Jesse Baird and Luke Davies Murder: The NSW Police Officer Killer
The entire country of Australia was held hostage by a desperate search after the Sydney double murder of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies. On this episode, we delve into the chilling case of the former NSW Police Officer, Beau Lamarre-Condon, whose deadly obsession and tragic relationship led to a shocking disappearance and a killer hiding in plain sight. Hear the details of the terrifying 000 call and the dramatic turns in the ongoing legal case, including Beau Lamarre-Condon's controversial not guilty plea. This stark reminder of lives taken and power abused has captivated the nation.
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Mandy: [00:00:00] On the morning of February 19th, 2024, a terrifying triple zero call came in from a quiet Sydney neighborhood. An operator heard a struggle, a man shouting, and then silence. A few blocks away, life went on unaware that two young men full of potential had just been erased from the world.
The disappearance that followed would expose a tragic relationship, a deadly obsession, and a killer hiding in plain sight for days. The entire country was held hostage by a desperate search.
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Mandy: Hey guys, and welcome to the Moms and Mysteries podcast, a True Crime podcast featuring myself, Mandy, and my dear friend Melissa. Hi, Melissa.
Melissa: Hi Mandy. How are you?
Mandy: I am doing well. We actually just chit chatted for about half an hour before we started recording, so yeah, I feel like we're, we're peppy. We're into it. Well, we're always into doing the show.
We're into life today.
Melissa: Yeah. Sometimes we're only into the
Mandy: Yeah.
Melissa: is like, no thanks. Not interested. Yeah. Weather is beautiful. [00:01:00] For
those of you wondering. Absolutely gorgeous. It gets cooler next week in the mornings and I'm very excited about that. I know you are.
Um. I mean, I did see that there's about to be like a 10 inch snow storm in some places, so not that cold, but it'll be like not sweating when you
go outside at 7:00 AM
That'll be
Mandy: like it's about every October that we start saying, oh my gosh, it's already snowing somewhere and it's gonna be, we
Melissa: I'm shocked every time.
Mandy: right now. but yeah, the weather's been beautiful actually. I'm very looking forward to it being nice next week because my kids are off school.
I've mentioned before on the show that my kids get a week off of school every six weeks I've calculated. Um, it's either a a, a week off of school or it's a holiday break. and they also get lots of three day weekends. I don't, I don't understand how they're
Melissa: You are like, legally you should be in school more
than this.
Mandy: absolutely. but they're, they have a week break, uh, next week.
And then they go to school for about another six weeks, and then we have Thanksgiving. So [00:02:00] that's how it's going around here. But yeah, I'll, it'll be nice to have some nice weather just while they're home so they
can at least get outside and, tear up the yard instead of my
Melissa: Mm-hmm. I love it.
Mandy: All right, so we'll get into the story this week. So the story begins in Paddington, Sydney, Australia, and this is not some dark hidden corner of the city. Paddington is known for its beautiful historic terrace houses and its high-end boutiques, as well as its buzzing cafe culture, which is something that I wish I had access to, to tell you the truth.
Cafe culture sounds so lovely.
Melissa: and even just like walking like. I could walk my neighborhood, but
I'm not gonna get anywhere to the other side of my neighborhood.
I'll just
Mandy: I wish, I absolutely wish, this really isn't affluent area. It's lined with trees. It's an inner city suburb, and life is generally very peaceful. It's the last place that you would ever expect the sounds of a struggle or gunshots to ring out. But just before 10:00 AM on Monday, [00:03:00] February 19th, 2024, that piece was shattered.
A call came into the Australian emergency line from the phone of a 29-year-old named Luke Davies. The operator heard something terrifying. It was a man shouting, get out, get out, and then the line went dead. Four minutes after that call was disconnected, neighbors reported hearing what they thought were gunshots.
Luke's House would soon become the center of one of Australia's most shocking murder investigations. But before we get into that unimaginable darkness, we have to spend time on the light. That was Jesse and Luke,
Melissa: Let's start with Jesse Allen Baird. He was born in Melbourne, either 1996 or 1997. I saw a few different things, but Jesse was pure Australian energy and his friends and family talk about him in these effusive, wonderful terms that he was vivacious and infectious and very driven. His childhood was marked by love for performance, a flare for the dramatic, and a passion for sports, which sounds like he [00:04:00] was really a good time. I think like
Mandy: Vivacious. If my friends described to me as vivacious, I would be like so flattered. I'd be like, wow.
