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

FBI joins search for missing Hampton toddler

During the press conference, Chief Talbot said Codi's dad said he woke up Monday morning and found his son was missing. The father said he looked all over and Codi was nowhere to be found.

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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.

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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

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Hampton police chief encourages community volunteers to keep searching for Codi Bigsby

People in the community are volunteering their time to keep looking for any clues that could lead to the little boy.

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Hampton police chief encourages community volunteers to keep searching for Codi Bigsby​

Over two weeks after four-year-old Cody Bigsby was reported missing, Hampton Police Chief Mark Talbot is encouraging community volunteers to keep searching.

People in the community are volunteering their time to keep looking for any clues that could lead to the little boy.


Talbot wants volunteers to know he’s grateful for every bit of help they get.

“I believe the number of people who have decided on their own to traipse about in the woods and dig through marshes and all of these other things,” said Talbot. “God bless them. Keep going.”

Police transitioned from a massive grid search to an investigative phase, but the goal to find Codi hasn't changed.

“We are continuing to look at all of the evidence,” Talbot said. “We are searching different areas of the city. We are exploring the forensic evidence even further. We are continuing to take this investigation wherever the facts are going to take us.”

Talbot said the evidence will guide police searches from here on out.

“We could certainly come across evidence or some facts,” Talbot said. “Or one of the members of the public who is out and about, like just occurred over the weekend, could say something or do something that causes us to go back to where we have already been or search new ground.”

Investigators said all boots on the ground are helpful, but they ask anyone who’s searching to follow a few guidelines.

Get permission before searching anyone’s property. If you find something that you think is evidence, do not touch it before police can collect it.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

W.A.T.E.R. Team Inc. expands search for Codi Bigsby to Norfolk, facing new challenges

Joe Slabinski, head of the search team, said members are starting to get worn out by daily searches, but they refuse to stop looking for the missing 4-year-old boy.

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W.A.T.E.R. Team Inc. expands search for Codi Bigsby to Norfolk, facing new challenges​

"The mission is to find Codi in whatever circumstance he’s in," explained Joe Slabinski with W.A.T.E.R. Team Inc. said.

That goal hasn’t changed since 4-year-old Codi Bigsby went missing more than two weeks ago. The veterans nonprofit organization has expanded its grid search in hopes of finding Codi.

Search efforts moved to Norfolk Wednesday after the team searched in Newport News on Tuesday. Members looked through high grass and bushes on 4th View Street by Interstate 64.

"Looking in here, you can definitely conceal something really well," Slabinski said. "Nobody is really paying attention as they’re driving down here. One, the construction site. Two, this is their housing.”

Slabinksi said the team is experiencing some challenges. He said search efforts in Norfolk are limited.

“They [Norfolk Police] don’t want you in the wetlands," he said. "There are plenty of postage signs there. While we do want to get in there and search, we want to be respectful of the rules and regulations before us."

Construction also prevents them from searching parts of the area. Slabinski said many volunteers also have other obligations, and can’t search every day with the team. Those who can are getting worn out.

“Most of my older crew are retirees that can go every day," he said. "They’re starting to find themselves getting caught up, and being worn-down day after day.”

That can impact how alert members are each day, but the team won't stop searching. Slabinski said it’s possible a short break could come soon.

“I’m really looking forward to that rain day on Friday, so I can possibly give them off," he said.

If not, the team will be up early to try to track down Codi. Water Team Inc. plans to return to Hampton this Thursday.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Cory Bigsby's lawyer appealed his bond decision, but all 3 Hampton Circuit Court judges recused themselves from new hearing

The lawyer for Cory Bigsby said all three Hampton Circuit Court judges recused themselves from Bigsby's upcoming bond hearing. He's been accused of child neglect.

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Cory Bigsby's lawyer appealed his bond decision, but all 3 Hampton Circuit Court judges recused themselves from new hearing​

The lawyer for Cory Bigsby, who is facing charges of child neglect unrelated to his 4-year-old son Codi's disappearance, said all three Hampton Circuit Court judges have recused themselves from the case.

