Family and friends of missing Channel 10 presenter Jesse Baird have told police they were deeply concerned about the behaviour of his ex-boyfriend.
Baird, 26, and new boyfriend Luke Davies, 29, have not be seen or heard from since Sunday, with police on Friday charging his former partner Beau Lamarre-Condon, a NSW police constable, with two counts of murder.
Baird, who was also an AFL umpire, and Davies, a Qantas flight steward, were known as popular and kind-hearted young men with tributes for the missing pair flowing from their colleagues and friends.
NSW Police Detective Superintendent Danny Doherty did not suggest an alleged motive to reporters on Friday but said the relationship, which ended a few months ago, was an ‘obvious line of inquiry’.
He said there had been no ‘warning flags’ or complaints raised with police since the pair split but that in the course of their inquiries it has since ‘been documented that there was some worrying behaviour that has been alleged by family and friends’.
‘But that was never reported to police,’ he said.
Jesse Baird (left) and Luke Davies (right) have not been seen or heard from for a week
![The Channel 10 presenter and his new partner (pictured) went public with their relationship weeks ago but friends and family have told police they had concerns over his ex-partner](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/24/00/81615557-13119679-The_Channel_10_presenter_and_his_new_partner_pictured_went_publi-a-49_1708734984685.jpg)
The Channel 10 presenter and his new partner (pictured) went public with their relationship weeks ago but friends and family have told police they had concerns over his ex-partner
Lamarre-Condon, 28, handed himself into Bondi Police Station about 10.30am on Friday and appeared at Waverley Local Court that afternoon where he did not apply for bail.
Before joining the police force, where he worked in an unspecified specialist group, he ran online celebrity blogs and would track down Hollywood A-listers to get snaps with them.
The switch to policing was not as unusual as it might seem, with his mother and sister both having been officers with NSW Police.
According to court documents, Baird and Davies were both allegedly killed by Lamarre-Condon at Baird’s Paddington terrace house between 12.01am and 5.30pm on Monday.
The shooting allegedly occurred just hours after they were last seen alive at a pre-Mardi Gras party night on Sunday at the Beresford Hotel in Surry Hills.
Neighbours said they heard arguing from the Paddington house early on Monday morning.
Later on Monday evening, Lamarre-Condon hired a white Toyota HiAce van from Mascot and allegedly used it to dispose of the couple’s bodies, police said.
![A white Toyota HiAce police allege was used to transport the bodies of Mr Baird and Mr Davies was located at Grays Point near Cronulla. It is pictured being removed by police](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/24/00/81612739-13119679-A_white_Toyota_HiAce_police_believe_was_used_to_transport_the_bo-a-23_1708733849941.jpg)
A white Toyota HiAce police allege was used to transport the bodies of Mr Baird and Mr Davies was located at Grays Point near Cronulla. It is pictured being removed by police
![Constable Beau Lamarre-Condon (pictured) was charged with allegedly murdering flight attendant Luke Davies and former Channel 10 presenter Jesse Baird](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/24/00/81615555-13119679-Constable_Beau_Lamarre_Condon_pictured_was_charged_with_allegedl-a-51_1708734985126.jpg)
Constable Beau Lamarre-Condon (pictured) was charged with allegedly murdering flight attendant Luke Davies and former Channel 10 presenter Jesse Baird
Detectives believe Lamarre-Condon then returned the alleged murder weapon, a police issued Glock pistol, to a police station’s locked firearms safe on Tuesday.
He took sick leave from the NSW Police Force for the rest of the day and failed to return to work on Wednesday.
Police were first alerted to the missing pair after bloodied clothes and credit cards belonging to them were found in a Cronulla skip bin by a worker on Wednesday.
They then attended Davies’ Paddington house where they found pools of blood and a cartridge case from a pistol they have since allegedly matched to a police service weapon.
In the early stages of the investigation, Baird’s friends told police they were getting texts from him until after 11pm on Tuesday, leading police to suspect his phone had been kept and used after his alleged murder.
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Lamarre-Condon was charged after he handed himself into police at Bondi following a massive manhunt (Lamarre-Condon is pictured being led away for questioning by detectives)
![Police scour Baird's Paddington residence for clues this week after his bloodied clothes and credit cards were found in a Cronulla skip bin](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/24/00/81655595-13119679-image-m-30_1708734012663.jpg)
Police scour Baird’s Paddington residence for clues this week after his bloodied clothes and credit cards were found in a Cronulla skip bin
Baird and Davies only made their relationship public a matter of weeks ago, posting pictures to social media visiting a Hunter Valley winery and attending a Pink concert.
