Bird Rock Bandits

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Bird Rock Bandits News and Articles

NBC San Diego: Prosecutor: Bird Rock Bandits Killed Surfer | Video
San Diego Union-Tribune: "New Charges Filed in Surfer's Fatal Beating" (September 5, 2007)
KGTV San Diego: Fifth Man Charged In Death Of Surfer (September 4, 2007)
San Diego Union-Tribune: "Suspect in surfer's murder rebutted" (August 30, 2007)
SURF Magazine: “Bird Rock Bandits” To Be Arraigned Today In Superior Court (May 31, 2007)
Surfer Magazine: "Senselessness of Emery Kauanui Tragedy Hits Hard" (2007)

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Guide Note

The Bird Rock Bandits are a La Jolla, CA-based gang, members of which are accused of beating surfer Emery Kauanui Jr to death in May, 2007. One of the accused is Henri "Hank" Hendricks, a backup quarterback for the University of New Hampshire. The group, estimated at 12 members, has been documented by the name as suspects in a variety of assault and harassment cases in the La Jolla area. Some suspected members have claimed membership on MySpace. A notebook was also found in one suspected member's bedroom depicted symbols of the gang, swastikas, and epitaphs for "fallen soldiers." Defense attorneys deny that the men are a gang.

Fast Facts

Suspected 12 members

Based in La Jolla, CA

Suspects in a number of assault and harassment cases

Also suspects in the killing of Emery Kauanui Jr

Defense attorneys deny the men are a gang