10/16/2025
💔 She vanished in less than 10 minutes — no sound, no trace, just a melting cup of ice cream left behind.
It was September 16, 2019, in Bridgeton, New Jersey. A warm afternoon filled with the laughter of children and the hum of ice cream trucks. Five-year-old Dulce Maria Alavez was playing with her little brother at the park, while their mother waited just a few yards away in the car.
And then — she was gone.
No screams. No struggle. Just silence... and a mother’s worst nightmare unfolding in real time.
Surveillance footage later showed a red van driving away. Witnesses said a man might have lured Dulce — but to this day, police have never made an arrest. It became one of the largest missing child searches in New Jersey’s history, yet years later, there are still no answers. No suspects. No closure.
Her mother, Noema, faced waves of public judgment — even accusations — though police have never named her a suspect. Meanwhile, time moves on, but the pain doesn’t. Dulce’s photo remains on missing posters, her smile frozen in time, her story unfinished.
Every parent’s nightmare. Every community’s heartbreak. 💔
If you know something — say something.
If you have children — hold them tighter tonight.
Because Dulce could have been anyone’s little girl.
👉 What do you think happened that day?
