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.


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[GrandmaBear]

and he stayed there "voluntarily" for 4 days. That to me says he knows his son isn't coming home, too.

I agree. If anything my guess is the cops walked the line they can walk legally, read him his rights but told him or made him feel like if he didn't stay or be cooperative he wasn't helping find his son. They can't refuse them a lawyer but they can convince them or try to that it is just questioning and in their best interest to help out or something on that order can't they? If you talk to us now, we can find him and then we won't need to do a formal interrogation kind of comment for instance...

I doubt they didn't read him his rights and I'm sure he knew of his right to a laywer and the truth probably falls somewhere in that range of just telling him cooperative would be best...

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Police investigation switches gears as community continues to search for Codi Bigsby

Hampton Police Chief Mark Talbot said even though Cory Bigsby was arrested on unrelated charges, that doesn’t mean the search is over.

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Police investigation switches gears as community continues to search for Codi Bigsby​

Heading into the weekend, there’s now a shift in the search for missing 4-year-old Codi Bigsby.

Crews spent the afternoon packing up the command center by the Buckroe Pointe Apartments where they staged their search efforts all week.

Hampton Police Chief Mark Talbot says even though Cory Bigsby has been arrested on unrelated charges, that doesn’t mean the search is over.

"Our investigation is not over. It will not end with that arrest. In fact, in some ways, our investigation is going to start and become more intense now," Talbot said during Friday's news conference.

Police said they are now moving into an evidence and intelligence-based operation, instead of the massive search operation we’ve seen over the last five days.

"Our partners in particular with the FBI have provided us with an extensive amount of forensic data for us to review and process and follow up on," said Talbot.

He said they still have a lot of people to interview and other areas to search. Talbot said the agencies that have assisted so far still stand ready to help how they can.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Volunteers holding onto hope as search for missing 4-year-old Codi Bigsby continues

Saturday morning, another group of volunteers came together to widen their search efforts around the area where Codi lives.

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Volunteers holding onto hope as search for missing 4-year-old Codi Bigsby continues​

Four-year-old Codi Bigsby was reported missing on January 31st and efforts to find him continue.

Neighbors, strangers and members of the community came together Saturday morning to continue to look for Codi. Everyone has their own reasons for helping.


"With it being six days and you know the temperature, the weather - there is something in the back of my mind that maybe this baby is not alive but you know, my faith and my spirit saying that he is alive somewhere." Amy Thornton said.

Volunteers organized two search parties today, working in two shifts to pass out fliers and search different areas.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Community still urging volunteers to help search for 4-year-old Codi Bigsby, one week after he was reported missing

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — A week after 4-year-old Codi Bigsby went missing, community members want to remind their neighbors they need their help to bring Codi home. The Buckroe area of Hampton o…

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Community still urging volunteers to help search for 4-year-old Codi Bigsby, one week after he was reported missing​

A week after 4-year-old Codi Bigsby went missing, community members want to remind their neighbors they need their help to bring Codi home.

The Buckroe area of Hampton on Monday was a stark contrast from the scene there last week: no large police presence, no search and rescue equipment, no K-9s.

Still, signs of hope and resiliency remain as community members continue searching — and they need the community’s help to do it.

As Hampton police move their search into an investigative stage, community members want to remind their neighbors they can still help in the search for Codi.

Founder and President Yugonda Sample-Jones of EmpowerAll VA says even though the major police presence is gone, the search continues at the hands of the community.

“If people, like who are here, who are dedicated that are showing up, that are offering tips and information, that is all important in making sure that we just get some answers about where Codi is,” she said.


“The biggest thing is awareness and knowing that there are people that are still individually looking and that we have support and supplies for them,” said Sample-Jones.

Black Lives Matter 757 and other community organizations will gather at the parking lot at 1735 Old Buckroe Road this Tuesday to Thursday from noon to 6 p.m. They’ll coordinate search efforts from there.

EmpowerAll VA will also be helping by providing resources with the search, including flyers to hand out to neighbors and local businesses.

They say all this work is for one purpose.

“It’s a kid missing and we have to bring him home safely,” said Walker.

For more information on the search and how to get involved, visit this Facebook group.

 

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[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

New billboard up as the search continues for 4-year-old Codi

Police are not giving any new details, but said they are filtering through all the evidence that has been gathered.

