Blanket belonging to lacking Wisconsin 3-year-old discovered virtually one month after his disappearance

A blanket has been found belonging to missing 3-year-old boy Elijah Vue, virtually one month after the Wisconsin toddler’s disappearance, police mentioned Monday.

Elijah went lacking from an condo in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, about 90 miles north of Milwaukee, and the blanket became a key focus of the continuing seek for clues to his whereabouts.

Two Rivers Police Division Chief Ben Meinnert mentioned on Fb that the crimson and white plaid blanket that Elijah was mentioned to have together with his on the time of his disappearance was discovered on Goodwin Highway, in a rural space between Manitowoc and Two Rivers, about 3.7 miles from the place he was final seen.

“Immediately we will affirm the blanket is Elijah’s blanket,” Meinnert mentioned.

Elijah’s mom, Katrina Baur, 31, and the person who was taking care of him when he disappeared, Jesse Vang, 39, have been charged with youngster neglect.

Baur was charged with being a celebration to the crime of neglecting a baby, in addition to two counts of obstructing an officer. Based on a legal criticism, she informed police she left her son with Vang on Feb. 12 as a way to train him “to be a person,” and deliberate to choose him up Feb. 23.

Courtroom paperwork seen by NBC Chicago mentioned Vang referred to as police earlier than 11 a.m. Feb. 20 to report Elijah lacking, after falling asleep and waking to seek out the kid gone.

Each suspects deny involvement within the disappearance.

At a hearing in February, Manitowoc County District Legal professional Jacalyn LaBre mentioned Elijah’s mom “deliberately despatched that youngster for disciplinary causes for greater than per week to the residence. She was conscious of the techniques used and the dearth of care supplied.”

Police urged the general public to assist them of their search by “checking all city and rural areas, together with water, to seek out Elijah and find any proof associated to his disappearance.”

The search has already taken in wetlands, farmland, the West Twin River and a farm waste container, police mentioned.

The reward for data resulting in the invention of Elijah has now risen to up $40,000 from a number of native donors.

Police have additionally sifted by means of massive quantities of dashcam and safety digicam footage after interesting for pictures of a beige 1997 Nissan Altima with Wisconsin plates and a registration starting with A, between 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Feb. 19.

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