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In Mexico, three men were sentenced Friday to 158 years in prison for the murders of Australian surfers Callum and Jake Robinson and their American friend Carter Redd Rhoad.
A federal judge in the city of Ensenada, Baja California, sentenced Jesús Gerardo García, Irineo Francisco and Ángel Jesús each to 158 years and nine months in prison for murder, robbery with violence and vehicle theft with violence.
An accomplice of García’s, Ary Gisell Silva Raya, was also convicted of aggravated robbery with violence and vehicle theft with violence and sentenced to 20 years in prison in November after agreeing to an abbreviated trial.
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Jesus Gerardo ‘N’, known as ‘El Kekas’, one of three men convicted of murdering Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson and their American friend Carter Rhoad during a surfing trip in April 2024, is pictured in this image released October 16, 2026. (Baja California State Attorney General’s Office (FGE)/Handout via REUTERS)
García, Francisco and Jesús were convicted last week of killing the Robinson brothers and Rhoad, a murder authorities say was committed in an effort to steal tires from the dead men’s truck.
“The attackers took out a gun they were carrying and killed the person who initially resisted the robbery, then the other two,” Baja California prosecutor María Elena Andrade said, according to an Associated Press report.
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Mexican authorities found the bodies of the trio in a well in the state of Baja California in May 2024.
The three men traveled to Punta San José, about 80 kilometers from where their bodies were found in Ensenada, for a surfing trip in April 2024.
Debra and Martin Robinson, parents of Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson, take a break during a news conference after the trial of the men accused of killing the brothers and an American friend, in Ensenada, Mexico, Friday, October 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Karen Castaneda)
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The Robinsons’ parents attended the sentencing, telling reporters that the moment marked a significant conclusion to the tragic two years since their sons’ deaths.
“Today’s guilty verdict is an important moment in our long and painful journey to achieve justice for our beautiful sons, Callum and Jake, and their friend Carter Rhoad, whose lives were so cruelly taken from them in 2024,” Matin Robinson said.
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The deaths attracted international attention and shook the local economy, which authorities say was heavily dependent on tourism.
Antonio Otañez, president of the Baja California surfers’ association, said he was happy that justice had been served, but admitted that the incident had led to a “significant drop” in tourism.
National Guard vehicles monitor an investigation by state prosecutors at the site where three surfers were camping before disappearing during a surfing trip, as the investigation continues in El Faro, in the Santo Tomas delegation of Ensenada, Baja California state, Mexico, May 6, 2024. The Baja California state prosecutor’s office confirmed the deaths of Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and from their American friend Jack Carte on May 5, 2024. (GUILLERMO ARIAS/AFP via Getty Images)
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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