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Grim jewellery comparison cops were forced to perform to identify badly decomposed bodies of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies: Beau Lamarre-Condon trial updates

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Karp, C. (2026, October 7). Grim jewellery comparison cops were forced to perform to identify badly decomposed bodies of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies: Beau Lamarre-Condon trial updates. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16191595/Jesse-Baird-boyfriend-Luke-Davies-Beau-Lamarre-Condon-murder-trial.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Police identified Jesse Baird and Luke Davies by comparing jewelry on their decomposed bodies to Instagram photos, finding the remains eight days after their deaths along a fence line in Bungonia, about 200km south of Sydney. Senior Sergeant Christine Abela described the search as challenging and emotionally taxing. Beau Lamarre-Condon, 31, is charged with two counts of domestic violence-related murder for allegedly shooting Baird and Davies, plus one count of aggravated break and enter. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Written by AI on 2026-10-08, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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In February 2024, Beau Lamarre-Condon, a former NSW police officer, is on trial for allegedly murdering Jesse Baird (26) and Luke Davies (29) in a Sydney share house. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges. The victims' bodies were discovered eight days later in surfboard bags near a Greek monastery in Bungonia, about 200km south of Sydney. Senior Sergeant Christine Abela, who led the search for the bodies, described finding them as akin to "finding a needle in a haystack." She broke down in court while recounting the grim details, including the smell upon arrival at the scene and needing to identify the victims through their jewelry compared to Instagram photos due to decomposition. The trial has also involved jurors viewing disturbing photographs of the decomposed bodies and evidence like high-visibility clothing, white bloodstained overalls, and a rental car card with "Beau L-C" near where the bodies were found.

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“Article A describes the identification process of the victims' bodies through jewelry comparison, while Article B discusses CCTV footage showing the alleged perpetrator returning to the crime scene after the murders.”

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“While both articles discuss evidence presented at Beau Lamarre-Condon's trial regarding the deaths of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, they describe different aspects: one focuses on identifying the bodies through jewellery comparison, while the other highlights photographs of items found near the bodies.”

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“While both articles discuss the identification and trial related to Jesse Baird and Luke Davies' deaths, they describe different aspects of the overall case.”

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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

Also by Charlotte Karp

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

2026-10-26 · Daily Mail

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Police had to identify Jesse Baird and Luke Davies by comparing the jewellery on their badly decomposed bodies to what they wore in their Instagram photos. asserted

they → have → photos

They had been dead inside surfboard bags for about eight days by the time investigators found them along a fence line in Bungonia, about 200km south of Sydney, on February 27, 2024. asserted

investigators → find → February

Senior Sergeant Christine Abela told the NSW Supreme Court on Wednesday that finding their remains was like looking for a 'needle in a haystack'. asserted

finding → tell → haystack

She wept in court as she recalled the smell of decomposition as she got out of the car. asserted

she → weep → car

Investigators found cement, cable ties, garbage bags, weights, and a broken padlock near the scene. asserted

Investigators → find → scene

Baird's ex-boyfriend Beau Lamarre-Condon, 31, has been charged with two counts of domestic violence-related murder over the alleged shooting murders of Baird, 26, and Davies, 29. asserted

boyfriend → charge → Baird

He was also charged with one count of aggravated break and enter after he allegedly broke into Baird's Paddington home and stole his phone and wallet in August 2023. uncertain

he → charge → August

Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to all charges and is being tried before a jury. asserted

Condon → plead → jury

Crown prosecutors allege he tried to sink the bodies using the cement and weights, before he stacked them on top of each other inside individual surfboard bags and covered them with rocks and tree debris. asserted

he → allege → rocks

Grim jewellery comparison cops were forced to perform to identify badly decomposed bodies of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies: Beau Lamarre-Condon trial updates

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