New South Wales police have provided an update on the ongoing investigation into the alleged murders of Sydney couple Jesse Baird and his boyfriend Luke Davies, along with details concerning the man accused of their deaths - police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon.
Divers have initiated a search across multiple dams in the Southern Tablelands, a region just two hours away from Sydney, targeting the suspected resting places of Baird and Davies.
The search commenced on Sunday afternoon at a private property located on Hazelton Road in Bungonia, where authorities have established a new crime scene.
Investigators believe a white van, allegedly driven by Lamarre-Condon, was seen multiple times in the area, allegedly used to transport and dispose of the bodies.
According to police, Lamarre-Condon made several trips to this property between last Wednesday and Friday.
Accompanied by a female friend, he is said to have purchased an angle grinder and a padlock prior to visiting the rural site, believed by detectives to be the location where the bodies were discarded.
They say the items were used to break into the Bungonia property.
The police report the female acquaintance, who is currently assisting authorities, was left outside while Lamarre-Condon entered the property for approximately 30 minutes. A new padlock was then used to secure the gate upon his departure.
"The angle grinder was used to sever a padlock from the gate of that particular rural property and subsequently that padlock was replaced with a padlock purchased from the hardware store."
Authorities said Lamarre-Condon later bought weights and revisited the property alone.
"On Tuesday, February 20, we will allege that partial admissions were made by the accused to an acquaintance of having been involved in the death of two individuals," Hudson said.
"I can indicate that on that same day, the Wednesday, the accused, we believe, attended the Bungonia area with an acquaintance who was not involved in anything but has assisted police with their inquiries."
"It would appear that the accused has remained in the city area, still in control of the white HiAce van, before attending a further acquaintance's premises in the Newcastle area and without fully disclosing any criminality, asked access to a hose to clean that van,” said Hudson.
The woman involved has said to police she was unaware of Lamarre-Condon’s activities and intentions, and there is no current evidence implicating her in any wrongdoing.
The police allege Baird and his boyfriend Davies were murdered by Lamarre-Condon, a senior constable, in their Paddington home on the evening of February 19.
It's claimed Lamarre-Condon used his police-issue firearm and returned the weapon to police inventory the following day.
It's been reported gunshots were heard in the area during the time frame of the alleged murders.
Police revealed there were attempts to clean the crime scene in Paddington.
The last known sighting of the couple was on Monday last week, with activity recorded on Baird’s phone the following day.
According to 9News, Baird had shared concerns with friends about a mysterious figure at the foot of his bed in the months leading up to his disappearance. He didn't report it to police.
Hudson confirmed there had been a suspected break-in at Baird's home in recent months, which was not reported to police.
Lamarre-Condon has been charged with two counts of murder.
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