A court heard on Monday that Beau Lamarre-Condon contacted his friend, Senior Constable Dana Schagan, days after he allegedly killed Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.

Ms Schagan told the court that her final face-to-face conversation with Lamarre-Condon took place at her home in early 2024.

“He asked me a hypothetical question,” she said.

Lamarre-Condon, who was pictured below, asked whether police would investigate reports of gunshots if the sounds could have been caused by children setting off fireworks, Ms Schagan said.

She responded that Liverpool Police Station, where she was working at the time, was extremely busy and officers would likely have disregarded the report if they believed children were responsible for the noise.

Lamarre-Condon left the house soon afterwards, and the pair did not meet in person again.

On February 23, 2024, Ms Schagan saw media reports concerning the alleged murders of Baird and Davies.

She sent Lamarre-Condon a message on Facebook: “Where the f*** are you? What’s all this s*** in the media, what’s going on?”

Although he read the messages, he did not respond.

Ms Schagan subsequently gave police a statement about Lamarre-Condon.

Several days later, Lamarre-Condon called her and said: “Dan, it’s Beau.”

“Why the f*** are you calling me?” she replied.

He told her: “I just wanted to tell you that I love you and before you do anything, you need to know that not everything in the news is true, it will come out in court.”

Before ending the call, Ms Schagan said she told him: “You killed two people, why do you think I’d ever want to speak to you again?”

She then provided police with a second statement.

The court also heard that a handyman called in to repair Baird’s former rental property in Paddington believed the back door had been “kicked open”.

Crown prosecutors read Anthony Selvato’s statement to the court.

Mr Selvato said the real estate agent asked him to carry out repairs at the Brown Street property after forensic investigators had completed their work.

The agent wanted the home cleaned and repaired so it could be leased again.

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Mr Selvato said he knew a shooting had occurred at the property from media reports, but was unaware of the specific details.

In his statement, he said the back door had ‘definitely’ been kicked open because it was broken at the bottom.

The Crown alleges Lamarre-Condon dragged the bodies of Baird and Davies (pictured below) from the house into the courtyard and left them in surfboard bags and under a tarp for hours.

Mr Selvato also said the real estate agent wanted the rear courtyard sprayed with a pressure hose to remove bloodstains.

The Crown read another witness statement to the court, which was given to police by a woman who lived near a skip bin in Cronulla.

Lamarre-Condon allegedly dumped bloodied bedsheets, clothes and small furniture items in the bin two days after he allegedly killed Baird and Davies.

In the statement, the woman said it was late at night on February 21 when she heard banging coming from outside.

She thought it was her neighbour, until she looked over her balcony and saw a ‘suspicious’ man pull up to the bin in a van or ute.

She said he was wearing a white hooded jumper and was described as tall and slim with olive skin.

According to her statement, the woman saw the man’s hands in the bin as he ‘moved things around’, including a ‘large object that could have been drawers or furniture’.

She then saw him walk back to his vehicle.

The court was also shown CCTV footage of Lamarre-Condon inside Bunnings Alexandria the day after he allegedly killed Baird and Davies.

On February 20, 2024, Lamarre-Condon could be seen on CCTV using the underground parking lot before heading up the escalator into the store in Sydney’s inner west.

The accused killer lined up behind shoppers to buy a drill and drill bit from the ‘tool shop’ section.

He then went to the returns desk to buy men’s tradie pants, gumboots, a hoodie and a dust mask, before leaving the store.

He paid cash for both purchases.

Further footage showed a white Toyota HiAce van driving through Paddington, where the alleged murders took place, at 9.37am that day.

Later that evening, he sat down for dinner at Sushi Train in Cronulla. Bank records show he spent $22.

He then walked around The Esplanade in Cronulla with a friend.

Kimberly Guilfoyle’s arrival in Athenian high society was swift and spectacular, marked by VIP parties and rapid friendships with billionaires, prominent social figures and even a Greek pop star.

But several of the influential figures who welcomed Guilfoyle, 57, after she became US ambassador to Greece late last year now appear to be keeping their distance following her embarrassing ousting, sources told the Daily Mail.

As Guilfoyle’s once-glittering social circle grows noticeably quieter, traces of her diplomatic lifestyle remain at the official residence in Kolonaki, one of Athens’ most upscale neighborhoods.

On Friday last week, a dry-cleaning van stopped outside Jefferson House to drop off a selection of dresses, a large Saint Laurent bag and an unexplained white envelope.

The delivery provided a rare glimpse inside the residence as speculation continues over when Guilfoyle will leave Greece, following her abrupt resignation after only 11 months in the post.

