{"id":2238495,"date":"2024-05-06T15:48:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T19:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/worst-news-confirmed-in-case-of-missing-american-tourist-three-suspects-now-in-custody\/"},"modified":"2024-05-06T15:49:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T19:49:25","slug":"worst-news-confirmed-in-case-of-missing-american-tourist-three-suspects-now-in-custody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/worst-news-confirmed-in-case-of-missing-american-tourist-three-suspects-now-in-custody\/","title":{"rendered":"Update: Three Suspects in Custody Regarding Missing American Tourist Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fworst-news-confirmed-in-case-of-missing-american-tourist-three-suspects-now-in-custody%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2238495&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a tragic turn of events, an American and two Australian surfers were discovered deceased in \u200dMexico. The\u200d bodies were found in a water well near Ensenada, Baja California. The victims were shot by thieves attempting to steal their vehicle. Three suspects are in\u200c custody, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/husband-of-missing-colo-mother-arrested-on-murder-charge\/\" title=\"Husband of missing Colo. mother arrested on murder charge\">facing murder charges<\/a>. The FBI is assisting in the\u200b investigation. In a tragic incident, an American and \u200ctwo Australian surfers were found dead in Mexico, their bodies located in a water well near\u200d Ensenada, Baja California. The victims were shot by\u200d thieves trying to steal their vehicle. Three suspects have been apprehended and are being charged with \u2062murder. The FBI is\u2064 providing assistance in the investigation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>  <\/p>\n<h2>Worst News Confirmed in Case of Missing American Tourist; Three Suspects Now in Custody<\/h2>\n<p> <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/%20\"><span>Johnathan Jones<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 6, 2024 at 9:43am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>A desperate search has come to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-12-worst-endocrine-disruptors-and-how-to-avoid-them\/\" title=\"The 12 Worst Endocrine Disruptors and How to Avoid Them\">worst end<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>An American and two Australians have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-police-identify-calif-woman-killed-during-demonstration\/\" title=\"D.C. Police identify Calif. woman killed during demonstration\">confirmed dead<\/a> after a search to find them in Mexico turned up four bodies in a water well about 50 miles south of the border in Baja California on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The three friends on a surfing vacation had been missing since April 27, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.10news.com\/news\/local-news\/mexican-authorities-searching-for-three-missing-men-in-baja-california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KGTV<\/a> in San Diego.<\/p>\n<p>The American, Jack Carter Rhoad, 30, was a native of the San Diego area. He was accompanied by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mexican-state-official-presents-disturbing-working-theory-potential-discovery-dead-american-australian-tourists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Australian<\/a> brothers Callum Robinson, 30, and Jake Robinson, 33.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Breaking?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Breaking<\/a>: Mexican authorities said Sunday that the bodies discovered south of Ensenada are identified as the three missing surfers <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zeFcY10xe4\">https:\/\/t.co\/zeFcY10xe4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ABC 10News San Diego (@10News) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/10News\/status\/1787304451885445438?\">May 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Callum Robinson resided near San Diego while Jake Robinson was in the U.S. visiting him.<\/p>\n<p>The bodies were discovered in the well in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-patrol-agents-rescue-toddlers-dropped-from-14-foot-barrier-at-border-into-u-s\/\" title=\"Border Patrol Agents Rescue Toddlers Dropped From 14-Foot Barrier At Border Into U.S.\">remote area<\/a> near the city of Ensenada near the Mexican Pacific coast several days ago.<\/p>\n<p>They were positively identified Sunday evening, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.10news.com\/news\/local-news\/mexican-authorities-bodies-found-belong-to-3-missing-surfers-in-baja-california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KGTV reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Will more suspects be arrested in this case?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Family members of all three men traveled south of the border to help police identify the bodies, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.9news.com.au\/national\/dna-test-to-confirm-if-bodies-found-are-missing-australians\/2ce42550-3c23-48d8-b850-ac1b40c2b2cc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">9News Australia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Callum and Jake Robinson have now been confirmed dead, after their parents today made the heartbreaking journey to Ensenada in Mexico to identify their bodies. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/apiotrowski9?\">@APiotrowski9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/9News?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#9News<\/a><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5FwO1i7f5w\">https:\/\/t.co\/5FwO1i7f5w<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/11smOrmXJy\">pic.twitter.com\/11smOrmXJy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 9News Australia (@9NewsAUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/9NewsAUS\/status\/1787406957726269540?\">May 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The fourth body in the well had been placed lower than those of the missing surfers and it is not believed to be connected with the triple homicide.<\/p>\n<p>Baja California State Attorney General Maria Elena Andrade Ramirez told reporters the men were all shot to death by thieves who were apparently attempting to steal the tires from a pickup truck they had been traveling in.<\/p>\n<p>There were signs that the three surfers confronted the would-be thieves before shots were fired at them.<\/p>\n<p>Each of the victims had been shot in the head.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/6-people-found-shot-death-incredibly-desolate-area-california-desert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shell casings<\/a>, blood stains, and a burned-out tent were discovered at a temporary camp the men had set up.<\/p>\n<p>They had been staying in a nearby Airbnb and were in Mexico to surf and to celebrate a birthday.<\/p>\n<p>Ramirez said it is not believed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/country-poisoned-trump-unveils-plan-wage-war-drug-cartels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drug cartels<\/a> were involved in the slayings. Two men and one woman were in custody on Sunday evening and were all expected to be charged with murder, 9News Australia reported.<\/p>\n<p>The names of those arrested have not been released to the public but one of the men was initially charged with the forced disappearance of people, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2024\/05\/05\/american-australians-missing-mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As of Monday morning, it wasn\u2019t clear what \u2014 if anything \u2014 the other two people being held in connection with the deaths had been charged with.<\/p>\n<p>At a news conference Sunday, Ramirez said she does not believe the men were targeted because they were foreign to Mexico but because their white Chevrolet Colorado truck \u2013 which was also burned \u2013 presented would-be thieves with an opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was not an attack [on them] as tourists,\u201d Ramirez said. \u201cIt was in the capacity of stealing a vehicle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fbi-takes-possession-lindsey-grahams-phone-gets-strange-message-chuck-schumer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The FBI<\/a> is assisting Mexican authorities in their ongoing investigation.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the lying leftist media and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44767\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44767\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44767\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44767\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44767\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Johnathan Jones has worked as a reporter, an editor, and producer in radio, television and digital media.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Johnathan &#8220;Kipp&#8221; Jones has worked as an editor and producer in radio and television. 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