Saavedra was last seen wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt, navy sweatpants, and white sneakers. He told his mother on the day of his disappearance that he was going to a Bible study. Later that day he telephoned her and said he would be spending the night at a friend's house. He never came home. His vehicle was later discovered abandoned in front of a neighborhood pizza parlor. Saavedra has never been heard from again. His case is unsolved. At the time of his disappearance, he was a student at Jersey City State College.