“She was loads of fun when she arrived, and some huge names quickly became part of her orbit,” a Greek socialite close to Guilfoyle’s inner circle in Greece told the Daily Mail.

“These people turned her into a goddess, but it is noticeable that they are not making any statements of support now. They are scared.

“The story is going to drag on, and no one wants their name dragged along with it — even if they are billionaires whose reputations and social standing far surpass hers.”

One of Guilfoyle’s most prominent connections was dashing Greek pop star Konstantinos Argiros, 40, who became a near-constant presence during her Athens “nightclub diplomacy” after hosting her star-studded welcome party in November 2025.

It is not clear exactly when the pair first met. Their friendship, however, drew attention weeks before Guilfoyle took up her diplomatic post, when Argiros invited her onstage at a Hellenic Initiative charity gala in London and danced with her to his hit song Mallon Kati Ksero.

Speaking to the Greek talk show Enopios Enopio, or Face to Face, in December 2025, he said: “We met through my best man… we got acquainted, and that’s when I realized how genuinely she wants to help the whole world.

“She’s incredibly giving. What impressed me was the way she looked after the people around her.

“That’s when she won me over as a person, without knowing her politics. She won me over in that way.

“Later, we developed a closer relationship. She met my family and I met hers, and that’s the bond we share.”

But Argiros struck a different tone this week after Guilfoyle resigned amid claims that she asked Republican donor Eric Deters for $100,000 to pay an American Express bill, along with other ethics concerns. Guilfoyle denies the accusations.

Argiros, who is married, appeared to avoid taking the opportunity to defend Guilfoyle when a Greek television journalist asked him about her.

‘I haven’t followed it, the whole affair. I don’t know the details,’ Argiros insisted at Athens International Airport as he prepared to jet off for a concert tour. ‘I’m not saying anything, If you want me to speak about music, I’m more than happy to.’

Argiros’s mother-in-law, Miranda Patera, a socialite of considerable standing in Athens circles and from a prominent shipping family, also appeared to be doing a distancing act this week.

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It has been widely reported in Greek media that Guilfoyle might be godmother to the newborn of her daughter Alexandra and the singer. 

When Argiros was filmed coming out of a maternity hospital in June, he didn’t deny questions about it.

But when asked the same thing by a journalist this week, Patera steered away from making a comment. 

When pressed, she said there had been no such understanding about Guilfoyle’s possible role in the baby girl’s life.

In the intertwined world of Greek high society, Argiros and wife Alexandra are super close to fashion designer Celia Kritharioti and her shipping magnate husband, Nikolas Tsakos.

Ironically, it was Guilfoyle’s closeness to Tsakos that led to ethics allegations against her – over trips with him on his private jets – and her eventual downfall.

She spent Christmas and New Year with the Tsakos family at luxury Swiss resort Gstaad, and the tycoon also reportedly paid for Guilfoyle’s accommodation at the five-star Four Seasons George V hotel in Paris.

In a leaked audio recording, Guilfoyle was heard describing their close ties: ‘I see Nikos every f***ing day… he loves me. Honey, I spent Christmas with him.’

The Daily Mail has reached out to Tsakos for comment on Guilfoyle’s fall from grace. 

Meanwhile, the society blowback continues with a prominent Greek publisher publicly lambasting designer Celia Kritharioti for her association with Guilfoyle.

Stathis Tsagkarousianos, who runs Athens magazine LiFO, demanded of the fashion designer in an open letter: ‘Of all the people you could have chosen, what exactly did you find in Guilfoyle that relates to elegance? Is this person your ideal influencer?’

Meanwhile, another source has told the Daily Mail: ‘When Kimberly arrived people were falling over themselves to get a shot with her. Everyone wanted a piece of her.

‘She even became a household name for your average Greek, such was her impact. She was just known as “Kimberly.”

‘There was a pop-star quality about her. Now she’s persona non grata for many people.’

However, Guilfoyle is being given the benefit in some quarters. 

Another shipping tycoon told the Daily Mail: ‘I’m giving her some time to collect her thoughts and come to terms with what’s happening before reaching out.

‘We speak regularly. She did wonders for Greek-American relations.

‘Sure she got her hands dirty and behaved unlike any other ambassador but, in the end, she became so much more relatable and human to Greeks.’

The Daily Mail has contacted the US embassy in Athens for comment, but they refused to give details of Guilfoyle’s expected departure or her whereabouts.

Australian-American swimsuit model Sahara Ray has died from a fentanyl overdose, just months after becoming a mother for the first time.

