Katrina Baur, left, and Jesse Vang appear in court Oct. 18, 2024, on charges related to the death of Baur's 3-year-old son, Elijah Vue. (Images courtesy Manitowoc County courts/Zoom)
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – An April 14 trial date was finalized Friday for Jesse Vang and Katrina Baur for the death of 3-year-old Elijah Vue.
Baur, Vue’s mother, and her boyfriend, Vang, face multiple charges for the boy’s February 2024 disappearance and subsequent death. Vang is charged with physical abuse of a child – causing death and hiding a corpse. Baur faces four charges, including chronic neglect of a child – consequence is death and neglecting a child.
A two-and-half-week trial is scheduled.
A motions hearing is set for July 31 regarding whether a sand and gravel expert will be able to testify at Vang’s trial about materials found with Vue’s body.
According to expert reports, this sand and gravel did not appear to be consistent with the geologic material in the immediate area where Vue’s body was discovered. However, a bucket and barrels near Vang’s home contained a mixture of sand and gravel used to treat icy sidewalks and roads — which have some similarities to material found by Vue’s body, experts said.
Prosecutors allege Baur sent her son to live with Vang at his Two Rivers apartment for “disciplinary reasons.” Vang reported Vue missing Feb. 20, 2024, and an Amber Alert was issued.
Months later, on Sept. 7, a man preparing his land for hunting season found human remains on private property near the entrance of Camp Manitou, a Girl Scout camp. Those remains were positively identified as Vue’s.
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