FBI agents and Tarrant deputies are again searching an Everman home tied to missing 6-year-old Noel Rodriguez. Crews have been digging since Monday.
Tina Valverde, Paul Livengood, Adriana De Alba, Scoop Jefferson
2:00 PM CDT May 12, 2026
3:39 PM CDT May 12, 2026
EVERMAN, Texas — The FBI and Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a house in the 3700 block of Wisteria Lane.
This home has been searched before in connection with the disappearance of 6-year-old Noel Rodriguez Alvarez.
Noel’s mother, Cindy Rodriguez-Singh, who is charged with capital murder, was found incompetent to stand trial last month.
Rodriguez-Singh was indicted last September, a month after being arrested and returned to Tarrant County after fleeing to India with her husband and six other children in March 2023 — just before an AMBER Alert was issued for Noel. He had last been seen in November 2022.
Noel is believed to be dead, but his body has never been recovered, officials have said.
Chopper video showed crews digging and sifting through dirt in the backyard of the home, with multiple tents set up.
Sources told WFAA that the search is a joint effort between Tarrant County District Attorney, Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI and crews have been out there since Monday.
In a press conference Tuesday afternoon, Everman Chief of Police Al Brooks said this search was “the next step” or “a follow up” in the investigative process of the Noel Rodriguez Alvarez case. Brooks said he could not share any specific information, citing that it would comprise the integrity of the investigation.
Brooks said they won’t leave any stone unturned.
When pressed by WFAA’s Scoop Jefferson about whether or not new information prompted the response, Brooks replied “we can’t really discuss anything about the investigative process. It’s just the next step.” Brooks would not answer how many other times they have returned to the home.
“It is that critical, that important, that we maintain the integrity of this whole circumstance for the benefit and for the justice we are seeking for Noel,” Brooks said.
Brooks would not answer WFAA’s question about what was going on in the backyard on Tuesday. Brooks did concede, however, that they would likely be at the house again on Wednesday.