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Three men have been convicted of murdering two Australian brothers and an American friend near a Mexican surf spot on the Pacific coast. The victims—Jake Robinson, 30, Callum Robinson, 33, and Jack Carter Rhoad, 30—were camping in Baja California when they were attacked and killed with gunshot wounds to their heads in April 2024. During a five-week trial, prosecutors claimed the murders occurred during a robbery that went wrong, and the attackers mocked the victims' pleas for mercy before killing them.
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.
Three men in Mexico have been found guilty of murdering two Australian brothers and their American friend at a popular surf spot.
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men → find → spot
Australian brothers Jake Robinson, 30, and Callum Robinson, 33, and their American friend Jack Carter Rhoad, 30, were on a surfing trip to Mexico's Pacific coast when they were shot dead in Baja California state.
They had been camping in a remote beachside area when they were attacked in April 2024.
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they → shoot → April
Their bodies were found dumped in a clifftop shaft several days after they went missing, bearing gunshot wounds to their heads.
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they → find → heads
On Friday, a judge in a Mexican court found Jesús Gerardo, known as 'El Kekas', Irineo Francisco and Ángel Jesús, whose full names have been withheld for legal reasons, guilty of aggravated homicide and several related offences.
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names → find → homicide
Judge Raúl Hernández Arellano handed down the decision at Ensenada court following a five-week trial.
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Arellano → hand → trial
Jake and Callum's parents, Debra and Martin Robinson, sat hand in hand as the guilty verdicts were announced.
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verdicts → sit → hand
The couple had attended every day of the trial and sat through six hours of closing arguments on October 8, just metres from the three defendants.
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couple → attend → defendants
Australian brothers Jake Robinson, 30, and Callum Robinson, 33, (pictured with their parents) were on a surfing trip to Mexico's Pacific coast when they were shot dead in Baja California
Prosecutors argued the three tourists were victims of a robbery that went wrong.
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that → picture → robbery
The court heard the victims had begged for mercy before they were murdered, and that their attackers later mocked their pleas.
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attackers → hear → pleas
The three friends' bodies were found at the bottom of a well several days after they vanished, alongside the remains of a local farmer.
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they → find → farmer
Jake, 30, was a doctor who was due to take up a position at a hospital in Geelong after returning to Australia.
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who → take → Australia
His older brother Callum, 33, was a professional lacrosse player based in San Diego, in the US.
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brother → base → US
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