Human remains found on Texas property are those of missing 6-year-old boy

U.S. newsHuman remains found on Texas property are those of missing 6-year-old boyNoel Rodriguez-Alvarez had been missing since October 2022. His mother, who went to India after a welfare check but has been brought back to the U.S., is charged with murder.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Everman Police Chief Al Brooks, left, at the former home of Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez in Everman, Texas, on Tuesday. Tarrant County District Attorney Phil Sorrells said Friday that remains found at the home are those of the 6-year-old boy.Elías Valverde II / The Dallas Morning News via Getty ImagesShareAdd NBC News to GoogleMay 15, 2026, 8:57 PM EDTBy Phil HelselHuman remains found at a Texas property this week have been confirmed to be those of a missing boy last seen in 2022, the Tarrant County district attorney said Friday.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.The identification of the remains found in the town of Everman on Thursday is confirmation of the sad fate of Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez, who was 6 years old.The boy’s mother, Cindy Rodriguez Singh, is charged with capital murder. She went to India two days after Everman police tried to conduct a welfare check. She was apprehended there in August, months after she was placed on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List, and brought back to Texas.Police announced a search for Noel in April 2023 and said that the boy had not been seen by some extended family members since October 2022.Everman police visited the family’s home on March 20, 2023, after the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services requested a welfare check, police said.At the time, the mother told officers Noel was staying with family in Mexico, which Everman’s then-Police Chief Craig Spencer has said was later determined to be untrue.Two days later, Rodriguez Singh, her husband and six of her children got on a plane bound for India, police said. Noel was not with them.Rodriguez Si...