Lamarre-Condon Denies Double Murder as Jury Sees Body Photos
Beau Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to the February 2024 murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, as 15 jurors in his NSW Supreme Court trial were shown photographs of the men's decomposed bodies. The Guardian
Lamarre-Condon is 31 and a former police officer. Baird was 26 and a former TV presenter. Davies was 29 and a Qantas flight attendant. He denies both charges.
Evidence heard on 8 October 2026 centred on where the bodies were recovered and in what condition. Justice Natalie Adams warned jurors in advance that the images of decomposition would be confronting. The court was then shown photographs taken after the remains were found at a Greek monastery at Bungonia in rural NSW. The Guardian
The bodies were inside two surfboard or stand-up paddleboard bags, with the smaller bag zipped inside the larger one. They lay one on top of the other, with rocks and small branches placed on top. Retired crime scene officer Greg Moon, who coordinated the forensic sweep, the detailed search for physical traces, at Bungonia, gave evidence about the condition of the remains and the recovery process. The Guardian
Prosecutors allege an attempted disposal came before that discovery. Investigators found concrete blocks, a gym weight and a cut padlock at Cella Farm, where Lamarre-Condon allegedly tried unsuccessfully to sink the bodies in a dam. The Bungonia monastery is about 20km from Cella Farm and about 200km south of Sydney. A senior police officer has described finding the bodies in the surfboard bags at the rural property, eight days after the alleged murders. ABC
The case before the court is a 12-week double-murder trial. The Crown, the prosecution team, alleges Lamarre-Condon shot Baird and Davies with a police pistol. It alleges he shot Baird twice in the kitchen of the Sydney terrace where Baird lived, including one execution-style shot through the temple. The Sydney Morning Herald
Jurors have been shown crime scene photographs from that terrace, including bloodstains, a hole in a door and a bullet bent out of shape. Baird's housemate has given evidence, and the jury has also been shown photos of the contents of a skip bin. Separate CCTV, camera footage, played to the jury is said to show Lamarre-Condon buying a surfboard bag days before the alleged shootings. ABC
The prosecution's account of motive centres on relationship and obsession. Davies was Baird's new boyfriend. The prosecution alleges Lamarre-Condon had developed an obsessive and jealous infatuation with Baird, and killed Davies to eliminate a witness. The Sydney Morning Herald
The broader context here is how the Crown is sequencing forensic and circumstantial evidence for a jury asked to weigh a not-guilty plea. Images of decomposition, disposal materials, blood marks, bullet damage and purchase footage each speak to a different link: death, movement of bodies, and alleged preparation. How the defence tests that chain, and questions of intent and identity, will shape the weight jurors give each link over the remaining weeks.
