The Trial: Australia

A friend of Beau Lamarre-Condon has told the court that the former police officer arrived outside his work and told him he had killed two people, before asking him to help clean up.But in a secretly recorded prison conversation played to the jury, Lamarre-Condon challenged his friend’s account, saying he had misheard him.In this episode, Wayne and Stephen examine the friend’s testimony about the months before and days after Jesse Baird and Luke Davies died, including claims that he watched Lamarre-Condon fire his gun in the Royal National Park, and that he searched for somewhere to dispose of bloody clothes. However, the defence challenged the friend’s memory, credibility and understanding of what happened. The friend denied giving false evidence.Beau Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one count of aggravated break and enter. His defence maintains that Jesse and Luke died during separate struggles involving his police-issued gun.The Trial: Australia is part of The Crime Desk. Subscribe today for ad-free listening, early access to new shows, exclusive bonus episodes and complete access to our true-crime podcast collection. Visit thecrimedesk.com for more information.Follow us on Tiktok @TheCrimeDeskFollow us on instagram @TheTrialPodSubscribe to our YouTube channel @TheCrimeDeskClick here to sign up to The Crime Desk's weekly newsletter. It's free and packed with exclusive interviews, expert insight, and gripping deep dive investigations from across the world. Email us thetrial@dailymail.comWhatsapp us +447796657512 (start your message with ‘Trial’)Presenters: Wayne Flower and Stephen GibbsProducer: Sam MorrisCreative Director: Caroline CheethamProduction Manager: Vittoria CecchiniA Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Friends of Jesse Baird have reported receiving text messages from him in the days after he died. Now, a friend of Beau Lamarre-Condon has alleged in court that she was asked to dispose of a phone, which he claimed contained stolen police files.The court has also heard from another of Beau Lamarre-Condon’s friends, who claims she agreed to go on a drive with the former police officer. She said she did not know that they would be gone for hours; or that the bodies of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies were supposedly in the back of the van, as prosecutors have alleged.Beau Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to two charges of murder and one of aggravated break and enter. His defence maintains that Jesse Baird and Luke Davies both died in separate struggles involving his police issued gun.The Trial: Australia is part of The Crime Desk. Subscribe today for ad-free listening, early access to new shows, exclusive bonus episodes and complete access to our true-crime podcast collection. Visit thecrimedesk.com for more information.Follow us on Tiktok @TheCrimeDeskFollow us on instagram @TheTrialPodSubscribe to our YouTube channel @TheCrimeDeskClick here to sign up to The Crime Desk's weekly newsletter. It's free and packed with exclusive interviews, expert insight, and gripping deep dive investigations from across the world.Email us thetrial@dailymail.comWhatsapp us +447796657512 (start your message with ‘Trial’)Presenters: Wayne Flower and Stephen GibbsProducer: Sam MorrisCreative Director: Caroline CheethamProduction Manager: Vittoria CecchiniA Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jesse Baird and Luke Davies were missing for over a week. Now, a detective’s emotional testimony reveals how the search for the two men ended at a rural New South Wales property.In this episode Wayne and Stephen examine all the new evidence heard in Beau Lamarre-Condon’s double murder trial, from his conversations with a police colleague about ammunition and gunshots, to the bloodstained belongings, fingerprints and DNA recovered during the investigation. Beau Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one count of aggravated break and enter. His defence says the men died during separate struggles involving his police-issued pistol.The Trial: Australia is part of The Crime Desk. Subscribe today for ad-free listening, early access to new shows, exclusive bonus episodes and complete access to our true-crime podcast collection. Visit thecrimedesk.com for more information.Follow us on Tiktok @TheCrimeDeskFollow us on instagram @TheTrialPodSubscribe to our YouTube channel @TheCrimeDeskClick here to sign up to The Crime Desk's weekly newsletter. It's free and packed with exclusive interviews, expert insight, and gripping deep dive investigations from across the world. Email us thetrial@dailymail.comWhatsapp us +447796657512 (start your message with ‘Trial’)Presenters: Wayne