Texas Boy Missing Since 2022 Found After Excavation of Everman Home

He Had Been Missing Since October 2022

Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez was 6 years old and had developmental and physical disabilities when he disappeared from his Everman, Texas home in late 2022. His family did not report him missing until March 2023. By then, his mother and stepfather had already left the country.

Investigators spent years searching for Noel. In May 2026, they found him - buried beneath the property on Wisteria Drive where he had lived.

What the Excavation Found

Tarrant County investigators conducted a renewed excavation of the Everman property in May 2026. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner confirmed that the remains recovered during the dig belonged to Noel. He was identified by name. His case - which had stretched across three years of international search, extradition proceedings, and legal hearings - now had a physical answer.

Noel’s mother, Cindy Rodriguez Singh, had been charged with capital murder prior to the remains being identified. She was extradited from India and booked into Tarrant County Jail in August 2025 after investigators determined she fled the country with six of her other children following a welfare check that found Noel absent.

A Child Left Behind

Noel had developmental and physical disabilities that required daily care. The last confirmed sighting of him was October 2022. His mother and stepfather departed for India in March 2023, traveling with their other children. No explanation for Noel’s absence was provided to family members or authorities at the time of departure.

The welfare check that triggered the investigation found the home empty. By the time authorities began formally searching, Noel had been missing for months and his mother was overseas.

The Legal Status of the Case

Cindy Rodriguez Singh was indicted by a Tarrant County grand jury on capital murder charges. In 2026, a judge ruled her incompetent to stand trial. She is currently awaiting transfer to a state hospital for treatment aimed at restoring her competency. Until that process is complete, the criminal case cannot proceed to trial.

The capital murder charge reflects the allegation that Noel - a child with disabilities - died under circumstances that meet the legal threshold for the most serious murder charge in Texas law. She has not been convicted, and the charges are allegations pending trial.

What the Community Has Faced

The Everman community and Tarrant County investigators spent years working Noel’s case alongside his extended family. The excavation that finally identified his remains came after multiple searches of the property had failed to produce answers. The confirmation, when it came, ended the search but opened a new phase of grief.

He was 6 years old. He had a name. He had people who were looking for him. They found him in the yard of the home where he should have been safe.

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