Attorney Jeffrey Ambrose said he got an order from the Hampton Circuit Court Chief Judge that said the judge would consider it improper for any of the judges to hear matters in Bigsby’s case, but did not give a specific reason why.

Ambrose said the Circuit Court is asking the Supreme Court of Virginia to assign an alternate sitting judge to the case.

It's not clear what it could mean for Bigsby's next bond hearing, currently scheduled for February 25.


Now, with all the judges that would normally hear the appeal recused, Ambrose said he isn't sure what will happen.

"Certainly, it raises questions about whether or not the court would be in a position to proceed with the bond hearing on the 25th," Ambrose said. "You have to have a judge and we currently are awaiting word from the Supreme Court, I would anticipate as to how to proceed with that."

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

‘He was telling the truth’: Attorney speaks with Cory Bigsby about police ‘mishandling’ interrogation

The Hampton Police Division will review its interrogation policies and could make changes to them after a veteran investigator denied Cory Bigsby access to an attorney during questioning, officials…

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‘He was telling the truth’: Attorney speaks with Cory Bigsby about police ‘mishandling’ interrogation​

The Hampton Police Division will review its interrogation policies and could make changes to them after a veteran investigator denied Cory Bigsby access to an attorney during questioning, officials confirm.

“We will certainly take this opportunity to evaluate our current practices to determine if there are more efficient operating procedures when it has been determined our standards have not been met,” Hampton Police Sgt. R.C. Williams told 10 On Your Side in an email on Thursday.


Hampton Police Chief Mark Talbot confirmed on Monday that the lead investigator in Codi’s case denied Bigsby access to an attorney after he made two requests for counsel during an early-morning interrogation on Feb. 1.

“Interviewing should have ceased, and he should have been provided an opportunity to speak with counsel immediately,” said Bigsby’s attorney, Jeffrey Ambrose.

Talbot said the department has policies in place that should have allowed them to “do better” with the Bigsby interrogation. 10 On Your Side obtained copies of those policies, which provide guidance on interrogations and Constitutional rights. Williams said that commanders routinely review the policies that are pertinent to their specific units. He also said that the policies were developed in accordance with law and the best practices set forth by a number of national police organizations.


“Certainly at any time there is a violation of a citizen’s rights, there will be legal consequences for that,” Ambrose said. “As we understand the full scope of what happened at Hampton Police Division headquarters during that investigation, we’ll understand better what the definitions of those consequences might be. Certainly, I expect that they’re going to be large ones, as this was a substantial breach of civil rights.”

 

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Cory Bigsby's lawyer appealed his bond decision, but all 3 Hampton Circuit Court judges recused themselves from new hearing

The lawyer for Cory Bigsby said all three Hampton Circuit Court judges recused themselves from Bigsby's upcoming bond hearing. He's been accused of child neglect.

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Cory Bigsby's lawyer appealed his bond decision, but all 3 Hampton Circuit Court judges recused themselves from new hearing​

The lawyer for Cory Bigsby, who is facing charges of child neglect unrelated to his 4-year-old son Codi's disappearance, said all three Hampton Circuit Court judges have recused themselves from the case.

Attorney Jeffrey Ambrose said he got an order from the Hampton Circuit Court Chief Judge that said the judge would consider it improper for any of the judges to hear matters in Bigsby’s case, but did not give a specific reason why.

Ambrose said the Circuit Court is asking the Supreme Court of Virginia to assign an alternate sitting judge to the case.

It's not clear what it could mean for Bigsby's next bond hearing, currently scheduled for February 25.


Now, with all the judges that would normally hear the appeal recused, Ambrose said he isn't sure what will happen.

"Certainly, it raises questions about whether or not the court would be in a position to proceed with the bond hearing on the 25th," Ambrose said. "You have to have a judge and we currently are awaiting word from the Supreme Court, I would anticipate as to how to proceed with that."

That raises a lot of questions. On what grounds would three different Judge's have to recuse themselves?

