{"id":3853,"date":"2025-10-13T02:33:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T01:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intelunitconsulting.com\/?page_id=3853"},"modified":"2026-04-16T21:39:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:39:39","slug":"paulette-landrieux-quand-une-image-street-view-revele-un-secret","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/intelunitconsulting.com\/en\/paulette-landrieux-quand-une-image-street-view-revele-un-secret\/","title":{"rendered":"Paulette Landrieux - When a Street View image uncovers a secret"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Paulette Landrieux - When a Street View image uncovers a secret<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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In Belgium, in 2020, an 83-year-old woman vanished without a trace. For years, investigators had no reliable lead. Then, against all odds, a publicly available Google Street View image gave the investigation a new direction. It stands as a striking example of how OSINT can quietly find its place within an investigation \u2014 even in Belgium.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Context and the Disappearance<\/b><\/h4>

On November 2, 2020, <\/span>Paulette Landrieux<\/strong>, 83 years old and suffering from Alzheimer\u2019s disease, went missing in Andenne, Belgium.<\/span><\/p>

At the time of her disappearance, she was near her home, under her husband\u2019s supervision. But at some point, she goes out and never returns. Searches are launched immediately: aircraft, drones, ground teams, and witness canvassing - without result\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Two years passed. No concrete sign emerged. The case slowly turned into a mystery.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The OSINT Turning Point: The Street View Image That Changed Everything<\/h4>

During the investigation, an investigator turned to public image archives. He carefully examined the Google Street View captures of Rue Reppe, the street where Paulette had lived.<\/p>

In one of these images, the first taken at that location in more than ten years, a woman matching Paulette\u2019s description (wearing a white sweater and black trousers) can be seen walking toward a neighbor\u2019s garden.<\/p>

This image became a valuable clue : investigators retraced the possible path suggested by it, climbing the nearby slopes and examining the surrounding terrain. They focused their search on the area toward which the image showed her heading.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Discovery and Conclusions<\/h4>

Eventually, Paulette\u2019s body is found just a few meters from her home<\/strong>, below a garden close to the house visible in the image. This matches the path suggested by the Street View image.<\/p>

The authorities\u2019 conclusion: she likely suffered a fall, probably unwitnessed, and could not be located in the first days despite intensive search efforts.\u00a0<\/p>

The fact that the public image remained unnoticed and was not immediately analyzed highlights the gap between technical capabilities and the practical use of such data in certain investigations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The story of Paulette Landrieux<\/span> shows that OSINT is not just a distant field reserved for major international investigations.<\/span><\/h5>
Even in a local Belgian investigation, open-source intelligence can help complement what traditional methods were unable to uncover.\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>
When an image from a service accessible to everyone helps reveal a direction, OSINT proves that it can act as <\/span>a beacon in the darkness<\/span> of long-unanswered disappearances.<\/span><\/h5>

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Paulette Landrieux – Quand une image Street View r\u00e9v\u00e8le un secret En Belgique, en 2020, une femme de 83 ans dispara\u00eet sans laisser de trace. Pendant des ann\u00e9es, les enqu\u00eateurs n\u2019ont aucune piste fiable. Puis, \u00e0 rebours des pronostics, une image Google Street View, publi\u00e9e publiquement, redonne une direction \u00e0 l\u2019enqu\u00eate. C\u2019est un exemple frappant… Paulette Landrieux - When a Street View image uncovers a secret<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":246892939,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/template-pagebuilder-full-width.php","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3853","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PgK55I-109","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3408,"url":"https:\/\/intelunitconsulting.com\/en\/actualites\/","url_meta":{"origin":3853,"position":0},"title":"News","author":"Intel Unit Consulting","date":"12 October 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Actualit\u00e9sDans un monde o\u00f9 l\u2019information circule plus vite qu\u2019elle ne se v\u00e9rifie, comprendre devient un acte essentiel.La rubrique Actualit\u00e9s d\u2019Intel Unit Consulting a pour vocation d\u2019offrir un espace de veille, d\u2019analyse et de transmission autour de l\u2019OSINT, de la cybers\u00e9curit\u00e9, de la v\u00e9rification de l\u2019information et de l\u2019investigation num\u00e9rique appliqu\u00e9e.Chaque\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/intelunitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ChatGPT-Image-11-dec.-2025-17_24_01.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/intelunitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ChatGPT-Image-11-dec.-2025-17_24_01.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/intelunitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ChatGPT-Image-11-dec.-2025-17_24_01.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/intelunitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ChatGPT-Image-11-dec.-2025-17_24_01.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":997,"url":"https:\/\/intelunitconsulting.com\/en\/mentions-legales\/","url_meta":{"origin":3853,"position":1},"title":"Legal Notice","author":"Intel Unit Consulting","date":"29 August 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 Mentions l\u00e9gales Confidentialit\u00e9 et fonctionnement des prestations Traitement des donn\u00e9es Les informations transmises via le formulaire de contact (nom, e-mail, message) sont strictement utilis\u00e9es pour r\u00e9pondre aux demandes et ne sont jamais partag\u00e9es \u00e0 des tiers, sauf obligation l\u00e9gale. 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