It was amazing. I got really upset. Julia Simmons: She had a 9-month-old baby at home that she loved dearly. Nichols was given credit for time served while awaiting trial. The wrenching drama tells the story of a callous young actor's life-changing wake-up call while researching a role as a transgender woman. There's just a footprint. Nichols says the steep trail became slick. Julia Simmons: Right before they went on their hike they had a little scuffle on the stairs, and he put some bruises on her back. When you see a missing post or a post without comments, it was likely lost during a migration. Stephen Nichols: I had a three-bedroom condo and the other two rooms were just empty. He eventually hiked back to the parking lot where he called for help. She knew she wasn't livin' past the age of 25. His ankle monitor was removed. Course not. Clean surface for clean world Computational Scientist, Computational Fluid Dynamics. Did she tumble forward? The defense argues the location of her injuries indicate Rhonda left the trail feet first -- not tumbling head over heels from a push. Stephen Nichols: I think I've just left a path of destruction. Occams razor. But I've never physically hurt anyone. Like there's always other options there. And she -- I guess she figured it all out, and realized what he was doing. I also think Rhondas mother is extremely vindictive and she seems like she is totally lying about her claims against Stephen, not to mention she showed ZERO emotion when talking about her daughter that died tragically. But this week the 42-year-old has walked free. Stephen Nichols: Would it have made a difference, do you really think? But it's justified as of that point. Just a few hours before her death, Rhonda, who had learned of the affair, sent this text to her sister: Peter Van Sant [reads text aloud to Nichols]: "I don't know what to say besides he's a piece of sh--. Stephen Nichols: We wouldn't argue at all. Nichols says Landy became like a mother to his daughter. Stephen Nichols: Again, something I'm not going to comment on. And so she just started bolting down, like at a full sprint, running down the trail. Abdelsattar, Zaid. While not saying it in so many words, Stephen Nichols' mind games manage to drop a bombshell. This week on NBC's Days of our Lives, one of the all-time greats returns when Stephen Nichols arrives back on the Salem canvas as Steven "Patch" Johnson. Renee Ellory has written this blog since 2006, dedicating her free time to help others understand people. Mike Arnold: I'm very excited to see Steve for the first time outside in the fresh air. He used you to hurt me. Rhonda told her mom about going on the hike, Hes either gonna give me a ring or hes gonna throw me off the cliff.. Julia Simmons: You've destroyed my whole family. I was crying nonstop. Their relationship, which has stood the test of time both on and off . Jessica Colburn says Rhonda did suffer from postpartum depression. When I'm really, really sad, I just -- I close down. She broke into a run and, according to Nichols, she slipped on the wet path and fell more than 150 feet to her death. And I didn't wanna believe it. Within days of Castos death, investigators, too, began to question Nichols account of her fatal fall. But I'm not going to say it. Authorities also pointed to an alleged inappropriate relationship with Castos underage sister and a previous incident where Nichols was accused of attempting to push his then-wife off a balcony in China in 2003. Rhonda snapped a photo of Stephen, which was later found on her cellphone. Stephen Nichols: I wanna cry actually, I'm so happy. It makes no difference whatsoever if youre an athlete. "What were you thinking?" Salinas responds. To add more books, click here . Stephen Nichols: I had actually proposed to her right before I came back to America. News Sport Region Music Person Profession. Peter Van Sant: And who decides, "Hey, let's head back?". What did you see? So while I'd prefer to be coming home and doing farm chores and listen to wildlife instead I'll be thinking about my closing argument or what the next step of the case is. 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It's just the way I deal with pain. He chased after her, but by the time he reached her body he collapsed from exhaustion and hypothermia. Julia Simmons: I kept calling and asking why anything -- nothing was happening. He has American nationality, believes in Christianity, and is Caucasian because he was born in the United States. Stephen Nichols. Stephen Nichols: She's beautiful, of course. But what Nichols seems to be suggesting to "48 Hours" is that Rhonda may have chosen to go off that cliff. Boston had its Strangler. It was a nice day starting out.. Nichols says he believes prescription drugs played a part in Castos death, which he called an accident, and he claims he later discovered she was using marijuana and also taking medication to lose weight and for depression. Peter Van Sant: That's terrible. Stephen Nichols, a man accused of a 2009 murder in Hood River County, on Friday pled guilty to a separate charge of sex abuse, in Washington County. Stephen Nichols: Let me ask you, if you shoot your war buddy because you see how much pain he's in, is that murder? Peter Van Sant: You're saying you'll take your own life. Peter Van Sant: Do you believe that Stephen was in love with Melanie? I dont believe her friends either when they say he threatened to kill her. Julia Simmons, Rhondas mother, rented a room from Stephen Nichols, and she decided to introduce her daughter to Nichols. Peter Van Sant: Rhonda's family claims that you were not grieving. Since this broadcast last aired, Stephen Nichols publicly