MUS-2026-0097
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MUS-2026-0097
Missing person
- Incident
- 2019
- Indexed
- Oct 5, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Bridgeton Police Department
- Location
- Bridgeton NJ
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Dulce Maria Alavez, 5, vanished from the playground at Bridgeton City Park in New Jersey on September 16, 2019, in under 15 minutes while her mother sat in the car about 30 yards away. Witnesses said a man put her into a red van. Police released a suspect sketch, and an Amber Alert went out. In 2020 three mysterious letters surfaced in Ohio and were investigated as a possible hoax. She remains missing; no arrests.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 2019
Alavez, 5, vanishes from the playground around 4:20 p.m. on September 16, 2019; her mother calls police at 4:51 p.m.
- 2019
An Amber Alert is issued; police release a suspect sketch and a possible-witness sketch.
- 2020
Three mysterious letters surface in Ohio and are investigated as a possible hoax.
- 2026
She remains missing. No arrests have been made.
Key people
The people in the file.
5, of Bridgeton, New Jersey. Vanished from Bridgeton City Park on September 16, 2019.
NamUs case MP60241. Contact details change over time; confirm the current assignee before publishing.
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