Ray Mata Jr. — the father and man charged in the murder of 8-year-old Genesis Mata — has a documented criminal history in Kern County including an open investigation by Child Protective Services. Mata ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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