VA CODI BIGSBY: Missing from Hampton, VA - 31 Jan 2022 - Age 4 *GUILTY*

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Hampton Police search for missing 4-year-old last seen in his home near Buckroe area around 2 a.m.​

Hampton Police need the public's help in locating a missing 4-year-old boy.

4-year-old Cody Bigsby was last seen in his father's home at 2 a.m., Monday.

According to police, around 9 a.m., they were called to the 100 block of Ranalet Drive for a missing juvenile. When they arrived at the scene they spoke with Cody's father who said he was last seen in his home.

Police describe Cody as a 4-year-old boy, approximately 3 feet tall. He was last seen wearing all black clothing and Spider-Man flip-flops.

Cody Bigsby was reported missing at 9:06 a.m. from a residence in the 100 block of Ranalet Drive, in the Buckroe Beach neighborhood. Bigsby’s father told police that the boy was last seen in the residence at around 2:00 a.m. Monday, according to the Hampton Police Division.


MEDIA - CODI BIGSBY: Missing from Hampton, VA since 31 Jan 2022 - Age 4
 
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I think it's pretty obvious, unfortunately. LE isn't going to say "we don't think the timeline is accurate", basically calling the father a liar, unless they have a very good reason for doing so. They're probably asking the community if he's wandered because they know the dad is a liar and can't trust his word on anything. If he says, "Oh yeah he's totally wandered off before in the middle of the night..." it's probably to cover his actions.

LE isn't sharing? They've shared more in this case than in any other in recent memory. Without using the words directly, they've called dad a liar about the timeline and brought in the FBI within hours. "Won't comment" on any signs of foul play. Now they're searching the dumpsters tonight.

When asked if there were any signs of foul play, the chief said he did not want to comment on that.


Yes, you are right and great points. I am always trying to walk the dance of not accusing when one doesn't know. And to check myself if I am cynically jumping to the wrong conclusion and find if others see it the same way.

LE has said a lot without exactly saying, you hit the nail on the head. I dance around it as I am never sure that others feel the same and to respect I guess that dad is a victim who lost a son if he didn't do it... JT experiences perhaps will always linger all this time later... Even though I followed the rules...

You, when you think it, put it right out there and I like to but I guess there is this instinct for many reasons to see first... Sometimes when I do put it right out there well I find I am in the minority lol... Even here.

I said in the careful veiled way that all can about guess what I think most likely... And I agree with you LE is doing things they don't in most cases with what they are saying, however, they are also doing it as much in what they DON'T say. Can't talk about the family dynamics, mom answered questions but won't answer if she is cooperative, etc. BUT then I have to factor in media and IS it LE or is it the media spin and I think we all know how that goes and one always has to wonder as they get it wrong so often or twist to hype... And this case is brand new so I tell myself it is first information and news gets it wrong, etc. Wait a bit...

But yes, it seems likely and pretty clear LE is not buying it... They are saying it in a way but they are also doing it in a roundabout "not saying it" way... LE I mean... And I guess I am doing the same.

I did say kids that age don't go out in the dark or seek it, at least not most... I'll tell ya that Australia one (which seems to have ended any new news rather abruptly, not that I've checked but what a convoluted mess reporting was on that one and a few others lately... so I have to wonder in first blush of a case if it is media or LE...

From the very start like you and others said, the time, that he was wearing shoes, etc. But I try to be fair in the first throes... Even though I am THINKING noo... Uh-uh. No way. And I think you all know by now I rarely think abduction or believe it. Not saying it doesn't happen though...

We had a little girl here, just a year or two ago, maybe 3 (time flies)--and NOTHING like that happens here--that went out the front door of the house... In dark and cold temps... I think she was maybe 3? She wasn't 4 and might have even been 2. Mom was working that night and she was home with dad. I think she was barefoot and in a nightgown or pjs. No coat, etc. He had fallen asleep I believe and thought she was I guess falling asleep beside him (not sure I remember perfectly) and the door was not locked...

For as small as the area is, I had no knowledge of who any of the family where. Man I had doubts. They found her a couple of blocks away maybe dead near a river. No charges, parents were devastated is what I heard. I didn't buy it right away, but there were tracks apparently, there was sn*w... So even though I say most children wouldn't, and even though I don't think abduction is usually what happened, there is always that one case or two...

