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Mysterious Signal message from 'Bob' was sent to Beau Lamarre-Condon's Hinge date - a month before Jesse Baird and Luke Davies' bodies were found on family's property

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Beau Lamarre-Condon’s former Hinge date, Michael Cella, received mysterious messages from someone named 'Bob' on the Signal app a month before Jesse Baird and Luke Davies were discovered dead at Lamarre-Condon's father's property in Bungonia. Cella testified that he went on dates with Lamarre-Condon between March and November 2023, including a trip to a remote cabin where Lamarre-Condon later posted highlights of their stay on Instagram. The pair stopped communicating regularly after January 2024 when Cella blocked Lamarre-Condon, shortly before receiving the messages from 'Bob'.

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Beau Lamarre-Condon, accused of killing Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, had a mysterious Signal message from someone named 'Bob' sent to his former Hinge date, Michael Cella, a month before the bodies were found. This occurred in November 2023, after Cella declined Lamarre-Condon's invitation for a $400 one-night stay at a remote cabin and suggested going to his father’s property in Bungonia instead. The NSW Supreme Court heard that Cella had dated Lamarre-Condon from March to November 2023, during which time they went on several dates around Sydney, including Bondi Junction and Balmain. After their relationship ended, Cella noticed photos of Baird appearing on Lamarre-Condon's Instagram, leading to the discovery of the Signal message from 'Bob'. This development adds another layer of mystery to the case as it suggests potential communication between Lamarre-Condon and others before the murders were committed.

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

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

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Accused killer Beau Lamarre-Condon's former Hinge date had a number of missed calls from an unknown number, followed by a mysterious message from someone named 'Bob', a month before Jesse Baird and Luke Davies were found dead. asserted

Baird → accuse → someone

The NSW Supreme Court heard on Wednesday that Michael Cella went on a series of dates with Lamarre-Condon between when they matched on an app in March 2023, until November of that year. asserted

they → hear → year

In a statement read to the court, Mr Cella said they spent time in Bondi Junction, saw the Hunger Games and the Taylor Swift film, and went to Lamarre-Condon's mother's house in Balmain. asserted

they → read → Balmain

In November, Mr Cella didn't want to pay $400 for a one-night stay in a remote cabin, as Lamare-Condon had suggested, so he suggested they go to his father's property in Bungonia instead - about 200km south of Sydney. uncertain

they → want → Sydney

During the getaway, Lamarre-Condon uploaded a story to Instagram featuring highlights from the stay. asserted

Condon → upload → stay

He included the song 'You Belong With Me' by Taylor Swift in the video. asserted

You → include → video

After they returned to Sydney, Mr Cella said he started seeing photos of a man on Lamarre-Condon's Instagram, who he later found out was Jesse Baird. asserted

he → return → Instagram

According to Mr Cella's statement, Lamarre-Condon insisted he was only friends with Baird, while he uploaded photos and videos of himself with Baird, including a video of them holidaying at the same $400-a-night cabin. uncertain

them → accord → cabin

The pair stopped speaking regularly, and Mr Cella blocked Lamarre-Condon in January 2024 and deleted their messages. asserted

Cella → stop → messages

Pictured: Beau Lamarre-Condon with Jesse Baird at a $400-a-night cabin Pictured: A mock-up of a Signal message Michael Cella received from someone named Bob asserted

Cella → picture → someone

On January 26, Mr Cella said he had a number of calls from an unknown number, followed by messages on encrypted messaging app Signal from a person with the username Bob. asserted

he → say → username

The message read: 'Hey Michael!! Call me back.' asserted

message → read → me

Mr Cella did not reply. asserted

Cella → reply → ?

On February 25, police told Mr Cella they believed the bodies of Baird and his new boyfriend Luke Davies were on his father's property. asserted

bodies → tell → property

Police found their remains on the farm two days later. asserted

Police → find → farm

Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to two counts of domestic violence-related murder, and one count of aggravated break and enter after he allegedly broke into Baird's home and stole his phone and wallet in August 2023. uncertain

he → plead → August

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Mysterious Signal message from 'Bob' was sent to Beau Lamarre-Condon's Hinge date - a month before Jesse Baird and Luke Davies' bodies were found on family's property

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