In the first years after the fall of Communism, the trade in children from Romania's overcrowded orphanages became a cross-border industry. The official statistics report a total of 16,041 cases. That sounds like the authorities know exactly what happened. But they do not - not the names, the destinations or the current whereabouts of thousands who would be teenagers by now.
Twins Zoe and Mikaela Radford were adopted from a maternity unit in the small town of Pucioasa in November 1990. ...
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