The Disappearance of Nathalie Geijsbregts

Nathalie Geijsbregts was ten years old when she vanished on the morning of February 26, 1991. The Belgian Federal Police still maintain a public appeal for information about her disappearance, making this a continuing missing-person investigation rather than a historical case with a known conclusion.

The morning Nathalie disappeared

Nathalie lived in the Bertem-Leefdaal area of Flemish Brabant. At about 7:30 a.m. on February 26, 1991, her parents dropped her at the bus stop she used to travel to school. She never arrived at school.

According to the Belgian Federal Police appeal, a witness saw Nathalie aboard a grey Toyota. No confirmed sighting after that point has established what happened to her.

An investigation without a definitive answer

The disappearance generated extensive searches and numerous investigative leads over the following decades. Some individuals were examined as possible suspects or sources of information, but no one has been convicted in connection with Nathalie's disappearance and no reliable evidence has established a perpetrator.

That distinction matters. Reporting over the years has discussed people investigators considered, allegations attributed to third parties and possible confessions relayed indirectly. None of those lines is presented here as proof that a named person abducted or killed Nathalie.

The 2023 Rotselaar search

On October 10, 2023, police carried out a large search in Rotselaar after receiving a tip. Officers from the Federal Judicial Police in Leuven and the Missing Persons Unit participated under the direction of an investigating judge. The search was connected to an area near the home of a man who had previously been examined in the case.

The operation ended without finding Nathalie's remains or producing a public breakthrough. Authorities said the action was intended to verify one of the tips received in the long-running investigation.

Legal absence does not solve the case

In March 2025, Belgian reporting confirmed that Nathalie had been legally declared absent after her family sought a procedure designed to address civil and inheritance issues. Her family expressly distinguished that step from having her declared dead.

VRT reported at that time that the investigation was still continuing. The legal status therefore did not establish that Nathalie had died, identify a perpetrator or resolve the circumstances of her disappearance.

Current status

The Belgian Federal Police continue to publish Nathalie's missing-person appeal and request information from the public. As of the latest reliable sources reviewed for this file, her whereabouts remain unknown and no person has been convicted for her disappearance.

The most accurate status is therefore unsolved disappearance / suspected abduction. The witness account involving the grey Toyota is part of the official appeal, but it does not by itself establish who was driving, why Nathalie entered the vehicle or what happened afterward.

Timeline

1. February 26, 1991
   Nathalie is dropped at the bus stop

   The ten-year-old is expected to travel to school from Leefdaal but never arrives.

2. February 26, 1991
   A grey Toyota becomes a key lead

   A witness reports seeing Nathalie inside the vehicle. No later confirmed sighting resolves the case.

3. 1991 onward
   Searches and investigative leads continue

   Police examine multiple possibilities over the following decades without securing a conviction or locating Nathalie.

4. October 10, 2023
   Police search in Rotselaar

   A tip prompts a large operation involving the Federal Judicial Police and Missing Persons Unit. The search ends without a breakthrough.

5. March 2025
   Nathalie is legally declared absent

   The civil procedure addresses family legal matters but does not declare her dead or solve the disappearance.

6. 2026
   The public appeal remains active

   Belgian Federal Police continue to request information about Nathalie's disappearance.