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Accused killers of American and Australian surfers go on trial in Mexico

Brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and Jack Carter Rhoad were on a surfing trip to Mexico's Pacific coast in April 2024 when they were shot dead in Baja California.

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Bereaved mother Debra Robinson in court stares at three men accused of murdering Jake and Callum Robinson and Jack Rhoad in Baja California in 2024 The suspected murderers of two Australian surfers and an American at a Mexican surfing hotspot have gone on trial, two years after the killings in a suspected robbery. Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson, aged 30 and 33, respectively, and 30-year-old American fr…

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Murders of Jake and Callum Robinson and Carter Rhoad in Baja California

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Three men have been convicted and each sentenced to 158 years and nine months in prison for the 2024 murders of Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend Carter Rhoad in Baja California, Mexico.

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In this event Killers of U.S., Australian surf trio sentenced to 158 years Latest coverage Mexico: Court finds three men guilty of murder of Australian, US surfers Earlier coverage
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Accused killers of American and Australian surfers go on trial in Mexico

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‘I heard a lot of noise’: trial begins in Mexico for alleged killers of Australian surfers and American friend

Bereaved mother Debra Robinson in court stares at three men accused of murdering Jake and Callum Robinson and Jack Rhoad in Baja California in 2024 The suspected murderers of two Australian surfers and an American at a Mexican surfing hotspot have gone on trial, two years after the killings in a suspected robbery. Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson, aged 30 and 33, respectively, and 30-year-old American fr…

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