W&C Reconsidered: Asunta Fong Yang Basterra

Women and Crime

Cloud10

True Crime, Science, Society & Culture, Social Sciences

4.7 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Ep 327: Reconsidered: 51 - Asunta Fong Yang Basterra Women & Crime: Reconsidered is where we revisit our episode catalog and bring new insights, behind the scenes or updates. Original Airdate: 06/15/21 Adopted as a baby girl by a well-connected, wealthy family this girl seemed to have it all. But, the bright future of this young women was eventually snuffed out after a series of family betrayals. Sources for Today's Episode: The Guardian; El Pais- English translation; Madrid Metropolitan; The Sun; South China Morning Post; Spain’s News- Spanish news in English; Forensics: The Connection Between Adoption and Murder” by David Kirschner; Adoption and Murder (From Advances in Psychology and Law, P 274-280, 1997; Santiago Redondo and Vicente Garrido, et al., eds. -- See NCJ-175532) Credits: Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks Produced by James Varga Music by Dessert Media Help is Available: If you or someone you know is in a crisis situation, or a victim of domestic, or other violence, there are many organizations that can offer support or help you in your specific situation. For direct links to these organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:06.2	Welcome to Women in Crime Reconsidered, where we are revisiting our catalog and bringing new insights and updates.
1:12.1	Today's episode is number 51, the Asunta Fang Yang Vesterra story.
1:17.1	Megan, I have to tell you, when I listen to the original coverage of this case,
1:22.9	I must have hit a button because I was listening to it on 1.5 speed, and I didn't realize it.
1:28.6	So I was about to text you and James saying, like, we have to take this episode down.
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