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FBI-Wanted Mother Charged with Capital Murder, Declared Incompetent

5/16/2026

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Human remains found at a Everman, Texas home were identified as 6-year-old Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez via dental records after a three-day excavation.
Cindy Rodriguez-Singh, the mother, faces a capital-murder charge and was extradited from India after appearing on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list.
In April 2026 a judge ruled Rodriguez-Singh incompetent to stand trial and ordered her confinement to a state mental-health facility.

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Story summary

Human remains found at a Everman, Texas home were identified as 6-year-old Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez via dental records after a three-day excavation.
Cindy Rodriguez-Singh, the mother, faces a capital-murder charge and was extradited from India after appearing on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list.
In April 2026 a judge ruled Rodriguez-Singh incompetent to stand trial and ordered her confinement to a state mental-health facility.