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A Mexican judge convicted three men for the murders of two Australian brothers, Jake and Callum Robinson, and their American friend Carter Rhoad in Baja California, Mexico, in April 2024. The victims were killed during a suspected robbery while on a surfing trip. Jesus Gerardo (alias “El Kekas”), Irineo Francisco, and Angel Jesus were found guilty, with the parents of the victims and Rhoad’s fiancée participating in the trial proceedings to express their grief and demand justice.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-09,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On October 10, a Mexican judge found three men guilty of murdering two Australian brothers, Jake and Callum Robinson (aged 30 and 33), and their American friend Carter Rhoad during a surfing trip in Baja California state, Mexico. The verdict followed five weeks of trial proceedings where the families of the victims, including parents Martin and Debra Robinson, delivered emotional testimony. The accused, Jesús Gerardo (also known as "El Kekas"), Irineo Francisco, and Ángel Jesús, were convicted of aggravated homicide, robbery, and violent theft. The brothers' parents addressed the court in Ensenada, stating their lives would never be the same without them but their love for them will not fade. This case raised significant concerns about tourist safety in Mexico after the murders sparked international condemnation.
Written for “Murders of Australian Surfers in Mexi…” on 2026-10-10,
grounded in this article and the 8 other(s) covering the same event.
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A Mexican judge has convicted three men of the 2024 murders of two Australian surfers and their American friend in a case that sparked international outrage.
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that → convict → outrage
Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson, aged 30 and 33 respectively, and their friend Carter Rhoad, 30, were on a surfing trip to Mexico’s Pacific coast when they were shot dead in Baja California state in a suspected robbery.
The deaths of the trio sparked an outpouring of grief and condemnation in Australia and the United States.
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deaths → age → Australia
Jesus Gerardo – known as “El Kekas” – was accused of leading the attack.
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Gerardo → know → attack
His surname has not been disclosed for legal reasons.
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surname → disclose → reasons
He and two other defendants, Irineo Francisco and Angel Jesus, were found guilty on Friday local time.
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He → find → Friday
Martin and Debra Robinson, the brothers’ parents, traveled from Australia to the port city of Ensenada for the trial, which began on 7 September.
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which → travel → September
“They took our sons from our lives forever,” said Debra Robinson, who testified on the final day of the trial.
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who → take → trial
“What hurts us most is that, in their final hours, they were treated with such cruelty.”
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they → hurt → cruelty
Addressing the court at the start of the trial, Martin Robinson described his sons’ murders as “hell”.
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Robinson → address → hell
“It’s hard for a parent to lose a son, and we lost two sons,” he said.
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he → ’ → sons
Rhoad’s mother, Page, and his fiance, Natalie Weirtz, also participated in the hearing in a video call from the United States.
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mother → participate → States
“The accused are guilty and must be punished so that no other family suffers the same pain,” Weirtz said.
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Weirtz → accuse → pain
“Since Carter’s death, I feel paranoid and isolated.”
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I → feel → death
The surfers were camping in a remote beachside area when they were attacked in April 2024.
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they → camp → April
Their bodies were found in a clifftop shaft, with gunshot wounds to their heads.
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bodies → find → heads
Baja California is one of Mexico’s most violent states, plagued by organised crime and drug trafficking, although cartel activity does not usually affect tourists.
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activity → plague → tourists
Other foreign visitors have, however, been targeted in criminal attacks on Mexico’s Pacific coast.
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visitors → target → coast
Two Australian surfers, Dean Lucas and Adam Coleman, were killed in 2015 while traveling through the north-western state of Sinaloa.
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surfers → kill → Sinaloa
Their bodies were later burned.
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bodies → burn → ?
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