Beau Lamarre-Condon told police he wanted to “do the right thing” by the families of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies when he gave a statement alleging that a former friend had helped him dispose of their bodies, the NSW Supreme Court has heard.
Lamarre-Condon, a former NSW police officer, is on trial accused of murdering Baird, 26, a former Network Ten producer and presenter, and Davies, 29, a Qantas flight attendant, on February 19, 2024. He has pleaded not guilty.
In a statement read to the court on Tuesday, Lamarre-Condon said he had decided in June 2025 to tell police what he claimed was the full truth about the disposal of the men’s bodies.
“I then instructed my solicitors to make contact with the DPP and officer in charge to inform them that I’m willing to assist with a statement regarding Elizabeth’s involvement in the matter,” he said.
“I also wanted to do the right thing for the families as they deserve to know the truth too.”
The woman, referred to in the proceedings as Elizabeth Kennedy, has denied knowing that the bodies were in the back of a white van when she accompanied Lamarre-Condon to Bungonia, near Goulburn, on February 21. She has also denied helping him dispose of them.
The court heard that Kennedy went with Lamarre-Condon to a Bunnings store in Goulburn, where he asked her to buy an angle grinder. CCTV footage showed the pair at the store.
Kennedy told the court that Lamarre-Condon used the tool to cut a padlock on a rural property. She said he claimed to know the owners and needed to enter the land to help with cattle, while she waited near the gate.
Lamarre-Condon said in his statement that he had told Kennedy the bodies were in the van and lifted a tarpaulin to show her Baird’s head protruding from a surfboard bag. He said he began crying and asked: “I should just drive straight to the police now, shouldn’t I?”
He further claimed that Kennedy warned him the bodies had to be disposed of, referring to Taylor Swift’s song “No Body, No Crime”. Kennedy has denied that account and said it was Lamarre-Condon who played the song during the journey.
Lamarre-Condon alleged that Kennedy asked him to help her attend a Taylor Swift concert as a reward for assisting him. He also said she told him to buy overalls and masks before the trip.
According to his statement, the pair attempted to sink the bodies in a dam but failed. He claimed Kennedy used a knife to slash one of the surfboard bags when it would not sink, linking this to forensic evidence that Davies had suffered two stab wounds to the thigh around the time of his death or afterwards.
After abandoning the attempt, Lamarre-Condon said they returned to Sydney and Kennedy suggested that her partner could help lift the bodies. He said the man agreed to return to the property, although Kennedy has said her partner was asleep when she arrived home.
The bodies were found near the fence line of a Greek monastery in Bungonia on February 27, 2024.
There is no dispute that Baird and Davies died from gunshot wounds fired from Lamarre-Condon’s police-issued Glock pistol, or that he later tried to sink their bodies in a dam before leaving them at a nearby property.
The prosecution alleges that Lamarre-Condon planned Baird’s killing after becoming infatuated with him and that he killed Davies to remove a witness. The defence says both men died accidentally during a struggle, with Davies shooting himself, and that Lamarre-Condon acted in self-defence after entering Baird’s Paddington home disguised as a delivery rider to collect belongings.
The trial continues.
