Remains identified as missing Texas 6-year-old Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez, DA says

Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram on May 15, 2026

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FORT WORTH, Texas — The remains that were this week found in the backyard of the home where missing 6-year-old Noel Rodriguez Alvarez lived have been positively identified as belonging to the child, district attorney Phil Sorrells said.

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office used dental records to identify Noel, who hadn’t been seen alive since October 2022, Sorrells said.

The child’s mother, 41-year-old Cindy Rodriguez Singh, was arrested last summer in India after a global manhunt put her on the FBI’s Most Wanted Fugitives list. Singh was last month found incompetent to stand trial on capital murder charges in the death of her son, and has been remanded to a state mental health facility until her competency can be restored.

The boy’s identification comes after FBI agents spent days this week working on a coordinated investigative excavation in the backyard of the home in the 3700 block of Wisteria Drive in Everman.

“This case has weighed heavily on our community from the beginning,” Sorrells said. “Noel was a child whose life mattered. He deserved protection, care, and love. Instead, he became the victim of an unthinkable crime.”

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