 

[GrandmaBear]

That raises a lot of questions. On what grounds would three different Judge's have to recuse themselves?

I am wondering the same thing. That is downright odd and why no explanation to the public...? I can only think of a couple of things and I'm not sure they are likely to recuse all three, nothing almost would recuse three...

We do have a detective who violated Bigsby's rights and we are in the same county system... It sounded like someone called in a tip on that and alerted the Chief or Sheriff or whatever... Was there more about people in the system than just the detective? Like the judges?

Or could there have been CPS or parental custody issues with these children and Bigsby and/or their mother and all three judges at different times maybe are responsible for placing one or another child with him and now one is missing...?

Not sure if these things are even plausible but there is some reason that not a single judge can sit on this case... And that is downright odd. Having had him in front of them before on another crime, etc. I don't think would do it, judges see the same people back and charged more than once... And the judge decided to recuse all of them...

I will say that I didn't know until a few years ago that different judges with different courtrooms do sit and confer on cases and sentencing and such I believe and if there is a Chief judge the others will report on their cases to him or something like that... I never knew this but think it likely everywhere... So the fact the Chief Judge here did this may mean he was overseeing cases the other two had that may have involved these children or the father...?

That's the best I've got. I have never ever seen three have to voluntarily step out... ODD.

 

[RoundPeg]

That raises a lot of questions. On what grounds would three different Judge's have to recuse themselves?

Spitballing wild theories.

They've all participated in the search?
Their kids all know each other?

All they really need to say is "cannot be fair and impartial".

I literally have no clue.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Spitballing wild theories.

They've all participated in the search?
Their kids all know each other?

All they really need to say is "cannot be fair and impartial".

I literally have no clue.

Nothing really makes sense. I think it has to have to do with court and the legal system because that is the key place the three would have in common to have a reason they need to recuse. They could all go to the same church as the dad even and that's not a reason they would have to recuse, at least I don't think so because I've seen it.

I doubt he is a relative of all three...

I'm going to say this though, they don't give the public the reason and they are asking the State Supreme Court to name a judge?? There is more to this... I know states vary but generally if a judge recuses, it goes to another in the same courthouse. In this case, it is all three so they must feel one of them can't request another judge from another county to step in because they are worried if they ask or choose one or however it is generally done, someone will say sure that crooked judge picked that crooked judge in the next county over... So they are making very sure the State selects the judge and all is kosher...?

Now that I've thought about it for a bit, I am leaning towards the very tip or person who had to leak his rights were violated... The same one may have said and if he is tried in that county by those judges (that maybe haven't been fair to him before???), they will complain...?

Maybe that is far fetched, I'm unsure but I have never seen a case three judges recuse (substituted yes, recused, no) and before a case has hardly begun... Or then to ask the Supreme Court to appoint one... We have a detective on leave are we going to next have some judges resigning...?

I could be way off. Just thoughts.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Hampton police expand timeline back to November for tips on Codi Bigsby

Police on Thursday sent out a tweet that asked for information from anyone who had seen Codi in the past three months, which goes back to mid-November.

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Hampton police expand timeline back to November for tips on Codi Bigsby​

Hampton police have expanded their timeline for which they’re seeking information about 4-year-old Codi Bigsby’s whereabouts.

Hampton police previously asked for information from anyone who had seen Codi since Christmas.

However, police on Thursday sent out a tweet that asked for information from anyone who had seen Codi in the past three months, which goes back to mid-November. Police also said anyone who has home cameras near Buckroe Pointe apartments to come forward.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Hampton police expand timeline back to November for tips on Codi Bigsby

Police on Thursday sent out a tweet that asked for information from anyone who had seen Codi in the past three months, which goes back to mid-November.

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Hampton police expand timeline back to November for tips on Codi Bigsby​

Hampton police have expanded their timeline for which they’re seeking information about 4-year-old Codi Bigsby’s whereabouts.

Hampton police previously asked for information from anyone who had seen Codi since Christmas.

