Claudia Moreno Missing Person Case

Dec 15, 2021

Dec 27, 2021

Claudia

Moreno

43

39

62 inches

160 lbs

Hispanic / Latino

Female

Claudia Lisette Moreno, a 39-year-old mother of three, was last seen on November 10, 2021, at her apartment in Tempe, Arizona. Her family described her as a loving and protective mother, and her sudden disappearance was entirely out of character. The day before she went missing, Claudia had been Christmas shopping with her sisters, appearing happy and making plans to see a movie later that week. There were no indications that she was agitated, worried, or stressed. She left her home without her car or her purse, taking only her cellphone, which was turned off. Initially, it was thought that a custody dispute with a former spouse might have played a role in her disappearance. Her family, filled with concern, spent weeks putting up flyers and desperately searching for answers. For nearly three months, Claudia’s husband, Eugene Zamora, publicly pleaded for help in finding his wife. However, the investigation took a dark turn when Zamora was arrested in connection with her death. Authorities reported that Zamora admitted to a verbal argument with Claudia on November 10th that escalated into a physical altercation. He stated that he pushed her, causing her to fall and fatally strike her head on the bathtub. Following this tragic event, Zamora concealed Claudia's body within their apartment for several days before moving her to a storage unit. He later drove her remains to a remote desert area approximately 100 miles from Tempe and left her there. Zamora eventually led investigators to the location where he had disposed of her body. He was subsequently arrested and faced charges including manslaughter, tampering with physical evidence, and concealment of a dead body. The case of Claudia Moreno, which began as a puzzling disappearance, concluded with the heartbreaking discovery of her death at the hands of her husband, leaving her family, including her three children, to grapple with the devastating loss.

Nov 10, 2021

Tempe

Arizona

Maricopa County

No

110583

Tempe Police Department

Tempe

Arizona

Maricopa County

85281

120 East 5th Street, Arizona

4803508311

Local

Law Enforcement

21-125587

2021-11-13

Tempe Police Department

na

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/19/2026