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New billboard up as the search continues for 4-year-old Codi​

Wednesday was another day in which 4-year-old Codi Bigsby was missing — and another day for his father, Cory Bigsby, to be held in the Hampton Correctional facility without bond on seven counts of felony child neglect.

Police are not giving any new details, but said they are filtering through all the evidence that has been gathered.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

'He is our little Spider-Codi' | Community putting up flyers, yard signs in hopes of finding Codi Bigsby

Hampton police are trying to further the investigation with a huge billboard along Interstate 664. Community members are doing everything possible to help.

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'He is our little Spider-Codi' | Community putting up flyers, yard signs in hopes of finding Codi Bigsby​

Where is four-year-old Codi Bigsby? 10 days after his father reported him missing in Hampton, there is still no sign of him, but the community is not giving up.

Next to the apartments where Codi lives, there is now a growing collection of balloons, teddy bears and pictures of Spider-Man, growing tokens of love for a 4-year-old boy many people never have met.

“Spider-Man was Codi’s thing,” said Hampton resident Paige Fuller. “He is our little Spider-Codi.”


Police still are looking to talk with anyone who might have information about Codi Bigsby or his father Cory Bigsby, and any of their recent movements.

 

[GrandmaBear]

If there is one positive thing in cases like this, it is community and hope and people coming together. I don't have much hope this child is alive but he needs to be brought "home" either way.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Forensic psychologist gives insight into Codi Bigsby case

10 On Your Side spoke with Dr. Earle Williams, a forensic psychologist based in Norfolk. He is not tied to the Bigsby case, but explained how the process generally works.

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Forensic psychologist gives insight into Codi Bigsby case​

Investigators in Hampton are actively working behind the scenes as they review forensic evidence in the case of missing 4-year-old Codi Bigsby.

10 On Your Side spoke with Dr. Earle Williams, a forensic psychologist based in Norfolk. He is not tied to the Bigsby case, but explained how the process generally works.

Williams informed 10 On Your Side Cory Bigsby may have to go through a series of tests — if he hasn’t already — to determine if he’s mentally fit.

“This evaluation would cover his competency to stand trial,” said Williams.

Cory Bigsby is facing seven counts of child neglect in connection with several incidents in which he left his children home alone. Court records show the neglect charges are not directly related to Codi being missing.

Williams, who has been following the Bigsby case, explained that if Cory Bigsby shows he’s competent to stand trial, the next step is to see if he’s suffering from a mental illness.

“If he has ever been hospitalized from mental illness, I would want a copy of those records. If he is being treated as an outpatient then I would contact the community service board and see if I could get some information about that,” Williams stated.

Cory Bigsby may also be subject to a personality test or an intelligence exam.

“I may want to administer an IQ test. I may want to administer a test for depression because a lot of times depression will lower your ability to think clearly,” Williams explained.

Based on the findings, Bigsby’s children, in this case, his 5-year-old son who is the oldest of the four in the house, would be evaluated.

“Anyone that had any significant contact with him. Maybe his job, maybe a neighbor if they heard anything, maybe his mate or a girlfriend or a wife. If there are other children involved, I may want to look at interviewing them,” Williams said.

A typical psychiatric report for a criminal case is about 10 pages long.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

‘I am praying for the safe return of my baby boy’: Codi Bigsby’s mother releases public statement

The mother of a missing Hampton boy has silently waited for news of her son’s safe return for 11 days, but that good news has yet to come in the case of Codi Bigsby.

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‘I am praying for the safe return of my baby boy’: Codi Bigsby’s mother releases public statement​

The mother of a missing Hampton boy has silently waited for news of her son’s safe return for 11 days, but that good news has yet to come in the case of Codi Bigsby.

Early on in the investigation, Hampton Police Chief Mark Talbot told the public that he considered both of Codi’s parents to be “persons of interest;” however, he’s since cleared Codi’s mother. The department’s investigation has focused in on his 43-year-old father, Cory Bigsby. As a result of the investigation, Bigsby was charged with seven counts of felony child neglect after he allegedly told investigators he left his four small children, including Codi, home alone in December and January with no way to contact emergency services.

10 On Your Side investigators have reviewed court records, which show the neglect charges are not directly related to Codi being missing.

