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

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

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

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 horrific abuse inflicted on an 8-year-old girl found dead in the bathtub of a Bakersfield hotel including pouring scalding hot water on her and crushing her ...

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 ...