Sydney Jury Hears Prison Tape Where Accused Cites $10,000 Gun

A hidden audio recording of a prison visit has been played to a jury in Sydney.

The conversation took place in December 2025 between Beau Lamarre-Condon and a friend whose identity is not public. Lamarre-Condon, 31, faces two murder charges and one count of aggravated break and enter. He is accused of shooting Jesse Baird and Luke Davies at Baird's home in Paddington on 19 February 2024. He pleaded not guilty to all counts.

The friend first testified last Friday. He told the court that Lamarre-Condon admitted to killing the two men. The accused described the act as an "out-of-body experience" and then tried to treat it as a joke. On Monday, the friend returned to the stand and the recording was played for the jury.

The audio begins with Lamarre-Condon asking his friend to turn around to check for a wire. The friend replies, "You're so paranoid," and tells him to calm down. The friend complains that Lamarre-Condon put him in a difficult position and called him dumb. Lamarre-Condon responds, "You're not dumb OK," and adds that his friend is "not self aware in the way that I am."

Lamarre-Condon disputes parts of the friend's police statement. He says the friend is wrong to recall him claiming Davies was killed to eliminate a witness. Instead, the accused says he acted in self-defense. The friend interrupts, saying, "Don't you dare switch up."

Regarding the break and enter charge, Lamarre-Condon argues he was not breaking and entering because Baird had a key cut for him. He calls the entry trespass but says it is normal to return to a former partner's home to collect items. He says he did not knock to avoid an apprehended violence order but called out hello after entering.

Lamarre-Condon states, "If I had planned to do this mate, I'd be cool, calm, collected." He says he would have had cleaning supplies ready and would not have used a police firearm. He adds that he could have bought another gun for $10,000. He also mentions testing his gun's volume at Royal National Park in early 2024 because he planned to take his own life there due to suicidality from work trauma. The friend is heard threatening to leave multiple times, saying, "What you're telling me mightn't be the truth." Justice Natalie Adams is presiding over the trial, which continues today.