Jesse Baird and Luke Davies together at a Pink concert in Sydney. Photo / Instagram / jessebairddd
Jesse Baird and Luke Davies together at a Pink concert in Sydney. Photo / Instagram / jessebairddd
A serving police officer has been charged with the murders of an ex-Network Ten reporter and his flight attendant partner as detectives desperately search for the missing men’s bodies.
Beaumont Lamarre-Condon, who goes by the name Beau Lamarre, handed himself in at Bondi police station in Sydney’s east soon after 10.30am on Friday.
By 3pm, the 28-year-old senior constable was charged with two counts of murder following the disappearance of reporter Jesse Baird, 26, and Qantas attendant Luke Davies, 29.
Beau Lamarre pictured with Kiwi pop star Lorde. Lamarre often posted photos online when as a celebrity blogger he was pictured posing with dozens of A-listers including Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus and Harry Styles. Photo / via Instagram
Their disappearance was treated as suspicious after possessions belonging to both men were found in a skip bin in the southern Sydney suburb of Cronulla on Wednesday.
That discovery led police to Baird’s blood-smeared share house, about 30km away in inner-city Paddington.
Detective Superintendent Doherty said investigators also found a discharged gunshot round at the home and that had been matched to a police firearm.
CCTV footage captured from a neighbouring property showed a white van outside Baird’s house shortly before the couple disappeared.
The van, a Toyota HiAce, was hired from Mascot on Monday night and used to transport the bodies of the two men after they were killed at the home, Det Supt Doherty said.
Detectives have appealed for information about the movements of the van, which has NSW registration CW82PM, since Monday evening.
Officers executed a search warrant and seized a number of items from a home at Balmain, in Sydney’s inner west, about 11.30pm on Thursday.
Property records reportedly indicate the home was purchased under the name Lamarre.
Neighbours heard shouting at Baird’s Paddington home on Monday, but the incident was not reported to police until they arrived at the scene two days later.
Blood was found at the property, indicating someone had suffered a significant injury at the site, police said.
Baird’s WhatsApp account was active as late as Tuesday night, leading detectives to appeal for him to come forward if able.
Police investigating the disappearance of Luke Davies and Jesse Baird are looking at a line of inquiry that a third person may be able to assist with the investigation.
Beau Lamarre posted an image in 2014 with Taylor Swift on his Instagram account. Photo / via Instagram
Police later said inquiries had led them to believe a third man may be able to assist with the investigation, adding that detectives would look into all of the couple’s past relationships and associations.
Lamarre, who up until days ago had an active social media presence, joined the police force in 2019.
Photos posted online show the former celebrity blogger posing with dozens of A-listers including Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus and Harry Styles.
During a 2014 Lady Gaga concert Lamarre threw a note at the singer describing her as his “saviour”.
Gaga read the note aloud, which said: “Through your music, you have helped and will continue to set free many people ... Gaga, you’re not just my idol but literally my saviour.”
Luke Davies, left, and Jesse Baird. Photo / Instagram
Footage of the recently graduated officer tasering a man at close range in Darlinghurst went viral in 2020, prompting an internal review.
An investigation later cleared him of any wrongdoing.
Baird previously worked as a presenter on the morning program Studio 10, while lately he had taken to the field as a goal umpire for AFL and VFL games.
Photos from his and Davies’ social media accounts show the couple together at a Pink concert in Sydney during the week before their disappearance.