admitted to having sex with Rhonda's younger sister, Melanie. I'm still completely blown away by the -- the decision that was made in this. Melanie Casto. Herein, Who is the wealthiest soap opera star? He tried to help her, he says sliding down the ravine and trying to swim across a freezing creek to get to her. F--- all the past. Mike Arnold [with cash in hand in front of bail machine]: Presumption of innocence, ladies and gentlemen. But this case is not about belief, it's about the facts that can be presented to a jury at trial. But then when they brought the mother into the story, she seemed even more shady than the boyfriend. [Laughs] she knew that for a reason. But something did happen. Mike Arnold: People have taken off work to be there to get him out. Stephen Nichols: I decided when I got to China, this is a whole fresh start. He has portrayed Steve "Patch" Johnson on NBC's Days of Our Lives on and off since 1985. Stephen Nichols: I mean, I think anyone with an ounce of intelligence can fill in the blanks. Dr. Nichols earned his M.A. Stephen Nichols: We were both holding onto each other's clothing, and we were both yelling. Rhondas mother seems to have a prescription drug problem, and doesnt make any bones about getting money any way she can. If your sig other wants to climb a mountain, tell them to go by themselves ! Nicholas Stephen. "Correct," Nichols answers. Jessica Colburn: She told me that he had -- in the recent months -- been physically abusive to her. I was always over there. Peter Van Sant: Well, you brought this up. But Arnold would need more than luck. Rhonda loved being a mom, but hoped to restart her modeling career. Afro-Caribbean BT worker wins 20,000 after she was 'humiliated' by her manager who joked that she could be Ex-Barclays boss Jes Staley faces NEW claims that he 'personally observed' Jeffrey Epstein abusing young Laura Kenny is pregnant! "She was disillusioned about Steve. Mike Arnold | Defense attorney: And when did it become a homicide investigation as opposed to an accidental fall? I cant tell if he is lying. But having now admitted to inappropriate behavior with a 13-year-old girl, pleading to having sex with Rhonda's underage sister and playing a role in Rhonda's death, Nichols' chances of regaining custody of his daughter are in jeopardy. It sounds so insulting to American women [laughs], but they just -- they make better partners. My gut tells me hes guilty, especially after he left the country and stayed in China with his daughter. He wrote and directed his first short film, Get the Dime, starring Daniel Bess Emily Bergl and Robert Picardo. Carrie Rasmussen [in court]: For years, the District Attorney's Office has believed that Mr. Nichols is responsible for the death of Rhonda Casto. You can see more here: Trail of Tears, I put lying without watching more than 20 seconds if that of video. Gerry Tiffany | Lead investigator: Pretty much the next morning. Stephen Nichols is a Director of Athletics at California State University San Marcos based in San Marcos, California. The only incredible athlete I recall in this story is the young woman who nearly died at the same point where Rhonda fell but managed to grab a root, which proves that an incredible athlete can lose her footing and fall. Stephen has since been charged with murdering Rhonda, but has not yet faced a trial. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. Stephen Nichols: Either I pushed her, she jumped of her own accord or she slipped. There seems to be too many women falling to their deaths on these cliffs with their significant other surviving. It seems a dangerous word game. Click here to find personal data about Stephen Nichols including phone numbers, addresses, directorships, electoral roll information, related property prices and other useful information. Julia Simmons: He planned the whole thing, it was premeditated, the whole thing. Sproul and other teachers in their personal libraries to discover the books that have left a mark on these men and their ministries. And then yeah, that's when they arrested me. Stephen Nichols: We made it a pact that we would hike 20 or 25 of the top trails in Oregon. lol yes being an athlete is less relevant if you DO fall but makes a big difference in your likelihood to fall. "Oh, well, she killed herself because she wanted to make a better life for her daughter.". Though Nichols says he doesnt remember much about what happened, he does recall Casto running along the narrow trail with a towel over her shoulders, like Superwoman, and he says he witnessed her fall. Stephen Nichols: That's [laughs] of course that's not what I'm saying. Found inside - Page 1456. Bail was set at $2 million. Casto fell 100 feet to her death about a mile from the trailhead along a. Peter Van Sant: And did Rhonda ever tell you how young her sister was when she first had sex with Stephen? stephen nichols rhonda castro. He divorced when the market was at its height and then chose to get a roommate. 'I had hypothermia. Mike Arnold: There's some problems with the juvenile court system that the longer you wait, the harder it is to get a child returned to parent. Medical examiner and forensic pathologist Dr. Christopher Young says Rhonda's injuries were mostly below the waist. Sorry Nicola, says JENNI MURRAY, but 16 is dangerously young to change your gender. Rhonda clearly had hiked many times, yet Mom never even knew she had been hiking, ever. In his interview with 48 Hours correspondent Peter Van Sant, Nichols recalls what attracted him to his aspiring model girlfriend. Stephen Wagner Nichols, the father of Rhonda's daughter Ava who was just nine months old when she died. And she loved playing with jewelry, just like Rhonda did. