Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden reported on the final report of the investigation into the four babies who were found inside a freezer in an apartment south of Boston in November 2022. Through the statement and analysis of the case he said that the investigation resulted in the babies’ mother not facing charges.
“This investigation, which is one of the most complex, unusual and perplexing this office has ever faced, is now complete. While we have some answers, there are many elements of this case that will likely never be answered,” said District Attorney Kevin Hayden.
In the document they argued that they do not have exact data on when and where the four babies who were found inside shoe boxes in the freezer of an apartment were born. He specified that they do not know if the babies were born alive.
The mother of the babies goes by the name of Alexis Aldamir, currently 69 years old. She will not be brought to trial, since no charges were filed against her, even though the infants were found at her home.
“Almost all avenues of investigation led to difficulties resulting from elapsed time, the death of people with potentially relevant information, and other logistical factors. But all avenues were vigorously pursued and, as a result, we gathered all the data we could,” the prosecutor said in the statement.
What happened?
On November 17, 2022, Boston Police responded to 838 East Broadway in South Boston after receiving a 911 call about a possible baby located inside a freezer. The caller explained that he and his wife made the discovery while cleaning his sister’s apartment.
Following the discovery, authorities launched an extensive investigation involving the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, the Boston Police Department’s Homicide and Crime Laboratory Unit, and the Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Four babies were discovered that day, all of them were frozen. The four babies were found in shoe boxes wrapped in aluminum foil, they said. Two were men and two were women, the prosecutor reported.
The babies were brothers
“All babies were born full term, meaning they were determined to be between 37 and 40 weeks gestational age. All four had their umbilical cords attached and the two females had their placentas attached. “DNA tests concluded that the babies were full siblings,” they confirmed.
The medical examiner shared that it could not be determined how long the babies had been frozen. The autopsy found no signs of internal or external trauma or evidence of injuries. There was no sign of food, milk or formula inside the babies’ stomachs and he could not confirm whether they had been born alive.
“The medical examiner determined that the cause of death for all babies was undetermined.”
The mother is in a health center
Detectives located Alexis Aldamir at a residential health care facility and eventually obtained a warrant for a DNA sample. The results showed that Aldamir was the mother of the four babies.
The babies’ father died in 2011, and after a DNA test they confirmed that they were his children. In 1982, Alexis Aldamir gave birth to a daughter, whose forms of renunciation of parental rights were also found by the authorities.
“Investigators cannot prove that the babies were ever alive and they have no cause or manner of death. The autopsy found no signs of internal or external trauma or evidence of obvious injuries. The father has already died, he cannot be accused of any crime. Finally, there is the question of Aldamir’s capacity to stand trial,” said prosecutor Hayden.
They will not be able to take the case to trial
The detectives spoke with Alexis Aldamir at the health center and realized that she did not understand what they were asking her, she was confused and sometimes rambled.
“The information obtained clearly suggests that Aldamir is unlikely to face trial. “They will not be able to take this case to trial, therefore, this investigation will not result in criminal charges,” she noted.
Prosecutor Hayden thanked the Boston Police Department’s Homicide Unit and Crime Laboratory, the Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Bode Technologies of Virginia, and his office’s prosecutors and investigators for their work on the case. .
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