Mysterious Signal message from ‘Bob’ was sent to Beau Lamarre-Condon’s Hinge date – a month before Jesse Baird and Luke Davies’ bodies were found on family’s property
Beau Lamarre-Condon’s former Hinge date told a murder trial he received missed calls and a Signal message from someone called “Bob” about a month before police said Jesse Baird and Luke Davies’ bodies were on his father’s property. The testimony adds detail to the timeline and the pair’s relationship before the two men were found dead.
Michael Cella said he dated Lamarre-Condon from March to November 2023, including a stay at his father’s Bungonia property, about 200 kilometres south of Sydney. He said he blocked Lamarre-Condon in January 2024, then received the calls and message on 26 January; police contacted him on 25 February, and the bodies were found two days later. The court also heard a ballistics expert say a recreated shot through Baird’s bedroom door matched the original bullet hole, while Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
- A former date described a Signal message from “Bob” on 26 January.
- Police later told him the bodies might be on his father’s property.
- A ballistics expert said a test shot matched a hole in Baird’s door.
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The case concerns the deaths of Jesse Baird, a television presenter, and Luke Davies, his partner. Beau Lamarre-Condon, a former police officer who had been in a relationship with Baird, is charged with their murders and has pleaded not guilty.
The trial is examining the people and events connected to the case. Michael Cella told the court he dated Lamarre-Condon in 2023 and visited his father’s property in Bungonia, south of Sydney. Evidence about their contact and the property helps establish the background and timeline being considered by the court.
The case matters because a jury must decide whether the prosecution has proved the charges beyond reasonable doubt. Witness accounts and expert evidence are being tested in court, and the charges remain allegations unless proved.