Jurors hearing Beau Lamarre-Condon’s double murder trial have been shown extensive evidence detailing his relationship with Jesse Baird in the period before he allegedly shot and killed Baird and his boyfriend, Luke Davies.
Messages exchanged on Facebook and released by the NSW Supreme Court on Friday show Baird confronting Lamarre-Condon over claims that he had searched through his phone and shared Instagram stories with his “close friends” that falsely suggested the pair were in a relationship.
In a message sent in late 2023, several months before the alleged killings on February 19, Baird told Lamarre-Condon he was too emotionally drained to argue.
“Beau, I’m not going to get into an argument with you, I’m honestly so exhausted,” Baird wrote. “On top of that, I feel hurt and feel like I’m being lied to. This afternoon, I gave you the chance to tell me the truth, and I don’t think you did that.”
He said several incidents since they met had raised serious concerns about Lamarre-Condon’s conduct. “There have been a number of examples that have been brought to my attention since we met that show you’ve acted in a way that’s completely inappropriate. I’m not going to stand for it anymore,” Baird wrote.
Baird told him he believed they should concentrate on their own lives and end contact, saying he had considered the decision carefully.
“I would appreciate if you could refrain from contacting me,” he added.
Lamarre-Condon, a former police officer, replied that he was “literally sitting here in tears”. He denied accessing Baird’s phone, removing contacts or posting photographs and stories that portrayed them as a couple.
The court has also heard that Lamarre-Condon shared Instagram stories visible only to his “close friends”. The posts allegedly created the false impression that he and Baird attended concerts together and that Baird had bought him flowers.
Financial records tendered in court show Lamarre-Condon spent more than $1,700 at Bunnings, Decathlon and Kmart between February 17 and 22. The purchases, made before and after the alleged murders, included a wheelbarrow, angle grinder, shovel and concrete.
Pictured: Jesse Baird and Beau Lamarre-Condon in a photograph released to the court
Beau Lamarre-Condon sent an Instagram photo to a “close friend” that allegedly gave the false impression he was dating Jesse Baird. An example is pictured above
Jesse Baird later messaged Lamarre-Condon to say he no longer wanted to see him, as pictured
According to the receipts, Lamarre-Condon visited Bunnings in Alexandria, in Sydney’s inner west, at 2.08pm on February 19—approximately five hours after the alleged shootings at Baird’s rental property in Paddington.
Jurors were told he spent $146 on a tool bag, bucket and mop, 100 high-strength disposable gloves, tape, 20 microfibre cloths, black cable ties, bleach spray and 25 rubbish bags.
Lamarre-Condon returned to the same store at 8.42pm, spending another $112 on two tarpaulins—one medium-duty and one light-duty—as well as scissors and red and blue acrylic paint, court documents allegedly show.
At 9.10am the next day, February 20, he allegedly went back to the Alexandria Bunnings store and spent $237 on a drill and drill bit, men’s skinny-cuff work pants, Hard Yakka gumboots, an extra-large high-visibility orange hoodie and 10 dust masks.
Shortly after midnight that evening, the jury heard, he visited an unidentified retailer and paid $23 for two black bath towels, two jumbo adhesive hooks and a nine-litre bucket.
On February 21 at 2.15pm, he allegedly shopped at Bunnings in Rockdale, close to Alexandria, purchasing another medium-duty tarpaulin, a long-sleeved high-visibility yellow shirt, a shovel, two pairs of coveralls, gloves and a 10-pack of wheelie-bin bags for $197.
Eight minutes later, he made a second transaction at a different counter in the same store, spending a further $208 on a wheelbarrow and a 20kg bag of quick-set concrete mix.
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In two separate transactions in the same Rockdale store ten minutes later, he’s accused of spending another $99 on a drill driver 18-volt kit and a further $298 on a cordless chainsaw and a fast battery charger.
Pictured: Beau Lamarre-Condon’s receipt from Bunnings in Alexandra on the day of the alleged murders
Pictured: Beau Lamarre-Condon’s receipt from Bunnings in Alexandra on the day of the alleged murders
Pictured: One of Lamarre-Condon’s two Decathlon receipts for a surfboard bag
Later that evening, the court evidence alleges, at 5.56pm, Lamarre-Condon went to Bunnings in Goulburn – about 190km south-west of Sydney – and paid $75 for an angle grinder and wheel.
At 10.51pm that night, he spent another $93 at Kmart Sylvania, near Cronulla in Sydney, on a 12.5kg dumbbell, an 8kg weight, and a metre-long USBC cable.
The following day, at 4.40pm on February 22, Lamarre-Condon went to Bunnings in Kirrawee, near Sylvania, and dropped another $117 on cleaning products, a bucket and mop, a screwdriver set, carpet cleaner, and another 20 pack of microfibre cloths, it is alleged.
He also bought three pairs of latex gloves, lavender air freshener, vinegar, and a Bunnings canvas bag.
On February 23, at 7.55am, he went back to Bunnings in Rockdale and spent another $53 on an oil-based sealer and primer, and a paint brush.
The receipts also show that he allegedly went to Decathlon twice, on February 17 and 19, to buy two surfboard bags.
Lamarre-Condon allegedly dressed up as an Uber Eats driver on the morning of February 19, 2024, before making his way into Baird’s share-house in Paddington.
He allegedly shot Baird twice, in the neck and temple, and Davies once through the eye. Gunshots could be heard on CCTV.
CCTV presented to the jury showed Beau Lamarre-Condon dressed as an Uber Eats driver, before three gunshots rang out at Jesse Baird’s home in Paddington
Lamarre-Condon is accused of dumping the bodies of Baird and Davies in two surfboard bags along a fence line in Bungonia, near Goulburn.
Police found their remains eight days after they died.
Prosecutors allege he was ‘obsessed’ with Baird once their on-off relationship ended in September 2023.
Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to two counts of domestic violence-related murder over the deaths, claiming self-defence.
He has also pleaded not guilty to one count of aggravated break and enter after he allegedly broke into Baird’s share-house and stole his phone and wallet in August the previous year.
His criminal trial is being heard in the NSW Supreme Court over 60 days.
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