{"id":1463,"date":"2026-05-14T16:31:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T16:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=1463"},"modified":"2026-05-14T16:31:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T16:31:38","slug":"fbi-everman-police-to-announce-significant-development-in-search-for-noel-rodriguez-alvarez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=1463","title":{"rendered":"FBI, Everman police to announce \u2018significant development\u2019 in search for Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez"},"content":{"rendered":"
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EVERMAN, Texas<\/strong> – <\/span>Everman police, the FBI and the Tarrant County District Attorney\u2019s Office will hold a joint press conference Thursday to announce a “significant development” in the investigation into the disappearance and presumed death of 6-year-old Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez.<\/p>\n

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The announcement follows an intense search Tuesday and Wednesday behind the boy\u2019s former home in the 3700 block of Wisteria Drive.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Late Wednesday night, the Tarrant County District Attorney\u2019s Office confirmed that evidence was found during the operation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“Clearly there was evidence found, but exactly what it is remains to be seen,” the office said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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Everman search<\/h2>\n

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What we know:<\/p>\n

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Throughout the day on Tuesday and Wednesday, a joint operation involving Everman police, the Tarrant County Sheriff\u2019s Office, and the FBI focused on the property where Noel once lived with his family. Aerial footage showed investigators sifting through dirt in the backyard.<\/p>\n

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By midday, the search team began focusing on a specific area, eventually moving canopies to cover a hole as more specialized equipment and trailers arrived at the scene.<\/p>\n

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While Everman Police Chief Al Brooks previously stated that Tuesday’s search was a routine part of the investigative process with no new leads, the discovery of evidence on Wednesday has shifted the momentum of the case.<\/p>\n

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What happened to Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez?<\/h2>\n

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