TWO RIVERS, Wis — Residents in Manitowoc County said they are ready to see those charged in connection to 3-year-old Elijah Vue’s death to be held accountable.
The mother of Vue, Katrina Baur, and her boyfriend, Jesse Vang, made their first court appearance in connection to the child’s death on Friday. Vang’s cash bond was set at $500,000 and Baur’s was set at $400,000. Each is set to appear in court again next week.
That afternoon, George Hansen came to Two Rivers City Hall to connect to a hotspot. When he did, he said he got updates on the charges filed against Baur and Vang.
“They had been hiding and not talking for so long and they put the community through so much that there’s need to be accountability for this,” Hansen said.
This case affected people across the state of Wisconsin, but specifically those living in Manitowoc County.
Cindy Calves lives in the City of Manitowoc. She said she recalls being devastated by the news of Vue’s disappearance.
That’s why she said has no sympathy for Baur, Vang and the charges they face.
“Hopefully they get what they deserve,” Calves said. “You shouldn’t harm a child. I don’t care if he is unruly or whatever. You don’t hurt a child ever.”
Hansen said he will never forget how the community rallied to make sure Vue was found.
“Everybody looking together, looking for this child for months and months,” Hansen said. “It was six months and people were still out there looking for this child. All the county drones from all over the state that came in looking for the child. I mean it was every day. I’m hoping to get some closure.”
It’s also the type of situation that Hansen and others hope they never have to go through again as they try to move forward as a community.