Ten reporter Lachlan Kennedy said Baird was a popular figure in the newsroom.
‘His talent was undeniable and energy infectious,’ he wrote on X.
‘For years we chatted footy, utes and country music, so because I can’t find the words right now, I’ll let Cody sing it.’
Kennedy included a link to American country music performer Cody Johnson’s song, Til You Can’t.
Mr Baird had worked as a presenter at the network since January 2017, including stints on children’s show Totally Wild and as a reporter for Studio 10.
10 News First host and Studio 10 colleague Narelda Jacobs struggled to get the words out when reporting on the alleged fatal shooting.
![10 News First Midday host Narelda Jacobs struggled through a news segment on the alleged murders on Friday](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/23/12/81625381-13117603-10_News_First_Midday_host_Narelda_Jacobs_struggled_through_a_bre-a-63_1708692406366.jpg)
10 News First Midday host Narelda Jacobs struggled through a news segment on the alleged murders on Friday
![The pair shared pictured of themselves attending a Hunter Valley winery and a Pink concert](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/24/00/81655605-13119679-image-a-33_1708734107936.jpg)
The pair shared pictured of themselves attending a Hunter Valley winery and a Pink concert
‘They are both much loved men with a wide circle of loved ones, family and friends who adore them,’ she said.
‘Luke of course has an enormously supportive workforce at Qantas, he was a flight attendant, and the same for Jesse at the AFL and here at Channel 10.
‘Our thoughts are with their loved ones, their colleagues, their friends and their families at this very traumatic time.’
Jacobs stumbled over her words during the report and her voice broke as she said an update would be provided later on Friday.
She uploaded the clip of the news report to her Instagram, acknowledging it was delivered ‘through a trembling voice’.
‘Honouring these two beautiful men on the darkest of days. Forever in our hearts Jesse Baird and Luke Davies,’ she wrote.
‘Our hearts are broken.’
National affairs editor and presenter at 10 News First, Hugh Riminton, also described Mr Baird as a ‘beloved young colleague’ in a post shared to X on Friday.
‘RIP my beloved young colleague, Jesse,’ Riminton wrote.
‘Happy with a new man – and that, it is being alleged, was the problem. Condolences also to the family and friends of Luke Davies. Many tears tonight.’
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Channel 10 star Hugh Riminton also paid tribute to Mr Baird on social media, describing him as a ‘beloved young colleague’ (pictured)
Fellow colleague and veteran presenter at Channel 10 Sandra Sully shared Riminton’s post with the caption, ‘newsroom heartbroken’ followed by three broken heart emojis.
The AFL said it was ‘deeply saddened to learn of the distressing news regarding umpire Jesse Baird and his partner Luke Davies’.
The entire AFL family’s thoughts are with both Jesse and Luke’s families, as well as our umpiring and broader team.’
The statement described Mr Baird as ‘a popular and respected member of our AFL umpiring family’ whose career spanned 62 AFL matches, including two finals.
Ten colleague Abbie Chatfield also shared a touching tribute to Mr Baird, explaining he was the first person she met when she started at the network.
The Australian media personality, TV host and radio presenter described Mr Baird as ‘lovely, kind and funny’.
‘I am so devastated to hear the news of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies. Working for Channel 10, we all crossed paths,’ she wrote.
‘He was lovely, kind and funny and gave me the time of day when I was just some girl from the bachelor and a lot of people didn’t really want to speak to me.’
Chatfield said she hoped ‘justice was served in the most severe way’.
‘This is not only a huge loss to those close to the two men, but for the queer community as a whole. Rest in peace,’ Chatfield wrote.
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Baird was also an umpire for the AFL having worked on more than 60 top level games
Det Supt Doherty said police had traced a bullet cartridge found at the scene and that there was other evidence he could ‘not discuss’.
‘(The cartidge) has now been physically matched to a NSW Police firearm and forms part of the evidence for the alleged facts to face court for this 28-year-old man.’
The bodies of Mr Baird and Mr Davies are yet to be found.
During his court appearance on Friday, Lamarre-Condon only looked up briefly to acknowledge the magistrate, and had no-one in court, either family or friends, to support him.
Lamarre-Condon did not apply for bail, via a legal-aid representative, and will appear again on April 23.
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