The woman accused of torturing and killing 8-year-old Genesis Mata was assaulted by another inmate in jail.The Kern County ...

The stepmother of Genesis Mata — charged with torture and murder in the 8-year-old’s death — was assaulted in jail, according ...

The couple accused of torturing and killing 8-year-old Genesis Mata had their preliminary hearing delayed to October after ...

A preliminary hearing for Ray Mata Jr. and Graciela Bustamonte, the couple accused of torturing and killing 8-year-old Genesis Mata, has been postponed until ...

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 ...

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. — 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 ...

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

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

Ray Mata Jr., 31, of Bakersfield and Graciela Bustamonte, 27, of Delano made their first court appearance Tuesday afternoon. Dozens of people, some tearful, others expressing anger, packed the ...

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

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.