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. The couple got to the trailhead, where Rhonda snapped a photo of Stephen, later found on her cellphone. Six years later, Nichols was charged with murder in 2015. "I wasn't," Nichols says. She clearly just wanted money and thought she would score a payday here. I think she held on for longer for the sake of the baby. I wonder how healthy your own relationships are with men. Stephen Nichols: I'm alone about 99 percent of the time. Prosecutors believe Nichols killed the aspiring model for her $1 million life insurance policy. Sheriff Matt English | Hood River County: No. Steve Nichols confirmed that he was having a relationship with Rhonda Casto's sister Melanie in an interview withMaria Elena Salinas of Investigative Discovery's The Real Storyset to air Monday. Julia Simmons: I think she was attracted not so much to his looks, but to his his -- what he had. Stephen and Rhonda hit it off and started dating. Steve Nichols has been wrongfully accused of the murder of Rhonda Casto, who accidently fell off a cliff to her death in March of 2009. Rhonda Casto, the single mother who died after falling from a cliff while hiking, is the newest topic of CBS' 48 Hours. The case, already years in the making at the time of Nichols arrest in 2015, had encountered multiple legal obstacles as his prosecution proceeded. An Oregon man accused of killing his girlfriend by pushing her off a 100-foot cliff eight years ago has pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide and coercion in her death, PEOPLE confirms.. Wow! He has appeared in many other films including, Merchants of Venus with Michael York and Beverly D'Angelo, Cover Me, with . I have no idea why she sent those. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. What do you remember? Remember, Nichols climbed down 150 feet to where Rhonda's broken body lay. And there are allegations of another physical assault of a woman with eerie similarities to what Nichols stands accused of now -- allegations made by his ex-wife. She didn't miss a case for five years! The plea deal for Nichols came after the Oregon Supreme Court ruled in March 2017 that a detective should have stopped interrogating Nichols when the suspect said he did not want to discuss Casto's death. With no cell service to call for help, Nichols says he made his way back to the trailhead and dialed 911. Background. When Rhonda Casto set out on March 16, 2009, for a hike with her boyfriend, her family had no idea the day would transform into a nightmare one that ended with Castos lifeless body at the bottom of a steep ravine. Nichols told police that the young mom had been skipping down the trail when she slipped and slid into a freezing creek. By Megan Sheets For Dailymail.com and Snejana Farberov For Dailymail.com and Stephanie Haney For Dailymail.com, Published: 15:57 GMT, 16 June 2018 | Updated: 18:07 GMT, 16 June 2018. Give the relationship a few years, a severe economic downturn, trapped in relationship by having a baby, and a girlfriend who doesnt like you but wants a ring. Stephen Nichols: She asked me if anything ever happened to her would I promise to take care of her daughter. There's a single footprint, you're telling me, at the edge of the cliff. Jessica Colburn: He's absolutely lying to you. Peter Van Sant: Was she alive when you got to her? So 10 months later, when Nichols and his daughter arrived in San Francisco Stephen Nichols: They said something was wrong with my bags. I remember she wanted to have sex. Stephen Nichols net worth: Stephen Nichols is an American actor who has a net worth of $8 million dollars. So our daughter would have gotten nothing. I doubt that. Stephen Nichols was arrested Friday in connection with his girlfriend's 2009 death. The mother, however, I feel is trying to capitalise on the accident which is sad. Click here to get breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases in the True Crime Newsletter. Peter Van Sant: And what were you sensing from Rhonda? Stephen Wagner Nichols, now 40 (left), was arrested at the San Francisco Airport on February 12 in connection to the 2009 death of his then-girlfriend Rhonda Kristen Casto, 23 (right).. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? When she says Rhonda said/did one thing that Stephen disagrees with, I believe she is the one who is lying and hes being truthful. Stephen Nichols: I felt she was into me too. I read a lot. Stephen Nichols, 42, has admitted he was having sex with his girlfriend Rhonda Casto's 16-year-old sister Melanie at the time that Casto fell to her death on a hike in 2009 in Oregon. In story, look for some tense moments between Patch and his longtime lady love, Kayla (Mary Beth Evans). She just wasn't a happy person. Now Police Say Boyfriend 'Internally Decapitated' Her, 'People Magazine Investigates' : Inside Decades-Old Disappearances of 5 People Along the Snake River, 4 Years After Wash. Rhonda Casto's last words to family members before embarking on a scenic hike with boyfriend Stephen Nichols: "He is either going to give me a ring or throw me off a cliff, ha ha ha." A few. She is in a good place and not hurting or unhappy, Simmons says of Casto. They make better wives. Up until that point she's the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. By Clicking "OK" or any content on this site, you agree to allow cookies to be placed. No matter what your opinion of the mother (or of the victim, for that matter) , this girl did not deserve to die. Then when they say he threatened to kill her Fluid Dynamics in San Marcos, California get... 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