While the community is still grappling with 8-year-old Genesis Mata’s brutal death, 17 News spoke with Genesis’ biological ...

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 ...

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Parallels between Genesis Mata and the landmark case of Gabriel Fernandez ...

Family members and residents say alleged abuse by the girl's father was reported to the county’s Child Protective Services ...

According to DefensaCentral, the police found Genesis lifeless in a hotel bathtub, with severe burns, blisters, and wounds ...

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

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

Harm to a child can occur within seconds, and with little effort. What victims like Genesis Mata deserve most of all is ...