Mom won't face charges after four babies found dead in freezer of her apartment
Four babies were found dead in the freezer of the home of a mom who concealed her pregnancies, but she won't be facing charges for it.
PEOPLE Magazine reported that Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden doesn’t believe a case against Alexis Aldamir of Massachusetts can be brought to trial.
Factors include not knowing exactly where or when the four babies were born, if they were born alive, and what exactly happened to them.
A DNA test found that Aldamir is the mother of the babies.
A separate DNA test identified the likely father of the babies, though he died in 2011.
An autopsy found no signs of internal or external trauma or evidence of obvious injuries to the babies. There were also signs of food, milk, or formula inside their stomachs, according to a release cited by PEOPLE.
“We will never know how Alexis Aldamir concealed her pregnancies, or why she chose to do so,” Hayden said.
In 2022, Aldamir’s brother called authorities after he and his wife found a baby in the freezer in the apartment where his sister once lived.
Authorities said the babies, two boys and two girls, were “frozen solid.” They were found in shoe boxes wrapped in tin foil and had their umbilical cords attached. The two females also had their placentas attached, according to PEOPLE.
A medical examiner said the cause of death was “undetermined,” and that they couldn’t definitively determine whether the babies had been born alive. There’s also no scientific method to determine how long the babies had been frozen.
Aldamir and the man reportedly have a fifth child together they placed for adoption. Adamir also gave birth to a baby girl in 1982, though there are no other birth records.
Aldamir’s co-workers, meanwhile, described her as “a heavy-set woman who had a penchant for wearing loose-fitting clothing regardless of the season.” They didn’t know she was pregnant at any point.
When authorities questioned her about the babies, Aldamir “appeared confused and demonstrated a lack of understanding about where she was and who she was speaking to,” according to the release.
“As a result, she was unable to provide investigators with any significant information.”
Investigators also reviewed publicly available probate court records and spoke with Aldamir’s lawyer, according to PEOPLE, to further assess her cognitive ability. Information, however, strongly suggested that she won’t be likely to stand trial.
Since investigators couldn’t prove a crime had been committed, no charges will be filed against Aldamir. The father couldn't also be charged since he's dead.