UT UT - Jeffrey Nichols, 40, Salt Lake City, 8 June 2004

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Jeffrey Dale Nichols

Date of Birth: June 12, 1963
Date Missing: June 8, 2004
From City/State: Salt Lake City, UT
Missing From (Country): USA
Age at Time of Disapperance: 40
Gender: Male
Race: White
Height: 74 inches
Weight: 195 pounds
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Complexion: Light

Circumstances of Disappearance: Unknown. Jeffrey was last seen in the morning at his residence in the vicinity of the 2500 block of E. Parley Way in Salt Lake City, UT. Jeff's vehicle, a white, 2000 Ford Ranger, also was missing. The family has recently learned the vehicle was towed from 4800 South State Street on July 17.

Please contact the Salt Lake City Police Department with any information, 801-799-3560, or e-mail the family at helpfindjeff@yahoo.com

Special thanks to fourboys of www.angelsmissing.com for telling us about Jeff. We have contacted the family and will post more as it becomes available.

With love and HOPE, Lanie
Help For The Missing
HelpForTheMissing@yahoo.com

Family of Missing Utah Man Asks for Public's Help
August 29 2004

Jeff Nichols disappeared under suspicious circumstances on June 8, 2004. He was supposed to meet his ex-wife and 7-year-old son for breakfast at a McDonalds in Midvale but never arrived and hasn’t been seen since.

As family and friends, we do not believe Jeff would leave his son, his new girl friend, or his family. The Salt Lake City Police Department is calling his case suspicious, especially because there has been no account activity on his bank or credit cards since he disappeared, nor any unusual activity in the months and years prior.

Jeff worked as an air traffic controller at Salt Lake International Airport. He lived in the Parley’s Way area (East of Salt Lake City). Jeff was originally from Northern Virginia and moved to Salt Lake City in 1998.

Jeff's vehicle, a white, 2000 Ford Ranger, also was missing. The family has recently learned the vehicle was towed from 4800 South State Street on July 17. The family is organizing a $10,000 reward, which will be announced shortly.

you can also visit a web site set up for jeff lets help this family find their missing loved one.

http://www.teamamberalert.net/news/...rticle&sid=3654
__________________
Kelly Jolkowski, Mother of Missing Jason Jolkowski
President and Founder,
Project Jason
http://www.projectjason.org

Jeff's web site and guest book can be viewed and signed here
http://www.casewatchers.com/missing/FindJeffrey.html

His printable poster is here
http://www.casewatchers.com/missing/JeffreyNicholsPoster.html

Please print and post in local businesses or anywhere you deem appropriate and thanks.

With HOPE, Lanie
HelpForTheMissing@yahoo.com
You can help a family today, see this link on how
http://www.casewatchers.com/missing/CallingCards.html

Special thanks to Marti Talbott of www.casewatchers.com for another page and poster for the missing!

Family Still Searching for Man Missing Three Months
Sep. 16, 2004
Tonya Papanikolas Reporting

Family and friends of a missing Salt Lake man are trying to find out what happened to him. Police are investigating his disappearance but don't have much to go on right now.

Anyone driving north along State Street may have seen some large billboards with a man's picture on them. The man is 41-year-old Jeffrey Nichols. He's been missing since early June and his family is hoping the public can help find him.

Overlooking State Street is a picture of Jeff Nichols smiling and looking happy. But next to his picture is the word "missing." No one has heard from Jeff since the morning of June 8.

Jeff's Girlfriend: “He told me to call to wake him up. He was on his way to meet his ex to buy these golf clubs.”

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But his ex-wife said he never made it there. Nichols told his girlfriend they were meeting at 4500 S. State. His car was later found three blocks from there, but no Jeff. And his friends and family don't know what happened.

Tony Hillyard, Jeff's Best Friend: “I've been out in the garage crying a few times. He’s been gone three months, and that doesn’t sound good."

For personal reasons, Jeff's girlfriend doesn't want her face shown. She says the whole ordeal has been a nightmare.

Jeff's Girlfriend: “It's one of those things you can't possibly believe can ever happen to you.”

Most of Jeff's friends and family believe foul play was involved. They say Jeff never would have willingly left his seven-year-old son, Sam.

Tony Hillyard: “Something happened, something happened that wasn't right."

Jeff's Girlfriend: “His son really did come first. He was his whole world."

Police say they are following up on a few leads, but can't rule out the possibility that Nichols walked away.

Det. Dwayne Baird, Salt Lake City Police Dept.: “If we had some indication that there was foul play, we would have an investigation that would lead us down that path. But we just don't have that."

Jeff's girlfriend admits that Nichols was on medication for depression, but says he was taking it faithfully and doesn't believe that has anything to do with his disappearance.

