Cindy Rodriguez-Singh, the mother of a 6-year-old Everman boy missing and presumed dead since 2022 has been arrested, the FBI announced Wednesday.
Singh was indicted in October 2023 for the capital murder of her son, Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez. She hasn't been seen in the U.S. since March 2023 after boarding a plane to India with her husband and six other children.
She was added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list last month after authorities believed she may have fled the country, and is the subject of a federal arrest warrant. Those charges include unlawful flight to avoid prosecution and capital murder of a person under 10 years of age.
Singh was also charged with two counts of injury to a child and one count of abandoning without the intent to return in 2023, according to Everman police.
On March 20, 2023, Texas Child Protective Investigations (CPI) notified Everman police that some of the Noel's family members reported they hadn't seen the boy since October 2022, when his mother was giving birth to twins at a local hospital. CPI requested a wellness check on the family's home.
Singh told police and family members various stories about Noel's whereabouts — that he was with his biological father in Mexico, with his aunt in Mexico or had been sold to a woman in a Fiesta Mart parking lot. After investigating, authorities determined none of those stories were true.
Witnesses also told police Singh was known by relatives to be abusive toward Noel, who had intellectual disabilities. Authorities said witnesses reported Singh calling her son "evil, possessed or having a demon in him," not wanting him near her other children.
Police issue a warrant for Singh's arrest on March 23, 2023. Then a few days later on March 25, an AMBER Alert was issued for Noel and police discover Singh, her husband and six other children have left the country on a flight to India.
Through the end of March, authorities searched the family's home and property, but find no sign of Noel.
Then Everman police held a press conference on April 6, 2023 where Chief Craig Spencer said Noel is no longer considered a missing person and that investigators believe he is likely dead.
In October 2023, a Tarrant County grand jury indicted Singh on a capital murder charge, as well as two counts of injury to a child and one count of abandoning without the intent to return.
“This is a rewarding part of the investigation where we feel like our work in this effort is finally paying off, that we're able to to find some justice for Noel and push towards that finish line,” Chief Spencer told reporters that day.
Then last month, on July 1, Singh was added to the FBI's 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List. The bureau also increased the reward for tips on her whereabouts from $25,000 to $250,000.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
