Jesse Baird, Luke Davies: Two bodies discovered in search for Sydney couple
Beau Lamarre-Condon waited days before allegedly telling police where they could find the bodies of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.
Accused murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon waited days until he had finally spoken with a lawyer before allegedly telling police where they could find the bodies of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.
After days of searching across several crime scenes, police found their bodies near a property two hours south of Sydney on Tuesday afternoon.
The development comes just moments after police announced a crime scene had been established at a second property at Bungonia, a small town just outside of Goulburn in the Southern Tablelands.
Senior Constable Beau Lamarre-Condon was charged with killing Channel 10 star Mr Baird - who he briefly dated - and Mr Davies, who are believed to have been shot dead at a Paddington home on February 19.
A manhunt was launched on February 20 after bloodied clothes and items belonging to the young couple were found in a skip bin at Cronulla, 30km away from where they were last seen.
Karen Webb, Commissioner of the New South Wales Police Force, said the discovery of the couple’s bodies was made with information provided by Lamarre-Condon.
He had previously refused to cooperate, police claim, but finally did so after advice from a lawyer.
Investigators interviewed him again on Tuesday morning at Silverwater Prison, which is when he revealed their location, police say.
Police found the bodies three hours later, by about 1pm, and within minutes they had informed the families of Mr Baird and Mr Davies.
“The accused finally obtained legal counsel this morning and we were subsequently straight out to jail and asked for his assistance,’ Assistant Commissioner Fitzgerald told reporters.
“There was an attempted interview with him [when he was first arrested] but this is the first time he has willingly told us information.”
It comes as the family of Mr Baird and Mr Davies arrived at a crime scene on Jerrara Rd, Bungonia today.
The remains were found a 20 minute drive from the area they was searched on Monday, two hours south of Sydney.
“The first phone call was to the families, to let them know,” Detective Superintendent Danny Doherty said.
As well as the two surf bags containing the men’s bodies, police found “other items of interest of significance” along the fenceline at the rural property.
“A driveway goes up to a property and a fence line there and it’s off the side of the driveway,” Det Supt Doherty said.
“An attempt appears to have been made to cover the bodies with rock and debris.”
Blood and a bullet cartridge matched to Constable Lamarre-Condon’s service weapon were found at the sharehouse Mr Baird lived in at Brown St, Paddington, police allege.
Det Supt Doherty said police will allege the surf bags were used to transport their bodies from the Paddington property in a rented van.
The van was seen outside the inner-city terrace house and later tracked to a property at Bungonia, as well as a suburb of Newcastle before being found parked in Sydney’s southern suburbs on February 23, police allege.
Detectives also allege Constable Lamarre-Condon bought an angle grinder and weights as part of his efforts to conceal the men’s bodies.
Police claim he had shown “predatory” behaviour toward his ex-boyfriend Mr Baird since the pair broke up in late 2023.
It will be alleged in court the police officer sent messages from ex-Channel 10 presenter Mr Baird’s phone the day after the alleged murders.
The 28-year-old handed himself in on Friday, February 23 but police said he was not cooperating with investigators in their search for the bodies.
Detectives were also canvassing the leafy suburb of Grays Point in Sydney’s south, where the Constable Lamarre-Condon grew up, as they hunted for clues to help find the remains of Mr Baird and Mr Davies.
Constable Lamarre-Condon is also believed to have visited an uncle who lives in Grays Point before handing himself in last week.
news.com.au witnessed a police helicopter flying low over the Royal National Park on Tuesday afternoon.
Speaking at the press conference announcing the discovery, a tearful Detective Sergeant Sasha Pinazza, who led the investigation said: “I am exhausted, I’ve barely eaten or slept.
“We rallied again this morning and have come across a wonderful result for the families.”
A female witness is said to have been with Lamarre-Condon during part of his journey around Greater Sydney but is “innocent”, police said.
“We will allege he acted alone and he is the sole person responsible for putting the bodies of Luke and Jesse at the current location,’ Dept Supt Doherty said.
“What we’ll allege is that the accused went to the first property at Bungonia, as has been outlined, then he did go back to the property which was the first property that was searched and moved the bodies to the current location.”
Qantas’ Executive Manager Cabin Crew Leeanne Langridge gave a statement on Mr Davies.
“This is an incredibly sad time for those who worked alongside Luke Davies at Qantas,” she said.
“Luke was a much-loved member of the Qantas cabin crew community in Brisbane and Sydney. He had a passion for travel, life, his family and friends and the customers that he served. He will be deeply missed.”
“The whole team at Qantas are thinking of Luke and Jesse’s loved ones.”
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