María Elena Andrade Ramírez, Attorney General of Baja Californiaconfirmed this Friday that there is a high possibility that the three bodies found in a well in Ensenada correspond to the Australian brothers and American reported missing from Saturday April 27.
In an interview with Ana María Salazar for El Financiero TVthe prosecutor reported that there are three detainees (two men and a woman) who could be related to the disappearance of the Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinsonas well as the American Jack Carter Roadwhose vehicle, a white Chevrolet Colorado, was found by authorities abandoned and burned.
Andrade Ramírez explained that, based on the investigations, they consider that the crime would have been “circumstantial,” as he noted that The alleged culprits tried to seize the tourists’ car. He indicated that these people were armed, so when they resisted, the foreigners were shot.
Among the evidence available so far, the prosecutor mentioned that they found drag marks, remains of the tents, clothing and blood stains. Likewise, she said that The cell phone of one of the missing was found in possession of one of the suspects.
Regarding the car in which the three surfers were traveling, the prosecutor explained that the detained woman was the one driving the vehicle.
“We consider that these people, seeing the action They tried to dispose of the victims’ bodies throwing them into this well more than 15 meters deep with the intention that they would not be found by any authority or family member, since when they saw the magnitude of the events, they became scared,” said the official, who specified that this information was obtained from the narration of one of the testimonies.
The prosecutor stated that they already maintain communication with the authorities of the embassy of the United States and Australiaas well as with relatives of the three foreignerswho will appear tomorrow at the Attorney General’s Office of the State of Baja California.
What is known so far about the missing tourists in Ensenada?
Baja California authorities confirmed this Friday the discovery of three bodies on a cliff in the town of Santo Tomas in the same area where the three surfers of Australian and American nationality disappeared on Saturday.
At noon this Friday, rescuers, firefighters and investigation personnel from the State Attorney General’s Office (FGE) of Baja California, carried out maneuvers to extract the bodies, which presented traces of violence.
Until now, The authorities have not officially confirmed the identities of these bodies.arguing that they will first wait for the relatives for recognition.
The three tourists had booked accommodation on Saturday in Rosaritobut they never reached their destination, according to the mother of the two Australian brothers, Debra Robinson, published on Facebook.
On Thursday night, after the case was made publicly known, a person anonymously contacted authorities from the Prosecutor’s Office to report the discovery of a abandoned vehicle inside their property, which due to its characteristics is presumed to also be the vehicle in which the foreigners were traveling.
With information from EFE.