Melissa: Mandy, you're vivacious.
I'll give it to you.
Yeah, you're welcome. He was also a talented Australian rules football player, but he actually found his true niche on the field as an A FL umpire. if you're not familiar with the A FL get in line. 'cause I wasn't either.
But it is a really big deal. It's a fast, physically demanding game. And to be an umpire at that level takes serious athleticism as well as quick thinking and nerves of steel. He actually umpired more than 60 games in the A FL, which is a huge commitment, and it speaks to his () discipline.
Mandy: I don't know anything about the A FL, the NFL or any other sporting. Organization,
Melissa: The fact that you couldn't come up with another one tells me that.
Mandy: facts. So this [00:05:00] was really an interesting career path because It did require Jesse to be constantly on television and in the public eye, and he was managing intense pressure and constant scrutiny from these very passionate fans, and it was this visibility that eventually propelled him into the media world.
He became a network, 10 presenter, and he worked on shows like Studio 10. He was very handsome and charming. He was articulate, and he was becoming a household name in sports media. Friend said that he was always chasing that next big opportunity. He was always smiling and always connecting. He was absolutely meant for the spotlight, but he was also very grounded and authentic.
Jesse was one of those guys who genuinely just loved other people and people genuinely loved him. so his dream in life, you know, his actual goal wasn't just to be a TV star, it was about building a comfortable and fun life, and that's exactly what he was doing in Sydney.
Melissa: Then there's Luke Davies. He was born in 1994 [00:06:00] and Luke brought a different type of grounded light to the relationship. Luke was a Quantas flight attendant, and this wasn't really just a job for him. It was a core part of his identity. He had this deep seated passion for travel and connecting with people from every walk of life. You can tell people who are flight attendants who
love it and love like traveling and interacting with people, and then there are people that don't. But it sounds like Luke. Absolutely. Did
Mandy: And Melissa, I don't know if you had ever heard of Qantas Airlines. I really, it, it rung a bell to me, and it took me a minute to figure out like, where have I seen this?
Where have I heard of it? Well, I've seen it on the internet. Duh. Because this is like a very, this is not the airline that I fly
Melissa: Mm-hmm. This isn't the one. They board you by A, B, and C
Mandy: no.
Melissa: and you fight for your spot. Okay.
Mandy: No. Yeah, but they have beds. Like you can lay down, you can get comfortable. You got like a whole cabin. You get a sleeping, like you get everything. You get a television to watch.
Melissa, this is your airline. This is the one that you
Melissa: Okay.
Mandy: on.[00:07:00]
Melissa: I'm not that bougie, but it does sound like you would have more leg room there.
Mandy: For sure.
Melissa: in that case, I'm all about it.
Mandy: Yeah. So I mean, it sounds like, honestly, if, like you were saying, some flight attendants really love the job and some really, you know, they find it really tough and hectic. But I feel like if you were going to be a flight attendant, this probably wasn't the worst airline to work for.
Melissa: Absolutely. Luke's friend group was also massive and they were all pretty united in how they described him. They said he was just like the light and love and laughter of everyone around him. He was the kind of person who was humble and beautiful and deeply kind, and he had a way of making people feel seen. He'd spend his days soaring across continents and then come home to Paddington to see his friends and to see Jesse. He had worked for Tiger Air Australia for seven years
before joining Qantas. Tiger Air was really like family to him, and he just had this thing about him, as his friend said, that really just touched So many people.
Mandy: So they were just really this amazing power couple that was [00:08:00] on the rise. They had only been dating for a few months, but things were very serious. Jesse was staying at Luke's Paddington home more and more frequently, and they were just in that early stage of a committed relationship where everything feels really exciting and full of possibility.
They were building their world together in this like vibrant city of Sydney. But that safety and that promise, you know, to continue life together was completely obliterated by the obsession of one man. This is a man who had already proven that he was willing to cross every ethical and professional boundary to maintain control over Jesse.
