In June 2017, Savannah disappeared after an appointment with S. She met him on the internet. The girl’s body was found a few days later in a ditch on an industrial estate in Bunschoten.
At the time that Savannah went missing, another 14-year-old girl, Romy from Hoevelaken, also went missing. Romy was also murdered by a peer. The two girls were found dead less than 20 kilometers apart. Despite the similarities, the cases ultimately turned out to have nothing to do with each other.
The two murders caused a stir in the region at the time. For example, parents were afraid to let their children cycle to school alone.