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Beau Lamarre-Condon is seen in public for the first time since double murder charge - as he's accused of cancer faking and disguising himself as Uber driver in alleged double murder plot

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Beau Lamarre-Condon appeared in court for the first time since being charged with double murder in February 2024. The 31-year-old has pleaded not guilty to killing his ex-boyfriend Jesse Baird and Baird’s new partner Luke Davies, both of whom were found dead eight days after the alleged murders. Prosecutors claim Lamarre-Condon developed an obsession with Baird following their breakup and engaged in various manipulative behaviors, including posing as an Uber Eats driver to gain entry to Baird's home before committing the shootings.

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The trial of former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon began in Sydney's Supreme Court on September 20, 2026, over the alleged murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies. Lamarre-Condon, 31, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of domestic violence-related murder and one count of aggravated break and enter. Prosecutors allege that Lamarre-Condon used his police-issued firearm to shoot the couple inside Baird's home in Paddington on February 19, 2024. The victims' bodies were later found hidden in surfboard bags about 200km away. Text messages from Baird’s phone sent hours after the alleged murders confused housemates into thinking he was still alive and planning to move out of the home the following day. The trial is expected to last three months, with a jury of 15 members selected to hear the case. Witnesses have testified about discoveries made at the crime scene before it was officially declared so by authorities.

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Charlotte Karp

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🔮 In the recording, then-police officer Lamarre-Condon could be heard telling the operator that he wanted to lodge a workplace injury form for mental health.

2026-10-29 · mixed framing · Listen to accused killer Beau Lamarre-Condon's bizarre call to police helpline claiming he had schizophrenia - before quickly backtracking: 'Can we start again?'

🔮 Stay calm and call me tomorrow and we will figure it all out.'

2026-10-28 · assertive framing · 'Head was protruding out': Read accused double murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon's handwritten statement about how he allegedly hid the bodies of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies

🔮 Alleged killer Beau Lamarre-Condon told a friend he wouldn’t have used his police-issued firearm if he had planned to murder Jesse Baird and Luke Davies but would have bought a gun for $10,000 through the kids he worked with.

2026-10-26 · mixed framing · 'I can get a gun for 10 grand': Secretly recorded jail call played to Beau Lamarre-Condon murder trial

🔮 Accused killer Beau Lamarre-Condon measured a surfboard bag against his mate, saying, 'you're about the same size as my surfboard' - but he was allegedly trying to work out whether the bag would fit a dead body.

2026-10-25 · assertive framing · How Beau Lamarre-Condon allegedly used his friend to work out if a surfboard bag would fit a dead body

🔮 Lamarre-Condon's replies could not be obtained by police because they were sent using the encrypted messaging app Signal.

2026-10-23 · mixed framing · Inside Beau Lamarre-Condon's final texts with companion who accompanied him to farm where he allegedly dumped bodies: Taylor Swift, Europe... and going for a 'drive'

🔮 Lamarre-Condon's childhood friend, known by the pseudonym Elizabeth Kennedy for legal reasons, told the NSW Supreme Court earlier this week that she agreed to the road trip on February 21, 2024, but didn't realise how far they would go.

2026-10-22 · mixed framing · Beau Lamarre-Condon's friend tells jury: He told me we were going to farm because 'he had to save the cattle', not to dump bodies

🔮 She told the court: 'Even if it was just a sexual nature, they were spending time together, and that might lead to the relationship he was seeking.' In November, Lamarre-Condon allegedly told Ms Schagan that he had gone through Baird's phone, deleted messages from a man who Baird appeared to be sleeping with, and blocked his number.

2026-10-19 · mixed framing · Beau Lamarre-Condon and Jesse Baird were 'friends with benefits' in the months before he allegedly killed him and his new boyfriend

🔮 The friend also told the court that she used to fly to Sydney from her home in Western Australia about twice a year to find celebrities, and would meet up with Lamarre-Condon each time.

2026-10-18 · assertive framing · Starstruck cop Beau Lamarre-Condon hunted down Pitbull and the Kardashians, court told - as jury hears how he summed up his job: 'Devil's work'

🔮 On April 5, 2023, he texted her screenshots from his conversation with Baird ahead of a dinner date he was excited about, where he and Baird appeared to discuss who would cook.

2026-10-12 · mixed framing · Beau Lamarre-Condon's 'intense' sex texts about Jesse Baird are revealed - as court hears how accused killer bombarded cop friend with intimate details of their on-off relationship

🔮 During the hearing on Wednesday, Senior Sergeant Christine Abela cried as she told the court that she could smell the bodies as soon as she got out of the car, and the smell became much stronger as she moved closer to the fence.

2026-10-09 · mixed framing · How Beau Lamarre-Condon allegedly hid Jesse Baird and Luke Davies' bodies in bushland heaped under rocks and foliage

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Listen to accused killer Beau Lamarre-Condon's bizarre call to police helpline claiming he had schizophrenia - before quickly backtracking: 'Can we start again?'

2026-10-29 · Daily Mail

Beau Lamarre-Condon's cop friend tearfully describes the moment she realised he was a suspect in alleged double murder: 'He's here!'

2026-10-29 · Daily Mail

'Head was protruding out': Read accused double murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon's handwritten statement about how he allegedly hid the bodies of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies

2026-10-28 · Daily Mail

'I can get a gun for 10 grand': Secretly recorded jail call played to Beau Lamarre-Condon murder trial

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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Beau Lamarre-Condon is pictured being led from the court in handcuffs after the first day of his double murder trial. Lamarre-Condon, 31, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of domestic violence-related murder over the deaths of his ex-boyfriend Jesse Baird, 26, and his new partner Luke Davies, 29, inside a Sydney terrace in February 2024. He has also pleaded not guilty to one count of aggravated break and enter after he allegedly broke into Baird's share-house and stole his wallet in August the previous year. uncertain

he → see → August

On Monday, crown prosecutors alleged Lamarre-Condon developed an 'obsession' with Baird after their breakup in 2023, which allegedly manifested into compulsive behaviour. uncertain

which → allege → behaviour

Lamarre-Condon allegedly damaged Baird's vehicle, broke into his home, and blocked people on his phone before he allegedly started plotting Baird's murder, the court heard. uncertain

court → damage → murder

He also allegedly lied to Baird about having cancer, and watched Baird have sex with other men through his bedroom window. uncertain

Baird → lie → window

On the morning of the alleged murders, the court heard Lamarre-Condon dressed up as an Uber Eats driver, unlocked the front door, used his service firearm to shoot Baird and Davies. asserted

Condon → allege → Baird

Their bodies were found in surf bags in a rural area in Bungonia, about 200km south-west of Sydney, eight days later. asserted

bodies → find → Sydney

Beau Lamarre-Condon is seen in public for the first time since double murder charge - as he's accused of cancer faking and disguising himself as Uber driver in alleged double murder plot

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