Alexis Aldamir: Brother found frozen infants at sister's home amid her hospitalization due to mental troubles

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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS: John Harrelson and his wife were cleaning out his sister Alexis Aldamir's apartment on November 17, 2022, when they stumbled upon frozen corpses of infants, leading him to dial 911, as per Inside Edition.

Authorities retrieved four full-term babies, later identified to be her own, from inside the freezer of a Boston apartment where Aldamir once lived. 

The 69-year-old would not face any legal action in the case, as pointed out in a press release from April 30 of this year. 

Why did the police take Alexis Aldamir to the Tufts Medical Center in August 2022?

The grisly discovery came after officers took Aldamir to Tufts Medical Center Emergency Department on August 15, 2022.

They were notified about the smell of gas in her apartment. According to documents, Aldamir couldn't explain why the stove was left on. She also didn't seem to understand the danger posed by the gas accumulation in her home.

Doctors who examined Aldamir found that she couldn't provide any useful information about herself.

"Aldamir lacks capacity for medical decision-making. She is unable to care for herself and cannot safely return to her prior living situation where she was residing alone in the community," read a guardianship petition filed in Suffolk County Family and Probate Court.

It further added, "In the hospital, Ms Aldamir is disoriented, inattentive and agitated, requiring medication to manage her agitation and exit-seeking behavior, and she requires a one-to-one sitter. She is unable to respond appropriately to questioning, and she has been unable to execute a health care proxy."

A month later, another court document showed that Aldamir had started taking antipsychotic medication.

The social worker assigned to her case wrote, "She has intermittently been aggressive towards staff, pushing staff and throwing water and food," and asked the judge to allow doctors to treat her with antipsychotic medication to help manage her behavior.

Four babies with umbilical cords were found frozen in shoe boxes

During a press release District Attorney Kevin R Hayden claimed, "In all, four babies were discovered that day. All were frozen solid. All were found in shoe boxes wrapped in tin foil."

According to Hayden, all four infants, two males and two females, were discovered to be full-term and still had umbilical cords attached at the time of their finding.

Subsequent DNA tests revealed them to be full siblings. 

"The medical examiner reported that there was no scientific method to determine how long the babies had been frozen. The autopsy found no signs of internal or external trauma and no evidence of obvious injuries. There were no signs of food, or milk, or formula inside the babies’ stomachs," added the press release. 

In his statement, DA Hayden characterized the investigation as "one of the most complex, unusual, and perplexing that this office has ever encountered. While we have some answers, there are many elements of this case that will likely never be answered."

He continued, "We will never know exactly where or when the four babies found in Alexis Aldamir's apartment were born. We will never know if the four babies were born alive, and we will never know exactly what happened to them. We will never know how Alexis Aldamir concealed her pregnancies, or why she chose to do so."

Investigators found zero evidence to charge Alexis Aldamir

After the discovery of the frozen infants, investigators found it difficult to determine whether a criminal act had transpired and if charges were warranted.

Initially, there was a lack of evidence suggesting the infants were ever alive, and no definitive cause of death could be established, ruling out the possibility of homicide charges.

Additionally, the District Attorney noted the absence of signs of trauma or injuries. The discussion then shifted to Aldamir's mental state and her capacity to stand trial.

Aldamir was located in a healthcare facility in 2022. During questioning regarding the infants, she "appeared confused and demonstrated a lack of understanding about where she was and who she was speaking to."

The DA highlighted her inability to provide "any significant information" to investigators. Furthermore, conversations with Aldamir's attorney and an examination of probate records indicated she would unlikely be able to stand trial.

"A prosecutor's office cannot ethically move forward with a case that, in good faith, it believes it cannot bring to trial. Here, based on the evidence obtained throughout the investigation, including the many unanswered questions about the cause of death of the four babies, prosecutors have made the determination that they will not be able to bring this case to trial. Therefore, this investigation will not result in criminal charges," concluded the DA regarding Aldamir's death. 

Alexis Aldamir's co-workers weren't aware of her pregnancies

During the investigation, it was revealed that Aldamir had taken up residence in the Boston apartment in April 1982. 

DNA analysis confirmed her as the biological mother of all four infants, while a man who died in 2011 was identified as their father. Aldamir and the unnamed man also had a fifth child, whom they placed for adoption.

None of Aldamir's former colleagues at a Boston accounting firm, where she was employed from March 1980 until October 2021, recalled any instances of her pregnancy. 

They described her as a "heavy-set woman who had a penchant for wearing loose-fitting clothing" year-round, and characterized her as a "hard worker who rarely took vacations."