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

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

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

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

Genesis Ariah Mata, 8, reportedly died on Friday night, but 911 wasn't called until the next day. Her father and stepmother ...

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 ...

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

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

The father and stepmother of an 8-year-old California girl found dead in a hotel bathtub on Saturday appeared in court this ...

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