Accused killer Beau Lamarre-Condon texted his female cop friend with personal details about his relationship with Jesse Baird, saying: 'Our intimacy and sex is getting more and more intense.'
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intimacy → accuse → Baird
Lamarre-Condon, 31, sent the message to Senior Constable Nicole Harvell in April 2023 - a few months after his and Baird's on-off relationship began, and less than a year before he allegedly killed Baird and his new boyfriend, Luke Davies.
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he → send → Baird
The NSW Supreme Court heard last week that Lamarre-Condon and Ms Harvell became close friends after working a six-hour police shift together in March 2023.
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Condon → hear → March
Throughout their year-long friendship, Lamarre-Condon largely spoke to Ms Harvell about his tumultuous relationship with Baird, the court heard.
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court → speak → Baird
According to texts released by the court, Lamarre-Condon was telling Ms Harvell about his sex life with Baird just one month into their friendship.
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Condon → accord → friendship
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.
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who → texte → date
She replied: 'Hahaha cute banter!
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She → reply → ?
The following evening, he told Ms Harvell: 'Last night was cute.
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night → follow → Harvell
He made me dinner and we just chilled out.
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we → make → dinner
Lamarre-Condon is pictured taking part in the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade in Sydney in 2020
Pictured: A mock-up of texts between Lamarre-Condon and Nicole Harvell.
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Condon → picture → Condon
He sent her a screenshot of his conversation with Jesse Baird
'
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He → send → Baird
Our intimacy and sex is getting more and more intense and he keeps going on about it.
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he → get → it
'Going to see his AFL game on sat night then we are going go-karting after.
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we → go → go
Ms Harvell replied: 'Oooohhh he's obviously really enjoying it!
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he → reply → it
I don't know why he won't commit to you [to be honest].
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he → know → you
'And you're spending so much time together it's almost like you are a couple!'
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you → spend → time
Eight days later, on April 14, texts show Lamarre-Condon had allegedly gone through Baird's phone and found messages to another man.
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Condon → show → man
He texted Ms Harvell about 11.30pm, saying: 'Argh [I don't know] if I'm being stupid or not or I'm wasting my time.'
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I → texte → time
She replied the following morning, saying: 'He's definitely playing you both and he's doing a really f***ing good job of it.
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he → reply → it
My attitude towards him has changed now after seeing those messages.'
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attitude → change → messages
Pictured: A mock-up of texts between Beau Lamarre-Condon and Nicole Harvell in April 2023
The court previously heard that Lamarre-Condon's relationship with Baird ended for good seven months later, in November 2023.
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relationship → picture → November
Lamarre-Condon had wanted an exclusive relationship with Baird, but the feeling wasn't reciprocated, the court heard.
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court → want → Baird
On February 19, 2024, Lamarre-Condon allegedly used his police-issued firearm to shoot Baird and Davies dead inside Baird's Paddington rental terrace.
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Condon → use → terrace
He allegedly stuffed their bodies into surfboard bags and dumped them, one on top of the other, along a fence at a rural property in Bungonia, about 200km south of Sydney.
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He → stuff → Sydney
Police found their remains eight days after the alleged killings.
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Police → find → killings
Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to two counts of domestic violence-related murder.
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Condon → plead → murder
He has also pleaded not guilty to one count of aggravated break and enter after he allegedly broke into Baird's home and stole his phone and wallet in August 2023.
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he → plead → August
His murder trial began on September 21 and is scheduled to finish in December.
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trial → begin → December
The matter was due to resume at 10am on Monday, but court was adjourned until 10am on Tuesday because a member of the jury was ill.
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member → resume → jury
Justice Natalie Adams told 14 members of the jury on Monday: 'It would be patently obvious to you by now that one of your members is not here.
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one → tell → members
My chambers received information this morning that a juror appears to have caught the flu or cough or whatever was going around the jury last week.'
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whatever → receive → jury
She explained the juror should return to court on Tuesday.
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juror → explain → Tuesday
If they do not return, they could be discharged from the trial.
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they → return → trial
The murder trial continues.
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trial → continue → ?
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