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The Asunta Case on Netflix Explained · Murder Files Unsealed

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  The Assunta Case. Netflix's chilling true crime thriller unveils shocking revelations surrounding the fate
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  of Assunta Bastera. Based on the real life events of the Assunta case in
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  Spain, the series delves into the circumstances that led to the convictions of Rosario
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  Porto and Alfonso Bastera for the death of their adopted daughter. The story begins
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  with Assunta's adoptive parents reporting her disappearance to the police on September twenty one,
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  twenty thirteen, after Rosario had left her at home. The following morning,
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  Assunta's lifeless body is discovered near their house by two passing men. As the
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  series progresses, the police diligently investigate Assunta's murder, with the evidence pointing towards
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  Rosario as the primary suspect. Subsequently, she is arrested, but the police
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  believed that she couldn't have acted alone. Consequently, Alfonso is apprehended the day
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  after Rosario's arrest. What unfolds are startling revelations about the dynamics of the couple's
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  relationship with each other and with Assunta. Ultimately, the series culminates in Rosario
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  and Alfonso standing trial and receiving an eighteen year sentence for the murder of Assunta.
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  Did Rosario and Alfonso kill Assunta Bastera? The question of whether Rosario and
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  Alfonso killed a Sunta Bastera remains unanswered in the Assunta case, despite their conviction
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  for her murder. The series highlights the failure of the police and prosecution to
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  establish a clear motive for the couple's actions. Throughout the investigation, Rosario and
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  Alfonso maintained their innocence and challenged the police to provide a valid reason for why
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  they would harm a Sunta, but no satisfactory answer was given. The police
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  had several reasons to suspect the couple, though Initially, it was believed that
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  Assunta had inherited money from her grandfather, leading the police to speculate that Rosario
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  and Alfonso killed her for financial gain. However, this motive was debunked when
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  Assunta's godmother disclosed that she did not receive any inheritance. Another theory put forth
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  by the police was that Rosario and Alfonso had grown tired of their daughter and
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  decided to eliminate her. Additionally, there was speculation that they murdered Assunta to
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  prevent her from exposing their administration of laurazepam to her. Although this theory appears
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  more plausible, there was no concrete evidence to support it, why the jury
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  convicted Rosario Porto and Alfonso Bastera. Two years following the arrest of Rosario and
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  Alfonso in connection to Assunta's murder, the couple faced the jury unanimously found them
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  guilty and sentenced them to eighteen years for aggravated murder with aggravating circumstances of kinship
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  and abuse of authority. This decision was primarily influenced by the inconsistent statements made
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  by Rosario during the initial stages of the investigation. Rosario's changing narratives raised suspicions
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  among the jury regarding her involvement in Assunta's death. Moreover, the autopsy report
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  disclosed that Assunta had been administered laurazipam for more than three months leading up to
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  her demise. The coroner detected the presence of twenty seven lorazepam pills in her
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  bloodstream at the time of death. Assunta's teachers also reported instances where she appeared
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  dizzy. When questioned. The couple claimed they were giving a sun to the
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  medication due to allergies, despite the fact that laurazepam was not prescribed by her
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  doctor and she denied having any allergies. The jury was further convinced of Rosario
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  and Alfonso's guilt by their failure to seek medical attention for Asunta despite her condition
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  and the reports of her feeling unwell. Additionally, a previously undisclosed piece of
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  evidence emerged. An intruder had allegedly broken into their home and attempted to harm
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  a Sunta, but Rosario intervened. The couple's decision not to report this incident
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  to the authorities despite their daughter being in danger, raised suspicions. The jury
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  questioned the motive behind with holding such crucial information, as it could have provided
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  another lead for the police to investigate why were Assunta's parents drugging her. The
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  coroner's report revealed the presence of laurazapam in Assunta's hair, indicating that Rosario and
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  Alfonso had been administering the drug to her for a minimum of three months prior
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  to her passing. Despite this discovery, authorities were unable to determine a clear
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  motive behind the parent's decision to drug their daughter. However, there are speculations
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  regarding the possible reasons for Rosario and Alfonso's actions, as lazipalm is typically used
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  to treat siezures and anxiety. Rosario had been grappling with depression following her break
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  up with Vincente, as well as being hospitalized for lupus. With Alfonso taking
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  care of both Rosario and Assunta, it is plausible that he may have resorted
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  to drugging a Sunta in order to find moments of respite. On the other
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  hand, it is also conceivable that Rosario may have administered a high dosage of
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  laurazapalm to Asunta on the day of her death as a means of shielding her emotion.