She told her family she was coming home.
She packed her bags.
And then—April Beth Pitzer vanished.

In this episode, we dive into the haunting disappearance of April, a 30-year-old mother of two who went missing from Newberry Springs, California in 2004. She was supposed to be boarding a bus back to Arkansas… but she never made it.

Rumors of drug activity.
A history of cooperation with law enforcement.
And a desert full of secrets.

Join us as we unravel the tangled story of a woman who may have known too much—and trusted the wrong people. Interviews, leads, heartbreak—and questions that still don’t have answers.

What happened to April Beth Pitzer?

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.

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Today on The Lost Girls Podcast, we’re telling the story of Brandi Jo Malonson, a young woman who survived the Columbine High School shooting but later disappeared from Littleton, Colorado, in 2006.

Brandi faced unimaginable trauma—losing friends to violence and suicide—yet she still tried to build a better life. But the pain eventually led her down a difficult path, and one day after Christmas, she vanished without a trace.

Rumors, dead ends, and silence have surrounded this case for nearly two decades. But Brandi’s story—and her fight to survive—deserves to be heard.

Listen now as we share her life, her struggles, and the unanswered questions that remain.