#DC-0175
Callum & Jake Robinson, Carter Rhoad
On trial · allegations
last updated 9 September 2026 · 5 sources
Confirmed facts
12
Open questions
4
Defendants
3
Stage
On trial
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Timeline of what's confirmed12 entries
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
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
How will the court rule on the unproven charges against Jesús Gerardo, Irineo Francisco and Ángel Jesús?unconfirmed; trial underway · unconfirmed
Who, if anyone, will the court find responsible for firing the fatal shots?unconfirmed; ABC reported prosecutors did not know who fired the shots · unconfirmed
What will the court make of the defence argument that prosecutors lack sufficient evidence for their theory?unconfirmed; defence position reported at trial opening · unconfirmed
What is the status of the unidentified additional man authorities said they were searching for in November 2025?unconfirmed; no current verified update found in trusted sources · unconfirmed
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