More than two years after three surfers were murdered during a camping trip in Baja California, disturbing new details are emerging in the trial of their alleged killers.
Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson and their American friend Carter Rhoad disappeared while surfing and camping near Punta San José, roughly 50 miles south of Ensenada, in April 2024. Their bodies were later recovered from a remote well with gunshot wounds. Their burned-out pickup was discovered nearby.
Now Ari Gisell, the former girlfriend of accused killer Jesús Gerardo, aka “El Kekas,” has testified that Gerardo was an assassin who carried a gun and maintained a list of people he intended to kill. Gisell, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison last year for her role in instigating the robbery, said Gerardo returned after the killings covered in blood and carrying the surfers’ phones and jewelry.
According to Gisell, Gerardo later boasted about murdering the three foreigners. She testified that the surfers had surrendered their keys and wallets and begged to live. One reportedly pleaded, “Please don’t kill me because I have a wife.” Gisell said Gerardo cruelly joked about how the victims cried.
Gerardo, Irineo Francisco, and Ángel Jesús are currently on trial on charges including aggravated homicide, violent robbery and grand theft auto. They have not been convicted in the current proceeding.
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The killings devastated the international surf community. Hundreds gathered for a paddle-out in Baja shortly afterward, and memorial statues have since been erected overlooking the waves at Punta San José.
The Robinson family has also established the Callum and Jake Robinson Foundation, which supports community initiatives and beach cleanups in the brothers’ honor. Their parents, Martin and Debra, describe its mission simply: helping others “Live Bigger, Shine Brighter and Love Harder.”
For their families, the trial represents another painful chapter—and a long-awaited attempt at accountability.
Learn more about the Callum and Jake Robinson Foundation here.
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