Overview
- Ari Gisell, 23, pleaded guilty in Ensenada to violent robbery and vehicle theft tied to the case and received a 20-year sentence, with authorities citing evidence that included a victim’s phone found in her possession.
- Prosecutors said she instigated the crime after meeting the tourists at Punta San José, allegedly telling accomplices the men had good phones and desirable truck tires.
- The victims were Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and American Jack Carter Rhoad, who disappeared during an April 2024 camping trip near Ensenada and were later found in a remote well.
- The homicide case against Jesús Gerardo “El Kekas,” his brother Irineo Francisco, and Ángel Jesús is moving toward trial after they rejected plea deals, according to Baja California prosecutors.
- Investigators say a separate man has cooperated as a witness, and authorities continue to search for an additional suspected participant whose identity has not been publicly released.