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The heartbroken girlfriend of one of the Australian surfer brothers murdered with his friend in a botched robbery in Mexico has spoken out in the wake of his murder.
Callum and Jake Robinson and their American partner Jack Carter Rhoad were last seen on April 27 in the Mexican province of Baja California.
Mexican authorities said the bandits attacked the three to steal the tires from their truck before killing them all and dumping their bodies in a well.
Baja prosecutors released grisly details of the murders and officially confirmed the identification of the bodies Monday morning.
The Robinson brothers’ family had flown to Mexico to view the bodies and help in the difficult task of officially identifying the remains.
In the wake of the tragedy, Callum’s girlfriend Emily Horwath shared a heartfelt tribute on social media.
“You are one of one,” he wrote alongside a photo of the couple kissing. ‘I love you forever.’
Callum’s girlfriend Emily Horwath shared a heartfelt tribute on social media.
“You are one of one,” he wrote alongside a photo of the couple kissing. ‘I love you forever.’
The couple in love traveled to Australia for the last Christmas holidays.
She also posted an Instagram story saying, “My heart is shattered into a million pieces, I have no words right now.”
The American couple traveled from their home in San Diego to Australia over Christmas and New Year, sharing photos from Melbourne and Perth.
Police say they found three abandoned tents south of Ensenada that were splattered with blood, according to local media.
The three men were about a 90-minute drive south of the U.S.-Mexico border when they disappeared just days into the trip.
The brothers’ mother issued a desperate plea on social media after the group failed to show up at an Airbnb they had booked in Rosarito.
Mexican authorities also found bullet casings at the camp where the three men were last seen and further investigations led them to the well about 2 kilometers away.
Three bodies, as well as a fourth body believed to be that of a local rancher, were discovered Saturday in the well located atop the cliff overlooking the ocean.
The Robinson brothers attended Coachella before heading to Mexico to surf. Callum was living in America, where he was a lacrosse player known as “the Big Koala”, and Jake, who worked in regional hospitals across Australia, had flown in two weeks ago to visit him.
Australian brothers Jake, 30 (left) and Callum Robinson, 33 (right), pictured with their parents, were last seen with their American friend on April 27.
Prosecutors released chilling details of the murders, including that of American Jack Carter Rhoad, 30 (pictured).
It took rescuers up to 20 hours to remove the bodies from the well, with pPhysical characteristics, including hair and clothing, that matched all three men.
It comes as Attorney General María Andrade Ramírez said the murder investigation would look into whether the men were killed in an attempted robbery.
He said the thieves were likely interested in the men’s truck, a white Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck, and more specifically the tires.
“The probability that it is them is very high,” said Andrade Ramírez.
‘When they tried to seize the vehicle, the victims resisted the robbery, the thieves were armed with a firearm and apparently shot at the victims.’
Three Mexicans, Jesús Gerardo García Cota, alias El Kekas, his girlfriend, Ari Gisel García Cota, and his brother, Christian Alejandro García, were arrested on Wednesday and charged with forced kidnapping.
Police believe the trio’s vehicle was later found burned in the Santo Tomas area (pictured)
Ari Gisel García Cota, 23, is one of the three suspects arrested. He would be the partner of Jesús Gerardo García Cota, who was also arrested
The brothers Jesús Gerardo García Cota and Cristian Alejandro García were two of the three arrested. It is unclear which brother is which in their mugshots.
Mrs. García Cota, 23, reportedly had one of the missing persons’ mobile phones.
It is understood police were able to make the arrests after one of the brothers’ mobile phones switched back on and a local mobile tower was pinged.
The three suspects were found in possession of a variety of methamphetamines and other illegal drugs, according to local media outlets Zeta and Talk Baja.
Baja California, where the men shared their vacation photos, is known as one of the most violent and cartel-controlled states in Mexico.
The disappearance of the men has not been related to organized crime, but investigators are not ruling anything out.
In social media posts shared by Callum just before he went missing, the trio were seen relaxing on Rosarito Beach, where they were said to be surfing and camping while touring the west coast of Mexico.
They were reportedly planning to move to Ensenada, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) from the coast, but concerns were raised when they were unable to check into an Airbnb on Sunday.
The last image posted to Callum’s Instagram showed the group had arrived at San Miguel beach in Ensenada before disappearing without a trace.
A chilling image showed his white Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck on a Rosarito beach, which police believe was the same vehicle he later discovered burned.
‘…and it begins,’ Callum had captioned an image of the truck on the beach, along with a Mexican flag emoji, at the beginning of the trio’s doomed trip.
The Robinson brothers had attended Coachella before going to Mexico to surf.
Callum was based in the United States, where he was an accomplished lacrosse player known as “the Big Koala”, and his brother Jake, who worked in regional hospitals across Australia, had flown to San Diego two weeks ago to visit him.
Rhoad worked in technology services in San Diego.
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