Murders of Australian Surfer
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- Rachel RaskerSydney Morning Herald
- Agence France-PresseThe Guardian
- The Associated PressToronto Star
- Michael KoziolSydney Morning Herald
- Gabriela MartinezSydney Morning Herald
- Kamin GockABC News (AU)
- Elissa FitzgeraldABC News (AU)
- Will GrantBBC
- Agence France-PressThe Guardian
- Joanna HyndsDaily Mail
- AFP; APAl Jazeera
- Ella MorrisonNew York Post
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Murders of Australian Surfer. (2026, October 11). The Aporia. https://the-aporia.com/event/66656
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Their bodies were found in a clifftop shaft, with gunshot wounds to their heads.
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Three men in Mexico have been found guilty of murdering two Australian brothers and their American friend at a popular surf spot.
The defendants, who had been in custody for more than two years, were also found guilty of armed robbery and armed carjacking.
The three friends traveled to Baja California in April 2024 to surf, but shortly after arriving in the town of Punta San Jose, about 50 miles from Ensenada, they were reported missing.
on May 3 in a well.García, identified as the perpetrator of the murders, was arrested in May 2024 in connection to the case, along with his ex-partner
Analysis
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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 an alleged robbery.
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How it changed
- 8 Oct
Their bodies were found in a clifftop shaft, with gunshot wounds to their heads.
- 9 Oct
Three men in Mexico have been found guilty of murdering two Australian brothers and their American friend at a popular surf spot.
- 10 Oct
The defendants, who had been in custody for more than two years, were also found guilty of armed robbery and armed carjacking.
- 11 Oct
García, who was identified as the perpetrator of the triple-murders, was arrested in May 2024 alongside his ex-girlfriend Ary Gisell Silva Raya, Irineo Francisco and Ángel Jesús.
Coverage 14 articles
11 Oct 3 Mexican men found guilty of killing Australian brothers, US pal on surfing trip
New York Post
10 Oct Mexican judge sentences three men for murders of Australian, US surfers
Al Jazeera
10 Oct How the trial of two murdered Australian surfers ended in a guilty verdict
BBC
10 Oct 3 men convicted of killing American, Australian surfers in Mexico
CBS News
10 Oct Judge convicts 3 Mexicans in the killings of 2 Australian brothers and American friend on surf trip
Toronto Star
9 Oct Three men found guilty of murdering Australian brothers at Mexican surf hotspot
Daily Mail
9 Oct Three men found guilty of murders of Australian surfer brothers and US friend in Mexico
The Guardian- 9 Oct Three men found guilty of murdering two Australian surfer brothers and US friend
BBC - 9 Oct Mexican men found guilty of murdering Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson
Sydney Morning Herald 9 Oct Families of men killed on Mexico surf trip call for maximum sentences
ABC News (AU)
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9 Oct ‘Our world stopped’: Parents of slain Australian surfers ask for maximum sentence
Sydney Morning Herald- 8 Oct Trial in killings of 3 foreign surfers in Mexico nears verdict
Toronto Star - 8 Oct Men accused of shooting Australian surfer brothers and US friend dead in Mexico to learn fate as trial concludes
The Guardian 8 Oct Australia news LIVE: Trump rules out fresh strikes; Christa Pike ‘up and walking’; closing statements in murder of Perth brothers in Mexico
Sydney Morning Herald
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