And this is where the story shifts from, you know, these beautiful, bright lives of Jesse and Luke to the toxic and controlling darkness of Bo Lamar Condon.
Melissa: Bo and Jesse had dated for a few months back in 2023, and their relationship was described as being on again, off again.
But what is crystal clear in the end is that when Jesse finally walked away in late 2023, it [00:09:00] didn't end well. Beau simply was not able to accept this rejection, and this isn't some heartbroken guy. This is a man with a massive ego and really a need to control others, and the ego was really enormous. Bo wasn't just a police officer, he was a walking performance. He had actually joined the NSW Police Force in 2019, but his real passion was celebrity culture. He actually ran a celebrity blog and his social media was an absolute graveyard of selfies With a-listers like Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Selena Gomez, and everyone's favorite astronaut, Katie Perry. He used his position as a police officer, this position of public trust and authority to really facilitate these encounters. So he would show up at events, flashes, badge, and. He was able to pose with these stars. He was someone that was really chasing fame, and when he dated Jesse, he had this partner who also existed in the [00:10:00] media spotlight, which fed that public persona
that he was kind of desperate to cultivate. So when Jesse ended their relationship, Bo lost not just a partner, but a massive piece of his public brand.
Mandy: Which is so crazy because now honestly, in the day and age that we live in, so many people are Instagram famous, or TikTok famous, or influencer famous. You know, and you see a lot of these influencers that do get in relationships with each other, or they have relationships going on. it's weird to watch like a TikTok breakup or something, but it's, it's crazy to consider like that.
That's actually such a much more common thing now in today's society. If you're in a relationship with someone and you are like, if you helped them get big on social media and then they lose that, like it's just another thing that can upset someone, uh, in this kind of a situation, which is crazy 'cause we never had to think about anything like that before.
Melissa: No.
Mandy: So that's really how this escalated into something predatory and it became about revenge [00:11:00] and control. Friends of Jesse's were terrified for him, and they reported that Bo had been relentlessly stalking him The most damning allegations involve Bo, allegedly using his access to confidential police databases, specifically the computerized operational policing system, which is.
Interestingly, uh, acronym cops.
Um,
Melissa: just smart.
Mandy: I know,
Melissa: That's great branding.
Mandy: know, I love that. I love an acronym. he was using this to track Jesse's location and his movements. So every time Jesse checked in somewhere, every time a police interaction was logged, Bo could allegedly pull up all that information.
He breached the sacred trust of his office to terrify his ex-partner, which is. Just horrifying to think about. And this is just really calculated abuse and not many domestic violence victims have to face that level of it. You know, where your abuser does even have access to that type of information.
So this was just one of those cases [00:12:00] where it was just like, wow, this is a lot and uh, it's terrifying. But this behavior ended up becoming premeditation. We're gonna get into more of the story after a quick break to hear a word from the Sweet Sponsors.
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Melissa: Now back to the episode. So before the break, we were learning a little more about Jesse and Beau's relationship and how Beau was using his police connections to do some really nefarious things. We know now thanks to the work. Of the investigators exactly how Bo was [00:14:00] setting the stage for this double murder. On Friday, February 16th, three days before the shooting, Bo allegedly went to Miranda Police Station in South Sydney and he signed out. His police force issued Glock pistol from storage and. The reasoning he gave, I guess he had to fill something out. He stated that he needed it for a protest activity that was scheduled for Sunday, February 18th. Whether or not he actually worked that event is unclear, but what is clear is that he obtained the service weapon and did not return it.
He took this weapon home with him and he ensured that he had the capability to carry out his dark plan before Jesse and Luke even spent their final weekend together.
Mandy: So the narrative the police later presented in court was chilling. Bo intended to target Jesse and Luke Davies was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time, and essentially was just a collateral victim of this killer's fixation. On Jesse. On the night of Sunday, February 18th, [00:15:00] Jesse and Luke were enjoying a quiet night at Luke's Paddington home.
