Authorities in Texas stated they’ve discovered and recognized the stays of 6-year-old Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez, who went lacking in 2022 and was presumed lifeless. His mom has been accused in his loss of life.
Noel’s stays had been found throughout an excavation on the dwelling the place he as soon as lived in Everman, Texas, a metropolis of about 6,500 residents simply exterior Fort Value, in keeping with the FBI’s Dallas discipline workplace and Everman police. Noel was final seen in October 2022 and was reported lacking months later in March 2023, authorities stated.
Noel, who had developmental and bodily disabilities, has been presumed lifeless for years however was by no means discovered till now, the FBI stated. His identification was confirmed utilizing dental data, officers stated.
His mom, 41-year-old Cindy Rodriguez Singh, was indicted for capital homicide however had fled the nation for India throughout the investigation into Noel’s disappearance together with the boy’s stepfather and 6 of her different youngsters, the FBI stated.
Authorities accused her of abusing and neglecting Noel. Rodriguez Singh was positioned on the FBI’s Most Wished Fugitive record and was discovered, arrested and extradited again to the USA in 2025. She was discovered incompetent to face trial in April 2026 and was ordered to a state hospital, the FBI stated.
“This case has weighed closely on our group from the start,” stated Tarrant County District Lawyer Phil Sorrells in a press release. “Noel was a baby whose life mattered. He deserved safety, care, and love. As a substitute, he grew to become the sufferer of an unthinkable crime.”
An Amber Alert was issued March 26, 2023, for Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez, 6, by the Texas Division of Public Security.
Noel was final seen in October 2022 at a hospital when his mom gave beginning to twins, and appeared unhealthy on the time, officers have stated. In March 2023, police went to the household’s dwelling to verify on him on the request of the Texas Division of Household and Protecting Companies, the FBI beforehand stated.
Two days after being questioned, Rodriguez Singh, her husband and 6 youngsters boarded a flight to India.
Investigators stated previous to his loss of life, Noel’s mom failed to provide him acceptable look after points that included power lung illness, pulmonary edema, and esotropia. The mom had a historical past of drug and alcohol abuse, prompting her youngsters to be positioned into foster care beforehand, the FBI beforehand stated in a information launch.
Rodriguez Singh was charged with capital homicide, two counts of damage to a baby, and one depend of abandoning with out the intent to return.
Contributing: Cybele Mayes-Osterman and Amanda Lee Myers
This text initially appeared on USA TODAY: Stays of Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez discovered years after boy went lacking