By Steve Neavling
A Texas woman accused in the presumed death of her 6-year-old son has been arrested after months on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.
Cindy Rodriguez Singh, 40, was charged with capital murder in 2023 in the death of Noel Alvarez, whose body has never been found. The FBI said she fled to India with her husband and six other children shortly after police began investigating Noel’s disappearance.
“During the welfare check interview, Rodriguez Singh lied to officers when she explained that the boy was living with his biological father in Mexico, and had been there since November 2022,” the FBI said in a news release.
Investigators later confirmed the father had no relationship with his son.
The bureau initially offered $25,000 for information leading to her arrest, later increasing the reward to $250,000 and adding her to its most wanted list in July. The FBI did not disclose where she was arrested, but Director Kash Patel said she is in custody on charges of capital murder and unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.
“None of us will ever forget Noel, and we will continue to put forth all our effort to one day find justice for him,” FBI Dallas Special Agent Pance Kecev said in a statement last month. “That will include Cindy Rodriguez Singh being apprehended and returned to the United States so she can answer for her alleged crimes. I believe − and I can speak for the investigative team including the state, local, and federal investigators as a unit − that her arrest will play a significant part in locating Noel’s whereabouts.”
He said Noel’s disappearance “has had a huge impact on our community. The case is still fresh in the minds of Everman residents and many of us across North Texas.”
