I believe that most of us following this saddest of threads knew that darling little Elijah was dead. IMO, he was dead before Jesse Vang reported him missing, and I can't imagine what kind of proof will be required to convince me that Katrina Baur hasn't known the same thing all along.
Is it wrong to feel this bittersweet joy that he's been found? People who never knew him, never met him, cared more about him than those wretched adults ever did. I know I did. I'm so glad he was found. I'm so glad they couldn't erase him.
Poor darling boy. I hope he never knew.
Agreed. Typically in cases I’ve followed LE doesn’t even say they are waiting to confirm if the remains are the missing person’s unless they’re pretty sure. JMO though.I have a hard time believing this isnt him
I've been AFK for the weekend and saw this news early this morning. Has anyone mapped where the remains were found and where it fits into the travel timeline for Jesse in the days before reporting Elijah missing? Was the camp along that route?BBM
TWO RIVERS, WI (WSAU) – Police in Two Rivers believe that a cold case revolving around a missing child may be coming to a grim end following a possible break in the case over the weekend.
According to sources who spoke to radio talk show host Dan O’Donnell, Two Rivers investigators located the remains of a small child in a “remote area” of Girl Scout Camp Manitou-Two Rivers on Saturday, which early indications point to belonging to missing four-year-old Elijah Vue, who has been missing since February 20th.
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The camp is located near the home of Vue’s mother, Katrina Baur, and her boyfriend, Jesse Vang, who was the last to see Vue alive. Both Baur and Vang are facing charges of child neglect and deny that they had anything to do with Vue’s disappearance claiming that he wandered off on his own.
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Full story at link...
Sep 8, 2024
Vue’s father, Jimmy Vue, spoke during Baur’s bond hearing and asked the judge to deny her request, saying, “I would like to ask you to deny bail based on the fact that my son is still missing… We need answers, and I think Katrina Baur has the answer.” Baur is scheduled to appear back in court on October 22nd.
i cannot post a picture on my work computer, however i have a map marked of the approximate location of where the reamins were found and the blanket was approximately 3 miles directly south of where the remains were foundI've been AFK for the weekend and saw this news early this morning. Has anyone mapped where the remains were found and where it fits into the travel timeline for Jesse in the days before reporting Elijah missing? Was the camp along that route?
I am relieved. Nobody ever wants to wish for a child's remains to be found but I think we all knew this was the predictable end of this mystery. After confirmation, no more will we be asking "Where is Elijah". He can be laid to rest properly with loved ones to mourn. One step closer to the only sort of closure this sort of case can offer RIH Elijah.
Thank you! This is what I've been thinking about, too, Elijah's blanket location in relation to the remains. Wondering if that was an intentional plant of evidence to mislead, or, now, accidentally left behind while looking for a place to dump the body.i cannot post a picture on my work computer, however i have a map marked of the approximate location of where the reamins were found and the blanket was approximately 3 miles directly south of where the remains were found
Bbm.I really hope it is him.
I was so sure he was in landfill, and no baby deserves that. I've never for a moment doubted he was dead. That photo... that was too much like a trophy. Sharing his pain, and getting off on it.
If this is Elijah, then the members of his family that actually gave a toss about him can give him a proper burial.
MOO
There was a photo the guy sent to the 'mum' - Elijah severely bruised and blindfolded, lying down on a bed.Bbm.
The photo from the security camera at the auto store ?
I have a feeling he's been found.
Thrown out like garbage.
Omo.
I’m glad the location has been clarified; it was a bit disconcerting to think that hunters were on the scout property.SEP 9, 2024
[...]Two Rivers community hopes for closure in case of missing Elijah Vue
Over half a year since 3-year-old Elijah Vue went missing, the discovery of human remains has given some residents hope of closure.www.jsonline.com
... In the days since the remains were discovered by a hunter on Saturday, a flurry of media and police activity has focused on an area near a quarry and a Girl Scout camp northwest of Two Rivers...
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DS is CEO of the Girl Scouts of Manitou Council. ... She said the police activity was centered on "neighboring property."
DS said the council has been working with law enforcement since Vue was reported missing Feb. 20. She and other council staff members participated in initial searches and the camp was searched five times by law enforcement.
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The photo of poor darling Elijah laying blindfolded on a bed in Vang's apartment, with bruising visible along his jaw and upper arms, that was sent by Vang to Baur and then deleted. LE recovered the deleted photo after they confiscated Baur's phone.Bbm.
The photo from the security camera at the auto store ?
I have a feeling he's been found.
Thrown out like garbage.
Omo.
I don't think that's what happened. I don't think Vang sent the photo to Baur.The photo of poor darling Elijah laying blindfolded on a bed in Vang's apartment, with bruising visible along his jaw and upper arms, that was sent by Vang to Baur and then deleted. LE recovered the deleted photo after they confiscated Baur's phone.
And you know what? This is why I know she's absolutely involved. IMO, any ordinary mother would have called 911/police immediately upon seeing that photo and screamed to them to go rescue her beloved boy.
I just can't believe how much this case breaks my heart. Elijah was wanted, just not by the people who had him.
Yeah, that photo convinced me beyond doubt that Baur’s hands are just as dirty as Vang’s. All the nonsense about Vang taking Elijah in order to “make him a man” is just that; nonsense.The photo of poor darling Elijah laying blindfolded on a bed in Vang's apartment, with bruising visible along his jaw and upper arms, that was sent by Vang to Baur and then deleted. LE recovered the deleted photo after they confiscated Baur's phone.
And you know what? This is why I know she's absolutely involved. IMO, any ordinary mother would have called 911/police immediately upon seeing that photo and screamed to them to go rescue her beloved boy.
I just can't believe how much this case breaks my heart. Elijah was wanted, just not by the people who had him.