NSW Police said Strike Force Ashbody detectives were continuing to collect information in a statement released on Saturday.
“The priority for police is to find the bodies of Mr Davies and Mr Baird,” the statement said.
“It’s important for the investigation, but more so for the families of both men.“
“We appreciate that people have many questions they want answered, and so do we. But as this has been a very fast-moving investigation, the detectives are still in the process of conducting the necessary inquiries in order to collect the information needed.“
They appealed for anyone with more information to come forward.
From his cell, Lamarre-Condon will remain the focus of investigators who are now trying to piece together his movements since Monday, February 19, when he allegedly killed the couple.
Investigators allege Lamarre-Condon used a white van to transport their bodies and attempts had been made to clean the crime scene inside the home.
They also allege he locked away his pistol in a suburban police station.
Beau Lamarre-Condon (top left), and former Ten presenter Jesse Baird, 26, and Qantas flight attendant Luke Davies, 29 (right).
Senior police did not identify which station that was, but Lamarre-Condon allegedly made other stops around the city’s south after the alleged murders.
Police allege Lamarre-Condon dumped bloodied clothes, a phone and card in a skip bin just a few metres from Cronulla police station in the hours or day following Baird and Davies’ deaths.
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He was familiar with the city’s south and was filmed meeting with an uncle in Grays Point on Friday morning before turning himself in to police. The white van being sought by police was found parked nearby and towed for forensic examination.
Lamarre-Condon also allegedly travelled to Newcastle to stop at a house on Thursday evening. The reasons for that detour are still being investigated.
But the Newcastle and Grays Point crime scenes, as of Saturday morning, have been closed down.
Police say no other areas are being actively canvassed by search teams.
Lamarre-Condon, from his cell, will be asked to reveal where the bodies of Baird and Davies were left.
Toll points, traffic cameras, mobile phone towers and GPS data will be vital to pinpoint where Lamarre-Condon allegedly travelled after leaving Paddington.
Tributes flow for Baird and Davies
Online tributes continued to pour in – Baird’s family shared photographs of him hugging the family dog, while others simply told him how much they loved him on Saturday morning.
A fundraiser for Davies raised more than $40,000 in just a few hours.
“I’m so sorry,” one friend wrote. “I love you.”
One senior officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, said they would “do anything” to bring Baird and Davies back and they were “ashamed” by Lamarre-Condon’s alleged actions.
Others speculated the access to firearms from police stations would likely be reviewed internally.
The Australian Football League umpires association has also expressed their condolences to Baird and his loved ones.
He officiated in 62 AFL games as a goal umpire.
“The AFLUA is shattered to learn of the tragic death of friend and colleague, AFL umpire Jesse Baird,” the AFLUA statement read.
“We pass on our deepest condolences to Jesse’s family, friends and the umpiring community. Jesse was an amazing and talented young man. We are lost for words and devastated by this tragic news.
“Our thoughts are also with the family of Jesse’s partner Luke. These are deeply sad circumstances.”
Baird played junior Aussie rules at the Diamond Creek Junior Football Club in Melbourne’s Northern Football Netball League from 2007 until 2015, while also playing for the senior club at under-19 level.
He began his umpiring career in the same competition in 2011 and won the league’s most improved umpire award in 2015 when he also umpired in the league’s division one men’s grand final.
NFNL chief executive Martin Stillman said Baird’s death had “deeply shocked and saddened” those who knew him at local level.
“Jesse progressed through our umpiring ranks with strong potential after starting his football journey as a player at Diamond Creek where he was involved for over a decade,” Stillman said.
“It was not surprising that he eventually made it through to the AFL umpiring ranks, an achievement that Jesse thoroughly deserved.
“The league is providing support to members of our umpire ranks affected by the recent events and our thoughts are with the family and friends of Jesse at this terrible time.
“The NFNL also offered its condolences to both the Baird family as well as the family of Baird’s partner Luke Davies.”
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