Flower and Stephen GibbsProducer: Sam MorrisCreative Director: Caroline CheethamProduction Manager: Vittoria CecchiniA Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jesse Baird’s housemates thought it was strange when two surfboard bags appeared in their backyard. They didn’t open the bags, and believed the pool of red liquid may have been a mixture of water and rust from the outdoor furniture.They had no idea that the bags contained the bodies of Jesse, and his boyfriend Luke Davies.The surfboard bags stayed in the backyard overnight. When the housemates checked the following morning, they were gone.In this episode, Wayne and Stephen examine the testimony of Jesse Baird’s housemates, both of whom gave evidence at the trial of Beau Lamarre-Condon. They also break down the evidence given by a detective who was a close friend of Beau Lamarre-Condon, who claimed he asked her strange questions about tracking phones and hire cars before Jesse and Luke’s disappearance.Beau Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to two charges of murder and one of aggravated break and enter. His defence says that Jesse and Luke both died in separate struggles involving Beau Lamarre-Condon’s police issued gun.The Trial: Australia is part of The Crime Desk. Subscribe today for ad-free listening, early access to new shows, exclusive bonus episodes and complete access to our true-crime podcast collection. Visit thecrimedesk.com for more information.Follow us on Tiktok @TheCrimeDeskFollow us on instagram @TheTrialPodSubscribe to our YouTube channel @TheCrimeDeskClick here to sign up to The Crime Desk's weekly newsletter. It's free and packed with exclusive interviews, expert insight, and gripping deep dive investigations from across the world.Email us thetrial@dailymail.comWhatsapp us +447796657512 (start your message with ‘Trial’)Presenters: Wayne Flower and Stephen GibbsProducer: Sam MorrisCreative Director: Caroline CheethamProduction Manager: Vittoria CecchiniA Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“What would you do if I told you I killed somebody?...Would you help me hide the body?” Those were the words a former friend of Beau Lamarre-Condon claims he said over dinner months before Jesse Baird and Luke Davies were killed. Beau Lamarre-Condon is currently on trial accused of murdering the couple, which he denies. He maintains that both men died during separate struggles involving his police issued gun.In this episode, Wayne and Stephen examine the claims coming from friends of Jesse Baird and Beau Lamarre-Condon, which the jury heard over the last week. They also discuss the disturbing forensic evidence from inside Jesse’s home, including hidden bloodstains and an allegedly covered bullet hole.The Trial: Australia is part of The Crime Desk. Subscribe today for ad-free listening, early access to new shows, exclusive bonus episodes and complete access to our true-crime podcast collection. Visit thecrimedesk.com for more information.Follow us on Tiktok @TheCrimeDeskFollow us on instagram @TheTrialPodSubscribe to our YouTube channel @TheCrimeDeskClick here to sign up to The Crime Desk's weekly newsletter. It's free and packed with exclusive interviews, expert insight, and gripping deep dive investigations from across the world. Email us thetrial@dailymail.comWhatsapp us +447796657512 (start your message with ‘Trial’)Presenters: Wayne Flower and Stephen GibbsProducer: Sam MorrisCreative Director: Caroline CheethamProduction Manager: Vittoria CecchiniA Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former NSW police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon is accused of fatally shooting television presenter Jesse Baird and his partner, Luke Davies, at Baird’s Sydney home.Beau Lamarre-Condon and Jesse Baird had previously been involved in a relationship. Prosecutors allege that after it ended, the former police officer developed an obsessive fixation with the presenter. They claim that fixation culminated in Beau Lamarre-Condon entering Jesse Baird’s home disguised as an Uber Eats rider, shooting him and his new partner with a police-issued pistol.Beau Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one count of aggravated break and enter. His defence claims the men died during separate struggles involving the gun.In this first episode covering the highly anticipated trial of Beau Lamarre-Condon, Wayne is joined by court reporter Stephen Gibbs to break down what has emerged during the opening days of proceedings, using voice actors recreating key moments from inside the courtroom.The Trial: Australia is part of The Crime Desk. Subscribe today for ad-free listening, early access to new shows, exclusive bonus episodes and complete access