Ray, 34, overdosed on the powerful opioid on Friday night and was taken to a Los Angeles-area hospital, according to a source close to the model who spoke to the Daily Mail.

She was placed on life support, but her family made the heartbreaking decision to remove her from it late Sunday afternoon, the insider said.

Ray was surrounded by loved ones when she died. It has not been confirmed whether the overdose was accidental or intentional.

Her mother, real estate agent Gretchen Bach, paid tribute to her daughter, describing her to the Mail as “an incredibly passionate and kind young woman who loved her family, fashion, her daughter Snow, and surfing.”

“We’re feeling the love that is pouring in from her cherished friends, fans and the many communities that she was part of around the world,” Bach added.

The daughter of big-wave surfer Tony Ray, Ray first attracted widespread attention in 2016 amid reports that she had dated Justin Bieber.

She later built a successful modeling career and launched her own swimwear brand, Sahara Ray Swim.

Ray announced Snow’s birth in January, posting a series of images showing the swaddled newborn on Instagram.

She did not publicly disclose the identity of Snow’s father.

Her last Instagram update was a carousel of photos of her baby girl, posted in July. “My whole heart (heart emoji) baby Snow,” she wrote in the caption.

Ray had spoken publicly about facing personal struggles. In December 2021, she revealed that she was battling addiction.

She entered a 30-day treatment program for drug and alcohol abuse at a rehabilitation facility in Malibu, inviting followers to accompany her through the process.

“Hey, guys, I just wanted to update you and the journey that I’m on right now,” she said at the time from her bedroom at the facility.

“I just checked into a mental health, wellness, drug and alcohol addiction treatment center retreat. It’s really beautiful. It’s in Malibu.”

“I’m really excited to share my story with you guys. I’ll be here for 30 days. This is day one.”

‘I’m also documenting everything and I’ll be doing a YouTube video, so you guys can see the really vulnerable side. I’m going to keep it light on Instagram.’

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The model faced another health hardship in May 2024, telling her followers how she had been diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome, a condition that sees the immune system attack the nerves.

The diagnosis came after she was hit by a drunk driver travelling at 80mph on April 8, she told her followers at the time.

Ray shared how she was paralyzed from her upper thighs down to her feet and reliant on a wheelchair and walker to get around. 

‘It basically sent my body into shock which sent my body into this crazy sickness,’ she said of the accident.

‘I got really really sick for like a week and a half to two weeks. During that time I barely ate any food because I couldn’t keep it down and my body got really weak,’ she continued.

Following her sickness, she began to feel tingling and numbness in her feet which progressed to her legs. The model was promptly rushed to the emergency room.

‘This has been really hard to deal with and I’ve been trying to keep a good attitude and be hopeful that my feeling comes back,’ she told her followers.

She appeared to have seen a significant improvement in her health since then, with her Instagram page flooding with content from her photoshoots.

Like her famous father, Ray grew up an avid surfer, but she gave up the sport as a teenager to pursue a career in modelling and fashion.

She moved from Australia to Los Angeles and enrolled in The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM).

Her fling with Bieber, which saw the pair caught by the paparazzi while enjoying a skinny dipping session, pushed her into the spotlight.

She was also known for her friendship with British model and socialite Lottie Moss.

Her notoriety only increased in the years since her dalliance with Bieber, mainly due to her penchant for sharing raunchy photos on Instagram.

Many of her posts show her completely naked. Others see her modelling skimpy outfits, including designs from her swimwear brand.

Like many provocative Instagram models, Ray joined adult website OnlyFans in 2020.

The model also sparked concern in June 2020 when she penned an emotional Instagram post claiming she’d been a victim of male predatory behavior.

Donald Trump has launched a sharp attack on Fox News, accusing the network of devoting more airtime to defending Democrats than presenting Republican viewpoints.

The former president issued the broadside Monday morning as he prepared to travel to Wichita for a campaign rally supporting vulnerable Republican Senator Roger Marshall ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.

“Fox spends more time defending Dumocrats, and putting on their views versus their Republican opponent, than at any time in the history of Fox News. It’s ridiculous!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

He also accused Fox of trying “too hard to be politically correct” and urged supporters to watch his Kansas rally on the Right Side Broadcast Network, or RSBN, which he praised for its early coverage.

The criticism is the latest in a series of attacks Trump has directed at Fox News in less than three weeks, despite the network’s long-standing role as a central media platform for his MAGA movement.

The latest wave began on September 30, when Trump questioned why Fox was featuring Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries, Jessica Tarlov “and every Democrat” while allowing them to make what he described as attacks on the Republican Party and himself.

