Just seconds away, we're told Hampton
Police are set to update us on the
missing 4 year old, Cody Bigsby,
that Cody's dad reported him missing
Monday morning in the early hours.
But yesterday, police told us they don't
believe the father's timeline is reliable.
So just to give you some more specifics here,
Cody's dad reported that Cody
was last seen 2:00 AM Monday and
reported missing at 9:00 AM while
police later have widened that time
frame for Cody's disappearance.
Now beginning.
Noon Sunday extending to when
he was reported missing,
which was 9:00 AM Monday
alright, the two gentlemen you see right
here are the public information officers
for the Hampton Police Department.
They are giving us our first
update that we've received in
almost 24 hours and again.
Many questions remain unanswered.
At this point.
We also hope to learn in the coming
minutes about what took place last night
in the search at the Hampton Steam plant,
we saw several investigators out there.
Let's listen in.
Williams, with the Hampton Police
Division's Public information office.
I'm here to provide you an update on the
status of the Cody Bigsby investigation.
I'm going to start off today by discussing
our current and ongoing search efforts today.
Our search is expanding.
We're going to be checking new
areas of the grid that have not
yet previously been searched.
We're going to continue
today using volunteers.
We're going to be working with
our partners at the Virginia
Department of Emergency Management.
And you're going to continue to see
a wide variety of resources being
used out here to include canines and UAVs.
Last night we did have a team at
the Hampton NASA steam plant.
Today we are no longer there.
Our mission there is complete and our
efforts have concluded at that location.
Moving on to the status of the investigation.
I'm going to provide some clarification
on the person of interest in this case.
The person of interest in
this case is Cody's father.
His name is Corey Bigsby.
He is a 43 year old Hampton man.
At the conclusion of this press conference,
his photo is going to be available for you
on our Twitter platform for your reference.
Cody is still with us at I'm sorry,
Corey is still with us
at police headquarters.
He is there voluntarily and he is
choosing to answer our questions.
Here's what we need from the public.
We're still seeking information
on Cody's last known whereabouts.
We're also seeking information
on his father's whereabouts.
Any information that you have
could potentially be of value.
We're seeking information specifically
with regarding where he goes,
where he shops who he's with,
and what he does.
We're also asking for residents of the
old Buckroe neighborhood and surrounding
areas to check their own property.
Residents are much more familiar
with their own property.
They would be more likely to spot something
that's out of place or suspicious,
and in that case,
if you find something that
you believe to be suspicious,
contact police and we'll send
someone out to you.
That's all the information and
updates I have for you this morning.
I have time for just a few questions.
Sergeant, are you ruling out the
child mother as a person of interest?
We're not ruling anything out
specifically at this time.
We're our focus is going to
be directed towards the father
for the current investigation.
Are you guys going to be looking
at the landfill anytime soon?
I don't anticipate that,
but if that changes,
I will certainly update you as the
father or the mother anyone been
charged with anything at this time.
No formal charges have been
issued at the current time.
How long is this? How long has he
been at police headquarters? He
has been at police headquarters
since the day he reported.
Cody missing has this become a
recovery effort at any point,
or is it still deserves to
rescue heavy, switched tracks?
There's been no shift in the
title of the investigation.
Does Hampton Police Sergeant have any
record of domestic calls at that address?
I don't have that information
with me right now. You mentioned
other children were in the House.
Where are those children? At this point?
I can tell you that the children are safe.
I'm not able to to discuss the specifics
of that element of the investigation.
Are you able to discuss that
all the conditions at home
when you guys were there, when
I wouldn't be able to discuss that either?
The dogs are using or they search
and rescue dogs, cadaver dogs,
a combination of both.
Soul searching water.
Any waterways that fall within
the grid are certainly being
considered in the search.
In about the amount of cooperation
that getting report Bixby and the
types of questions are asked,
I would not be able to go into that element.
