Jesse Baird and Luke Davies: Creepy detail about shallow grave where murder accused Beau Lamarre-Condon is said to have dumped the bodies
The bodies of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies lay hidden behind a pile of dirt on a quiet gravel path for days – with detectives likely passing the site several times as they investigated a nearby location during their week-long search for the two men.
Their remains were exhumed on Tuesday, more than a week after their alleged murder by Beau Lamarre-Condon – who ultimately decided to cooperate with police from behind bars after speaking with a lawyer..
Mr Lamarre-Condon – who was a senior officer in the NSW Police at the time of the alleged double murder but has since been dismissed without pay – is accused of using his police-issued Glock pistol to gun down the couple shooting at Baird’s rental terrace in Paddington, inner Sydney, on February 19.
The two men’s bloodied clothes were reportedly thrown into a bin in Cronulla, almost 20 miles away, before their bodies were hidden in surfboard bags.
Police allege Mr Lamarre-Condon then hired a white Toyota HiAce van from Sydney Airport and took the bodies about 180km south-west of Sydney to the small town of Bungonia, in the southern Tablelands, and placed them in a shallow grave on a fence. on the Jerraraweg.
Jesse Baird (left) and Luke Davies (right) are believed to have been murdered on February 19
Their bodies are said to have been buried under a pile of earth (photo, right of the police officer) along a road in Bungonia. Police are said to have unknowingly driven past the bodies several times earlier this week during a search of another building about 20 minutes to the south.
The temporary grave site was more of a gravel niche next to the entrance to the Greek Orthodox Holy Monastery of St. Fanourios Church.
The police are said to have unknowingly driven past the bodies several times earlier this week during a search of another building, about 20 minutes to the south.
A team of police officers searched the bushland surrounding the site for evidence on Wednesday, with the help of a sniffer dog, picks and rakes.
Several items found near the bodies have now been collected as part of the investigation.
Heartbroken relatives of Mr Baird, who traveled to the area from the highway, attended the scene under police guard on Tuesday evening.
Family members spent about 15 minutes with Mr. Baird’s body before driving away.
Beau Lamarre-Condon (pictured) is accused of shooting TV presenter Jesse Baird and his flight attendant friend Luke Davies
Meanwhile, shattered friends of Mr Baird and Mr Davies gathered at Bronte Beach for a vigil.
The bodies were then taken to Lidcombe mortuary, in Sydney’s west, while detectives remained at the scene in Bungonia.
Lamarre-Condon handed himself in at Bondi police station last Thursday before being charged with two counts of murder on Friday.
Police found the remains at 1pm on Tuesday and contacted the families of Baird and Davies shortly afterwards.
Lamarre-Condon’s case is before the judge.