Beau Lamarre-Condon told police he wanted to “do the right thing” for the families of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies when he offered a statement implicating a former friend in the disposal of their bodies, a court has heard.
The statement was read to the NSW Supreme Court during the former police officer’s trial over the alleged murders of Mr Baird, 26, and Mr Davies, 29, in February 2024. Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty.
He told police in June 2025 that Elizabeth Kennedy had helped him try to dispose of the men’s bodies at a rural property near Bungonia, outside Goulburn, on February 21.
“I noticed she flat-out lied to police in her statement regarding her involvement,” Lamarre-Condon said in the statement.
He said he had discussed possible pleas with his lawyers before deciding he needed to tell police what had happened.
“This is when I made the decision that if I’m going to be honest about everything I need to tell the whole truth, including what part Elizabeth played in the incident,” he said.
“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.
“I also wanted to do the right thing for the families as they deserve to know the truth too.”
The court has heard Kennedy accompanied Lamarre-Condon in a white van to a Bunnings store in Goulburn, where she bought an angle grinder. CCTV footage showed the pair at the store.
Kennedy has told the court she did not know the bodies were in the back of the van and did not assist with disposing of them. She said Lamarre-Condon used the tool to cut a padlock at a nearby rural property, claiming he needed to enter to help with cattle.
Lamarre-Condon gave a different account, saying he had been open with Kennedy about the bodies and had warned her she could be charged as an accessory if she helped him.
He alleged Kennedy said the situation was like Taylor Swift’s song “No Body, No Crime” and that the bodies had to be disposed of. He also claimed she laughed about what was happening and asked to be smuggled into a Taylor Swift concert as a reward.
Kennedy has denied that account. She said it was Lamarre-Condon who played the song during the drive.
Lamarre-Condon said their attempt to sink the bodies in a dam failed. He alleged Kennedy had told him to buy overalls and masks, and that she slashed one of the surfboard bags with a knife when it would not sink.
He linked the incident to forensic evidence suggesting Mr Davies had suffered two stab wounds to his thigh around the time of his death or afterwards.
The accused said they returned to Sydney after abandoning the plan and that Kennedy suggested her partner could help move the bodies. He said the man agreed to return to the farm, although Kennedy has told the court her partner was asleep when she arrived home.
Police found the bodies near the fence line of a Greek monastery in Bungonia on February 27.
There is no dispute that Baird and Davies died on February 19 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 the nearby property.
The prosecution alleges Lamarre-Condon planned to kill Baird after becoming infatuated with him and killed Davies to eliminate a witness. The defence case is that 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.
The trial continues.
