It was close to 9AM on the 31st of January, 2022, when the dispatch centre in Hampton, Virginia, received a phone call. It was a from a man who reported that he had awoken to find his four-year-old son missing from the apartment…
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Audio Sources:
“AUDIO: Cory Bigsby’s 2022 911 call reporting Codi Bigsby missing”
“Body cam, interrogation videos show father’s alleged confession to murdering his son”
“Cory Bigsby Jailhouse Interview: Hampton man convicted of killing his son Codi Bigsby”
“Jury finds Cory Bigsby guilty of killing his son, Codi Bigsby”
“Full briefing: Hampton chief says Codi Bigsby case was mishandled, but says charges for father still“
“Full Presser: Hampton Police provide update on search for missing 4-year-old Codi Bigsby”
“Murder trial begins for Hampton father charged with killing 4-year-old son, Codi Bigsby”
Sources:
ABC – 13 WVEC, 31 January, 2022 – “We Are Searching Frantically”
Associated Press, 31 Janaury, 2022 – “Police In Virginia City Search for Missing Boy”
CBS – 17 WNCN, 31 January, 2022 – “4-Year-Old Hampton Boy Codi Bigsby Still Missing”
ABC -13 WVEC, 1 February, 2022 – “Family and Neighbours React to Four Year Old”
CBS – 6 WTVR, 1 February, 2022 – “Police on Missing Virginia Child”
CBS – 3 WTKR, 1 February, 2022 – “Community Comes Together to Search for Missing 4-Year-Old”
ABC – 13 WVEC, 3 February, 2022 – “Cory Bigsby Taken into Custody”
CBS – 3 WTKR, 4 February, 2022 – “What We Know About Codi Bigsby”
The Virginian Pilot, 5 February, 2022 – “We Will Not Stop”
CBS – 3 WTKR, 6 February, 2022 – “Community Hold Vigil”
ABC – 13 WVEC, 7 February, 2022 – “Memorial Grows”
Daily Press, 12 February, 2022 – “Shift in Search for Boy”
MailOnline, 13 February, 2022 – “Police Hunt for Missing Four Year Old Boy”
Atlanta Daily World, 16 February, 2022 – “Search for Missing 4-Year-Old”
ABC – 13 WVEC, 22 February, 2022 – “Police Share New Photo”
CBS – 3 WTKR, 8 March, 2022 – “New Billboards Go Up”
ABC – 13 WVEC, 5 July, 2022 – “Cory Bigsby Faces 30 Charges”
ABC – 13 WVEC, 14 July, 2022 – “Codi Bigsby’s Family Announcing $25,000 Reward”
CBS – 3 WTKR, 15 July, 2022 – “He’s Innocent”
ABC – 13 WVEC, 31 March, 2023 – “Cory Bigsby Ordered”
CBS – 3 WTKR, 31 March, 2022 – “Court Documents Detail Why Judge Ordered Mental Evaluation”
ABC – 13 WVEC, 8 June, 2022 – “Cory Bigsby Murdered Son”
Daily Press, 15 June, 2023 – “Codi Bigsby’s Aunt”
ABC – 13 WVEC, 21 June, 2023 – “Cory Bigsby Free on $80,000 Bond”
CBS – 11 WJHL, 8 November, 2023 – “Cory Bigsby Confessed to Burying Son’s Body”
Daily Press, 10 November, 2023 – “Bigsby’s Statements Admissible”
ABC – 13 WVEC, 17 January, 2024 – “Virginia Lawmaker Introducces Missing Child Alert”
ABC – 13 WVEC, 6 March, 2024 – “Bigsby Murder Trial Updates”
3 WTKR, 6 March, 2024 – “He Looks Frightened”
ABC – 13 WVEC, 6 March, 2024 – “Codi’s Mom Testifies”
ABC – 13 WVEC, 7 March, 2024 – “Bigsby Murder Trial Updates”
CBS – 3 WTKR, 7 March, 2024 – “Codi Bigsby’s Brother Testifies”
Daily Press, 7 March, 2024 – “What Happened to Codi Bigsby”
ABC – 13 WVEC, 8 March, 2024 – “Bigsby Murder Trial Updates”
ABC – 13 WVEC, 8 March, 2024 – “Bigsby Murder Trial Updates”
CBS – 3 WTKR, 8 March, 2024 – “Correctional Officers Testify”
Daily Press, 9 March, 2024 – “Boy, 7, Testifies in Bigsby Murder Trial”
Daily Press, 10 March, 2024 – “Prison Writings Implicate Bigsby”
ABC – 13 WVEC, 11 March, 2024 – “Bigsby Murder Trial Updates”
ABC – 13 WVEC, 12 March, 2024 – “Cory Bigsby Found Guilty”
CBS – 3 WTKR, 12 March, 2024 – “Jury Begins Deliberating”
The News & Observer, 13 March, 2024 – “Dad Killed Child Months Before Reporting him Missing”
CBS – 3 WTKR, 14 March, 2024 – “He’s an Incredibly Poor Liar”
ABC – 13 WVEC, 18 June, 2024 – “Cory Bigsby Gets Max Sentence”
