The search continues for the bodies of a Sydney couple allegedly murdered by a NSW Police officer almost a week ago.
Qantas flight attendant Luke Davies, 29, and former Ten presenter Jesse Baird, 26, were allegedly killed at Baird's Paddington appartment between midnight on Sunday and 5.30pm on Monday.
Senior Constable Beau Lamarre-Condon, an ex-partner of Baird's, has been charged with their murders and allegedly hired a van on Monday night to dispose of the bodies.
Lamarre-Condon, 28, presented himself to Bondi Police Station about 10.30am on Friday before being charged and facing a magistrate in the afternoon.
He did not apply for bail and will likely be moved into protective custody.
The focus of the police investigation now turns to locating the two victims.
"We need to find the location of the bodies," Detective Superintendent Danny Doherty said.
"It is a sad and tragic event."
New CCTV footage came to light yesterday which shows Lamarre-Condon walking down the street barefoot in Grays Point.
Police revealed yesterday that they had found a projectile at Baird's home that matched Lamarre's service weapon.
The firearm, which was located in a gun safe at a police station, has been seized and will undergo forensic analysis.
Police were also still trying to establish the exact timeline of the men's deaths and Lamarre-Condon's movements, but Doherty confirmed he had travelled to Newcastle on Thursday night.
Doherty said there had been a triple zero call made in relation to the alleged crime but could not reveal who made the call or when.
Investigations into the sighting are still ongoing.
"The family are obviously devastated ... the news was met with mixed emotion and it's a very tough day for them," Doherty said.
Lamarre-Condon is the ex-partner of Baird and was a former celebrity blogger before joining NSW Police in 2020.
"It has been documented that the 28-year-old man facing these charges was in a relationship with Jesse which finished a couple of months ago, and so that's an obvious line of inquiry in relation to (a) domestic-style incident," Doherty said.
In 2020, a video of the then-constable Tasering a suspect in the face went viral, just one year after he joined the police force.
He was cleared of any wrongdoing after an internal investigation.
Police said earlier that both Baird and Davies were last seen on Monday but the account of one was active on social media on Tuesday night.
Three cars have been seized as part of the investigation, belonging to both Baird and Davies.
Baird's and Davies' possessions were found with blood on them about 11am on Wednesday in a skip bin outside Club Cronulla on Wilbar Avenue.
They included clothing, an $8000 watch, a wallet and a credit card.
Investigators then attended Baird's home at Brown Street in Paddington, where officers "immediately" established a crime scene after finding a large amount of blood.
"There has been some sort of incident that has occurred at the Paddington address," Detective Superintendent Jodi Radmore said on Thursday.
Radmore said witnesses overheard shouting "coming from that vicinity" on Monday morning but did not report it to police.
Police went to Davies' home in Waterloo but he could not be located.
The bank accounts of both men had not been used since their disappearance and neither had turned up for work.
About 11.30pm on Thursday, officers investigating the disappearance carried out a search warrant on a home in Waite Avenue, Balmain.
"Officers seized a number of items," police said, in a statement issued early this morning.
"No further information regarding items taken from the property is available at this time."
Baird was also an AFL goal umpire and did not arrive to officiate in a Swans-Giants trial game on Wednesday.
"Jesse was rostered on but did not turn up and has not been in touch with his colleagues. The AFL has contacted his family and offered support," the AFL said in a statement on Thursday.
Qantas also said it was offering support to colleagues and the men's families.
"Our thoughts are with family, friends and colleagues of our crew member at this very difficult time," it said in a statement.
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