Missing 6-year-old Everman boy’s remains positively identified
PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Human remains found in Everman
Human remains were discovered at an Everman home where a missing 6-year-old boy and his family once lived. FOX 4's Shaun Rabb has more.
EVERMAN, Texas - The remains that were unearthed behind a home in Everman this week have been positively identified as those of 6-year-old Noel Rodriguez Alvarez, who was last seen in 2022.
Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez's Remains Found
Noel Rodriguez Alvarez
What's new:
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office used dental records to confirm that the newly discovered remains belonged to Noel.
He was born with developmental and physical disabilities. Authorities have long believed he was deceased, but his remains had not been located until now, according to the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office.
Human remains found at former home of missing boy Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez: police
Everman officials announced Thursday that human remains were found behind the former home of missing 6-year-old Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez.
What they're saying:
"This case has weighed heavily on our community from the beginning," said District Attorney Phil Sorrells. "Noel was a child whose life mattered. He deserved protection, care, and love. Instead, he became the victim of an unthinkable crime."
The DA promised to seek justice for Noel by holding his mother fully accountable under the law.
"We owe that to Noel and to the people of Tarrant County," he said.
Everman Missing 6-Year-Old
PREVIOUS COVERAGE: 'Most wanted' Everman mom of missing child arrested
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.
The backstory:
Noel’s mother, Cindy Rodriguez Singh, is charged with capital murder for his disappearance.
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.
Noel Rodriguez Alvarez
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 last August.
Noel Rodriguez Alvarez's mother ruled incompetent for murder trial, ordered to state hospital
A Tarrant County judge ruled that Cindy Rodriguez Singh is incompetent to stand trial for the capital murder of her 6-year-old son, Noel Rodriguez Alvarez. She'll be moved to a state mental facility.
Last month, a Tarrant County judge determined that she was incompetent to stand trial, and she was sent to a state mental facility.
Her surviving children are now living with family in the United States. A hearing for the parental rights of those children was postponed until she can attend.
The Source: The information in this story comes from the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office and past news coverage.