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

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 ...

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

The head of Kern’s Department of Human Services is proposing an external review of the county’s child welfare services. Lito Morillo will make the ...

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

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

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

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