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 leaving Amillio and his brother in a hot car.
“What do you think could happen if you leave your kids there?” Lead Detective Kyle McNabb asked Maya Hernandez in a recording. The video was of the second interview with Hernandez, following her official arrest.
Maya Hernandez appears in court during opening statements in her murder trial on Dec. 8, 2025. (Court TV)
“What happened, I guess. I don’t know,” she said…