Cindy Rodriguez Singh (born January 30, 1985) is an American woman indicted on charges of murdering her son Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez. On July 1, 2025, she was added to the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, wanted for capital murder and unlawful flight. Authorities speculated that she may have traveled to either India or Mexico.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Cindy Rodriguez Singh | |
|---|---|
 FBI Photo Of Singh | |
| FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive | |
| Charges | Capital murder |
| Reward | $250,000 |
| Alias | Cindy Cecilia Rodriguez[1] |
| Description | |
| Born | January 30, 1985 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Race | Hispanic |
| Gender | Female |
| Status | |
| Added | July 1, 2025 |
| Caught | August 20, 2025 |
| Number | 537 |
| Captured | |
The FBI announced her capture on August 20, 2025, in India. She was extradited to the United States and held in jail on a ten-million-dollar bond.[6]
Murder
editRodriguez Singh's six-year-old son Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez was last seen alive in October 2022 and is presumed dead. Noel had several physical and developmental disabilities, including visual impairment, a limp, speech delay, esotropia and chronic lung disease, which required regular treatment. Rodriguez Singh reportedly shunned her son as "evil" and "possessed by a demon". She was alleged to have abused Rodriguez-Alvarez by depriving him of water and food to avoid having to change his diaper. Rodriguez Singh was known to beat her son with a set of keys when she caught him drinking water.[7][8] Rodriguez-Alvarez had not been entered into compulsory schooling and lapsed scheduled doctor's appointments beginning July 2022. His mother had once asked an acquaintance to "borrow" their child for a medical visit during this time.[8][9]
Shortly before her own disappearance, she claimed to have sold her son to another woman at a Fiesta Mart.[10][11][12][13] In early November 2022, Rodriguez Singh applied for a passport for her and her children, not including Rodriguez-Alvarez.[12] According to her sister, Rodriguez Singh feared that the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services would take away her other children, which had occurred before due to her history of drug and alcohol problems.[12][14][15]
A welfare check was conducted at the family home in Everman, Texas, on March 20, 2023.[16] Rodriguez Singh falsely told police that her son was living in Mexico with relatives of his father, who had been deported.[17] Two days later, on March 22, her husband, Arshdeep Singh, who was Noel's stepfather,[18] stole $10,000 from his workplace, $8,000 of which he deposited at a bank. The same day, Rodriguez Singh, Singh, and their six other children drove to Dallas Fort Worth Airport, where they boarded a flight to Istanbul, Turkey. Authorities believed they have travelled further to India, based on previous internet searches.[19] On March 25, an Amber alert was issued for Noel Alvarez-Rodriguez.[12]
On March 30, 2023, a felony warrant was issued for Cindy and Arshdeep Singh for abandoning and endangering a child.[12] On October 30, Rodriguez Singh was indicted for capital murder, two counts of injury to a child, and one count of abandoning without the intent to return.[8]
Before the family's disappearance, Rodriguez Singh had commissioned the construction of a concrete patio. Her husband also threw away a carpet, later found to contain traces of human remains, that previously furnished a shed later demolished by the couple. Sniffer dogs similarly detected human remains at the patio. However, demolition of the patio and a wider search of the area surrounding the home did not find a body.[20][21]
On July 1, 2025, she was added to the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.[16] On August 20, 2025, it was announced that Rodriguez Singh had been apprehended a few days earlier in New Delhi, India, by local authorities. She was extradited to the United States the following day and booked into Tarrant County jail. She is being held on a ten million dollar bond.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "CINDY RODRIGUEZ SINGH". Federal Bureau of Investigation.
- ^ Pathak, Vibhuti (August 21, 2025). "FBI's 'Top 10 Most Wanted' fugitive Cindy Rodriguez Singh, wanted for son's murder, arrested in India". Indiaweekly. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Who is Cindy Rodriguez Singh? Woman with India links in FBI most wanted list for killing son". July 2, 2025.
- ^ "Called 6-year-old son 'possessed': US woman with India ties on FBI's most wanted list". July 2, 2025.
- ^ "Woman with India link now FBI's most wanted: Cindy Rodriguez Singh accused of son's murder; reward jumps to $250,000". July 2, 2025 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
- ^ a b Clarridge, Emerson (August 22, 2025). "Without Noel's body, prosecutors face challenges to prove mom killed Everman boy". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
- ^ Anglin, Dionne (August 21, 2025). "Cindy Rodriguez Singh booked into Tarrant County jail for 6-year-old son's murder". FOX 4. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
- ^ a b c Mayes-Osterman, Cybele (October 31, 2023). "Texas mother of missing 6-year-old Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez indicted for murder". USA TODAY.
- ^ Connor, Tracy (April 6, 2023). "6-Year-Old Son of Demon-Obsessed Mom Likely Dead, Cops Say". The Daily Beast.
- ^ Coulter, Christina (November 1, 2023). "Mom who ditched 'evil' disabled son, then fled country with rest of family slapped with murder charge". Fox News.
- ^ "Foster mom describes 'sweet, lovable' child Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez". CBS News. April 12, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e DeLatte, Tracy (March 25, 2025). "Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez is still missing in Everman; no arrests 2 years later". FOX 4.
- ^ "Police worried family 'sold' missing disabled 6-year-old boy before fleeing country". The Independent.
- ^ "Missing Everman 6-year-old's mom claimed she sold him at Fiesta Market, search warrant says". FOX 4. April 5, 2023. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
- ^ Myers, Amanda Lee. "FBI Most Wanted mom Cindy Singh nabbed in connection with 6-year-old son's death". USA TODAY. Retrieved August 24, 2025.
- ^ a b DeLatte, Tracy (July 1, 2025). "Missing Everman boy's mom added to FBI's Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list". KDFW. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
- ^ Heinz, Frank (March 27, 2023). "Rumors Swirl as Search for Everman Boy Continues; Mother Left For India". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth.
- ^ "Cindy Rodriguez Singh, North Texas woman wanted for the murder of her 6-year-old son, added to FBI's Top Ten Most Wanted". CBS News. July 2, 2025. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
- ^ Heinz, Frank; Guerrero, Maria (July 1, 2025). "'We will not rest,' FBI adds mother of missing Everman boy to Top 10 Most Wanted List". KSAX-TV. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
- ^ Anglin, Dionne (June 9, 2023). "Missing Everman boy Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez's mother, stepfather seen escaping country in new images". FOX 4. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
- ^ "Search for Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez: Investigators say human remains were once in shed". CBS News. April 11, 2023. Retrieved August 19, 2025.