Prosecutors revealed on Tuesday, April 30, that no criminal charges will be brought concerning the case of four newborns found in a freezer in a South Boston, Massachusetts apartment in November 2022.
The decision was taken by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office after the investigation hit a standstill due to unresolved queries over the conditions of the infants’ deaths.
The deceased infants, two boys and two girls, were found in the freezer, their bodies wrapped in tin foil and stored in shoe boxes. The umbilical cords were still attached. Autopsies could not confirm if the babies were alive at birth. No evident injuries or trauma were identified.
The case was described by the district attorney’s office as among the most “complex, unusual and perplexing” they have ever dealt with.
Alexis Aldamir, a 69-year-old resident of a healthcare facility, was identified as the mother. DNA testing confirmed she was the mother of all four newborns. Further tests traced the infants to a man who died in 2011, the father of a fifth child given up for adoption in 1982. Despite exhaustive efforts, the authorities could not locate other birth records for Aldamir or determine whether the infants were ever alive.
The infants were discovered when Aldamir’s apartment was cleared out by family members in November 2022. DNA analysis confirmed that all four babies were siblings, aged between 37 and 40 weeks at birth. Moreover, no internal or external injuries were detected in the autopsy results.
Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden stated that the investigation is now concluded and that the case will not be taken to trial due to insufficient evidence. Aldamir was deemed unfit to stand trial as she appeared confused during interviews and displayed serious cognitive issues. Investigators were unable to extract any useful information from her due to her ineffective communication and understanding capacities.
Hayden admitted that numerous questions about the circumstances of the infants’ births and deaths will remain unresolved. The investigation could not determine when or where the infants were born, if they were alive at birth, or the specific conditions of their deaths. Additionally, how Aldamir was able to hide her pregnancies over the years remains unknown.
Despite the inability to press criminal charges due to the absence of compelling evidence, the investigation into the infants’ deaths was tied to an unrelated homicide case that has since moved to trial. Further details about this connection have not been disclosed. The district attorney’s office stressed that it would be unethical to pursue a case they believed stood no chance of making it to trial.