to our true-crime podcast collection. Visit thecrimedesk.com for more information.Follow us on Tiktok @TheCrimeDeskFollow us on instagram @TheTrialPodSubscribe to our YouTube channel @TheCrimeDeskClick here to sign up to The Crime Desk's weekly newsletter. It's free and packed with exclusive interviews, expert insight, and gripping deep dive investigations from across the world. Email us thetrial@dailymail.comWhatsapp us +447796657512 (start your message with ‘Trial’)Presenters: Wayne Flower and Stephen GibbsProducer: Sam MorrisCreative Director: Caroline CheethamProduction Manager: Vittoria CecchiniA Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Airbnb guest Timothy Loosemore killed his host, Maree Vermont. After booking a short stay, he had moved in offering her help around the property, but after she rejected his romantic interest, he killed her and burned down her home with her body inside. In this episode Wayne examines the disturbing crime, the evidence destroyed by the fire and why the jury ultimately convicted him of manslaughter, after he faced trial for murder.Maree’s son, Darcy Vermont, also joins the podcast, to help share her story and his family's terrible loss. The Trial: Australia is part of The Crime Desk. Subscribe today for ad-free listening, early access to new shows, exclusive bonus episodes and complete access to our true-crime podcast collection. Visit thecrimedesk.com for more information.Follow us on Tiktok @TheCrimeDeskFollow us on instagram @TheTrialPodSubscribe to our YouTube channel @TheCrimeDeskClick here to sign up to The Crime Desk's weekly newsletter. It's free and packed with exclusive interviews, expert insight, and gripping deep dive investigations from across the world. Email us thetrial@dailymail.comWhatsapp us +447796657512 (start your message with ‘Trial’)Presenter: Wayne FlowerProducer: Sam MorrisEditor: Buddy PeaceCreative Director: Caroline CheethamProduction Manager: Vittoria CecchiniA Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the early hours of August 5th, Stephanie Cordery was captured on CCTV leaving Ballina before driving towards Nimbin. Hours later, her car was found at a remote rainforest property, but Stephanie had vanished without a trace. But she is not the first to disappear from the region with no explanation; in fact there have been 67 missing persons along the New South Wales Coast since the 70s.In this episode, Daily Mail reporter Karleigh Smith joins Wayne to examine the search, the questions troubling Stephanie’s family and the disturbing history of unexplained disappearances across northern New South Wales.The Trial: Australia is part of The Crime Desk. Subscribe today for ad-free listening, early access to new shows, exclusive bonus episodes and complete access to our true-crime podcast collection. Visit thecrimedesk.com for more information.Follow us on Tiktok @TheCrimeDeskFollow us on instagram @TheTrialPodSubscribe to our YouTube channel @TheCrimeDeskClick here to sign up to The Crime Desk's weekly newsletter. It's free and packed with exclusive interviews, expert insight, and gripping deep dive investigations from across the world. Email us thetrial@dailymail.comWhatsapp us +447796657512 (start your message with ‘Trial’)Presenter: Wayne FlowerProducer: Sam MorrisCreative Director: Caroline CheethamProduction Manager: Vittoria CecchiniA Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Melbourne’s Tinder Swindler is back behind bars. Christopher Alan Collins used dating apps to gain women’s trust before stealing their money, once taking $96,000 while his date was dancing just metres away. Now, after admitting to defrauding another woman of almost $345,000, blackmailing her and even threatening to kill her, Collins is awaiting another sentence. This week, Wayne and friend of the podcast journalist Paul Shapiro retrace his shocking history from the beginning, all the way to his recent guilty plea.The Trial: Australia is part of The Crime Desk. Subscribe today for ad-free listening, early access to new shows, exclusive bonus episodes and complete access to our true-crime podcast collection. Visit thecrimedesk.com for more information.Follow us on Tiktok @TheCrimeDeskFollow us on instagram @TheTrialPodSubscribe to our YouTube channel @TheCrimeDeskClick here to sign up to The Crime Desk's weekly newsletter. It's free and packed with exclusive interviews, expert insight, and gripping deep dive investigations from across the world. Email us thetrial@dailymail.comWhatsapp us +447796657512 (start your message with ‘Trial’)Presenter: Wayne FlowerProducer: Sam MorrisCreative Director: Caroline CheethamProduction Manager: Vittoria CecchiniA Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.