Friend Tells Beau Lamarre-Condon Jury She Drank Champagne As He Cleaned Van After Moving Bodies

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A friend of Beau Lamarre-Condon has told his double murder trial she sat on the footpath drinking champagne while he scrubbed the van used to transport Jesse Baird and Luke Davies’ bodies, after arriving unexpectedly at her home.

The woman, giving evidence under the pseudonym Fiona Rosso, became emotional in the NSW Supreme Court today as she described the visit, which happened days after the alleged murders.

Rosso said she was unpacking groceries and drinking champagne when Lamarre-Condon arrived and began crying.

“He started crying and he said words like, ‘I’m saying goodbye, I’ve come to say goodbye’,” she told the jury.

“I was like, ‘He’s going to kill himself.’”

She said he told her he had “done something bad” and asked whether she had seen the news. Police had by then publicly announced their investigation into Baird and Davies’ disappearance.

According to Rosso, Lamarre-Condon asked her to look up the definition of schizophrenia online. She said he described having an out-of-body experience and being unable to control his actions.

She later sat outside with her champagne while he cleaned the rear of the van.

“I didn’t look into the van at all,” she said.

“I just remember sitting there thinking, ‘What the fuck.’”

Rosso told the court she tried to make the situation feel normal because she was afraid of how Lamarre-Condon might respond or whether he would retaliate against her.

She said he spoke about travelling for two-and-a-half hours with another female friend to dispose of the bodies in a dam.

He also allegedly described a previous visit to Baird’s Sydney home during which he had shown Baird his police firearm. Rosso said Lamarre-Condon told her Baird accidentally fired it, leaving a hole that needed patching.

“I was like, ‘Oh my god, you’re basically telling me that you’ve killed Jesse,’” she told the jury.

Rosso also testified that Lamarre-Condon’s mother sent him a text containing the words “hot chocolate”, which meant police had visited her home.

The court heard Lamarre-Condon had visited Rosso roughly a week before the alleged killings to practise lines for an acting class. She said he departed from the script and asked whether she would help him bury a body, but she did not take the question literally.

Rosso also recounted a message Lamarre-Condon sent after Baird blocked him, in which he accused Baird of being manipulative and playing with his feelings.

“You strung me along and emotionally destroyed me,” the message read.

“You intentionally hurt people and don’t have respect for anybody but yourself.”

The court heard Baird had blocked Lamarre-Condon months before the alleged murders after discovering he had lied about receiving flowers in an Instagram post. Lamarre-Condon allegedly involved his mother in concealing that lie.

The Beau Lamarre-Condon trial

Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to murdering Baird, his former partner, and Davies in 2024. Their bodies were found inside surfboard bags at a rural property.

He maintains he acted in self-defence after going to the terrace to collect his belongings. Prosecutors rejected his offer to plead guilty to Baird’s manslaughter.

The prosecution alleges Lamarre-Condon planned Baird’s killing out of jealousy and obsession, shooting him at close range before killing Davies to prevent him being a witness.

The trial continues before Justice Natalie Adams.