Noel Rodriguez Alvarez's mother ruled incompetent for murder trial, ordered to state hospital
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The FBI has arrested one of its Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitives ? the mother of a little boy who disappeared in the Tarrant County city of Everman.
FORT WORTH, Texas - After undergoing a mental evaluation, the North Texas woman who is accused of killing her 6-year-old son in Everman will head to a state mental facility.
Cindy Rodriguez Singh's Arrest
Cindy Rodriguez Singh - Aug. 21, 2025 mugshot | Credit: Tarrant County Sheriff's Office
What's new:
A Tarrant County judge determined that Cindy Rodriguez Singh is incompetent to stand trial.
She will remain in the Tarrant County jail until a state hospital room opens up.
Her hearing for the parental rights of her other children will not happen until she can attend.
Everman Missing Boy
The backstory:
Singh is charged with capital murder following the disappearance of her son, Noel Rodriguez Alvarez.
The 6-year-old was last seen alive in the fall of 2022. However, police in his hometown of Everman weren’t made aware of his disappearance until March of 2023.
That’s when an extended relative reported him missing and police and Child Protective Services were called to the then 6-year-old’s home.
Police said Noel's mother lied to investigators and told them he was living with his biological father in Mexico.
Two days later, Rodriguez Singh, her husband, and Noel's six siblings left the country on a flight to India. Noel was not on that flight.
Singh was added to the FBI’s Most Wanted list and was captured in India in August.
Cindy Rodriguez-Singh, mother of missing Everman boy, arrested by FBI
The FBI has arrested one of its Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitives – the mother of a little boy who disappeared in the Tarrant County city of Everman.
Her surviving children are now with family in the United States.
Noel is presumed dead, but his remains were never found.
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The Source: The information in this story comes from a Tarrant County court hearing and past news coverage.