Overview
- Ary Gisell Silva Raya, 23, pleaded guilty in Ensenada to violent robbery and vehicle theft tied to the April 2024 attack and received a 20‑year sentence and a 54,285‑peso fine.
- Prosecutors said she identified the tourists’ valuables and urged accomplices to steal their truck for its tires, setting off the robbery that led to the killings.
- The victims were Australians Jake and Callum Robinson and American Carter (Jack) Rhoad, whose bodies were found in a remote well; medical examiners reported gunshot wounds to the head.
- The homicide case against Jesús Gerardo “El Kekas” García Cota, Irineo Francisco García Montaño, and Ángel Jesús León Aguilera continues, with the trio in custody after rejecting plea offers.
- Authorities maintain robbery as the motive and say they are still seeking another suspected participant, while noting a fourth man has cooperated as a witness.