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Three men in Mexico received 158-year prison sentences Friday for the murders of Australian surfers Callum and Jake Robinson and their American friend Carter Redd Rhoad.
A federal judge in the town 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 November after agreeing to an abbreviated trial.
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Jesus Gerardo ‘N’, known as ‘El Kekas’, one of three men found guilty 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 handout 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, which authorities said was carried out in order to steal the tires from the deceased men’s truck.
“The attackers pull out a gun they were carrying and kill the person who initially resisted the robbery, then on the other two,” Baja California prosecutor María Elena Andrade said, according to a report from The Associated Press.
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Mexican authorities found the trio’s bodies in a well in the state of Baja California in May 2024.
The three men traveled to Punta San José, about 50 miles 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, pause during a news conference after the trial of the men accused of murdering the brothers and an American friend, in Ensenada, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Karen Castaneda)
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The parents of the Robinsons attended the sentencing, telling reporters the moment marked a significant conclusion to the tragic two years since their sons’ deaths.
“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,” Matin Robinson said.
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The deaths captured international attention and rocked the local economy, which authorities said was heavily reliant on tourism.
Antonio Otañez, president of the Baja California surfers association, said he was happy to see justice served but admitted the incident led to a “major drop” in tourism.
National Guard vehicles guard a state prosecutors investigative search at the site where three surfers were camping before disappearing during a surf trip, as the investigation continues in El Faro, Santo Tomas delegation in Ensenada, Baja California state, Mexico, on May 6, 2024. Baja California State Prosecution Office confirmed the deaths of Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and 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.