Friend told court Beau Lamarre-Condon allegedly confessed he had killed someone, asked help moving bodies
Alleged confession to friend
The friend told the jury that Lamarre-Condon said, “I’ve done something.” When asked what he meant, the policeman allegedly replied, “I’ve killed someone,” and said he had used a gun. The friend said Lamarre-Condon described shooting one person through the head and the other through a door. He also allegedly asked his friend to leave work and help clean up and move the bodies.
Joke and later explanation
Lamarre-Condon later messaged the friend, asking whether he deserved an Oscar, the court heard. During a video call, he said, “Got you,” before adding that the confession was real but he had not wanted the friend to tell anyone. The friend also told the court that Lamarre-Condon described the killings as an “out-of-body experience” before trying to pass the account off as a joke.
Silencer search and firearms
While overseas, Lamarre-Condon allegedly told his friend he needed to find a place to buy a silencer. They went to what they thought was a gun store, but the friend said it had closed or the advertisement was fake.
Shooting in national park
The friend said he warned Lamarre-Condon against firing a police-issued firearm. Lamarre-Condon allegedly said the ammunition was training bullets he had taken from an annual police shoot. The friend told the court that Lamarre-Condon fired a bullet into the bushland and asked whether it changed the sound. On the drive home, he allegedly told the friend not to tell anyone.
Key points
- A friend told the jury Lamarre-Condon allegedly admitted killing someone with a gun.
- The friend said Lamarre-Condon asked him to help clean up and move bodies.
- Testimony also described an alleged silencer search and a police firearm taken to a national park.
- Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to two murder counts and aggravated break and enter.