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Five-Year-Old Vanishes from Park While Mother Waits Nearby
A five-year-old girl in a yellow koala shirt walked across a park, thirty meters from her mother, and thirty minutes later, she was gone. Despite witnesses and an open space, no one can say with certainty what happened to Dulce Maria Alvarez. How could a child disappear without a trace in broad daylight?
In this episode, we analyze the baffling disappearance of Dulce Maria Alvarez from a New Jersey park in 2019. We explore the initial search efforts and the unique circumstances of her family that complicated the investigation. What makes this case refuse to settle, even years later?
Case: Disappearance of Dulce Maria Alvarez
Date: September 22, 2019
Location: Bridgeton, New Jersey
Age of Child: 5 years old
Mother: Noema Alvarez Perez
- Dulce Maria Alvarez disappeared from Holloway Park in Bridgeton, New Jersey.
- Her mother, Noema, was 30 meters away in a car when Dulce vanished.
- Dulce's three-year-old brother, Manny, was found crying alone near the basketball courts approximately 30 minutes after they went to play.
- Over 200 volunteers and law enforcement officers searched the area, including woods and drainage areas, but found no physical trace of Dulce.
- Dulce was wearing white pants with butterflies and flowers, white sandals, and a yellow koala shirt.
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Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.
We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.
From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.
© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie
A five-year-old girl in a yellow koala shirt walked across a park, thirty meters from her mother, and thirty minutes later, she was gone. Despite witnesses and an open space, no one can say with certainty what happened to Dulce Maria Alvarez. How could a child disappear without a trace in broad daylight?
In this episode, we analyze the baffling disappearance of Dulce Maria Alvarez from a New Jersey park in 2019. We explore the initial search efforts and the unique circumstances of her family that complicated the investigation. What makes this case refuse to settle, even years later?
Case: Disappearance of Dulce Maria Alvarez
Date: September 22, 2019
Location: Bridgeton, New Jersey
Age of Child: 5 years old
Mother: Noema Alvarez Perez
- Dulce Maria Alvarez disappeared from Holloway Park in Bridgeton, New Jersey.
- Her mother, Noema, was 30 meters away in a car when Dulce vanished.
- Dulce's three-year-old brother, Manny, was found crying alone near the basketball courts approximately 30 minutes after they went to play.
- Over 200 volunteers and law enforcement officers searched the area, including woods and drainage areas, but found no physical trace of Dulce.
- Dulce was wearing white pants with butterflies and flowers, white sandals, and a yellow koala shirt.
To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com
OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.
Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.
We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.
From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.
© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie
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A five-year-old girl in a yellow koala shirt walked across a park, thirty meters from her mother, and thirty minutes later, she was gone. Despite witnesses and an open space, no one can say with certainty what happened to Dulce Maria Alvarez. How could a child disappear without a trace in broad daylight?
In this episode, we analyze the baffling disappearance of Dulce Maria Alvarez from a New Jersey park in 2019. We explore the initial search efforts and the unique circumstances of her family that complicated the investigation. What makes this case refuse to settle, even years later?
Case: Disappearance of Dulce Maria Alvarez
Date: September 22, 2019
Location: Bridgeton, New Jersey
Age of Child: 5 years old
Mother: Noema Alvarez Perez
- Dulce Maria Alvarez disappeared from Holloway Park in Bridgeton, New Jersey.
- Her mother, Noema, was 30 meters away in a car when Dulce vanished.
- Dulce's three-year-old brother, Manny, was found crying alone near the basketball courts approximately 30 minutes after they went to play.
- Over 200 volunteers and law enforcement officers searched the area, including woods and drainage areas, but found no physical trace of Dulce.
- Dulce was wearing white pants with butterflies and flowers, white sandals, and a yellow koala shirt.
To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com
OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.
Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.
We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.
From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.
© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie
A five-year-old girl in a yellow koala shirt walked across a park, thirty meters from her mother, and thirty minutes later, she was gone. Despite witnesses and an open space, no one can say with certainty what happened to Dulce Maria Alvarez. How could a child disappear without a trace in broad daylight?
In this episode, we analyze the baffling disappearance of Dulce Maria Alvarez from a New Jersey park in 2019. We explore the initial search efforts and the unique circumstances of her family that complicated the investigation. What makes this case refuse to settle, even years later?
Case: Disappearance of Dulce Maria Alvarez
Date: September 22, 2019
Location: Bridgeton, New Jersey
Age of Child: 5 years old
Mother: Noema Alvarez Perez
- Dulce Maria Alvarez disappeared from Holloway Park in Bridgeton, New Jersey.
- Her mother, Noema, was 30 meters away in a car when Dulce vanished.
- Dulce's three-year-old brother, Manny, was found crying alone near the basketball courts approximately 30 minutes after they went to play.
- Over 200 volunteers and law enforcement officers searched the area, including woods and drainage areas, but found no physical trace of Dulce.
- Dulce was wearing white pants with butterflies and flowers, white sandals, and a yellow koala shirt.
To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com
OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.
Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.
We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.
From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.
© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie