Details of the child's disappearance remain scarce and confusing.
When asked about the last time the family was together, both mother and father agreed it was Saturday night.
"We were together sleeping, me her and the baby in the bed," Whisnand said. "I don't remember much."
The ALEA notice says the child was last seen Saturday at 9 p.m., but Capt. Leigh Persky with the Sheriff's Office said Tuesday that further investigation revealed the baby was last seen Monday.
Capt. Trent Beasley, who leads the investigations unit at the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, said Wednesday evening that he didn't know why Whisnand or Gardner would have said their son was last with them Saturday.
REVEALED: Five-week-old baby was killed with a blow to the head and buried in the woods, leading to arrest of his father on capital murder charge just hours after bizarre press conference where he begged for the child's safe return
Caleb Whisnand Sr, 32, was initially charged with reckless manslaughter in the death of five-week-old son Caleb 'CJ' Whisnand Jr
Officials announced Thursday that the charge will be upgraded to capital murder based on results of autopsy
Authorities in Alabama found CJ's body in wooded area on Wednesday
Just hours before father's arrest, he took part in press conference alongside CJ's mother and made a plea for son's return
The parents of a 5-week-old baby who disappeared this week gave a press conference Wednesday where they begged for the public’s help in finding their son but offered confusing accounts of what exactly happened. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, which sent out the first alert about missing Caleb “CJ” Whisnand, Jr., initially said he was last seen on Saturday night. But police in Montgomery County, Alabama, say they received a 911 call late...
Caleb Whisnand Sr, 32, from Alabama, will see his manslaughter charge upgraded to capital murder over the death of his 5-week-old son, Caleb 'CJ' Whisnand Jr.
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Alabama News Network brought you live coverage of a news conference this morning as Montgomery County Sheriff Derrick Cunningham and others updated the case of the father charged in the death of his newborn son, who had been reported missing.
Cunningham, Chief Deputy Kevin Murphy and Montgomery County District Attorney Daryl Bailey were among those who spoke about the investigation, which still is unfolding.
Caleb Whisnand, Sr. now faces a capital murder charge in the death of his five-week-old son Caleb “CJ” Whisnand, Jr.
Last night, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said the father was charged with manslaughter and was being held on a $100,000 bond. After the baby’s body was recovered in rural Lowndes County, an autopsy was performed late last night, which officials say is the reason that the charge was upgraded. The father is now being held without bond.
Pictured, Caleb Whisnand Alabama father with baby CJ’s mother, Angela Gardner.
Caleb Whisnand Montgomery, Alabama father arrested in missing baby son death hours after begging public for help alongside child’s mother, Angela Gardner.
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Alabama father has been arrested in the death of his missing 5-week-old baby boy. The man’s incarceration came just hours after he gave a press conference alongside his partner begging the public for help finding their son.
Caleb Michael Whisnand Sr., 32, was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter Wednesday in
Montgomery after the remains of his son,
Caleb “CJ” Whisnand Jr., were found,
AL.com reported. Authorities said they were looking to upgrade those charges to capital murder in latest developments.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama father has been arrested in the death of his missing 5-week-old boy, just hours after he gave a press conference begging the public for help finding his son. Caleb Michael Whisnand Sr., 32, was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter Wednesday in Montgomery after the remains of his son, Caleb “CJ” Whisnand Jr., were found, AL.com reported.
Authorities said Whisnand called 911 around 10:45 p.m. Monday from a Circle K convenience store outside Montgomery to report a missing child, but they have provided few other details about the child’s disappearance.