Bo armed with the Glock that he brought, allegedly used a key to gain access to Jesse's inner city share house forensic evidence later pointed to the worst possible outcome. Jesse and Luke were murdered inside the home, likely shortly after 9:50 AM when the shots were heard. The triple zero call from Luke's phone at 9:54 AM was a final desperate attempt for help.
That failed. The phone line disconnected before the operator could connect and gather information. The police did dispatch a patrol car to the area in response to that disconnected triple zero call, but because they lacked the specific actionable details, you know, they didn't have an exact address, they had no confirmed threat.
The patrol car was unable to pinpoint the exact issue and therefore. Didn't do anything, and you also understand, because police can't just go breaking down people's doors
to see if they're okay, obviously. No, you don't want that either. Um, it's not safe for anyone [00:16:00] but you hear a lot or the police will be like, well, I drove by and everything looked normal.
Like, what would you, what could I have done? Or what should I have done? Um, that wouldn't have then been me committing, you know, like it's. At that point, there's not a lot that the officer can do if they don't see anything that looks suspicious.
Melissa: right.
the period immediately following the murder really showcases this terrifying advantage that Bo possessed as a police officer. He had the knowledge and training to orchestrate, really a sophisticated coverup. He knew forensic procedures and he knew police response patterns, so he knew how to create distance from a crime scene. So later on Monday, February 19th, the very day he allegedly committed the murders, Bo began phase one of his cov. coverup. He drove to the Sydney airport and allegedly rented a large unmistakable vehicle.
It was one of those huge white vans, and he needed this vehicle that would be big enough for him to move two bodies and really all the evidence. He had, [00:17:00] and he didn't stop there. He immediately goes into identity theft and deception mode using Jesse's phone to really muddy the waters for investigators.
So police alleged that Bo deleted text messages from Jesse's phone and then concocted this cruel and elaborate lie. He allegedly was posing as Jesse and he was texting Luke's friends and flatmates with this fabricated story that Luke was moving to Perth. This was meant to explain Luke's imminent disappearance and stop anyone from raising a, you know, missing person alarm for Luke while Jesse's absence could really be chalked up to him leaving Sydney for work. So it, it's, at least, it's not gonna buy him a year, but it's gonna buy him a little bit of time. Right.
Mandy: Right.
Melissa: So it's this level of cold calculated cruelty that really I just hate because he's using the victim's own identities to cover up their murder
Mandy: So the investigation didn't really get going until February 21st, which is two days after the [00:18:00] murders, and that was thanks to a civilian's discovery In a suburb of Sydney Over 30 miles away from the Paddington crime scene. Someone made a horrifying discovery in a dumpster. They found bloody clothing, credit cards, and personal items that belonged to both Jesse and Luke, So this discovery immediately triggered a missing person's investigation and the homicide squad was finally notified. When detectives went to the Paddington home, they confirmed the worst. They found a significant amount of blood that was consistent with a fatal incident And they also found the bullet that was fired from B'S gun. The crime scene really was horrific to see.
Melissa: Meanwhile, though, Bo was hundreds of miles away deep into his attempt to dispose of the bodies, the investigation was able to piece together this frantic and erratic journey across New South Wales. So on February 21st, police alleged that Bo drives this white. Down south and he's Traveling to this rural property near Goldberg. [00:19:00] So this property was known to him. But this is one of the strangest details, and I don't understand this and let me know if you do, but he was actually accompanied by an acquaintance, actually a female friend who. Police firmly believe this lady is totally innocent. She has no idea what she was involved in. Um, but he was with her and the two bodies in the van, I guess, and he stopped at a hardware store en route and bought an angle grinder and a new padlock. So when they arrived at this property that he had some kind of knowledge of, he allegedly used this angle grinder to cut
the existing padlock off the gate, and
he, I guess, dropped his.
Friend off there and said, wait here. Um, and he went inside the property with the van for about 30 minutes.
Mandy: That's not weird.
Melissa: Not at all.
Mandy: So then he returned to the car and they drove back towards Sydney. But his plan was really about to come unraveling. The police alleged that during the drive back be started to get really worried, and he became suspicious that his [00:20:00] little acquaintance that was with him may have seen something or suspected his actions and his suspicions really led to the darkest part of the coverup.
