Elijah Vue
Three-year-old Elijah Vue was reported missing from Two Rivers, Wisconsin. His mother's boyfriend Jesse Vang was the last to see him. Vang was charged with abuse but Elijah has never been found.
On February 20, 2023, three-year-old Elijah Vue was reported missing from an apartment in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. His mother's boyfriend Jesse Vang, 38, was the last person known to have seen the boy.
Vang told police he put Elijah down for a nap and the child was gone when he checked later. Prior to the disappearance, Elijah had been seen with bruises and other signs of abuse.
Extensive searches of the Two Rivers area, including the Twin River and Lake Michigan shoreline, have not located Elijah. Search dogs indicated human remains near the river.
Vang was charged with felony physical abuse of a child and bail jumping. As of 2024, Elijah has not been found and no murder charges have been filed.
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