However, police on Thursday sent out a tweet that asked for information from anyone who had seen Codi in the past three months, which goes back to mid-November. Police also said anyone who has home cameras near Buckroe Pointe apartments to come forward.

So here we go, the usual it seems in many cases lately. He was reported missing in January. Father said last seen then. And now they are looking back to November... No one reported him missing until January...

 

[GrandmaBear]

I am looking back at this one because I have some minutes finally (unexpected as deadlines just got changed) and bringing this one forward that police wanted to talk to anyone who had EVER seen Codi in town...

 

[GrandmaBear]

Then it is since noon Sunday which is far different than "ever"...

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Cory Bigsby case | Legal analyst explains possible reasons for judges' recusal

Bigsby is accused of child neglect. Legal analyst Ed Booth said having an entire bench recused from a case is not as unusual as you may think.

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Cory Bigsby case | Legal analyst explains possible reasons for judges' recusal​

Just one week before Cory Bigsby is scheduled for a second bond hearing, all three Hampton Circuit Court Judges have stepped away from the case.

Bigsby’s attorney, Jeffrey Ambrose, said the Virginia Supreme Court will have to appoint a judge.

"There is some issue that Judge Gaten believes that would keep the sitting judges of Hampton Circuit Court from being able to adjudicate this fairly," said Ambrose.

13News Now asked Chief Judge Michael Gaten why he made the decision, but he didn't give an explanation other than “I do consider it improper for the Judges of the 8th Judicial Circuit to hear any aspects of the captioned proceeding."


"It’s a precaution and it’s out of concern both for the defendant and the public and the perception that the judicial process is fair and unbiased," says legal analyst Ed Booth.

He said having an entire bench recused from a case is not as unusual as you may think. He’s not sure of the circumstances surrounding this particular instance but said it’s usually about avoiding any appearance of impropriety.

"It’s not actual impropriety necessarily. It’s about the judges following their judicial canon of ethics to make sure that everyone feels like whatever happens, in this case, is completely above board and appropriate."

He said it is most likely there was a conflict of interest.

"When you have an entire bench recuse themselves there’s, generally speaking, some sort of concern that affects the court as a whole."

 

[GrandmaBear]

Cory Bigsby case | Legal analyst explains possible reasons for judges' recusal

Bigsby is accused of child neglect. Legal analyst Ed Booth said having an entire bench recused from a case is not as unusual as you may think.

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Cory Bigsby case | Legal analyst explains possible reasons for judges' recusal​

Just one week before Cory Bigsby is scheduled for a second bond hearing, all three Hampton Circuit Court Judges have stepped away from the case.

Bigsby’s attorney, Jeffrey Ambrose, said the Virginia Supreme Court will have to appoint a judge.

"There is some issue that Judge Gaten believes that would keep the sitting judges of Hampton Circuit Court from being able to adjudicate this fairly," said Ambrose.

13News Now asked Chief Judge Michael Gaten why he made the decision, but he didn't give an explanation other than “I do consider it improper for the Judges of the 8th Judicial Circuit to hear any aspects of the captioned proceeding."


"It’s a precaution and it’s out of concern both for the defendant and the public and the perception that the judicial process is fair and unbiased," says legal analyst Ed Booth.

He said having an entire bench recused from a case is not as unusual as you may think. He’s not sure of the circumstances surrounding this particular instance but said it’s usually about avoiding any appearance of impropriety.

"It’s not actual impropriety necessarily. It’s about the judges following their judicial canon of ethics to make sure that everyone feels like whatever happens, in this case, is completely above board and appropriate."

He said it is most likely there was a conflict of interest.

"When you have an entire bench recuse themselves there’s, generally speaking, some sort of concern that affects the court as a whole."

I agree it has to have something to do with, I think, that court and this defendant. They did the right thing most likely but clearly they think for some reason people would think any of the three of them may be looked at again for some reason as not someone who could be fair and unbiased towards this defendant... Or something on that order... Now why would "we" or anyone think that unless there has been something someone perceived as improper prior in this court, towards this defendant and involving three judges...?

