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

Public outrage against Kern County’s Child Protective Services has been growing as the tragic death of 8-year-old Genesis Mata continues to shake the community, ...

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

The father and stepmother of an 8-year-old girl found dead in a bathtub at a Bakersfield hotel have been charged with murder.

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 ...

Court documents allege horrific abuse led to the death of an 8-year-old girl at the hands of her father and stepmother.

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

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

An 8-year-old girl was allegedly found tortured and killed in a hotel bathtub on Saturday, Aug. 2, in Bakersfield, Calif., according to police Ray Mata Jr. and Graciela Bustamonte have been ...