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A judge in Mexico’s Baja California state on Friday found three men guilty of murdering Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson and their American friend Carter Rhoad in April 2024, the Associated Press reported.
Judge Raúl Hernández, sitting in the coastal city of Ensenada, ruled that Jesús Gerardo García, also known as “El Kekas,” Irineo Francisco “N” and Ángel Jesús “N” were responsible for the killings. The defendants were also convicted of armed robbery and armed carjacking.
The three victims had travelled to Baja California to surf. They were reported missing shortly after arriving in Punta San Jose, about 80 kilometres (50 miles) from Ensenada. Their bodies were found in a well on May 3, 2024.
During the month-long trial, García’s former partner Ary Gisell Silva Raya testified that he had told her he went to the foreigners’ tent carrying a 9mm pistol. She said the victims threw their belongings at him in an effort to stop him from attacking, and one pleaded for his life.
Prosecutors said Silva Raya arrived in Punta San Jose on April 27, 2024, met the three men and encouraged one of her companions to rob them. The robbery took place the following day, according to the state prosecutor’s office.
Silva Raya, who was found with one of the victims’ phones, pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery with violence and vehicle theft with violence. She was sentenced to 20 years in prison in November 2025. García and his two co-defendants went to trial.
The judge is due to announce the final sentence on October 16. Baja California’s state attorney general’s office has requested a 210-year prison term for each defendant.
“Today’s guilty verdict is a significant moment in our long and painful journey to seek justice for our beautiful sons, Callum and Jake, and their friend Carter Rhoad, whose lives were so cruelly taken from them in 2024,” their father, Martin Robinson, said.
He added that no outcome could undo the tragedy, but said the family hoped the verdict would be an important step towards justice and help them continue to honour the three men.
