Elijah Vue’s mother and her boyfriend charged with his death

The mother of Elijah Vue, Katrina Baur and her boyfriend Jesse Vang, were officially charged Thursday, October 17, 2024 in Manitowoc County with the three-year-old’s death.

Prosecutors believe Vue succumbed to extreme punishment brought on by Baur and Vang.

Baur faces two felony charges for chronic neglect of a child resulting in death and neglecting a child. Vang is facing two felony charges of physical abuse of a child causing death, and hiding a corpse.

A child abuse pediatrician on the case says the history provided by Vang and Baur to law enforcement is consistent with “torture,” which included physical assault, psychological mistreatment, and neglect.

According to a police report Baur had left Vue in the care of Vang for several days before he went missing on February 20th of this year. Baur said it was so Vang could deal with Vue’s behavior and teach the
3-year-old to be a man.

Manitowoc County District Attorney Jacalyn Labre said “This has been a complex investigation involving meticulous review of hundreds of pages of police reports, video evidence and other materials.

Baur and Vang are both expected in court Friday afternoon for a bail hearing.