Later that night, he allegedly returned to the same area that he was at earlier to move those bodies again, he felt the need to create another deeper layer of concealment, and he really just completely undid his first attempt at disposing of these bodies and started over
Melissa: Doesn't that just seem like a way to scatter evidence everywhere,
like you're just going more places, which you would think he would know not to
Mandy: Right. For sure.
Melissa: not.
Mandy: But he continued to move around. The police believed that he left that town around 4:30 AM on Thursday drove to New Castle, which is a major city far north of Sydney. He met with a different acquaintance there who was a former police officer, and he asked this person for access to a hose to clean up the white van.
But of course, he's still not disclosing his terrible crimes, but he's. [00:21:00] Trying to scrub the evidence from the scene So the police would later send divers to search in the waterways in the Newcastle suburbs, and they were trying to recover any evidence that he may have discarded in them.
At this point, Bo was all over the place, though. He was covering hundreds of miles. He was just, like you said, you're going from place to place all over, though, to destroy evidence and to dispose of evidence, and just to try and get away with this.
Melissa: So while Bo was planning this insane cross state game of cleanup and concealment, the families were living an unimaginable nightmare. The disappearance of Jesse and Luke went public on Thursday, February 22nd, and the public immediately recognized Jesse from his a FL and Network 10 work. This story then exploded into national news, and the pressure on the NSW police force was immediate and overwhelming. So they put out a massive appeal for information. knowing that they were in a race against time, especially since [00:22:00] their own officer ended up being the prime suspect and there were tributes that began pouring in.
Outside of Luke's Paddington home, there were flowers that were stacked on the steps. People left candles and a FL shirt and Jesse's honor and a maroon Quantas uniform scarf, along with small model planes. These are just symbols of their two very vibrant lives. A card signed, a neighbor read terribly sorry that your lives have been taken so young. Impossible to imagine the grief of your families. RIP together. So the city was really just watching, waiting and grieving this future that they didn't even know they were invested in until it was stolen.
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Melissa: Now back to the episode.
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Mandy: So before the break we were talking about how Bo Lamar Condon was really traveling hundreds of miles all over different parts of Australia trying to dispose of evidence that he had murdered two people, and Luke. But finally on [00:23:00] Friday, February 23rd, Bo made his final move. He drove back to Sydney, and in a move that surprises me, he turned himself in at the Bondi Police Station. He was wearing a black t-shirt and a cap Just a few hours later, He was processed at the police station and formally charged with two counts of murder.
The white Toyota van, which was the instrument of his coverup, was quickly located by the police in the southern Sydney suburb of Grays Point. But the trauma wasn't over. The charges were filed, but the bodies were still missing, and for four agonizing days, Bo refused to cooperate fully, and he was essentially holding the location of Jesse and Luke's remains hostage.
Police launched desperate searches across multiple properties, and they wasted critical resources prolonging the torment of the families, all because Bo would not speak. It was only after detectives interviewed [00:24:00] him while he was on remand at Silverwater jail, that he finally provided the critical information that they needed.
Melissa: So on Tuesday, February 27th, the worst fears were really confirmed and police found the bodies of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies at a second rural property in Bunya. They found their bodies inside separate surfboard bags, along a fence line. The killer had attempted a final grim concealment covering them with rock and debris, with this makeshift grave. They were found just days after what would've been Jesse's father's birthday. The physical evidence, the bodies in the surfboard bags confirmed the level of planning and really cold detachment that was involved in their disposal. Their families were notified, and Jesse's father, sister, and mother, along with Luke's family finally had an answer, but of course, that only brings on the deepest grief. The official police announcement made by Commissioner Karen Webb confirmed what
everyone already knew. [00:25:00] Quote, we are very confident we have located Luke and Jesse, and this was really just this moment of national mourning.
Mandy: So the immediate aftermath was dominated by two things. There was profound grief, and there was also rage at the system that allowed this to happen. The funerals were. Intensely emotional Jesse's service was held in Melbourne and mourners were asked to wear bright colors to celebrate his vibrant life.
This is a nod to the light that he carried, balloons, spelled out his name, that were on the stage, and there were a lot of photos displayed of him smiling, and everyone released bubbles at the end of the service. Luke service was held in Queensland in April, and it was equally as emotional.