 

[kdg411]

I agree it has to have something to do with, I think, that court and this defendant. They did the right thing most likely but clearly they think for some reason people would think any of the three of them may be looked at again for some reason as not someone who could be fair and unbiased towards this defendant... Or something on that order... Now why would "we" or anyone think that unless there has been something someone perceived as improper prior in this court, towards this defendant and involving three judges...?

I have looked for any prior criminal &/or civil court history in Hampton County VA to no avail. Has it been published in MSM anywhere where the dad is employed? Or is he in the military?

 

[GrandmaBear]

I have looked for any prior criminal &/or civil court history in Hampton County VA to no avail. Has it been published in MSM anywhere where the dad is employed? Or is he in the military?

I think there was something above in an article about him being AWOL at one point or something back in the day, I had the impression he wasn't in the military any longer and it had been some time ago. If I have the right case in my head here. Been quite a week of ups and downs and all over the place.

With four kids under the age of five, and his claim he couldn't get them all ready or too hard when he needed to go somewhere so he would leave them home alone, not sure he worked at all...?

If he has no criminal or civil history, I am stumped at the judge thing. How about CPS involvement, that often involves a judge at some point doesn't it but might be confidential as far as finding info on it? And by civil do you mean family too? As far as custody cases or divorces? None showing? I'm not familiar with Virginia's online case thing, never looked for one I don't think.

If this one has hit SM or places like YT, etc. and anyone there has developed an interest (haven't looked), I suspect some digging is going on as to why they would recuse. And maybe some media might put some effort into finding out more.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

A neighbor gives a glimpse into life next door to Cory Bigsby’s home

As the search continues for Codi Bigsby, we are learning more about what was going on inside the home. The first thing we learned from a neighbor was that there was little adult supervision.

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A neighbor gives a glimpse into life next door to Cory Bigsby’s home​

“This is an example of adults not paying attention to children over there. I never heard of an adult over there. I never saw an adult taking out the trash. I never saw anyone come in and out of there,” the neighbor said.

Maybe not see them, but he could hear them — all day long and into the night. The neighbor said he would bang on the wall to get the children to be quiet.

“When I was loud enough. If I mocked them, then it would stop which was infuriating because if you know daily [this is going on you should stop it]. I didn’t know it was bunch of children that young, I had no idea. It was constant and consistent,” he said.

The neighbor would go to the Bigsby front door.

“I banged on his door. He wouldn’t open his door to talk to me. It was always through his door… He would say he’s sorry,” he said.

Another neighbor confirms the through-the-door chats. The door never opened. He wondered what the apartment looked like inside.

“I didn’t know what Codi looked like until he disappeared and saw him on the news,” he said.

He confirms he never saw the children outside.

“I would yell ‘Let them go outside.’ I would yell through the wall’ like no kidding’ we have all these fields… Let them go out and play,” he said.


“Because all I ever heard was crying and all hours of the night and day. Just yelling. The kids were mad. Not the adults yelling, it would be children crying and stomping on the floor and you hear it all day,” he said.

The only time he saw the children was one time up in a window standing on a dresser.

“I saw them one time. I was leaving my apartment maybe a year ago… They were standing on a dresser. Both of them in diapers, and they were just standing there waving,” he said.

He remembers Jan. 31 when Cory Bigsby first reported Codi was missing.

“There was so much noise. I was staying in Norfolk. In the morning, I came home. He reported [Codi was missing] at 9. I could hear the kids in the back room playing. It didn’t make any sense. If the 4-year-old brother was missing, why would they be playing around?” he said.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Did these neighbors report any of this I wonder.

 

[Kimster]

Did these neighbors report any of this I wonder.

It doesn’t sound like it. If you hear or see something, say something!

 

[GrandmaBear]

It doesn’t sound like it. If you hear or see something, say something!

You know, they make it sound like it's just yelling and crying and running and stomping and that sounds like unruly, spoiled, neglected kids but if a person can hear that, they can also hear a parent yelling, hitting, throwing things against walls, etc... Did they ever hear that or him in the home? One has to wonder...