Wife, brother of slain surfer recount grueling search in Mexico beach homicide trial

A wife who could not reach her husband, a brother who found a burned tent full of hamburger buns and a bloody flannel: this is the testimony that opened the third day of trial in Ensenada. Jack Carter Rhoad and Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson were found dead in April 2024 near their torched pickup truck after a surf trip along Mexico's Pacific coast.

Three men in orange jumpsuits face charges of aggravated homicide, robbery and grand theft auto in a trial without a jury, expected to run until the end of September. The family described using a phone-locator app to trace the men's last movements and driving off-road trucks to retrace their route before finding the burned campsite themselves.

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