Elijah Vue dead: Mother 'devastated,' attorney says in statement
TWO RIVERS, Wis. - The attorney representing the mother of Elijah Vue, the 3-year-old boy whose skeletal remains were found in Two Rivers, said in a statement Wednesday that she is "devastated" by her son's death.
"Katrina Baur is devastated by the most recent news, identifying the remains found as Elijah. She had continued to have hope that her little boy would be found alive. At this time, she is mourning the loss of her son," Attorney Amber Gratz's statement said.
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Vue went missing from his Two Rivers home on Feb. 20. Baur and her boyfriend, Jesse Vang, are still in jail – both criminally charged with child neglect, though not directly linked to the boy's disappearance and death as of now.
The Two Rivers Police Department confirmed last week that skeletal remains found on Sept. 7 were those of Vue. The Wisconsin Crime Lab conducted DNA testing on the remains, which included a skull and bones, to confirm they were Vue's. Police said the family was notified as soon as the DNA testing confirmed the identity of the remains.
Elijah Vue dead: Two Rivers police confirm remains found
The Two Rivers Police Department confirmed that human skeletal remains found last week were those of Elijah Vue.
The Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office said a deer hunter found the remains in a wooded, privately owned area near a quarry and Camp Manitou. The location was just over three miles from where Vue went missing. Two Rivers Police Chief Benjamin Meinnert said various teams had previously searched the area several times.
A death investigation is now open. Anyone with information related to Vue's death is asked to call the Two Rivers Police Department.