His friends and family reiterated that he was a brother to many. He was humble. He was a beautiful man who touched countless lives across the world as a flight attendant.
Melissa: and the grief the families were experiencing quickly turned into demands for accountability, not just from the [00:26:00] killer, but of course for the institution. He represented This crime really became a massive public and political crisis for the NSW Police Force.
Bo was for a period, the first serving NSW police officer to be charged with murder in several decades. And the allegations him using a police gun, accessing databases and leveraging police knowledge for a coverup were a complete breakdown of trust. So police commissioner Karen Webb was immediately put under intense pressure. She had to go in front of the media and she was constantly grilled on how Bo was able to keep his service weapon while off duty. Despite, I guess, alleged behavioral issues that he was having, she was forced to admit that there would be a full internal review into Officer Weapon management. That internal review led to a crucial systemic change that Jesse and Luke's case forced onto the force. The police union, the commission, and the state government were forced to overhaul their weapons policy, [00:27:00] and so these new rules required officers to securely store their firearms at police stations went off duty unless they had a very specific justifiable reason to keep them at home. The fact that this policy was really necessary, the fact that a murderer
actually forced this change really speaks volumes about what happened. But I also think it speaks to the Australian government and their police department to have made these changes. But the community was really demanding to know why somebody with this police badge should ever shield or facilitate abuse.
And
Bo was officially removed from the NSW Police Force in mid-March, weeks after he was charged. That part I was kind of surprised with. I was like, we're not gonna take him off yet,
Mandy: Yeah. Yeah. So the annual Sydney Mardi Gras was held shortly after the murders and the tragedy just hung heavy Over the event there, there was a huge push for change, and there were many demanding that police not march in uniform to show [00:28:00] solidarity with the community, who, of course, felt deeply betrayed.
The event, which should have been a celebration of love and identity, became more of a solemn moment of remembrance and advocacy for Jesse and Luke. There were memorials and vigils held in Green Park that were organized with the blessing of the families, and those served as a call for accountability and a recognition of violence within same sex relationships.
So the fight for justice is far from over in court. Bo was formally charged with two counts of domestic violence related murder, and one count of aggravated breaking and entering, And when it came time for Bo to go to the courtroom, he pleaded not guilty for both counts of murder. He actually interrupted the court, uh, via video link, and he went on this whole rant about prosecutors and police, and claimed that he had previously offered to plead guilty to one charge of manslaughter, but he was rejected and he also made some serious unfounded claims of misconduct and corruption [00:29:00] against the NSW Police and the Director of Public Prosecutions.
He very defiantly stated to the judge. I will not be silenced and demanded that the trial not be closed to the public because he wanted people to know, quote unquote, the truth.
Melissa: Hmm. Whether this is a sign of genuine remorse or a desperate play for public sympathy, or honestly just narcissism is for the jury to decide, but for the families, it's another layer of disrespect and drama that was imposed on this tragedy, The legal process is currently set and B'S Trial has been set down for September of 2026. Until then, though, the case remains this stark reminder of the beautiful lives that were taken and the obsession that drove a man to use his power to stalk and kill. Jesse Baird and Luke Davies. This episode is. Takes place in Australia.
So we wanted to make sure we gave the domestic or dating violence, hotline number in Australia, it's 1-800-RESPECT, which
is 1 807 3 7 7 3 [00:30:00] 2.
Or you can text 0 4 5 8 7 3 7 7 3 2. Um, in the US we have 1-800-799-SAFE, which is 1 807 9 9 7 2 3 3. Or you can text start 2 8 8 7 8 8. And of course we'll be following this trial.
set to take place next year and. Just in the last five days there's been updates on just BO'S behavior and just the things
he's saying and wants to stay in court and just making these big movements. So, it's very interesting that he brought 'em to the bodies and is now saying not guilty. So
Mandy: Yeah, definitely is.
It'll be interesting to see how that one plays out.
Thank you so much for listening to the episode this week. We will be back next week. Same time, same place. New story.
Melissa: I have a great week.
Mandy: Bye.
