987, Christi (Williams) Nichols went missing in Gothenburg and has never been found. Chicago is a marvelous city. Diane thought it was strange that he paid her with cash, because Christi normally paid her with a check. most hurtful things to say to someone. A lot has changed in the world since then, but for one family time came to a standstill on that date. At first, police handled the disappearance as a missing persons case, but as time progressed it evolved into suspicion of murder. She was doing her homework in front of the television and did not remember seeing Christi. He felt that she ranked in the "top five" of being the most distressed, upset, and nervous of his clients. Officer Terry Ahrens was put in charge of this case. . 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. When she was later spoken to by investigators, she would say she never saw, nor heard Christi enter the house. In 1983, she graduated from Overton High School. In March 1988, Christis suitcase and purse were located, with everything still with them, at a rest stop on I-80, near Maxwell, Nebraska. . 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. 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. How is this guy not arrested yet? 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. This is outrageous and unacceptable. Not the co-dependent type, who ended up in an abusive relationship where they abuse each other. Christi Jo Willilams (Nichols) with her two children shortly before she disappeared in 1987. Please let me know by email. Learn how your comment data is processed. Often times the victim is not even allowed to shop without her abuser. 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.. I probably would be able to tell you, maybe, what suitcase she had taken. Along the way back he placed her suit case out so someone could find it, hoping someone thinking she was abducted. Jan. 7, 2023: Tyre Nichols pulled over. She didnt want Mark to find out, so she found an out-of-town lawyer named Claude Berreckman: We do a lot of divorce work. 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. What: Snowmass Balloon Festival. Carol said that she was acting like a "scared rabbit", not maintaining eye contact and not being very verbal. 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. 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. Remarks: Last seen 12/11/87. . In 2013, Claude Berreckman passed away at the age of 80 years old. And thats when she burned the side of my neck with a cigarette she was holding. Mark told them that Christi was out shopping. He said that they began seeing each other because "she was lonely and needed someone to talk to". He wasnt acting like a normal person would act if someone close went missing. Very strange. According to Mark, Christi went to bed immediately after Diane left. Calls to the police department were of no help, as the police chief told her Mark was in his right to withhold the children and that she risked arrest if she didnt leave the property. And why would people think he was violent? 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.. Many say various things of where the body could be hidden. He later said he did this so her mother would not worry about her. Unless they seen it? At this point, Berreckman contacted the Gothenburg Police Department to report Marks abuse. At 9:30am, he received a phone call from Connie, who lived 100 miles away. Christi Jo Nichols, as presented in the show, was a mother who disappeared from Gothenburg, Nebraska while contemplating a divorce from her physically abusive husband. Arguably, he didnt do all the planning himself. Mark said she took a suitcase and her purse with her, and was able to describe the contents exactly: the suitcase contained jeans, a sweatshirt, a bra and jacket and the purse held a hairbrush, a pen, a lighter, a matchbook, lipstick, Neutrogena cream, a nail file, a mirror and one piece of gum. He now lives in Arkansas with his third wife. Also wondering if the administrators would allow me to use these photos? Mark says that he and Christi Jo left the bar around midnight and stopped at an all-night convenience store. Make up on wrong, clothing he doesnt agree with. 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". Diane did not remember seeing it in there before Christi went missing. She had so much stuff. Not the serial murderer, or the drug fueled rage killer. Curious, if this POS engaged in any criminal behavior within the 25 yrs. This whole area is shady so much random stuff happens to people here. So she decided to drop out. Those were the the places Ive always suspected as Christis final resting place. COME ON. 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. https://lostnfoundblogs.com/f/christi-nichols-marked-for-murder. 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. 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. Mark says he searched the house and noticed Christi had taken a suitcase full of belongings with her. 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. Christi and Mark left the bar around midnight and drove to an all-night convenience store. However, both family cars were still sitting in the front yard. The perp had the help of someone smarter than him to get rid of her. Our goal is to crowdsource the more than 200,000 unsolved cases of the murdered and missing. It seemed he had it all planned, how did he know Christi would not be found or just show up later, sounds suspicious to me. 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. I wouldve never thought that Christi would run away. If he dont pay for it this life but he will in the afterlife. Address. 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