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

The stepmother of Genesis Mata, who is accused of torturing and killing Mata, was attacked in Lerdo Pre-trial Facility last ...

The woman arrested for allegedly torturing an 8-year-old who was found dead in a Bakersfield hotel, spoke with 23ABC from jail about the incident.

Bakersfield Police Chief Greg Terry said the death of 8-year-old Genesis Mata is one of the most horrific cases the ...

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

Last Friday, the woman who is accused of torturing and killing her stepdaughter, 8-year-old Genesis Mata, was assaulted in ...

Family members and residents say alleged abuse by the girl's father was reported to the county’s Child Protective Services ...

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

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

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

Anita Doran allegedly assaulted Graciela Bustamante — a woman charged with killing her young stepdaughter — in jail on Aug. 8 ...

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.