Human remains found at former home of missing boy Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez: police

FULL: Officials say human remains found in search for Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez

Everman Police and the FBI have announced a significant discovery in the search for Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez. During a joint operation on Wednesday, investigators located human remains behind the 6-year-old’s former home on Wisteria Drive. This full press conference includes updates from Everman Police Chief Al Brooks, the FBI, and the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office regarding the evidence found and the next steps in the capital murder investigation against Noel’s mother, Cindy Rodriguez-Singh.

EVERMAN, Texas - Everman police, the FBI and the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office officials announced Thursday that human remains were found behind the former home of missing 6-year-old Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez.

"During a lawfully authorized search operation at the former residence of Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez, human remains were discovered," Everman Police Chief Al Brooks said.

"Those remains are now in the custody of the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office, who is doing a forensic examination and working toward an official identification," Brooks added. "I do want to be clear — no official identification has been made as of yet."

The announcement follows an intense search Tuesday and Wednesday behind the boy’s former home in the 3700 block of Wisteria Drive. 

Late Wednesday night, the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office confirmed that evidence was found during the operation. 

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Remains recovered in search for Noel Rodriguez-Alvaraz

BREAKING: A "significant development" in the search for missing 6-year-old Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez. Shaun Rabb has the latest from the Everman press conference, where officials confirmed human remains were discovered during their search.

What we know:

Throughout the day on Tuesday and Wednesday, a joint operation involving Everman police, the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office, and the FBI focused on the property where Noel once lived with his family. Aerial footage showed investigators sifting through dirt in the backyard.

By midday, the search team began focusing on a specific area, eventually moving canopies to cover a hole as more specialized equipment and trailers arrived at the scene.

While Everman Police Chief Al Brooks previously stated that Tuesday's search was a routine part of the investigative process with no new leads, the discovery of evidence on Wednesday shifted the momentum of the case.

What happened to Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez?

Everman Missing Boy Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez

The backstory:

Noel was last seen alive in the fall of 2022, though authorities were not alerted to his disappearance until March 2023. His mother, Cindy Rodriguez-Singh, is charged with capital murder.

Investigators say Rodriguez-Singh originally told police Noel was living with his biological father in Mexico. However, she, her husband and Noel’s six siblings fled to India just two days later. Noel was not with them.

Rodriguez-Singh was added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list and captured in India last August. Last month, a Tarrant County judge ruled her incompetent to stand trial and ordered her to a state mental health facility. While Noel is presumed dead, his remains have never been found.