Overview
- A Baja California court convicted 23-year-old Ari Gisell after she pleaded guilty and waived trial, imposing 14 years for violent vehicle robbery, six years for violent robbery, and a 54,285‑peso fine.
- Prosecutors say she instigated the attack by targeting the victims’ truck and tires, telling her then-boyfriend to bring her good phones and tires before the men were tracked to their campsite and robbed.
- The victims—Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend Carter (Jack) Rhoad—were found in a remote well days after going missing in April 2024, and officials reported gunshot wounds to the head.
- The accused killers, identified by prosecutors as Jesús Gerardo (“El Kekas”), his brother Irineo Francisco, and Ángel Jesús, remain in custody awaiting trial, with the state seeking 210-year sentences for each after they rejected plea deals.
- Authorities say one associate has cooperated as a witness and investigators continue to look for another suspected participant, while officials maintain the case centers on a violent robbery rather than organized crime.