EXCLUSIVE
Beau Lamarre-Condon, famed hunter and police officer, took steps to pursue a new acting career just days before he allegedly murdered his ex-boyfriend, Channel Ten presenter Jesse Baird and his new partner Luke Davies.
Daily Mail Australia can reveal that Lamarre-Condon, 28, contacted an acquaintance who works in the acting industry two weeks ago asking for help in putting together a personal showreel for herself.
Lamarre-Condon told his contact he wanted a demo tape for acting work, with a secondary Instagram for his creative pursuits under the name ‘Beau London’, describing the senior agent as an ‘actor based in Sydney’.
“He asked for a showreel,” says a source.
Beau Lamarre-Condon, 28, was a celebrity hunter before becoming a NSW police officer
This masthead may also reveal that Lamarre-Condon, who worked as a youth officer, was just a week away from starting training for the Protection Operations Unit.
That unit oversees the security of politicians, diplomats and other public dignitaries and would put Lamarre-Condon up close and personal with celebrities.
Condon-Lamarre and his female acquaintance then traveled to a rural farm in Bungonia, where he used the angle grinder to break into a padlocked gate.
Police allege Lamarre-Condon then disappeared in the HiAce van for half an hour, leaving the acquaintance alone before returning to pick her up.
He then used the new padlock to relock the gate.
“I can indicate that the suspect purchased weights from a department store at 11pm that evening and it is believed that he returned to that rural property that night and that evening, having also purchased two torches from the acquaintance,” he said. Hudson. said.
But Deputy Commissioner Hudson admitted that police are still investigating the possibility that Lamarre-Condon may have returned to the rural estate to dispose of the bodies.
“It appears that the suspect was suspicious of the acquaintance accompanying him and her beliefs about what he may have been up to and would very likely have returned to those bodies later that evening,” Mr Hudson said.
“In that case, we think he may have moved them.”
Lamarre-Condon is reportedly still refusing to assist police by providing the location of the bodies of Mr Baird and Mr Davies.
It comes as Mr Baird’s network. Ten colleagues began raising money for charitable donations in his memory.
“Jesse was loved beyond measure in so many different circles – his Totally Wild fam, his Studio 10 fam, his AFL fam and so many more.” GoFundMe organizer Tamara Simoneau wrote.
“We are all heartbroken but cannot imagine the pain his immediate family is experiencing.
“They have graciously given us permission to start this fundraiser and will donate most of the money to charities in Jesse’s honor.”
The page has raised almost $14,000 in less than 24 hours so far.
The moving tribute to Jesse Baird’s mother
Meanwhile, Mr Baird’s heartbroken mother Helen paid tribute to her son in the wake of his alleged murder by sharing a photo of them together.
The post was flooded with condolence messages from friends and family.
“I’ve had you and your family on my mind every day,” a friend noted.
“A precious loving moment between a mother and her son,” another added.
Helen Baird shared a tribute photo alongside her son Jesse in the aftermath of his alleged murder
The post comes a day after Jesse’s cousin Austin shared an emotional tribute on Saturday night – the first from the host’s family to do so publicly – along with several photos of the couple together with loved ones.
Lamarre-Condon is accused of shooting Mr Baird, 26, and Mr Davies, 29, with his police firearm at his ex-boyfriend’s home in Paddington, in Sydney’s east, sometime between noon and 5.30pm on Monday February 19.
A desperate search was launched for the missing couple after their bloodied belongings were dumped in a bin in Cronulla, in the city’s south, on Wednesday.
Police will allege that Lamarre-Condon rented a van from a company in Mascot at 9.30pm that evening to dispose of the bodies, which have yet to be found.
His registered firearm was reportedly returned at a suburban police station sometime on Tuesday before he went on sick leave from work.
He then allegedly drove the van to a property on Thursday evening before driving back to Sydney the next morning and dumping the vehicle in a suburb of Gray’s Point.
He has been photographed alongside high-profile Hollywood stars, including Miley Cyrus
Lamarre-Condon is alleged to have murdered his ex-boyfriend Jesse Baird (left) and Mr Baird’s new partner Luke Davies (right)
Lamarre-Condon then handed himself in at Bondi police station before later being charged with two counts of murder.
On Monday, police divers will search a series of dams on a private property in the NSW Southern Highlands, amid ongoing efforts to locate the bodies of Mr Baird and Mr Davies.
Daily Mail Australia understands detectives set up the crime scene on Hazelton Road in Bungonia after receiving a tip-off that Lamarre-Condon was seen in the area in the days after the alleged murders.
Officers will also search neighboring bushland in the hope of finding evidence.
Lamarre-Condon did not apply for bail at a court hearing on Friday and is due to appear in Sydney Downing Center Local Court on April 23.
