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

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

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

Ray Mata Jr. and Graciela Bustamonte are accused of torturing and ultimately killing Mata's 8-year-old daughter in California ...

The horrific abuse inflicted on an 8-year-old girl found dead in the bathtub of a Bakersfield hotel included pouring scalding hot water on her and crushing her hand, according to a court filing. Ray ...

Two suspects have been arrested on murder and torture charges after an 8-year-old girl was found dead in a hotel bathtub at ...

Police have arrested two people after finding an 8-year-old girl with “substantial trauma” dead and abandoned in a bathtub at ...

Although Bakersfield police said they had no prior reports of abuse involving Genesis, some family members alleged that ...

The tragic death of 8-year-old Genesis Ariah Mata has sparked a call to action for community vigilance against child abuse. Genesis was allegedly murdered by ...

A Bakersfield man and a Delano woman were arrested Saturday on suspicion of torturing and murdering an 8-year-old girl and leaving her body in a hotel bathtub.