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 after the tragic death of 8-year-old Genesis ...

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

Ray Mata Jr. was a convicted felon before his arrest Aug. 3, but nothing in his criminal record approaches the enormity of the charges he currently faces.

Genesis Mata was a student at Leo G. Pauly Elementary School. We reached out to the Bakersfield City School District to see ...

Ray Mata Jr. — the father and man charged in the murder of 8-year-old Genesis Mata — has a documented criminal history in ...

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

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

The 8-year-old girl found dead in a Bakersfield hotel bathtub endured disturbing acts of abuse before dying last week, ...

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

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

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