In the early morning of September 21, 2013, one of the darkest discoveries in the history of criminology in Spain occurred. Asunta Basterra, a 12-year-old girl of Chinese origin, was found dead in a wooded area in the town of Teo, province of A Coruña. Her adoptive parents, Rosario Porto and Alfonso Basterra, were convicted of murder, with her mother taking her own life in prison in 2020.
Since The Asunta Case, the Netflix true crime series starring Cadela Peña and Tristán Ulloa, premiered on Netflix last Friday, a multitude of media outlets and social media platforms have revived the case looking for new statements around all the related profiles. . TardeAR has been one of those who has dedicated the most hours to the cause, broadcasting a second interview with ‘Laura’, the last shadow prisoner of Rosario Porto.
Last Friday he confirmed rumors that the accused had had several romantic relationships during her stay in prison. Specifically, she highlighted an exchange of letters with a Uruguayan prisoner with whom she fell in love, as well as a connection with a supportive woman, although her situation did not come to fruition. In her words, Rosario had “a lot of airs” and insisted on her desire to denounce the prison director and other staff.
On this occasion, Ana Rosa Quintana has had the opportunity to investigate his words, detailing the impact that these links occurred during stays prior to his arrival in Brieva, where Porto spent his last days. According to ‘Laura’, when Rosario’s support was taken away, she began to show erratic behavior, such as a lost gaze and lack of visits to the shower. She herself confessed that she would “end up doing something” because she seemed on the edge.
And Rosario carried the guilt of Asunta’s death completely on her shoulders. The ex-convict confirmed that her adoptive mother completely removed the blame from her husband Alfonso Basterra, feeling sorry for him. Likewise, she explained that Porto wrote letters to her husband during his last days in prison, sending them to the module where she was kept through other prisoners.
TardeAR was also able to speak last Friday with Santiago, who was in the same module and even cell as Alfonso at various stages of his sentence. As he explained, Basterra had clashes with other prisoners. He considered himself a cultured and proud man, so he did not fit with other profiles of inmates. His problems were such that he ended up receiving a “couple of slaps” in another module, before the prison decided to put him together with Santiago to keep him under control.
