The ex-police officer charged with the murder of a TV presenter and his Qantas flight attendant partner proposed a guilty plea to a manslaughter charge.

Beau Lamarre-Condon made that claim on Friday morning as he pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder in the NSW Supreme Court.

Lamarre-Condon allegedly shot dead Jesse Baird, 26, and Luke Davies, 29, at Paddington in Sydney’s eastern suburbs in February last year.

The onetime celebrity chaser reportedly briefly dated Mr Baird before the Network Ten identity began a relationship with Mr Davies. 

It was Mr Baird who Lamarre-Condon said on Friday he had previously attempted to admit having killed.  

Having pleaded not guilty to the murder accusations, Lamarre-Condon made a remarkable speech from prison via an audio-visual link.

‘Can you still hear me?’ the 30-year-old asked Justice Peter Hamill. ‘I would like to respectfully say something. 

‘Whilst in the local court I made a formal offer of guilty to one count of manslaughter in relation to Jesse Baird and Jesse Baird only.

‘I want this noted on the transcript.

‘I do take accountability… I am remorseful and I was entitled to a discount in sentencing for the early guilty plea.’

Lamarre-Condon said he would object to any move to have the court closed or evidence suppressed when he faced trial.

He proceeded to accuse the investigative police of ‘serious misconduct and corruption’, claiming the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions was also involved.

‘The truth will always prevail and I will not be silenced.  

The 30-year-old was originally charged with two counts of murder, later amended to indicate they were alleged to be related to domestic violence.

He has also pleaded not guilty to aggravated break and enter with intent to commit a serious indictable offence.

The charge pertains to an allegation that Lamarre-Condon broke into Mr. Baird’s Paddington house in August 2023, stealing his wallet and phone six months prior to the killings of Mr. Baird and Mr. Davies.

Justice Hamill listed the case for trial in September next year.  

The court was informed there are over 200 witnesses included in the evidence brief, but the Crown does not anticipate calling ‘anywhere near that’ number for testimony.

Lamarre-Condon’s counsel John Stratton SC told the court he did not anticipate applying for the case to be heard by a judge alone, meaning it would go before a jury.

At the end of the brief hearing Lamarre-Condon told Justice Hamill: ‘Thanks for your time, Your Honour.’

Lamarre-Condon’s lawyer Ben Archbold first told Downing Centre Local Court on August 26 his client was entering not guilty pleas to all charges. 

Wearing prison greens, Lamarre-Condon looked tense and stared intently at the screen from within Long Bay’s Special Purpose Centre prison when he appeared via video link.

He blinked, swallowed and answered the magistrate’s questions in a clear voice. Asked if he could see and hear the court clearly, he said ‘yes’.

Lamarre-Condon was then asked if he had any questions about his pleas.

‘No, Your Honour,’ he said.

Lamarre-Condon’s mother Coleen was among those in the packed court room on that day.

Outside court, Mr Archbold was asked how his client would defend the murder allegations.

‘There are two sides to every story,’ he said.

Mr Archbold added that Lamarre-Condon’s legal team looked forward to representing him in ‘the appropriate forum’. 

Lamarre-Condon, who joined the NSW Police Force in 2017, was a senior constable when he allegedly shot Mr Davies and Mr Baird with his Glock service pistol on February 19 last year.  

He then allegedly bundled their bodies into surfboard bags and dumped them at Bungonia, about 180km south-west of Sydney, where they were located on February 27.

A day before the bodies were found, Deputy Commissioner Dave Hudson revealed an alleged timeline of events leading up to and following the men’s deaths.

Mr Hudson said gunshots were heard coming from Mr Baird’s rented terrace house on the morning of February 19.

Later that evening, Lamarre-Condon allegedly hired a Toyota HiAce van from Sydney Airport and on February 21, drove the vehicle to a property near the tiny town of Bungonia with a female companion.

Lamarre-Condon allegedly left the property about 4.30am and drove to Newcastle, where he asked a former policewoman if he could borrow a hose to clean the van.

Neither woman is accused of any wrongdoing, and the female ex-cop spoke to police when her suspicions were raised.

About 10.30am the next day, February 23, Lamarre-Condon walked into Bondi police station and was arrested.

The bodies of Mr Davies and Mr Baird were found several hours after detectives spoke with Lamarre-Condon in the Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre in Silverwater.

Before becoming a police officer, Lamarre-Condon ran a celebrity blog, posing in photos with visiting celebrities including Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Miley Cyrus, Harry Styles and Katy Perry.

Lamarre-Condon has spent the past 19 months behind bars over the shootings, which were allegedly the result of a months-long campaign of ‘predatory behaviour’ targeting Mr Baird.

He was sacked from the police force in March last year.