I am rambling here but in other cases others will tell me they think something is an abduction when I don't think it is and they tell me it does happen and of course it is probably what did. Well yes it does but it isn't as common as people think imo... I probably used to think so until I just saw so many cases long enough where it was the parent, bf, etc. FAR too often... But yes, it does happen. And in the case of the little girl I just mentioned, until I knew more I wondered about dad... But apparently was wrong... But I did wonder... So I just kind of start out not saying well this is fishy right from the start... And media gets much wrong in the early days always it seems... And this one just happened today... Not like it is a few days old or more...

What I think in some... The Michael Vaughn case? Okay. I am not okay with that one. I don't know what it is. But I don't believe something but I don't know what I don't believe. Most are sure he was abducted. I'm not even close to sure of that. I think on that one I'm in the minority...

Anyhow, I guess I was due to get longwinded. It has been one heckuva day. But yep, I agree. I think most likely this happened right at home and quite likely not when said...

One case (there are a few) that really IRKS me is Braylen Noble. And I think we'd agree on that one too. I will NEVER understand that one...
 
LE has said a lot without exactly saying, you hit the nail on the head. I dance around it as I am never sure that others feel the same and to respect I guess that dad is a victim who lost a son if he didn't do it... JT experiences perhaps will always linger all this time later... Even though I followed the rules...

You, when you think it, put it right out there and I like to but I guess there is this instinct for many reasons to see first... Sometimes when I do put it right out there well I find I am in the minority lol... Even here.
We're definitely more relaxed here. Obviously we shouldn't come out and say "Dad murdered this baby!" Because we could be way off base and I'd hate to do that to someone who could be a victim, like you said. But I don't have a problem saying "Dad's story stinks and he has some major questions to answer! And it stinks because of X fact and Y fact and Z fact."

Typically we get canned LE statements. "We have no reason to suspect foul play at this time." Even when they do. Not here! "No comment" about possible foul play.
When LE says, essentially, "We don't think it happened how we're told and we don't even know when he disappeared, so if you have video that could help us with that that'd be great..." you know something's going on. And it doesn't make me think good things for Codi. :(

I suspect if there is not an arrest in the next 24-48 hours, the other children will at least have been removed from the home in that time.
 
We're definitely more relaxed here. Obviously we shouldn't come out and say "Dad murdered this baby!" Because we could be way off base and I'd hate to do that to someone who could be a victim, like you said. But I don't have a problem saying "Dad's story stinks and he has some major questions to answer! And it stinks because of X fact and Y fact and Z fact."

Typically we get canned LE statements. "We have no reason to suspect foul play at this time." Even when they do. Not here! "No comment" about possible foul play.
When LE says, essentially, "We don't think it happened how we're told and we don't even know when he disappeared, so if you have video that could help us with that that'd be great..." you know something's going on. And it doesn't make me think good things for Codi. :(

I suspect if there is not an arrest in the next 24-48 hours, the other children will at least have been removed from the home in that time.
I think I don't know as much either as you do. I just skimmed here. I did go to a few of the links and thought I'd find comments that would tell me more but didn't have a chance to pursue it.

Again, you said it exactly. I just don't know enough to go there but it sounds like there is dad info I probably haven't had a chance to catch up with.

You know me, I'm basically the husband did it (missing wife), the bf or a parent did it (child) in most cases but not all...

So lol you should know what I was thinking or leaning towards even if I don't know or haven't been able to go search about it but I try to err on the side of caution when I feel I might not have enough info. In case, of course, they/he/whoever is innocent.

I think there is a real thing coming one day with what LE shares or doesn't and I think we are seeing it... And I think there is a real disconnect sometimes... But then when they share too much it goes nuts in some places and if they don't share at all, people come up with all kinds of scenarios... Think Gabby Petito, Summer Wells, the West boys....

It's very good here. I think I just never want to be misunderstood.

So I think you likely know more than I've looked at or had time to. If that's the case, I HOPE there is an arrest in 24-48. I will say the very first info here, my radar kicked in immediately like yah right, I don't think so....
 

Codi Bigsby case: Parents considered persons of interest after Hampton 4-year-old’s disappearance​

The parents of missing Hampton 4-year-old Codi Bigsby are considered persons of interest after the child was reported missing Monday morning from an apartment complex in the Buckroe area of the city, triggering a major law enforcement search that now will include the public’s help.

