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Why Did Elijah Vue’s Mother Photograph Her Blindfolded Son at 3AM and Then Erase It?
Elijah Vue’s biological father was in prison. The man his mother chose to care for him had a felony for harming a child, trafficking charges, and a federal drug conviction. His mother had once told police that the same man had trafficked her — and then, years later, placed her three-year-old in his apartment for “disciplinary reasons.” There was nowhere safe for this child to land. And no one intervened. The criminal complaint in this case lays out a relationship between Katrina Baur and Jesse Vang that goes back years — through trafficking allegations, federal prison, and a power dynamic Baur herself described to investigators as a “structure” with Elijah’s father as “the alpha.” By February 2024, that dynamic had put a toddler inside a Two Rivers apartment where he was being subjected to what Vang called “boot camp.” Standing timeouts lasting hours. Cold water. His one toy confiscated. One diaper change per day. Text messages between Baur and Vang show them coordinating: Vang promised to make the boy hate him, and Baur replied with a correction — not hate, fear. A deleted photograph showed Elijah blindfolded and bruised at 3:13 in the morning. His mother took it, erased it, and drove home. Both Baur and Vang now face felony charges in connection with Elijah’s death. Both have pleaded not guilty. Vang faces life in prison. Tony Brueski goes deep on who these people were, how they were connected, and the question that defines this first segment: how did a three-year-old end up surrounded by adults who were either locked up, accused, or complicit — with nobody standing between him and what happened next? Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. #ElijahVue #JesseVang #KatrinaBaur #TwoRivers #Wisconsin #TrueCrime #JusticeForElijah #ManitowocCounty #TrueCrimeToday #TrueCrimePodcast
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