Alleged killer cop's case progresses after months of delay

A police officer accused of using his service weapon to murder a television presenter and his partner will face court more than a year after the pair went missing.

Beaumont Lamarre-Condon is charged with two counts of murder after allegedly shooting dead TV presenter Jesse Baird, 26, and Qantas flight attendant Luke Davies, 29, in February 2024.

He is accused of then bundling the couple’s bodies in surfboard bags and dumping them at a rural property.

Beau Lamarre is in custody over the disappearance of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.
Beau Lamarre-Condon (left) is charged with two counts of murder after allegedly shooting dead TV presenter Jesse Baird, 26, and Qantas flight attendant Luke Davies (Supplied)
Court sketch Beau Lamarre-Condon from 5.11.24
A Court sketch of Beau Lamarre-Condon from November. (Nine)

The 29-year-old has spent the past year in prison after the attack, which is believed to have been the result of a months-long campaign of “predatory behaviour” targeting Baird.

Lamarre-Condon briefly dated before the TV presenter before Baird began a relationship with Davies.

The case returned to Downing Centre Local Court on Tuesday after confidential discussions between prosecutors and the alleged killer’s lawyer Alex Curnick in a case conference.

Both sides agreed “things are progressing,” magistrate Megan Greenwood was told.

A forensic psychiatrist’s report was also tendered after Lamarre-Condon was assessed in recent weeks.

Case Against Accused Officer in Murder Advances After Lengthy Delays
A file photo from Saturday, February 29, 2020 of Constable Beau Lamarre taking part in the 42nd annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade in Sydney. )AAP Image/James Gourley) (AAP)
Jesse Baird and Luke Davies are believed to have been murdered.
Jesse Baird and Luke Davies. (Facebook)

No pleas have been entered but the accused killer is expected to face the court at the next mention on June 17.

Lamarre-Condon is facing two counts of domestic violence-related murder, and one count of break and enter with intent to commit an indictable offence.

The men’s remains were found by police at the fence line of a rural property in Bungonia, near Goulburn, in the NSW Southern Tablelands.

Lamarre-Condon was sacked by the NSW Police Force in March 2024.

He joined the force in 2019 and previously ran a celebrity blog, posing in photos with dozens of A-listers including Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus and Harry Styles.

Lamarre-Condon is expected to appear via an audiovisual link on June 17.

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