Three Mexican Men Convicted of Murdering Australian Brothers and American Friend

Three Mexican men were found guilty of killing two Australian brothers and their American friend during a surfing trip in Baja California, Mexico, in April 2024. After a month-long trial in the coastal city of Ensenada, Judge Raúl Hernández ruled on Friday that Jesús Gerardo García, also known as “El Kekas,” Irineo Francisco “N,” and Ángel Jesús “N” murdered Australians Callum and Jake Robinson and American Carter Redd Rhoad. The three men were also found guilty of armed robbery and armed carjacking. Martin Robinson, the father of the victims, stated, “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.” The three friends were reported missing shortly after arriving in the town of Punta San Jose in Baja California, approximately 50 miles from Ensenada. Nearly a week later, on May 3, the bodies of Callum, 33, Jake, 30, and Carter, 30, were discovered at the bottom of a well near their white pick-up truck, which had been severely burned. García, identified as the perpetrator of the triple murders, was arrested in May 2024 along with his ex-girlfriend Ary Gisell Silva Raya, Irineo Francisco, and Ángel Jesús. Silva Raya testified that García approached the trio’s tent armed with a 9mm pistol, and that the tourists threw their belongings at him in an attempt to fend off the attack. One of the tourists reportedly pleaded for his life, according to her testimony. García allegedly attempted to steal tires and other parts from the surfers’ pickup truck, as stated by Baja California Attorney General María Elena Andrade Ramírez. Prosecutors believe García shot the men when they resisted and later concealed their bodies in a well. The three Mexican men are scheduled to be sentenced on October 16, with the Baja California State Attorney General’s Office requesting each of them receive an “exemplary sentence” of 210 years in prison. Silva Raya was found in possession of the travelers' cell phones and was sentenced in November 2025 to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated robbery and violent vehicle theft.