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 ...

Hearings for the couple accused of the torture and murder of an 8-year-old girl were postponed to Oct. 14 and 16 following a brief appearance Thursday. Shielding his face from news cameras with a ...

Kern County Department of Human Services has proposed an independent review of Child Welfare Services as part of the death ...

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

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.

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

A protest was held Friday outside the Department of Human Services building. In attendance were members of Genesis Mata’s family and other mothers who say the system failed their kids as ...