Dulce Maria Alavez (5) abducted from a city park in Brigeton, NJ on 9/16/19

[raisedbywolves]

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...id=recommended

Police in New Jersey said a 5-year-old girl who vanished from a playground Monday afternoon was led to a van.

Dulce Maria Alavez disappeared Monday afternoon from City Park in Bridgeton.

[Angiebla]

This is pretty scary. I go to the park every day with my son.

I see parents sitting in their cars “watching” their kids and I just don’t get that. I’m never anymore than a couple feet away from where my son is playing.

He does this thing where he wants me to go into a play tunnel, just so he can run the opposite direction. He thinks it’s hilarious. He’s so fast sometimes I’m afraid this will happen someday to him.

I really hope they find her alive and well.

[Angiebla]

I’ve been following this case elsewhere and apparently the police posted a picture of the “van” that they thought was used in the abduction, but i couldn’t find the pic. Apparently it was a SUV that didn’t have tinted windows or or sliding doors.

The scent dogs followed her scent for an hour, then lost it. I guess she was wandering around the park?

I don’t think the police are going to get any solid leads, people are too afraid of ICE, which I don’t blame them.

[Angiebla]

Ignore the SUV comment, apparently police aren’t looking for it anymore.

Unfortunately, I doubt Dulce is still alive.

[Angiebla]

I hope this dumb teachers statements don’t distract people from the actual case.

I’ve been all over this case since day 1 (even read the threads on webslueths) and it seems like the police aren’t close to catching the guy. Plus there’s been a lot of confusion about the van vs SUV as the abduction vehicle. The SUV was ruled out.

It is a full time job to keep up with shit there.

[Angiebla]

Is anyone else following this case? Now there is no van, and all the info the police have was given to them by a child of “tender age”. They have nothing and she’s probably not alive. I just hope they find who took her.

[Angiebla]

I'm following it. I have started to post about it several times, but I just don't know what to think at this point. If they ever had a chance of solving it, they don't now after ICE is all up in things.

The fact that the moms statements, the “witness” statements and the 911 call don’t match up makes it a clusterfuck.

[Angiebla]

If this “witness” hasn’t come foreword yet, I doubt he will.

[Angiebla]

I just thought of something...maybe the suspect had another kid with him so it didn’t seem weird if he left with dulce and she would trust him more.

[Angiebla]

https://www.nj.com/cumberland/2019/1...ce-alavez.html

Dr. Phil to feature story of missing N.J. 5-year-old Dulce Alavez

It didn’t air until yesterday (December 6th). Did anyone else catch it?

I can see why people think the mother is involved (though I don’t think she is), because of her demeanor. Somethings not right there. I would say she is drugged, but I hope not because she’s pregnant.

[Angiebla]

I didn't get to see if. What makes you say that?

She has a flat affect and doesn’t show any emotion. I want to be clear that I don’t think she had anything to do with her daughters disappearance, but I can see why people side eye her. Dr. Phil put it best when he said she was the “calmest mother of a missing child that I have ever seen”.

Leaving a 3 year old and 5 year old alone to play at park while scratching off lottery tickets in the car is gross negligence at best. She lied and said she was helping her sister with her homework. Dr. Phil called her out on that. She’s not mature enough to be a mother. That’s why she doesn’t have custody of her kids.

I’m not trying to bash her, I’m just saying she made a mistake and now she’s paying the price. Apparently her parents are pissed at her for leaving the kids alone. I feel terrible for them.

[Angiebla]

I get what you're saying. I saw a headline too (haven't had time to read it) saying she thought it might be someone she used to know.

Yeah it’s apparently her ex but I don’t think he did it. She made a habit of staying in the car while her kids played in the park. Some predator took note of that.

[KimTisha]

She has a flat affect and doesn’t show any emotion. I want to be clear that I don’t think she had anything to do with her daughters disappearance, but I can see why people side eye her. Dr. Phil put it best when he said she was the “calmest mother of a missing child that I have ever seen”.

I didn't see the Dr. Phil episode. Is she Casey Anthony calm?

[Angiebla]

I didn't see the Dr. Phil episode. Is she Casey Anthony calm?

I don’t think she’s guilty at all, but something is off.

[KimTisha]

Thanks for posting that.

Well, she said she doesn't ever cry, not even in front of her mother. If she's always been that way, it's unfortunate in terms of the current investigation. Your average person isn't going to understand that level of calm in the face of a child abduction.

[curiouscat]

I think the mom should be charged with something (child neglect).
I know as a soon to be mom, I'd never sit in a car and watch my child.
So many bad things (like in this case) can happen within seconds.
I hope they find the girl unharmed, but it seems unlikely now.

[Bewitchingstorm]

September 16th marked five years since she as been missing.

Five years after she vanished from a park in Cumberland County, New Jersey, authorities say they remain committed to finding Dulce Maria Alavez.

Dulce, then 5 years old, was last seen playing with her younger brother at Bridgeton City Park in Cumberland County on the afternoon of September 16, 2019.

Family and friends gathered at the park Monday night to mark the anniversary.

"It's been five years without my daughter," said Noema Alavez Perez, Dulce's mother. "It's been really hard for me and my family not knowing where she is. We just want her to be back home."

So far in 2024, investigators with the county prosecutor's office and Bridgeton police say they have followed up on 17 new tips. Some of those new tips came from outside New Jersey, including tips from Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Nevada.

"Unfortunately, those leads did not result in our locating Dulce or the person responsible for her disappearance but it is not for a lack of effort of those dedicated to the investigation," Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae and Bridgeton Police Chief Michael Gaimari said in a joint statement.

Full story here: https://6abc.com/post/search-continu...park/15310269/

Charley Project page for her: https://charleyproject.org/case/dulce-maria-alavez