About Me

I'm an independent journalist. I cover underreported missing person cases, especially in black and brown communities. 

People don't just disappear. There's always a reason, and someone always knows something.

Click below to learn more about each case

Spotlight Story

Janteyl "Puff" Johnson was 15 years old and five months pregnant when she mysteriously vanished from Newark, Delaware, on February 3, 2010. Could Janteyl and her child be in another state? If so, how did she get there, and with who? Follow my exclusive coverage that includes interviews with her family, detectives, and experts in human trafficking. Let's bring Janteyl Johnson home. 
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Janteyl Johnson age progressed from 15 years old (left) to 30 years old (right). Courtesy: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
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Janteyl's parents travel to San Antonio, Texas, to search for their daughter: "We Miss You and want you home!"

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​​​Life in prison for Akia Eggleston's killer 

The legal battle is over, but for Akia Eggleston's family, the court victory is bittersweet.

​​An anniversary no parent should have to face

​Dulce Maria Alavez was kidnapped in broad daylight from a New Jersey park four years ago. Why hasn't she been found?

​​My conversation with the Victoria Advocate Newspaper

Families looking for missing loved ones turn to independent journalists and podcasts to help get the word out.

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Surveillance video shows pregnant teen Janteyl Johnson of Newark, Delaware, buying candy an hour before she disappeared in 2010. ​​

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Victim's family outraged after pregnant teen's alleged killer is released on bail. ​

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From the families

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Shawn Wilkinson's stepdaughter, Akia Eggleston, vanished on May 3, 2017. She was 8 months pregnant.

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"Claudia, your story has continued to be the cornerstone of my daughter's missing persons case."

Shawn Wilkinson
​Stepfather of Akia Eggleston
​Missing in Baltimore, Maryland

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Akia Eggleston's stepfather

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"My thanks to Claudia Rivero and her husband Dave for coming to Victoria, Texas and doing this interview for us. They came a long way from Philadelphia before Victoria finally paid attention to our pleads to help find my son Antonio Vela Jr. They are great people and deserve our thanks."

Ninfa Vela

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Mother of Antonio Vela Jr. missing since 2017

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"Thank you SO much Claudia Rivero for all the attention you bring to spread awareness for missing persons."

Marcus "Strider" Dent
​Baltimore Guardian Angels

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Ninfa Vela, Natalie Vela, and Michelle Vela at the site where TJ's car was found in Victoria, Texas. 2017.

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"Thank you Claudia and Dave. This means so much to our family. It takes y’all coming to Texas to get Victoria to pay attention"

Natalie Vela
​Sister of Antonio Vela Jr. 

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"Muchas gracias por el reportaje de mi nietecita Dulce Maria Alavez. Que Dios los bendiga grandemente."

Norma Perez-Alavez
Grandmother of Dulce Maria Alavez
​Missing in Bridgeton, New Jersey

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