She went on to assist or observe on all the others through number ten - which she believes is the most babies ever lost by one mother.
One of the first child autopsies Molly Dapena ever did for the city was that of Constance Noe, baby number five, in 1958. Now retired, she recently moved back to the area to be closer to her children. Dapena, whom everyone refers to as “Molly,” developed her expertise in pediatric pathology as a consultant to the Philadelphia medical examiner before relocating to Florida. Marie Valdes-Dapena, the 77-year-old grandmother of sudden infant death research. Several weeks later, Fillinger sits in a conference room with Dr.
