Mario F. Saavedra was 20 and a student at Jersey City State College when he disappeared from Jersey City, New Jersey, in the spring of 1986. On April 11, 1986, he told his mother he was going to a Bible study and later phoned to say he would spend the night at a friend’s house; that was the last contact with his family. He was described as a Hispanic male, black hair, brown eyes, 5 feet 10 inches, about 155 to 160 pounds, with a vertical scar on his left cheek.

He was wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt, maroon or navy blue sweatpants, and white sneakers the day he vanished. The 1985 Subaru he had been driving, which belonged to his father, was found abandoned in Cliffside Park, parked in front of a neighborhood pizza parlor, with no sign of Mario. His family said he had developed a strong interest in religion and sent a letter to his brother the day he disappeared about a new realization with God; they feared his trusting nature could have made him vulnerable to a cult. The case is classified as an endangered missing person and the Jersey City Police Department holds the file.

Does anyone have information about Mario’s movements in April 1986 or remember seeing that Subaru?