Stopped in a stolen pickup three years ago, Destiny Delacruz told police she had “dope” on her. Delacruz, who would have been ...

Greg Terry, Chief of the Bakersfield Police Department, joined 17 News at Sunrise to discuss recent tragic incidents that ...

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.

Genesis Mata was a student at Leo G. Pauly Elementary School. We reached out to the Bakersfield City School District to see ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Harm to a child can occur within seconds, and with little effort. What victims like Genesis Mata deserve most of all is ...