Accused killer Beau Lamarre-Condon told a date he wasn’t in a “positive headspace” in a message sent hours after allegedly murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies and disposing of their bodies in bushland.
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he → accuse → bushland
The former police officer on Tuesday saw some of the final evidence laid out against him at the close of a six-week prosecution case in the NSW Supreme Court.
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officer → see → Court
It included messages and voice notes from Lamarre-Condon, beginning with one sent hours after he allegedly shot the pair dead in a Paddington terrace on Monday, February 19, 2024.
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“How was your Monday?” Lamarre-Condon, now 31, messaged a man he met on the dating app Hinge, talking about a routine surgery on the day after the alleged murders.
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he → message → murders
“Hey, I’m sorry.
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And then I’ve got this operation tomorrow.
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I → get → operation
So that’s not fun.
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that → ’ → ?
“I’m trying to get back into a positive mindset.
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I → try → mindset
I have no intention to go to the gym this week.”
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I → have → gym
Lamarre-Condon told his date he would be pulling out of a boat party because his body hadn’t been “looking the best” and was going to simply stay in bed.
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body → tell → bed
“I just don’t want to be on a boat full of gays, so I’m going to cancel that or sell my ticket,” he said on the voice note played in court.
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he → want → court
The pair discussed catching up another time and Lamarre-Condon’s favoured pursuit – celebrity sightings.
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pair → discuss → ?
“Saturday morning, what did you have in mind?
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you → have → mind
I’ve got the Taylor Swift concert,” he messaged.
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he → get → concert
The following day, Lamarre-Condon reassured his date he had not blocked him on social media, but simply deactivated his accounts.
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he → reassure → accounts
“I have just shut down all my social media.
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I’m gonna have a little bit of a break mentally,” he said.
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he → go → break
Lamarre-Condon’s defence barrister, John Stratton SC, previously told the court the accused murderer would argue he shot both Baird and Davies in self-defence.
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He had put their bodies in surf bags, driven them down to a remote property at Bungonia near Goulburn and tried to submerge them in a dam after he “panicked”, his lawyers say.
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The jury on Tuesday heard Baird had just been given a new job as a production assistant for a shark documentary.
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Baird → hear → documentary
He previously had worked at Network Ten.
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Baird was expected to begin the job on February 19, the day of his death.
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Baird → expect → death
His new boss texted him that day: “Hi Jesse, just checking you are working today.
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you → texte → him
I have sent you a few emails but you have not responded.
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When there was no reply, the boss considered contacting Baird’s mother – his emergency contact – the following morning, because it was perplexing the “amazing” and “keen” Baird had gone silent, she wrote in an affidavit.
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she → be → affidavit
Lamarre-Condon allegedly took control of Baird’s phone and texted his new boss, resigning immediately, the court heard.
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“After a lot of thought I think it would be best that I resign effective immediately.
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I just need to prioritise myself and find a role that I’m truly passionate about.
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I hope you understand.
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Prosecutors allege Lamarre-Condon had become obsessed with Baird, who he had briefly dated, and stalked the presenter including by breaking into his home as he slept.
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On Tuesday, the jury heard from digital forensic police who found deleted data on Lamarre-Condon’s phone after he turned himself in days later.
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The deleted data included messages he had allegedly sent to Baird inviting the television presenter to watch him get “tumble-dried” in the surf at Bondi Beach, alongside laughing and skull emojis.
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Another from November 2023 begged Baird not to “throw me to the curb” during a period they allegedly broke up.
“Watch Instagram stories anonymously.
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Posts, comments, user profile statistics,” one deleted search, along with Baird’s website, allegedly read.
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search → delete → website
One search directed to a Bunnings YouTube video about how to mix concrete.
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search → direct → concrete
Prosecutors allege Lamarre-Condon had filled the surfboard bags containing the bodies of Baird and Davies with concrete and weights and tried to submerge them in a dam.
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When that failed, he allegedly dumped them outside a nearby Greek monastery.
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The trial continues, with prosecutors expect to finish their case on Thursday.
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prosecutors → continue → Thursday
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