Recorded prison calls reveal alleged murderer's instructions to friend during NSW trial
In a Supreme Court trial, recordings of former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon speaking from prison were presented, showing him urging a friend not to discuss the case and describing details of the alleged murders.
The Supreme Court heard recordings of former New South Wales police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon speaking to an unnamed friend while in custody. In an April 8, 2024 call, Lamarre-Condon told the friend, “Make sure you don’t talk to people about stuff, you know what I mean?” The friend responded that he did not understand the request.
Prosecutor Brett Hatfield, SC, questioned the friend about his tone, to which the friend replied that he was “putting on a bit of a voice.” The friend later testified that he had provided statements to police in February and March and that Lamarre-Condon had bought a surfboard cover shortly before the February 19, 2024 killings of Jesse Baird, 26, and Luke Davies, 29.
A December 14, 2025 call included Lamarre-Condon referring to a planned meeting with the friend and using the phrase “bring your big boy diapers.” When asked what the comment meant, the friend said it suggested a conversation that might be uncomfortable.
The recordings also captured Lamarre-Condon describing a February 2024 drive to Royal National Park where he fired his service pistol into bushland, asking the friend how loud the shots were. He later said he intended to return to the site alone to end his own life, adding, “If they think I’m a missing person, perfect.”
Lamarre-Condon denied the murder charges, claiming the incidents were unrelated to personal grievances. He asserted that entering Baird’s Paddington home to retrieve belongings was not a break-in because a key had been cut for him, describing it as “technically not” trespass.
The Crown alleges that Lamarre-Condon retained a police-issued Glock pistol after a shift on February 18, 2024, and falsely claimed to have returned it to a police gun safe. Prosecutor Hatfield stated that the accused kept the weapon without authorization and later pretended to retrieve it before finally surrendering it to Miranda police station.
The trial continues, with the court hearing further evidence about the alleged murders and the defendant’s statements to his friend.