About Me

I'm a bilingual investigative journalist. I cover underreported missing person cases, especially in black and brown communities. I've won some Emmys and other awards along the way.

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EXCLUSIVE: SUSPECT IN 1976 GRUESOME MURDER OF PREGNANT TEEN 'BETH DOE' RELEASED ON BAIL
EXCLUSIVE: VIDEO SHOWS DELAWARE TEEN JANTEYL JOHNSON BUYING CANDY AN HOUR BEFORE SHE VANISHED 

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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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