Codi’s mother has participated in the investigation and answered the police department’s questions, but she had not addressed the public. That changed on Thursday when she released a statement through a family spokesperson exclusively to 10 On Your Side investigators. We are releasing Codi’s mother’s statement in full, but have chosen not to name her because she is not a suspect in this case:

“At this present time, I do not wish to take part in any telephone, television or social media interviews. My reluctance is based on the upcoming trial and the questions asked are questions that will be addressed in court. In addition, I have been advised by legal counsel not to address the public. However, I would like to speak to the support of the community. I sincerely appreciate all the volunteers, rescue workers, police, FBI, news reporters, the community at large, family, friends, and everyone who is showing love and support for Codi. It truly warms my heart. I am praying for the safe return of my baby boy, Codi. I hope the public and the community understand and respect my position during this tragic time.”

Talbot gave a brief update on the case to Hampton City Council on Wednesday. He said that “the evidence about what likely occurred” to Codi “has been very clear” since day one of the department’s investigation; however, police continue to vigorously search for answers.

“We’ve tried hard to avoid a search for a 4-year-old boy and in a tragedy, an unmitigated tragedy, we didn’t want it to become a sideshow,” Talbot said. “We will continue to work and do everything we possibly can to figure out what happened to this child. We will leave no stone unturned. We have not stopped since day one. We have continued to follow the evidence.”

Bigsby remains in custody on the child neglect charges after a Hampton Juvenile Domestic Relations Court judge denied him bond on Tuesday. Bigsby was transferred to the Hampton Roads Regional Jail in Portsmouth on Thursday morning where he has been placed in quarantine, according to jail spokesperson Sharon Scott.

“He will be assigned to housing within the next 20 days, depending on the results of his COVID test,” Scott told 10 On Your Side investigators in an email.

Attorney Jeffrey Ambrose is representing Bigsby in the child neglect case and has filed an appeal on the judge’s bond decision. The appeal hearing is scheduled for Feb. 25 in Hampton Circuit Court. In a phone call with 10 On Your Side investigators, Ambrose said he is hopeful that Bigsby will be released so he can assist in the search for his son.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

‘We’re not willing to walk away’: As search for Codi Bigsby continues, community members ask public for help

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — As the Hampton Roads community continues to wait for new information to emerge in Codi Bigsby’s disappearance, community members continue searching high and low so…

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‘We’re not willing to walk away’: As search for Codi Bigsby continues, community members ask public for help​

As the Hampton Roads community continues to wait for new information to emerge in Codi Bigsby’s disappearance, community members continue searching high and low so Codi is not forgotten.

It’s a case that has touched many across Hampton Roads since day one. 4-year-old Codi Bigsby’s disappearance captivated the attention of many online in Facebook groups and those in the Hampton Roads community.

Joe Slabinski, the founder and CEO of WATER Team Inc., has been searching for Codi since he first was reported missing.

“Codi has now become all of our child, and we’re not willing to walk away from that,” he said. “The great thing is the community has been getting in touch with us. They still want to do something, they don’t know where to go, so they’re volunteering their time with us.”

Slabinski and a team of veterans look for missing people across Hampton Roads and North Carolina. To look for Codi, they’re focusing on waterways.

“Gosnold Hope Park to Grandview to a lot of the marinas,” he said. “And then from there, we just started looking at small bodies at the end of dead-end roads, where can I get into a cul-de-sac.”

They’re asking for anyone to join one of their searches, but make sure to dress right and never go out searching alone.

“Those shorelines are slippery. They’re muddy. You walk on that mud thinking it’s solid and you’re going to sink to your knees. So, you probably want a little bit higher boot,” he said.

As they continue their search efforts ahead of a search Saturday morning, their main goal is to keep Codi’s memory alive in the community until he comes home.

“The worst tragedy out of all of this would be if he is forgotten and he just slips away,” he said. “And as far as we’re concerned, we will not let that happen. We will not.”

Slabinski and the WATER Team are coordinating a search at 7:30 a.m. Saturday morning at the Boo Williams Sports Complex.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Police investigate after clothing found in woods near Codi Bigsby’s home

There was a heavy police presence seen outside of missing 4-year-old Codi Bigsby's apartment complex on Saturday evening.

