In Sydney, the disappearance of television presenter Jesse Baird and his partner Luke Davies has led to murder charges against a serving police constable who was once Baird's romantic partner. The case, which unfolded within days through bloodied evidence and a self-surrender, raises grave questions about trust, intimacy, and the violence that can emerge from their collapse. Two families are left grieving without the solace of knowing where their loved ones rest, while investigators press on in search of both bodies and answers.
Police Officer Charged With Murder of Australian TV Presenter Jesse Baird
Two men, Australian TV presenter Jesse Baird and his partner Luke Davies, are alleged to have been killed by a police officer at Baird's home.
They are still grieving without knowing where their loved ones are.
Mark
So a police officer killed his ex-partner and the ex-partner's new boyfriend. That's the shape of this?
Mimi
That's what the charges allege, yes. Lamarre-Condon was Baird's former partner. He's accused of killing both Baird and Davies at Baird's home on a Monday morning.
Luke
Do we know anything about the timeline of the breakup? How long ago they split?
Mimi
The source doesn't specify that. We know Lamarre-Condon joined the police in 2019 and had been a celebrity blogger before that, but the exact nature of his relationship with Baird or when it ended—that's not in the reporting.
Mark
And the bodies haven't been found yet?
Mimi
No. They found bloodied items in a skip bin, and a white van in Newcastle, but the bodies themselves are still missing.
Luke
So the murder charges are based on the bullet from his service gun, the blood evidence, and what else? The source doesn't really detail the other evidence.
Mimi
It doesn't. Doherty says there's sufficient evidence to proceed, but the reporting doesn't break down what that other evidence is. The bullet and blood are named specifically.
Mark
Why does it matter that they find the bodies?
Mimi
Doherty said it's important for establishing cause of death and giving the families answers. Right now the families are grieving without knowing where their loved ones are.
Luke
That's the human part of it—the not knowing. The investigation can move forward with charges, but the families are still waiting.
Der Puls
- A police officer allegedly used his position and service weapon to kill two men in their own home, then rented a van to conceal what he had done.
- The discovery of bloodied belongings in a skip bin shattered any hope that the couple's disappearance might have an innocent explanation.
- Constable Beau Lamarre-Condon walked into a police station and turned himself in, but the bodies of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies have still not been found.
- A bullet matching the officer's service gun and a large quantity of blood at the scene gave investigators enough to charge him with two counts of murder.
- Authorities are racing to locate the remains — not only to establish cause of death, but to offer grieving families even the smallest measure of closure.
In Sydney, the disappearance of television presenter Jesse Baird and his partner Luke Davies has led to murder charges against a serving police constable who was once Baird's romantic partner. The case, which unfolded within days through bloodied evidence and a self-surrender, raises grave questions about trust, intimacy, and the violence that can emerge from their collapse. Two families are left grieving without the solace of knowing where their loved ones rest, while investigators press on in search of both bodies and answers.
Jesse Baird was a familiar face on Australian television, a red carpet reporter and presenter for Network 10 whose career had only recently been interrupted by the cancellation of Studio 10. On a Monday in February, he and his partner Luke Davies vanished from his Sydney home. Within two days, bloodied items belonging to both men turned up in a skip bin — and a 28-year-old police constable named Beau Lamarre-Condon walked into a Sydney station and surrendered.
Lamarre-Condon, who had joined the force in 2019, was Baird's former partner. Police allege he killed both men at Baird's home on the morning they disappeared, with neighbors recalling the sound of an argument at the property that day. Authorities say he then rented a white van to transport and dispose of the bodies. The van was later found in Newcastle, north of Sydney, but Baird and Davies have not been recovered.
The evidence at the scene was damning: a bullet matching Lamarre-Condon's service weapon and a significant quantity of blood. These findings, alongside other investigative work, were deemed sufficient to support two murder charges. Before joining the police, Lamarre-Condon had worked as a celebrity blogger — a detail that hints at how his path may have first crossed Baird's.
Detective Superintendent Daniel Doherty described both families as devastated and made clear that finding the bodies remained the investigation's most urgent priority — both to determine the precise cause of death and to give those left behind something to hold onto in their grief.
Jesse Baird had built a career in Australian television as a presenter and red carpet reporter for Network 10, appearing regularly on the morning show Studio 10 until the program was canceled in December. On a Monday in February, he and his partner Luke Davies disappeared from Baird's home in Sydney. Two days later, bloodied items belonging to both men were discovered in a skip bin, and a 28-year-old serving police constable named Beau Lamarre-Condon walked into a Sydney police station and turned himself in.
Lamarre-Condon, who had joined the police force in 2019, was the former partner of Baird. He was charged with two counts of murder in connection with the deaths of both men. According to police allegations, Lamarre-Condon killed the couple at Baird's home on the morning they vanished. Neighbors reported hearing an argument at the property that day. After the killings, authorities say, Lamarre-Condon rented a white van to transport and dispose of the bodies. That van was later located in Newcastle, a city north of Sydney, but the bodies of Baird and Davies have not yet been recovered.
The physical evidence collected at the crime scene has been significant. Police found a bullet matching Lamarre-Condon's service weapon at the location, along with what they described as a substantial quantity of blood. These findings, combined with other evidence gathered during the investigation, gave authorities what they determined was sufficient grounds to proceed with the murder charges.
Detective Superintendent Daniel Doherty, speaking on behalf of the investigation, acknowledged the profound impact on both families. He described them as devastated by the developments and emphasized that locating the bodies remained a priority—not only to establish the precise cause of death but to provide the families with answers as they grieve. Doherty stated that police would continue supporting the families and pursuing leads in the case.
Before joining the police force, Lamarre-Condon had worked as a celebrity blogger, a career that may have connected him to Baird's world of entertainment and media. The circumstances of how their relationship had ended, and what led to the alleged violence on that Monday morning, remain part of an ongoing investigation. As of the time charges were filed, both men remained missing, leaving their families in the anguish of not knowing where their loved ones are.
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It's really important that we do locate the bodies, not only for the cause of death but the answers for the family because they are still grieving.— Detective Superintendent Daniel Doherty
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