The Aporia · Beau Lamarre-Condon and Jesse Baird were 'friends with benefits' in the months before he allegedly killed him and his new boyfriend

Beau Lamarre-Condon and Jesse Baird were 'friends with benefits' in the months before he allegedly killed him and his new boyfriend

Read the original at Daily Mail ↗

Cite

APA MLA Chicago

Karp, C. (2026, October 19). Beau Lamarre-Condon and Jesse Baird were 'friends with benefits' in the months before he allegedly killed him and his new boyfriend. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16222061/Beau-Lamarre-Condon-Jesse-Baird-murder-trial.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Dated from the outlet's own feed. Check the original for its byline.

Quick Summary

Senior Constable Dana Schagan testified at the NSW Supreme Court that former cop Beau Lamarre-Condon and Jesse Baird were involved in a "friends with benefits" relationship from about 2022 until April 2023 when they stopped speaking due to a disagreement over commitment levels. They resumed their sexual-only relationship in September 2023, but it ended again after Baird discovered Lamarre-Condon had gone through his phone and blocked another man's number. In February 2024, Lamarre-Condon allegedly murdered Baird and his new partner Luke Davies by breaking into their home disguised as an Uber Eats driver. Lamarre-Condon faces two counts of domestic violence-related murder and one count of aggravated break and enter for a separate incident in August 2023 where he stole Baird's phone and wallet.

Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-19, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

AI analysis runs on qwen2.5:14b, locally

Story summary

Beau Lamarre-Condon, a former police officer in Australia, is accused of killing Jesse Baird and his new partner using his service firearm. According to testimony by Senior Constable Dana Schagan at the NSW Supreme Court on Monday, Lamarre-Condon had an intermittent relationship with Baird starting around 2022 but stopped speaking to him for a few months from April 2023 due to Baird's reluctance to commit to a serious relationship. In September 2023, they resumed their relationship as "friends with benefits," solely based on sexual intimacy. Schagan stated that Lamarre-Condon wanted more than just sex from Baird and was trying to rebuild the relationship through these encounters. The same month, Lamarre-Condon admitted to deleting messages and blocking a number belonging to a man he believed Baird had started dating despite their renewed arrangement.

Written for “Murder Case Involving Former Friends With Benefits” on 2026-10-20, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.

Compared with similar articles

This article reads unscored and hedges 40% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.

Lamarre-Condon’s celebrity-chasing friend tells trial about ‘concerning’ phone request different event · 95%

The Sydney Morning Herald

⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 14% hedged 6 of 44 📰 publisher trust 61

“The articles describe different aspects of the trial related to Beau Lamarre-Condon's murder case, but they are not reporting on the same specific incident or happening.”

Beau Lamarre-Condon told cop friend ‘I love you’ and ‘not everything in the news is true’ after arrest, court told different event · 70%

The Guardian

⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 16% hedged 5 of 31 📰 publisher trust 66

“The articles discuss different aspects of the relationship and events leading up to the alleged crime, rather than describing the same specific incident.”

Signals How these are calculated →

Claims extracted

sentences that state something as happening or true

Uncertain

40%

4 of 10 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")

Leaning

not political

takes no side on a contested political question

Publisher signals

64/100

Daily Mail's corrections and hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.

Outlets on this story

Crime & Law

Same framing elsewhere

articles that frame the event the way this one does

Who wrote this

Charlotte Karp

19 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction

🔮 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

🔮 Ms Davison previously told the court that Lamarre-Condon 'guilted' her into letting him send the message to Baird, but he wouldn't let her read it first.

2026-10-05 · mixed framing · Beau Lamarre-Condon trial updates: Accused killer allegedly pretended he had cancer in 1,600-word message to Jesse Baird after their relationship broke down

🔮 In the exchange, Baird could be seen on February 10 confirming that he would move out in ten days, transferring the final rent payments, and asking on February 16 if they wanted to buy his washing machine for $400.

2026-10-02 · mixed framing · Beau Lamarre-Condon trial updates: Text housemates got from Jesse Baird after he had allegedly been murdered: 'I won't be able to make it tonight'

🔮 Dripping blood could be seen on the suspension under the vehicle, and smudged along the inside and wall of the boot and under the rear bumper bar.

2026-09-30 · mixed framing · Detective tells court how she found dripping blood and fingerprints in Toyota HiAce that Beau Lamarre-Condon allegedly used after double shootings

🔮 The pair could be seen looking at surfboard covers at the sports superstore, Decathlon.

2026-09-29 · mixed framing · Moment Beau Lamarre-Condon and friend buy surfboard cover before he allegedly used it to conceal body: Trial updates live

🔮 I’m not free today … stay calm and call me tomorrow and we will figure it all out".' According to Lamarre-Condon's statement, Ms Kennedy then said: 'No, no, no, you can’t.

2026-09-23 · assertive framing · Beau Lamarre-Condon claims he took female friend's 'Taylor Swift' advice on dealing with Jesse Baird and Luke Davies' bodies

Also by Charlotte Karp

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'

2026-10-18 · Daily Mail

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

2026-10-14 · Daily Mail

Corruption investigation into Bruce Lehrmann is dropped - after his home was raided over claims about secret documents about French submarines

2026-10-12 · Daily Mail

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

2026-10-12 · Daily Mail

Nothing else under this byline is closely related to this article, so these are simply their most recent.

All 19 articles by Charlotte Karp →

Narrative

Claims (10 extracted, 4 hedged)

Former cop Beau Lamarre-Condon had a sex-only relationship with Jesse Baird in the months before he allegedly developed an 'obsession' and used his service firearm to kill him and his new partner. uncertain

he → have → him

Senior Constable Dana Schagan told the NSW Supreme Court on Monday that Lamarre-Condon and Baird had an on-off relationship from about 2022, but were not on speaking terms for a few months from April 2023. asserted

Condon → tell → April

She told the court Lamarre-Condon initiated the first break-up because Baird didn't want a serious relationship. asserted

Baird → tell → relationship

The accused killer told Ms Schagan that Baird 'cried in his car for 38 minutes' after the break-up because he felt as though he had hurt Lamarre-Condon. asserted

he → accuse → Condon

However, she said Lamarre-Condon decided to rekindle the relationship on a sex-only basis in September 2023, and Baird agreed to it. asserted

Baird → say → it

Ms Schagan said Lamarre-Condon 'definitely' wanted more from Baird than just sex, and 'this was his way of trying to potentially create a relationship out of that'. asserted

this → say → that

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. uncertain

Baird → tell → number

Baird found out and ended their relationship for good. asserted

Baird → find → relationship

Three months later, in February 2024, Lamarre-Condon allegedly dressed up as an Uber Eats driver, let himself into Baird's rental terrace in Paddington and fatally shot Baird and his boyfriend Luke Davies. uncertain

Condon → dress → Baird

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

Beau Lamarre-Condon and Jesse Baird were 'friends with benefits' in the months before he allegedly killed him and his new boyfriend

Quick Summary

AI analysis runs on qwen2.5:14b, locally

Story

Compared with similar articles

Signals How these are calculated →

How this is being covered How these are calculated →

Publisher

Who wrote this

Topics

Subjects

Narrative

Claims (10 extracted, 4 hedged)