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Jury deliberates in Maya Hernandez’s trial for son’s hot car death
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Scripps News Bakersfield) — Attorneys in the trial of Maya Hernandez delivered their closing arguments after just over a week of testimony, sending... More
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Maya Hernandez testifies in trial for son’s hot car death
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Scripps News Bakersfield) — The mother accused of leaving her two young sons in a car for more than two hours, leading to... More
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Witness: Maya Hernandez was getting BBL while child died in car
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Scripps News Bakersfield) — Two days after one-year-old Amillio Gutierrez died from heat stroke, detectives pressed his mother on her mindset leading up to... More
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Jury sees Maya Hernandez sob after learning of son’s death in interview
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Scripps News Bakersfield) — As jurors watched Maya Hernandez’s reaction in a recorded interview to being told by detectives that her son, Amillio... More
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Witnesses say Maya Hernandez failed to get help for sons left in hot car
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Scripps News Bakersfield) — A witness at the murder trial for a mom accused of getting a cosmetic procedure while her young son... More
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Trial postponed for mother who allegedly got lip filler while son died in hot car
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Scripps News Bakersfield) — A murder trial for a woman accused in the death of her 1-year-old son was postponed for a second... More
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Stepmother denies responsibility for 8-year-old’s death in interview
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Scripps News Bakersfield) — More than two weeks after 8-year-old Genesis Mata was found dead and abandoned in a Bakersfield hotel, her stepmother, Graciela... More
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Two charged with murder after 8-year-old found dead in bathtub
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Scripps News Bakersfield) — Police discovered the body of an 8-year-old girl in a hotel bathtub after responding to a possible medical emergency... More
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Trial date set for California mother charged in son’s hot car death
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Scripps News Bakersfield) — A California mother charged in her son’s hot car death is scheduled to stand trial in September. Maya Hernandez... More
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Mother now facing murder charge connected to baby’s June hot car death
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Scripps News Group) — A Bakersfield mother accused of leaving her children in a hot car, resulting in the death of one child,... More
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Son dies after mom allegedly leaves kids in hot car while at spa
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Scripps News Group) — A California mother is facing felony charges after she allegedly left her two children in a hot car for... More
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Cal City couple sentenced to 15 years to life in West trial
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Scripps News Bakersfield) — The California City couple convicted in the death and disappearance of their adoptive sons, Orrin and Orson West, have... More
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Cal City Toddlers Trial: Jury reaches verdict
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Scripps News Bakersfield) — After weeks of hearings and testimony, 12 jurors came to the conclusion that Trezell and Jacqueline West were guilty... More
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Jury to begin deliberations in Cal City Toddlers Trial
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Scripps News Bakersfield) — Attorneys in the Trezell and Jacqueline West trial argued a conspiracy was in place in this case. But from... More
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‘Bakersfield 3’ case goes to trial
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Scripps News Bakersfield) — The trial of Matthew Queen, who stands accused of torturing and killing a man in the so-called Bakersfield 3... More
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Murdered Cal City boys: biological family wants answers
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Scripps News Bakersfield) — Emotions were high as Orrin and Orson Wests’ biological family learned more about the events leading up to their... More
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DA: Cal City boys died three months before reported disappearance
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Scripps News Bakersfield) — After missing for more than a year, Orrin and Orson West, who were first reported missing in December 2020... More
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Adoptive parents of missing Cal City boys charged with murder
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Scripps News Bakersfield) — The adoptive parents of two missing toddlers have been charged with their murders, according to authorities. Trezell West and... More
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Body of missing Fresno woman found in aqueduct, boyfriend arrested
FRESNO, Calif. (Scripps News Bakersfield) — The body of a missing Fresno woman was found on Sunday at the bottom of the California Aqueduct near... More
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Edwards Air Force Base police officer indicted in unemployment insurance fraud
FRESNO, Calif. (Scripps News Bakersfield) — An Air Force police officer at Edwards Air Force Base was indicted on five counts in an unemployment insurance... More
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Kern County jury finds man guilty of kidnapping, sexually assaulting Uber driver
KERN COUNTY, Calif. (Scripps News Bakersfield) — Kern County jury finds man guilty Thursday of kidnapping and sexually assaulting an Uber driver. Adrion Trevor Smart... More
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California teacher accused of raping student arrested
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Scripps News Bakersfield) — Detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Sex Crimes Unit arrested teacher, Krystal Jackson, 39 Friday for having sex with... More
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Sailor charged in ship fire was Navy SEAL dropout
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The sailor charged with starting a fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard last year was assigned to the ship after... More