Christie Joe Nichols was a 22 year old from Gothenburg, Nebraska.

She was married and had two children.

On the evening of December 10th, 1987, Christie and her husband Mark went out for a night on the town.

When they came home, their babysitter left.

The next morning, Mark woke up.

Christie wasn't there. She was never seen again. I'm at Denzel and this is

unfound. And this is unfound. Oh, As I talked about last week during the Q&A episode, all types of crime are down in the United States since the 1970s, despite the perception being otherwise.

One of those categories is domestic violence and I think

this is the one that would be the most unsurprising. Women who are of course most

often the victims although men in both straight and gay

relationships can suffer too. Women have a lot more avenues to escape these days.

They're much more independent. They are believed and technology such as recording and videoing

while the abuse is happening certainly helps them back up their claims.

And it's not only women who have changed.

Men are held much more accountable.

It is not just a given that men can get away with slapping around their wives to keep them quote unquote in line, something

that was accepted in Western culture as recently as the 1960s.

Even on their own, men are learning to be much more open with their anger issues and

much more willing to seek help than at any time in history. Yet, violence at home continues,

and I'm not sure it will ever totally go away.

And in the case of Christie Nichols,

there is no doubt she suffered at the hand of her husband, Mark.

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