How about this level of cooperation? He
is choosing to be there
voluntarily and is answering the
questions that were asking Peter
how long. How wide is the grid expanded to?
It's about a mile radius at the
current time. A mile radius from the
house from the apartment complex.
OK, like a circular mile out,
it's approximately a mile radius and
how is that different from what
it was like yesterday? The
grid itself hasn't changed,
we're just expanding the areas
within the grid that we're searching.
We're searching new elements
that we were not previously
searching previously before.
Have you received any leads in the last
24 hours that you consider promising?
That's not something I would
be able to discuss folks.
That's all the questions
that I have time for today.
I appreciate you coming out.
All right, we just heard from a spokesperson,
Public Information Officer there with
Hampton Police saying that the search
has expanded to new areas of the grid
and also of course volunteers videm
other resources on the ground right now.
Helping with that search we have just
learned that the Hampton NASA steam plant
is no longer a part of that search grid.
They have searched it and they have
ruled that out. Big point here.
A clarification on the person of interest.
That person of interest has
been clarified as.
43 year old Cory Bixby Cody's father.
We have learned he has been voluntarily
at police headquarters since reporting
Cody missing 9:00 AM yesterday.
And of course we'll get more information
about that as this investigation unfolds.
But we do know that no formal charges
have been issued at this point.
We are still trying to get
more information about this,
but in the meantime,
police say if you have any information about
Cody or Corey's last known whereabouts.
To contact them,
they're also asking residents
in the old Buckroe neighborhood
to check their properties.
If they find anything suspicious to
contact Hampton Police that number
757-727-6111. So a lot to unpack here.
Dan, how did we get here to this point?
Well, a lot of new
information coming out there.
Ashley, including you know now
asking for the father's whereabouts,
'cause you know it was Cody's dad who
reported Cody missing at 9:00 Monday morning.
His dad said he last saw Cody around.
2:00 AM earlier that day,
well, the next day,
Hampton Police chief Mark tablet provided
updates on the search and revealed that
when it comes to a person of interest again,
as was just clarified,
it is the child's father.
Now the search efforts have
continued with volunteers.
They asked for signups yesterday
from people in the community.
They got them and they're
getting some more today.
In fact, right now, several teams
are on foot looking for Cody Casey.
Baylor is joining us live
from the command center, so.
Casey,
what are you seeing out there right now?
Well, Dan, as you mentioned,
a lot of people still out here on that
search for four year old Cory Cody.
Excuse me bigsby.
I mean take a look behind me.
You can still see that command
staging center still up.
We saw a bunch of authorities
walk around the Buckroe Pointe
apartment townhomes in search.
We saw them disperse around 10:00
o'clock this morning and some of them
even had some search dogs with them.
Now throughout the morning
several volunteers stopped by the
staging area looking to help.
I mean we saw volunteers come out.
As early as 5:30 this morning,
now those volunteers were told to meet
at the Merrimack Elementary School at 12.
Police say that will be a part of
their big search for Cody Bigsby,
now a veteran nonprofit rescue
team based out of Newport News,
is also helping authorities.
Today, the Water Team, Inc.
Join the search team yesterday.
We
had a team set up ready to,
you know, engage in the search
of the four year old child,
being that the weather was
significantly cold. Timeline
plays a huge role in these situations,
so we wanted to get on
site as fast as we could.
And members of those teams of that team,
as should say, came out around 9:00
o'clock this morning and did their
own independent search just to
make sure they covered all basis.
Unfortunately, they could not find any
substantial evidence on their behalf,
but they will be working again with
Hampton authorities today as they're
continuing their extensive search.
As you heard from Hampton
police this morning,
expanding their search for Cody Bigsby.
We're live this morning from Hampton.
I'm Casey Baylor,
for 13 years now.
Alright, Casey,
thank you this story been unfolding.
Since Monday, and we're keeping a very
close eye on all new developments,
we will let you know the
moment we learn more.
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