Mexican killers of U.S., Australian surfers sentenced to 158 years in prison
October 17, 2026 / 8:08 AM EDT / CBS News
TL;DR
- Three Mexican men were sentenced to 158 years and nine months each for the murder of two Australian brothers and an American friend.
- The victims, Jake and Callum Robinson and Carter Rhoad, were killed during an attempted robbery of their truck tires in Baja California in April 2024.
- Their bodies were found shot in the head and dumped in a cliff-top well.
- The convicted men, identified as Jesus Gerardo, Irineo Francisco, and Angel Jesus, acted with premeditation.
- Jesus Gerardo, also known as 'el Kekas,' had a prior criminal record.
- A fourth body, unrelated to the surfers' murder, was also found in the well.
- One defendant's former girlfriend admitted to goading him into stealing the tires and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.