Jesse Vang (Photo courtesy Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office)
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — A May 18 motions hearing was scheduled Thursday for one of the two people charged in connection with the death of 3-year-old Elijah Vue.
Elijah Vue’s mother, Katrina Baur, and her boyfriend, Jesse Vang, face charges for Vue’s February 2024 disappearance and subsequent death. Vang is charged with physical abuse of a child causing death and hiding a corpse, while Baur faces four charges, including chronic neglect of a child – consequence is death, and neglecting a child.
A joint status conference was held Thursday. Vang and Baur did not appear, however.
Vang’s attorney, Jeffrey Jensen, said he will soon be ready to file pre-trial motions in the case. Judge Anthony Lambrecht set a March 23 deadline for those to be filed, with the state replying by April 20. Oral arguments will be held May 18.
Baur’s attorney, Amber Gratz, says she is still reviewing evidence in the case and isn’t ready to file motions. As such, no deadlines were set Thursday.
Trial dates have not been set for either Vang or Baur.
Prosecutors say Baur sent her son to live with Vang at his Two Rivers apartment for “disciplinary reasons.” Vang reported Vue missing on 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.
In June of 2025, prosecutors made a plea deal offer to Baur, however, the details of the proposal were not revealed.
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