Lost Girls12 Jul 2025

Christi Jo Nichols

She had two young children. A life she was preparing to reclaim. And a quiet strength that so many survivors carry.

On December 10, 1987, Christi Jo Nichols vanished from her home in Gothenburg, Nebraska. She was just 22 years old. Christi had made plans. She was preparing to leave her husband and start fresh—with her children.

But she never got the chance.

The next morning, her husband reported her missing. Blood was found in the home. Blood was found in the car. DNA confirmed it was Christi’s. Weeks earlier, she’d gone to the emergency room, her body covered in bruises. She had told people she was ready to leave. And then—she was gone.

Months later, her purse and suitcase were found abandoned at a rest stop, as if someone wanted it to appear like she ran away. But she didn’t. She was taken.

There’s been evidence. There’s been silence. But there has never been justice. No one has ever been charged in connection to Christi’s disappearance.

Her children grew up without their mother. Her family has waited in agony for nearly four decades. And still, they wait.

Christi was more than the bruises. More than the headlines. She was a mother. A daughter. A woman who tried to survive.

And she is one of All the Lost Girls.

If you know anything about what happened to Christi Jo Nichols, please contact the Nebraska State Patrol at 402-479-4049. Case #5501-1287.

Listen to the full story now in our latest episode of Lost Girls: Christi’s Last Chance.

Because Christi deserves more than memory—she deserves truth.

Ask ChatGPT

Denne episoden er hentet fra en åpen RSS-feed og er ikke publisert av Podme. Den kan derfor inneholde annonser.

Episoder(131)

Two Generations Missing

In August 2015, 48-year-old Sheila St. Clair disappeared from Duluth, Minnesota. Nearly eleven years later, her family is once again facing the uncertainty of a missing loved one after Sheila’s daught...

11 Aug 17min

Jessie Kay Peters: When a Runaway Case Became a Murder Investigation

At first, everyone believed fourteen-year-old Jessie Kay Peters had simply run away.But as the years passed, the evidence told a different story.In this episode of The Lost Girls Podcast, hosts Amy Sm...

5 Aug 9min

Asha Degree: The Nine-Year-Old Who Vanished into the Storm

On the morning of February 14, 2000, nine-year-old Asha Degree disappeared from her family’s home near Shelby, North Carolina. Despite cold temperatures, heavy rain, darkness, and strong winds, severa...

26 Jul 13min

The Disappearance of Freida Louise Franks

In August 2001, 37-year-old Freida Louise Franks left Neosho, Missouri, for what was supposed to be a family camping trip with her 11-year-old daughter and Mark Terrell Walsh. She never returned.As in...

13 Jul 9min

The Disappearance of Trudy Leann Appleby

The Lost Girls Podcast | The Disappearance of Trudy Leann Appleby | The 1996 Illinois Cold Case That May Finally See JusticeIn this episode of The Lost Girls Podcast, hosts LaDonna Humphrey and Amy Sm...

6 Jul 8min

The Vanishing of Audrey Chin

In July 1981, 20-year-old Audrey Chin left her family's home in East Norwich, New York, for what should have been a quick trip to the grocery store. She never returned. More than four decades later, h...

29 Jun 8min

Angel Carlick: A Life Interrupted

In this episode of The Lost Girls Podcast, hosts LaDonna Humphrey and Amy Smith examine the heartbreaking case of Angel Carlick, a 19-year-old Indigenous woman whose disappearance and death continue t...

8 Jun 12min

Melissa Brannen: The Little Girl Who Never Came Home

On December 3, 1989, five-year-old Melissa Brannen attended a Christmas party with her mother at their apartment complex in northern Virginia. Surrounded by neighbors, holiday decorations, and familie...

4 Jun 17min