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Three men found guilty of murders of Australian surfer brothers and US friend in Mexico

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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.

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A Mexican judge found three men guilty of murdering two Australian brothers, Jake and Callum Robinson, aged 30 and 33 respectively, and their American friend Carter Rhoad, 30, during a surfing trip in Baja California state in April 2024. The accused—Jesus Gerardo (also known as "El Kekas"), Irineo Francisco, and Angel Jesús—are charged with aggravated homicide, robbery, and violent vehicle theft. The parents of the victims, Martin and Debra Robinson, attended every day of the five-week trial in Ensenada, Mexico's Pacific Coast, where they made emotional pleas for justice and maximum sentences. The verdict was handed down on Friday, local time, concluding a case that sparked significant international concern over tourist safety in Mexico.

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Australia Australian Baja California Mexico the United States

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Australian NORP · 3× Mexico GPE · 3× Australia GPE · 2× Baja California GPE · 2× Debra Robinson PERSON · 2× the United States GPE · 2× American NORP · 1× Callum Robinson PERSON · 1× Jake PERSON · 1× Mexican NORP · 1×

Narrative

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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2026-10-09 · The Guardian

Three men found guilty of murders of Australian surfer brothers and US friend in Mexico · assertive framing

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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. asserted

that → convict → outrage

deaths → age → Australia

Jesus Gerardo – known as “El Kekas” – was accused of leading the attack. asserted

Gerardo → know → attack

His surname has not been disclosed for legal reasons. asserted

surname → disclose → reasons

He and two other defendants, Irineo Francisco and Angel Jesus, were found guilty on Friday local time. asserted

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. asserted

which → travel → September

“They took our sons from our lives forever,” said Debra Robinson, who testified on the final day of the trial. asserted

who → take → trial

“What hurts us most is that, in their final hours, they were treated with such cruelty.” asserted

they → hurt → cruelty

Addressing the court at the start of the trial, Martin Robinson described his sons’ murders as “hell”. asserted

Robinson → address → hell

“It’s hard for a parent to lose a son, and we lost two sons,” he said. asserted

he → ’ → sons

Rhoad’s mother, Page, and his fiance, Natalie Weirtz, also participated in the hearing in a video call from the United States. asserted

mother → participate → States

“The accused are guilty and must be punished so that no other family suffers the same pain,” Weirtz said. asserted

Weirtz → accuse → pain

“Since Carter’s death, I feel paranoid and isolated.” asserted

I → feel → death

The surfers were camping in a remote beachside area when they were attacked in April 2024. asserted

they → camp → April

Their bodies were found in a clifftop shaft, with gunshot wounds to their heads. asserted

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. asserted

activity → plague → tourists

Other foreign visitors have, however, been targeted in criminal attacks on Mexico’s Pacific coast. asserted

visitors → target → coast

Two Australian surfers, Dean Lucas and Adam Coleman, were killed in 2015 while traveling through the north-western state of Sinaloa. asserted

surfers → kill → Sinaloa

Their bodies were later burned. asserted

bodies → burn → ?