Jeff's girlfriend: “To think that he was in a depression at that time, no. Everything seemed like if anybody had anything going their way, it was him."

Right now the family has put up two billboards along State Street. They are offering a $10,000 reward for information that helps them find Jeff. The family also has his bank account records. They say no money has been withdrawn and his credit cards have not been used since he disappeared.
http://tv.ksl.com/index.php?nid=5&sid=120085

Jeffrey has now been added to Rino Kids which is a very important link to have. His page can be seen here
http://www.rinokids.com/Adults/Nicoles/index.html

Jeffrey has also been added to the National Center for Missing Adults, another very important link to have to raise awareness he is missing.
His page can be seen here
http://www.theyaremissed.org/ncma/gallery/ncmaprofile_all.php?A200401755S

Special thanks to Dot and Jack and all our friends at NCMA for getting these pages done so quickly for this family. God bless you all.

With HOPE, Lanie
Help For The Missing
HelpForTheMissing@yahoo.com

Thinking of Jeffrey, family and friends today.

xoxoxo
fourboys

Nobody with a son who is "his whole world" willingly leaves and just walks away from his life. South State St. in Utah is a busy street. I'm surprised nobody saw anything. Blessings to his family.

Jeff's story is featured today on the Project Jason-Voice for the Missing blog.

In her quest for truth, Jeff's sister, Wanda, learned something more. You can read the story here:

http://voice4themissing.blogspot.com/


Be sure to help out the families of the missing by telling others about the blog. This is just another way we can reach out and let the faces of the missing be seen. We welcome appropriate website links. Other ideas are posting the blog link on other forums you frequent, and sending it out to your friends and family via email.

Thank you for helping us to help others.

Kelly Jolkowski, Mother of Missing Jason Jolkowski
President and Founder,
Project Jason
http://www.projectjason.org
Read our Voice for the Missing Blog
http://voice4themissing.blogspot.com/

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Family Continues Search for Man Missing Over a Year
September 28th, 2005 @ 4:45pm
Sandra Yi Reporting

Wanda Schmidt: "I think somebody hurt him, did something to him."

He's been missing for more than a year and his family fears the worst, but they continue to look for answers. Jeff Nichols was last seen on June 8, 2004. The case has baffled everyone from police to Nichol's family.

There's been no sign of Jeff Nichols since he left his house more than a year ago to meet his ex-wife in this area of 4500 South State. This is still a missing person's case, but his family thinks it could eventually turn into a murder investigation.

Wanda Schmidt: "It's been a very difficult year. Just trying to hold things together and not letting him be forgotten."

Wanda Schmidt won't let that happen to her brother Jeff. It's been 16 months since he disappeared, but time hasn't healed the pain.

Wanda Schmidt: "It just doesn't go away."

Jeff Nichols was last seen, on June 8 of last year. He told his girlfriend he was meeting his ex-wife to buy some golf clubs. The ex-wife said he never showed up. Nichols' car was found a few days later. The unknown is most difficult for his family.

Wanda Schmidt: "I don't know if it's different if you know something's happened, if you know a family member's been murdered, you know that's happened. In this case, we think that's what happened, but we don't have that answer."

But she does have her suspicions, including questions for Nichol's ex-wife. There's a warrant for her arrest in connection with those charges. She moved out of state within two weeks after Nichols disappeared. She took their eight-year old son, Sam, with her. They've since moved again and didn't leave a forwarding address.

Schmidt says her brother knew his ex-wife had filed for bankruptcy and was planning to get full custody of his son.

Wanda Schmidt: "It just breaks my heart to wonder what's happened to him."

Police have no evidence of foul play, but Wanda Schmidt won't give up until she knows what really happened to her brother.

Wanda Schmdt: "I think everything comes out in the end. It's always told."

Schmidt is in Salt Lake from Wisconsin. She is here to get limited guardianship so she can speak on behalf of her brother on legal issues. She hopes that will eventually allow her to see her nephew again.

If you have any information on the whereabouts of Jeff Nichols, call Salt Lake City Police.
__________________

Kelly Jolkowski, Mother of Missing Jason Jolkowski
President and Founder,
Project Jason
http://www.projectjason.org
Read our Voice for the Missing Blog
http://voice4themissing.blogspot.com/

Jeff's sister has had his website updated with new information and photos, including photos of Jeff's son, Sam, who now, in essence, is also missing. Read the story on the blog and then read the updates on the website to get a clearer picture about the nature of this case.

http://voice4themissing.blogspot.com/2005/09/92905-is-truth-in-hiding.html

http://www.helpfindjeff.com

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=299515

Family Desperate for Answers in Missing Man Case

June 8th, 2006 @ 3:44pm
Sandra Yi reporting

Two years ago today, a Salt Lake City man disappeared without a trace. His friends and family are still desperate for answers.

