On Tuesday, April 30, it was announced by prosecutors that no criminal charges will be pursued in the case of four newborns found in a freezer at a South Boston, Massachusetts apartment in November 2022.
The decision was made by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office after the investigation reached a standstill due to unanswered questions regarding the circumstances surrounding the deaths of the infants.
The babies, two boys and two girls, were discovered in the freezer, wrapped in tin foil and stored in shoe boxes. Their umbilical cords were still intact. Autopsies were unable to determine if the infants had been born alive, and no visible injuries or trauma were found. The case was described by the district attorney’s office as “one of the most complex, unusual and perplexing” they have ever handled.
The mother of the infants was identified as 69-year-old Alexis Aldamir, who currently lives in a residential healthcare facility. DNA samples obtained from Aldamir confirmed her as the mother of all four babies. Further testing connected the infants to a man who passed away in 2011, and who was also the father of a child Aldamir gave up for adoption in 1982. Despite comprehensive investigations, authorities were unable to find any additional birth records for Aldamir or determine whether the infants were ever alive.
Family members discovered the infants while cleaning out Aldamir’s apartment in November 2022. The DNA tests established that all four were siblings, and were between 37 and 40 weeks old at birth. Autopsies did not show any internal or external injuries.
Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden stated that the investigation has now been closed and the case will not proceed to trial due to insufficient evidence. Aldamir was deemed unfit to stand trial after she appeared disoriented during interviews and displayed severe cognitive issues. Her inability to effectively understand or communicate prevented investigators from obtaining any relevant information from her.
Hayden acknowledged that many questions about the births and deaths of the infants will remain unanswered. The investigation was unable to ascertain when or where the babies were born, if they were alive at birth, or the circumstances of their deaths. It was also unclear how Aldamir managed to hide her pregnancies over the years.
While the lack of conclusive evidence rules out criminal charges, the investigation into the deaths of the infants was linked to an unrelated homicide case that has since proceeded to trial. The district attorney’s office has not disclosed further details about this connection, emphasizing that they could not ethically pursue a case without the possibility of it reaching trial.
