Public outrage against Kern County’s Child Protective Services has been growing after the tragic death of 8-year-old Genesis ...

Ray Mata Jr. — the father and accused murderer of 8-year-old Genesis Mata — has a documented criminal history in Kern County ...

Statements made by Ray Mata and Graciela Bustamonte to police were self-serving and later inconsistent with their own ...

Days after Genesis Mata's death, many 17 News viewers have noticed disturbing similarities to another high-profile California ...

B AKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The horrific abuse inflicted on an 8-year-old girl found dead in the bathtub of a Bakersfield ...

A memorial has been set up outside the motel room where Genesis’ body was found and where police believe she was killed.

Ray Mata Jr. and Graciela Bustamonte have been charged with first-degree murder, willful cruelty to a child, and torture ...

Warning: Distressing content. A couple have been accused of torturing and killing their little girl who was found dead in a ...

The documents indicate Child Protective Services had an active case against Ray Mata because a boy had been missing school, ...

Warning that this article contains graphic material that may be disturbing to some readers.Court documents reveal gruesome ...

The suspects in the murder of an 8-year-old girl in central Bakersfield have been officially charged and made their first ...

Two suspects have been arrested on murder and torture charges after an 8-year-old girl was found dead in a hotel bathtub at ...