Several days later, he complained that Fox & Friends had failed to cover his “packed house” rally in Vandalia, Ohio. Trump said the program was spending too much time speaking with “Communists, Socialists, and Dumocrats,” often without offering a rebuttal.

On October 6, Trump renewed his criticism, calling independent Nebraska Senate candidate Dan Osborn a “sleazebag” and accusing Fox anchor Martha MacCallum of taking a softer approach with Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed. “She never interviews me like that,” he wrote.

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“Fox is promoting the Dumocrats, not the Republicans and MAGA,” Trump wrote. “They have totally lost their way!”

The Daily Mail has contacted Fox News for comment.

Trump’s latest complaints followed Fox’s polling report last week, which showed his approval rating falling to a second-term low of 36 percent. Sixty-four percent of voters disapproved of his performance, while Democrats held a nine-point advantage over Republicans ahead of the midterm elections.

Republicans are widely expected to lose control of the House, and their Senate majority is also facing a significant challenge.

The latest model from election forecaster Nate Silver gives Democrats a 75 percent chance of taking the Senate. They would need a net gain of four seats to secure control of the chamber.

Marshall’s Kansas seat is among those considered vulnerable. The Republican is locked in a close contest with Democrat Adam Hamilton, a pastor from Overland Park.

Kansas has not elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1932, but the Cook Political Report shifted the race to toss-up status earlier this month.

Trump has publicly backed Marshall, describing him as “great” and “a wonderful person.” In a Truth Social post last week, he said the senator had received a “bum rap” because he was required by law to seek money owed by patients.

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Marshall, an OB-GYN who practiced in Great Bend for two decades before entering Congress, sued more than 700 of his patients over unpaid medical bills, the New York Times revealed last month.

The senator has dismissed the report as a Democrat-planted hit job, insisting only ‘a very small, small, small fraction of the unpaid bills even went to collections.’

Trump’s Fox tirade comes as Republicans brace for potentially catastrophic losses next month, with GOP strategists and leaders already pointing fingers at each other, and even at the president.

House Republicans are blaming the Senate. Senators are privately pointing at Trump. And vulnerable candidates are lashing out at their own party committees.

‘If it happens, there will be plenty of blame to go around,’ New Jersey Republican Congressman Jeff Van Drew warned of the impending losses, per Politico.

A Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos survey released Sunday put Trump’s approval even lower than Fox’s, at 33 percent of US adults, with 66 percent disapproving and 52 percent strongly disapproving.

The finger-pointing follows a string of alarming internal polls that reportedly show Republicans in danger not only in traditional battlegrounds, but in once-safe red districts.

Particularly infuriating for House members is the Senate map, where Republicans have been forced to dump eye-watering sums into races they never expected to defend.

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The leading Senate GOP super PAC and Trump’s MAGA Inc. have spent nearly $200 million trying to rescue Ken Paxton in Texas, where he is locked in an unexpectedly tight battle against Democrat James Talarico.

Trump has already decided who will take the blame if Paxton falls.

‘If Ken Paxton loses, it will be because of weak and ineffective Political Hacks like John Cornyn and Karl Rove,’ he wrote on Truth Social on Thursday.

‘All of this money that was expected to go to the House, for the most part, is now being wasted on the Senate because they [expletive] up so bad,’ one national GOP operative fumed, per Politico.

But some Republicans believe the real problem sits in the White House.

Retiring Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon told Politico that Trump’s weak polling and high unfavorable ratings are dragging down GOP candidates, while others privately blame his tariffs and the Iran war for anger over rising costs.

Florida Representative Anna Paulina Luna has turned her fire on the National Republican Congressional Committee, accusing party leaders of getting distracted by internal leadership jockeying.

‘I am also getting calls from members wondering what is going on at the @NRCC,’ Luna wrote on social media.

‘Sounds to me like some in leadership need to focus on winning races instead of gaming their next steak donor dinner,’ she added.

Louisiana Senator John Kennedy has mocked National Republican Senatorial Committee consultants, telling reporters last month he trusts his own reading of the polls over strategists because all they care about is ‘buying Porsches.’

Kennedy also said he plans to spend $5 million to $8 million from his own campaign war chest in states he sees as crucial to holding the Senate.

Trump allies are now warning candidates that attacking Democrats may no longer be enough, urging them to hammer a positive economic message on how they will lower living costs.

NRSC chairman Tim Scott remains defiant, telling reporters on a press call earlier this month that he expects his party to hold its Senate majority and possibly expand it.