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Police investigate after clothing found in woods near Codi Bigsby’s home​

There was a heavy police presence seen outside of missing 4-year-old Codi Bigsby's apartment complex on Saturday evening.

Police were on the scene of Codi's apartment complex where they said neighbors found an article of clothing in the woods.

According to neighbors, a woman who lives nearby saw a jacket near the water located behind the apartment complex and called the police. Neighbors say they believe this jacket belongs to a young boy or a toddler.

News 3 is working to confirm if this information is related to Codi's case.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Chief says Codi Bigsby case was mishandled, search continues with ‘immense’ amount of evidence

Hampton police are expected to hold a news conference on Monday afternoon to share updates in case of missing 4-year-old Codi Bigsby.

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Live: Police sharing updates Monday in Codi Bigsby case​

Hampton police are expected to hold a news conference on Monday afternoon to share updates in case of missing 4-year-old Codi Bigsby.

The briefing will be at 1:45 p.m. and WAVY will carry it on-air and online.

 

[RoundPeg]

Chief says Codi Bigsby case was mishandled, search continues with ‘immense’ amount of evidence

Hampton police are expected to hold a news conference on Monday afternoon to share updates in case of missing 4-year-old Codi Bigsby.

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Live: Police sharing updates Monday in Codi Bigsby case​

Hampton police are expected to hold a news conference on Monday afternoon to share updates in case of missing 4-year-old Codi Bigsby.

The briefing will be at 1:45 p.m. and WAVY will carry it on-air and online.

Can someone post the update if you find it, please?

 

[kdg411]

Can someone post the update if you find it, please?

PC is in the link above.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Lead detective in Codi Bigsby investigation placed on leave, Hampton police chief says

Hampton police denied the right to legal counsel for the father of a missing 4-year-old Hampton boy, Police Chief Mark Talbot said during a Monday press conference. In a Friday review of Cory Bigsb…

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Lead detective in Codi Bigsby investigation placed on leave, Hampton police chief says​

Hampton police denied the right to legal counsel for the father of a missing 4-year-old Hampton boy, Police Chief Mark Talbot said during a Monday press conference.

In a Friday review of Cory Bigsby Sr.’s interview footage, police found Bigsby expressed “a desire for legal counsel” twice during a “heated exchange” Feb. 1 with the case’s lead detective, Talbot said. The back and forth centered on the results of a polygraph test Bigsby took around 10 p.m. Jan. 31.

“My assessment is that his desires should have been honored,” Talbot said. “They weren’t.”

The lead detective on the case was placed on paid leave, Talbot said. Bigsby’s family hired a defense attorney to represent him Feb. 3.

A police internal investigation and the commonwealth attorney’s office will review the matter, Talbot said.

Chief says Codi Bigsby case was mishandled, search continues with ‘immense’ amount of evidence

Hampton police are expected to hold a news conference on Monday afternoon to share updates in case of missing 4-year-old Codi Bigsby.

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Chief says Codi Bigsby case was mishandled, search continues with ‘immense’ amount of evidence​

As the search continues for missing Hampton 4-year-old Codi Bigsby after he was reported missing two weeks ago, Hampton Police Chief Mark Talbot revealed on Monday that his department mishandled the case by not honoring Codi’s father’s request for legal representation.

The detective that violated procedure was relieved of his duties and placed on paid leave after Talbot was tipped about the issue on Friday. Talbot however said that the seven felony child neglect charges, which are not directly related to Codi’s disappearance, are “sound” and based on evidence gathered in the first hours of interrogation.

“I’m disappointed that we have done anything that may have slowed us down on our quest to bring justice to this child,” Talbot said. “That will be handled appropriately. Anybody that didn’t live up to the standards that are important to us will be held accountable.”

 

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Lead detective in Codi Bigsby investigation placed on leave, Hampton police chief says

Hampton police denied the right to legal counsel for the father of a missing 4-year-old Hampton boy, Police Chief Mark Talbot said during a Monday press conference. In a Friday review of Cory Bigsb…

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Lead detective in Codi Bigsby investigation placed on leave, Hampton police chief says​

Hampton police denied the right to legal counsel for the father of a missing 4-year-old Hampton boy, Police Chief Mark Talbot said during a Monday press conference.

