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Six Years On, Investigators Turn to AI in Search for Dulce Maria Alavez

New Jersey State Police specialists are reexamining all evidence to generate fresh leads.

Overview

  • Prosecutors say the case is being processed through artificial intelligence to identify new lines of investigation.
  • New investigators from the New Jersey State Police Special Investigations Section are reviewing the full case file as tips continue to be vetted.
  • Authorities remain focused on a person of interest described as a white or Hispanic male seen leaving the playground in a red van with dark tinted windows and a sliding rear passenger door.
  • A $75,000 reward is available for information, and officials emphasize that witnesses will not have their immigration status used against them.
  • The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has produced age-progressed images as Dulce, missing since 2019, would now be 11 years old.