‘Living his best life’: Accused killer allegedly stole phone to manipulate TV presenter’s Instagram

Beau Lamarre-Condon, a former NSW police officer on trial for the alleged murders of TV presenter Jesse Baird and Qantas flight attendant Luke Davies, has been accused of breaking into Baird's home to access his phone and alter his Instagram settings. This information came from Elizabeth Kennedy, a friend of Lamarre-Condon who testified in the NSW Supreme Court on Tuesday. Lamarre-Condon, who has pleaded not guilty to the charges, reportedly told Kennedy he was fixated on Baird and had spied on him through his bedroom window. Kennedy stated that Lamarre-Condon had informed her he had watched Baird from outside his Paddington share house. According to her testimony, Lamarre-Condon had taken photographs of Baird seemingly in bed with another man using the encrypted messaging app Signal. He described how he had crept out the front window at night when the blinds were sheer enough to allow visibility of two figures inside. On multiple occasions, Lamarre-Condon told Kennedy that Baird had someone else over and that there was another man's car in the street. He also claimed to have created a fake dating app profile for Baird, indicating he was unhappy about Baird speaking to other men. Lamarre-Condon reportedly expressed annoyance that Baird had muted his Instagram stories, prompting him to steal the phone to unmute himself and ensure Baird could see his posts from Europe. According to Kennedy, Lamarre-Condon had told her he had broken into Baird's home more than once. During one incident, before his trip to Europe, he claimed to have obtained a duplicate of Baird's front door key, entered his bedroom while he slept, and took his phone outside. He said he had deleted contacts, blocked individuals, removed photos with other men, and activated Baird's location on Snapchat before returning the phone. Lamarre-Condon reportedly knew Baird's phone passcode. During a second break-in, Kennedy said Lamarre-Condon indicated that Baird had awakened because he had dropped the phone charger and chased him up the street. The accused reportedly took Baird's wallet to make it appear like a robbery and discarded it in the street. Kennedy suggested that Lamarre-Condon might have thrown the phone down a drain. The court heard that Lamarre-Condon and Baird had a casual romantic relationship that began in late 2022 and initially ended in April 2023. They reconnected briefly in September 2023. However, Baird ultimately ended the relationship in November 2023 after discovering Lamarre-Condon's attempts to deter potential romantic interests from dating him. Lamarre-Condon faces charges related to breaking into Baird's Paddington share house and stealing his wallet and mobile phone on August 17, 2023, during the period when their relationship was on hold. The court has heard that Lamarre-Condon had returned from Europe around that time. His actions reportedly included tracking Baird via Snapchat to know his whereabouts. The trial continues with further testimonies expected to shed light on the circumstances surrounding the alleged murders of Baird and Davies, which occurred on February 19, 2024.