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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An Anniversary No Parent Should Have to Face

Dulce Maria Alavez, then 5, was abducted on September 16, 2019, while playing with her brother in Bridgeton City Park in Bridgeton, New Jersey. There's a $75,000 reward for information that can help find Dulce. 
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If you know anything about this case , please contact any of the following agencies: ​
  • Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office: 856-453-0486
  • New Jersey State Police: 609-882-2000 ext. 2554
  • Bridgeton Police: 856-451-0033 
  • FBI: 1-800-CALL-FBI​

My conversation with the Victoria Advocate Newspaper

Families looking for someone they love are turning to independent journalists and podcasts to help get the word out.

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Surveillance video shows Janteyl Johnson of Newark, Delaware, buying candy an hour before she mysteriously disappeared in 2010. Janteyl was five months pregnant at the time.

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Victim's family outraged after the alleged killer of pregnant teen Evelyn Colon, aka Beth Doe, 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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