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Dutch Police Close 33-Year Investigation Into Student’s 1993 Disappearance

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Dutch police and the Public Prosecution Service have concluded their investigation into the disappearance of Tanja Groen, but the questions of what happened to the then-18-year-old and where she is remain unanswered, authorities said Monday. Groen vanished in the province of Limburg during the night of Aug. 31 to Sept. 1, 1993, after a party in Maastricht.In the 33 years since, investigators pursued countless tips, examined many DNA profiles and…

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Groen went missing in 1993 at the age of 18 during the introduction week at Maastricht University. Despite years of investigation, it has still not been clarified what happened to her.

·Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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The investigation into the disappearance of Tanja Groen (18) in the Netherlands has been closed after 33 years without result. This was announced by the police and the Public Prosecution Service. After all these years, we therefore do not know what happened to Tanja or where she is. "This was an extremely difficult decision. Every even remotely plausible scenario has been explored."

·Antwerp, Belgium
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The police and the Public Prosecution Service (OM) have concluded the investigation into the disappearance of Tanja Groen in 1993. The major questions remain unanswered: what happened to Tanja and where is she? The police and the OM reported this on Monday.

·Amersfoort, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Tanja Groen's family has responded to the Public Prosecution Service's (OM) decision to conclude the investigation into their daughter's disappearance. They announced this in a press release from the Peter R. de Vries Foundation. The foundation itself is also responding to the news that the search for Groen will not be continued.

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ed.nl broke the news on Monday, May 11, 2026.
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