Today, the family of Jeff Nichols, who live out of state, are holding a prayer remembrance in his honor.

In the past two years, there have been no good leads, but they suspect foul play. His friends agree, that's the only way to explain his disappearance.

Pam Sheeler, Friend: "The pain is still there every time I'm reminded of it."

Pam Sheeler remembers the day she heard about the disappearance of her friend and co-worker.

Pam Sheeler: "We were just devastated, and we knew that something went wrong."

That was 2 years ago, and there's still no sign of him.

Tim Hirsch, Friend: "At the time he disappeared, everybody thought, he's a male and he's ran off on his own."

Tim Blair, Friend: "That's not the type of person he was. He loved his son more than anything, and just to up and leave, and leave his son behind, isn't something he would do."

Nichols was an air traffic controller at the Salt Lake airport. He was last seen on June 8th, 2004. He told his girlfriend he was meeting his ex-wife to buy some golf clubs. His ex-wife said he never showed up. Nichols' car was found a few days later.

Tom Blair, Friend: "It's just not knowing is the hardest part."

But friends and family have their suspicions, which include questions for Nichols' ex-wife.

Last year, Shelby Nichols was indicted for bankruptcy fraud. There's a warrant for her arrest, in connection with those charges. Nichols' family recently found out, she left the country, with the couple's son.

Tom Blair, Friend: "Until we find out something for sure, we're always going to have the hope that we'll be able to find him someday."

Until then, friends continue to put up flyers. They don't want Nichols to be forgotten.

Pam Sheeler: "It's very sad. I just wish for myself, all of us here at work that loved him, and his family, especially, if they could just get some closure on this."

Nichol's family is offering a $10,000 reward in this case. If you have any information, call Salt Lake City Police.

Website: http://www.helpfindjeff.com

I didn't find any links about Sam being missing. Is there one I didn't find? It seems like there should be one for this little boy since there are warrants out for his mom.

I'm sure Sam isn't listed as missing because he is with a parent who legally probably still is a custodial parent. I wonder if anybody has tried looking up any of the Browns through classmates.com and tried contacting them through there.

I remember seeing Jeff's posters in a few places when I visited Utah and I've always wondered about this one. I hope this family can locate their son and their grandson, how terrible to not know about either one.

Still missing.


www.helpfindjeff.org

NamUs - https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/137/0/

Charley Project - http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/n/nichols_jeffrey.html

Recent interview with Jeff's sister, Wanda.

https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/unfoundpodcast/episodes/2017-01-13T11_22_15-08_00

2005:

Wanda Schmidt does have her suspicions, including questions for Nichol's ex-wife. There's a warrant for her arrest in connection with those charges. She moved out of state within two weeks after Nichols disappeared. She took their eight-year old son, Sam, with her. They've since moved again and didn't leave a forwarding address.

Schmidt says her brother knew his ex-wife had filed for bankruptcy and was planning to get full custody of his son.

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http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=113122

That link doesn't work now ..

I think the ex-wife had him bumped off. Just a hunch.

Bumping!

Feb 14, 2019




<<Schmitt claimed he had a bad feeling and told that to his girlfriend at the time.

“He said if something happens to me, make sure they look at Vernon Brown,” recalled Schmitt.

Brown happened to be Shelby Nichols’ father. About two weeks after his vehicle was found abandoned on State Street, his family claimed his ex-wife, who also goes by Shelby Brown, left town.

“Nobody has really investigated Shelby as far as I’ve been able to tell in regards to Jeff’s disappearance,” said Giddens.

Schmitt said she too was disenchanted with the way police handled their concern in 2004.

“They weren’t taking it seriously,” said Schmitt. “They didn’t believe us. They thought we were being irrational and Jeff is a grown man. He can leave. Even though we told them he was at risk.”

According to his family, Shelby Nichols (Brown) left Utah and moved to Arizona but then moved again, this time to Ireland.

But she did return after there was a warrant for her arrest for bankruptcy fraud. According to a federal indictment, she failed to report assets when she filed for bankruptcy. She served jail time in 2009.

Schmitt claimed detectives with Salt Lake city police never bothered to question her during her five months in the Weber County jail.

“We don’t even know where Shelby is today,” said Giddens. “I think all of the answers lie with Shelby.”

Schmitt said they’ve also lost an opportunity to visit with Jeff’s biological son who was 7 years old at the time. She also claimed Jeff’s parents were also denied visitation rights.>>