Friend pays tribute to Australian brothers missing in Mexico
A show of force on the streets of Ensenada, the closest town to where Callum and Jake Robinson were last seen. Mexican officials now believe the Australian brothers and their American friend were ambushed by three Mexican nationals after their white Ute. There was resistance shots fired, shell casings found by their tents. The three Mexicans have been charged with forced kidnapping. Jesus Cota His alias is El Cajas, his partner Ari and El Kecus brother, Christian Alejandro Garcia. They were all found in possession of methamphetamine, Sources tell 9 News They’re expected to be charged with murder in the days to come. On top of the hill where three bodies were found yesterday, an abandoned cabin inside possessions believed to be from the Perth Brothers campsite. The beaches along Baja make it a draw card for tourists. But beyond the bustling coastline there are warring cartels and one of the highest crime rates in all of Mexico. Were you in contact with Callum after he left for Mexico? I didn’t hear from him and like my mom asked me if I heard. From them. And I was like, I think he’s mad at me. I was like, I was like, I don’t know what’s going on, but I think he’s mad at me, like something doesn’t seem right. Haley Jacobs is one of Callum Robinson’s dearest friends. She last saw him the morning he left for Mexico. She’s crippled with grief but wants to pay tribute to her favorite Aussie. If we’re at a restaurant and we were having dinner and he asked for the waiter’s name, he would write his name down in his notes in his phone, how he met him and how like. He connected with him and he showed me the notes and it was hundreds of people names that he like met. He just lit up a room. For years Callum has been based in the US, living out his dream of playing professional lacrosse. I asked him what his goals were in life and he just said that he wanted to like go to Australia and raise a family and like grow. Today he’s Stevenson University team paid tribute a minute’s silence for the man they called Big Koala. We just want to save the Robinson family that you know, all our alumni arms are all around you.