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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'

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Beau Lamarre-Condon, a former police officer accused of murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, used to track down celebrities like Pitbull and Kourtney Kardashian for photos during his time as an active cop. A friend testified in the NSW Supreme Court that she met Lamarre-Condon outside Channel Seven's Sunrise studio in 2010 when they both tried to get pictures of Pitbull. She described their shared interest in famous people and mentioned attending anti-vaccine mandate protests, where Lamarre-Condon told her fighting for freedoms was "the devil's work." The friend also revealed that Lamarre-Condon asked her to dispose of a phone he claimed contained stolen police documents shortly before his alleged murders.

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As of 2026-10-18, Beau Lamarre-Condon, a former police officer accused of murder, is on trial in the NSW Supreme Court for allegedly hunting down celebrities like Pitbull and Kourtney Kardashian to take photos with them. During court proceedings, one of his friends testified about their shared interest in celebrities, stating they met outside Channel Seven's Sunrise studio in Sydney in 2010 while waiting for Pitbull.

The friend revealed she flew from her home in Western Australia twice a year to meet up with Lamarre-Condon and find celebrities. She also mentioned that both shared views about the COVID vaccine mandates, disagreeing with them. This testimony paints a picture of Lamarre-Condon's obsession with fame and his approach to law enforcement as "Devil's work."

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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?'

🔮 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

🔮 Ms Harvell told the court Lamarre-Condon would provide constant updates on the status of their on-off relationship, which involved requests for advice over menial interactions.

2026-10-06 · assertive framing · Beau Lamarre-Condon trial updates: Cop friend texted accused killer upon seeing his name in the news - after he bombarded her with messages about his relationship with Jesse Baird

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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

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

2026-10-26 · Daily Mail

How Beau Lamarre-Condon allegedly used his friend to work out if a surfboard bag would fit a dead body

2026-10-25 · Daily Mail

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'

2026-10-23 · Daily Mail

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Accused killer and former cop Beau Lamarre-Condon used to track down celebrities like Pitbull and Kourtney Kardashian to take photos with them, a court has heard. asserted

court → accuse → them

Lamarre-Condon's former celebrity-chaser friend told the NSW Supreme Court last week that they met outside Channel Seven's Sunrise studio in Sydney in 2010 while waiting for US-based rapper Pitbull to emerge. asserted

Pitbull → tell → 2010

They exchanged numbers and became friends over their shared fixation with famous people. asserted

They → exchange → people

'We had a bit of a fascination with them, used to try and get photos,' the friend told the jury. asserted

friend → have → jury

She said Lamarre-Condon had a knack for finding A-listers, like Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker, and getting close enough to take selfies with them. asserted

Condon → say → them

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. asserted

she → tell → Condon

Asked by Crown prosecutors if they had any mutual interests aside from celebrities, the friend said: 'Covid, I didn't agree with it and I used to bounce off him, ask him questions and whatnot.' asserted

I → ask → questions

She then clarified that she didn't agree with Covid vaccine mandates, telling the court she used to attend protests where police would clash with the crowd. asserted

police → clarify → crowd

Beau Lamarre-Condon is pictured with Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker Pictured: US-based rapper, Pitbull asserted

Condon → picture → Kardashian

'I asked [Lamarre-Condon] how a cop can push back against someone fighting for our freedoms, and he told me it was the devil's work,' she told the court. asserted

she → ask → court

About 14 years into their friendship, on February 20, 2024, Lamarre-Condon asked her to get rid of a phone for him, she told the court. asserted

she → ask → court

He allegedly told her the phone was related to documents he had stolen from the police commissioner's office, and that he was about to be 'set up for two guys that had gone missing'. uncertain

that → tell → guys

She later saw Lamarre-Condon's name in news articles about the alleged murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies. asserted

She → see → Baird

In the articles, she read that Baird's friends continued to receive texts from his phone after he died. asserted

he → read → phone

She then contacted police. asserted

She → contact → police

Lamarre-Condon, now 31, 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

His murder trial is being heard in the NSW Supreme Court. asserted

trial → hear → Court

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'

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