27 April 2024, about 6pm
ABC reported that a first witness testified he went to San Jose beach with Jesús Gerardo and saw two foreigners with a pickup truck, surfboards and a tent.
ABC News Australia
27 April 2024, close to 11pm
ABC reported that the same witness testified he later stayed in a car while other men went along the beach and that he heard a gunshot and voices.
ABC News Australia
28 April 2024
ABC reported that an unnamed colleague testified he texted Callum Robinson and Carter Rhoad and became concerned when he did not receive a reply.
ABC News Australia
1 May 2024
ABC reported that Martin Robinson testified he received a phone call from a friend of his son telling him the brothers were missing.
ABC News Australia
3 May 2024
ABC reported that Carter Rhoad's mother testified she met with the FBI and was told bodies had been found in a well.
ABC News Australia
5 May 2024
AP reported that Baja California prosecutors said relatives identified three bodies recovered from a remote well as Callum Ryan Robinson, Jake Martin Robinson and Jack Carter Rhoad.
Associated Press
14 November 2025
ABC reported that prosecutor Raúl Gerardo Cobo Montejano requested 210-year sentences for each of the three men and an additional 168-year sentence for Jesús Gerardo on a forced-disappearance charge.
ABC News Australia
19 November 2025
AP reported that a judge sentenced Ari Gisell to 20 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to robbery with violence in the case; ABC reported she was not charged with murder.
Associated Press; ABC News Australia
7 September 2026
AP reported that three men charged with murder and aggravated robbery went on trial in Ensenada, Baja California; ABC reported the named charges as aggravated homicide, aggravated robbery, violent robbery and grand theft auto.
Associated Press; ABC News Australia
7 September 2026
ABC reported that the judge ordered the three defendants removed from the courtroom after prosecutors said two witnesses had been intimidated by people connected to the accused.
ABC News Australia
7 September 2026
ABC reported that defence teams argued prosecutors did not have sufficient evidence to prove their robbery-gone-wrong theory.
ABC News Australia
9 September 2026
ABC reported that on day two of the trial a colleague testified the FBI had been cooperating with Mexican authorities and that the bodies were found through the FBI; ABC said local authorities declined to comment on FBI involvement.
ABC News Australia
12 September 2026
ABC News Australia reported that the Ensenada court heard from homicide detectives and forensics officers involved in finding the bodies and related evidence.
ABC News Australia · added 15 Oct 2026
14 September 2026
ABC News Australia reported that Ari Gisell testified that Jesús Gerardo had described the killings to her and said the victims handed over car keys and wallets before the shooting.
ABC News Australia · added 15 Oct 2026
26 September 2026
ABC News Australia reported that the court heard ballistics evidence that the fatal bullets came from a .45-calibre gun, while the gun entered into evidence was a 9mm weapon.
ABC News Australia · added 15 Oct 2026
8 October 2026
AP reported that prosecutors and defence attorneys delivered closing arguments after about a month of hearings.
Associated Press · added 15 Oct 2026
9 October 2026
AP reported that Judge Raúl Hernández in Ensenada found Jesús Gerardo García, Irineo Francisco N. and Ángel Jesús N. guilty in the murders of Callum Robinson, Jake Robinson and Carter Rhoad, and also found them guilty of armed robbery and armed carjacking.
Associated Press · added 15 Oct 2026
9 October 2026
ABC News Australia reported that a judge found Jesús Gerardo, Irineo Francisco and Ángel Jesús guilty of aggravated homicide and several related offences; ABC said their full names have been withheld for legal reasons.
ABC News Australia · added 15 Oct 2026
16 October 2026
ABC News Australia reported that the three convicted men are scheduled to be sentenced on 16 October 2026.
ABC News Australia · added 15 Oct 2026