Video - Flaquita Araceli Bustamante E-19936 May 2026

Graciela Bustamante and the girl’s father, Ray Mata Jr., face charges including first-degree murder, torture, and aggravated mayhem.

: Public sentiment became so heated that when fellow inmate Anita Doron assaulted Bustamante in jail for her alleged lack of remorse, Doron’s commissary account was flooded with donations from the community. Video - Flaquita Araceli Bustamante E-19936

: Court documents allege Genesis was tortured for days before her death. This included being whipped with cords until skin was gone, having her hands repeatedly slammed in doors, and being scalded with boiling water prepared in a microwave—an act Bustamante allegedly admitted was her idea to make the child "listen". Graciela Bustamante and the girl’s father, Ray Mata Jr

A central part of this story is a series of jailhouse interviews by 23ABC where Bustamante attempts to frame herself as a victim. This included being whipped with cords until skin