Dulce Maria Alavez: Part 1

And Then They Were Gone

Little Monster Productions

Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.3 • 971 Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

On September 16, 2019, 5-year-old Dulce Maria Alavez was playing in a park with her 3-year-old brother. It was a gorgeous day in Bridgeton, New Jersey, and the two children were enjoying ice cream. But in under 15 minutes, the idyllic day would turn into a parent's worst nightmare, when Manuel came running back to the car without his older sister. A search for Dulce Maria was immediately launched, and so was the criticism against her young mother, Noema. In this week's episode, we discuss the early days of the investigation and what Dulce Maria's family went through, even as the community rallied around the missing girl. Find us everywhere: linktr.ee/attwgpod Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/attwgpodFor a full list of sources, please visit our website, andthentheyweregone.comSources: Dulce Maria Alavez – The Charley Project **AMBER ALERT**** New Jersey... - New Jersey State Police Police searching for 5-year-old girl who went missing Monday night in Bridgeton park Amber alert issued for 5-year-old girl who vanished from Cumberland County park N.J. Amber Alert update: Mom pleads for abducted 5-year-old girl’s safe return as search resumes Mom of missing 5-year-old Dulce Alavez avoiding public after critical comments about her behavior Don’t give up on Dulce, family pleads as they plan new search for the missing 5-year-old This N.J. girl vanished without a trace. Two months later, cops say they haven’t given up hope.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andthentheyweregone/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andthentheyweregone/supportSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/attwgpod)

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0:00.0	It sounded like the perfect afternoon, ice cream and then playing in the park with her little brother.
0:08.1	That's what five-year-old Dulce Maria Alavez was doing on September 16th, 2019.
0:14.9	Dulce Maria's mom, Noemma, stopped and got ice cream for her two kids and her eight-year-old sister.
0:24.5	They then drove to a park in their hometown of Bridgeton, New Jersey.
0:30.8	Dulce Maria and her little brother got out to play while Noemma stayed in the car to help her sister with her homework.
0:35.6	Sometime later, Noema looked up and realized that she couldn't see her children.
0:38.5	She exited the car and entered every parent's worst nightmare. She found her son, Manuel, with his ice cream on the ground. He was
0:45.6	crying and Dulce was nowhere to be found. When a person goes missing, there's a special kind of
0:52.4	pain in the not knowing.
0:56.9	I want to tell the stories of those who never came home.
1:01.0	I want to tell you the story of Dulce Maria Alibaz.
1:03.0	I'm Conan Gallagher.
1:04.2	And I'm Ethan Flick.
1:07.2	And this is, and then they were gone. And then they were gone.
1:39.5	Yeah. were gone. Welcome back, everyone.
1:41.3	Welcome back.
1:43.4	Thank you for joining us once again.
1:46.5	This story was another listener suggestion.
1:52.4	My sister Kaylee, who is also a Patreon member, brought this up to me as a case that is stuck with her.
1:59.1	And when she pulled up Dulce's photo on her phone, I immediately recognized her.
2:01.2	Like the picture was familiar to me.
2:06.7	But honestly, I thought this was one of those cases that had just kind of been quickly resolved.
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