In a Friday review of Cory Bigsby Sr.’s interview footage, police found Bigsby expressed “a desire for legal counsel” twice during a “heated exchange” Feb. 1 with the case’s lead detective, Talbot said. The back and forth centered on the results of a polygraph test Bigsby took around 10 p.m. Jan. 31.

“My assessment is that his desires should have been honored,” Talbot said. “They weren’t.”

The lead detective on the case was placed on paid leave, Talbot said. Bigsby’s family hired a defense attorney to represent him Feb. 3.

A police internal investigation and the commonwealth attorney’s office will review the matter, Talbot said.

Chief says Codi Bigsby case was mishandled, search continues with ‘immense’ amount of evidence

Hampton police are expected to hold a news conference on Monday afternoon to share updates in case of missing 4-year-old Codi Bigsby.

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Chief says Codi Bigsby case was mishandled, search continues with ‘immense’ amount of evidence​

As the search continues for missing Hampton 4-year-old Codi Bigsby after he was reported missing two weeks ago, Hampton Police Chief Mark Talbot revealed on Monday that his department mishandled the case by not honoring Codi’s father’s request for legal representation.

The detective that violated procedure was relieved of his duties and placed on paid leave after Talbot was tipped about the issue on Friday. Talbot however said that the seven felony child neglect charges, which are not directly related to Codi’s disappearance, are “sound” and based on evidence gathered in the first hours of interrogation.

“I’m disappointed that we have done anything that may have slowed us down on our quest to bring justice to this child,” Talbot said. “That will be handled appropriately. Anybody that didn’t live up to the standards that are important to us will be held accountable.”

At least they've admitted there was a mistake made.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Lead detective in Codi Bigsby investigation placed on leave, Hampton police chief says

Hampton police denied the right to legal counsel for the father of a missing 4-year-old Hampton boy, Police Chief Mark Talbot said during a Monday press conference. In a Friday review of Cory Bigsb…

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Lead detective in Codi Bigsby investigation placed on leave, Hampton police chief says​

Hampton police denied the right to legal counsel for the father of a missing 4-year-old Hampton boy, Police Chief Mark Talbot said during a Monday press conference.

In a Friday review of Cory Bigsby Sr.’s interview footage, police found Bigsby expressed “a desire for legal counsel” twice during a “heated exchange” Feb. 1 with the case’s lead detective, Talbot said. The back and forth centered on the results of a polygraph test Bigsby took around 10 p.m. Jan. 31.

“My assessment is that his desires should have been honored,” Talbot said. “They weren’t.”

The lead detective on the case was placed on paid leave, Talbot said. Bigsby’s family hired a defense attorney to represent him Feb. 3.

A police internal investigation and the commonwealth attorney’s office will review the matter, Talbot said.

Chief says Codi Bigsby case was mishandled, search continues with ‘immense’ amount of evidence

Hampton police are expected to hold a news conference on Monday afternoon to share updates in case of missing 4-year-old Codi Bigsby.

www.wrbl.com

Chief says Codi Bigsby case was mishandled, search continues with ‘immense’ amount of evidence​

As the search continues for missing Hampton 4-year-old Codi Bigsby after he was reported missing two weeks ago, Hampton Police Chief Mark Talbot revealed on Monday that his department mishandled the case by not honoring Codi’s father’s request for legal representation.

The detective that violated procedure was relieved of his duties and placed on paid leave after Talbot was tipped about the issue on Friday. Talbot however said that the seven felony child neglect charges, which are not directly related to Codi’s disappearance, are “sound” and based on evidence gathered in the first hours of interrogation.

“I’m disappointed that we have done anything that may have slowed us down on our quest to bring justice to this child,” Talbot said. “That will be handled appropriately. Anybody that didn’t live up to the standards that are important to us will be held accountable.”

Well there goes any admissions or evidence after that. And what is he getting paid for and only on leave for? I mean I guess they can further assess but what he did even the average citizen knows you can't do. An officer certainly knew better.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

At least they've admitted there was a mistake made.

Yep. Better to deal with it now than have it come up at trial.

 

[GrandmaBear]

The police chief did the right thing when tipped apparently. The detective sure didn't, I mean they can dance around it some I think depending on how it is worded, but this sounds like it was pretty clear at least twice an attorney was actually asked for. And in a recorded interview no less...