Police Chief Mark Talbot said that evidence hasn’t matched stories they’ve received from Codi Bigsby’s father about when Codi was last seen. Talbot and police spokesperson Sgt. Reggie Williams could not share what that specific evidence was in a press conference Tuesday morning.

“We probably won’t know for certain how much is being left out until we find this child,” Talbot said.

10 On Your Side is still working to learn more about the child’s mother, who police say is from Washington, D.C., including when was the last time she saw her son. Talbot did not have those details when asked by WAVY’s Andy Fox, and police have not publicly shared her name.

With that in mind, police are looking for any information such as surveillance video from the public surrounding the case from noon Sunday to 9 a.m. Monday.

Though Bigsby’s father and mother are both considered persons of interest, Talbot said there’s still no information that makes police believe Codi Bigsby was abducted at this time (which Talbot says would trigger an Amber Alert). Chief Talbot added during the briefing that he did not want to comment on whether there was a history of neglect.

When asked if he believes Codi Bigsby is still alive, Talbot replied: “we will work as if he’s out there, waiting for us to find him.”

50 volunteers were initially requested to help search for Codi, and all spots were quickly taken. Talbot said Codi is still likely still near the area of the Buckroe Pointe townhomes where he was reported missing.
 

Codi Bigsby case: Parents considered persons of interest after Hampton 4-year-old’s disappearance​

The parents of missing Hampton 4-year-old Codi Bigsby are considered persons of interest after the child was reported missing Monday morning from an apartment complex in the Buckroe area of the city, triggering a major law enforcement search that now will include the public’s help.

Police Chief Mark Talbot said that evidence hasn’t matched stories they’ve received from Codi Bigsby’s father about when Codi was last seen. Talbot and police spokesperson Sgt. Reggie Williams could not share what that specific evidence was in a press conference Tuesday morning.

“We probably won’t know for certain how much is being left out until we find this child,” Talbot said.

10 On Your Side is still working to learn more about the child’s mother, who police say is from Washington, D.C., including when was the last time she saw her son. Talbot did not have those details when asked by WAVY’s Andy Fox, and police have not publicly shared her name.

With that in mind, police are looking for any information such as surveillance video from the public surrounding the case from noon Sunday to 9 a.m. Monday.

Though Bigsby’s father and mother are both considered persons of interest, Talbot said there’s still no information that makes police believe Codi Bigsby was abducted at this time (which Talbot says would trigger an Amber Alert). Chief Talbot added during the briefing that he did not want to comment on whether there was a history of neglect.

When asked if he believes Codi Bigsby is still alive, Talbot replied: “we will work as if he’s out there, waiting for us to find him.”

50 volunteers were initially requested to help search for Codi, and all spots were quickly taken. Talbot said Codi is still likely still near the area of the Buckroe Pointe townhomes where he was reported missing.
Okay. You called it last night. I am over most carefulness and am not one bit surprised. What I AM surprised at is why parents keep TRYING this. This middle of the night dressed thing for one... Last seen the night before or middle of night but no realizing gone until next day. I guess they do something and then they can't pick broad daylight hours in their not well thought out story as people see things in the daylight and could quickly say no, that's not possible, we were home all day (like a neighbor)...

It is pretty clear in what they don't say as well. Like can't comment on neglect...

Doesn't it seem like we see case after case after case like this but another parent(s)/set then tries it as well...
 
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Last sentence is a bit odd. That multiple people were responsible for him...
My interpretation was that they may live with extended family or something of the like, or he has babysitters / caretakers if dad works. Aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, something. As in he lived with dad, but dad was not the only adult in charge of his care.

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Codi lives with his father, according to Talbot, who also said police have also spoken with his mother.

"There are a number of people beyond his parents that we are speaking to," Talbot said.
 
Court documents uncovered by our team on Tuesday show an assault allegation made in 2018 against Cory Bigsby, Codi’s father. The assault claim was made by Codi’s mother.

She told police that during a fight, Cory Bigsby threatened to kill her. When she defended herself by grabbing a knife, Bigsby bit and choked her, according to the court documents.

The charge was nolle prossed, meaning it will not proceed in court unless further evidence comes to light. An official source tells WAVY-TV 10 that the reason for doing so is because the victim, Codi’s mom, refused to cooperate or appear in court multiple times.


According to a spokesperson for the police division, there is no suspicion of anything at the plant, but it's a part of the overall search for Codi.

The plant is located on Wythe Creek Road near the NASA Langley Research Center. It's about 10 miles from Codi's home on Ranalet Drive, and it's the same place where the body of Noah Tomlin, a two-year-old boy from Hampton, was found in July 2019.
 
Court documents uncovered by our team on Tuesday show an assault allegation made in 2018 against Cory Bigsby, Codi’s father. The assault claim was made by Codi’s mother.

She told police that during a fight, Cory Bigsby threatened to kill her. When she defended herself by grabbing a knife, Bigsby bit and choked her, according to the court documents.

The charge was nolle prossed, meaning it will not proceed in court unless further evidence comes to light. An official source tells WAVY-TV 10 that the reason for doing so is because the victim, Codi’s mom, refused to cooperate or appear in court multiple times.


According to a spokesperson for the police division, there is no suspicion of anything at the plant, but it's a part of the overall search for Codi.

The plant is located on Wythe Creek Road near the NASA Langley Research Center. It's about 10 miles from Codi's home on Ranalet Drive, and it's the same place where the body of Noah Tomlin, a two-year-old boy from Hampton, was found in July 2019.
I remember Noah. Wow. Poor babies.
 


Codi Bigsby case: search for missing Hampton 4-year-old expanding, father is considered person of interest​

On Wednesday afternoon, Hampton police held a press conference with the latest information on the case of missing Codi Bigsby.

As the search enters its third day, the missing 4-year-old’s father, Cory Bigsby has been named a person of interest. Police say he has willingly been at the police headquarters since Monday and continues to cooperate with officers.

He is not in police custody and no charges have been filed.

When asked by 10 On Your Side if they were ruling out the child’s mother as a person of interest, police said they are not ruling anything out.

Those who have information about where Cory Bigsby would go, shop or do are asked to contact Hampton police. People who live in the Old Buckroe neighborhood are also asked to check their property and alert police if they see anything suspicious.

In addition, police say they continue to search within a one-mile radius of the apartment complex where Codi lives. While the search radius has not changed, they are expanding their search areas within the grid.

All waterways within the grid are being considered for the search.
 
One case (there are a few) that really IRKS me is Braylen Noble. And I think we'd agree on that one too. I will NEVER understand that one...
I'd like to comment on the case you mentioned. I hadn't heard of it before and I find it to be an especially intriguing case. Thanks for mentioning it!
I found that there's a trial scheduled the 22nd of this month, which I intend to follow since I'm very curious to know what kind of evidence supports such charges against the mother and grandmother.
 
I'd like to comment on the case you mentioned. I hadn't heard of it before and I find it to be an especially intriguing case. Thanks for mentioning it!
I found that there's a trial scheduled the 22nd of this month, which I intend to follow since I'm very curious to know what kind of evidence supports such charges against the mother and grandmother.
Here is Braylen's thread here for anyone who may also be interested:

 
Here is Braylen's thread here for anyone who may also be interested:

I searched two places, just neither was the right one, lol! Thanks!
 
I'd like to comment on the case you mentioned. I hadn't heard of it before and I find it to be an especially intriguing case. Thanks for mentioning it!
I found that there's a trial scheduled the 22nd of this month, which I intend to follow since I'm very curious to know what kind of evidence supports such charges against the mother and grandmother.
You're welcome. We all kind of watched it in "real time" and I think the comments through the thread will show that as we find out facts, hear things, form opinions and debate things. It is a very unusual case in that there was plenty of police presence at that apartment complex and all from the minute he was reported missing and yet the only thing that seems possible is he was moved at some point in the days of searching... I'm not blaming LE nor praising them, too many questions to know but I'm just saying someone or someone(s) found a way or time in the dark or somehow to that pool... And the story of what SUPPOSEDLY happened to him per the mom/grandma, no way. And the autopsy results well...

If you think of it, please tag me in a reminder on that case near to the hearing although hopefully I will remember or see activity to remind me. I too want to know what cops do know and do have to be able to bring the charges they have. That case and even the autopsy seemed like they were just going to close it and that was that... Even though at least there are some charges now, much still doesn't sit right with me. It seemed once he was found that they seemed to just say oh, here he is (not how'd he now get there), this is what happened, here are the autopsy findings and case closed. I'm unsure they didn't charge something just because some stayed vocal about it and weren't happy. I'm one lol.

It has been awhile so I hope what I just said is accurate. I think I remember most of it pretty clearly. That poor boy deserves more justice than he is going to receive imo. Charging both grandma and mom is interesting though...
 

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