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== Early life == == Early life ==
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==Television career== ==Television career==

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Australian television presenter and umpire (c. 1998–2024)

Australian rules footballer
Jesse Baird
Personal information
Full name Jesse A. Baird
Nickname(s) J.B.
Date of birth c. 1998
Date of death (aged 26)
Umpiring career
Years League Role Games
2011–2016 NFNL Goal umpire
2017–2019 NEAFL Goal umpire
2020–2023 AFL Goal umpire 62
Career highlights

Jesse A. Baird (c. 1998 – 19 February 2024) was an Australian television presenter and Australian rules football goal umpire.

Early life

Baird grew up in north-east Melbourne. He graduated from Loyola College in 2015, then achieved a Bachelor of Education degree from La Trobe University in 2019, majoring in drama and media. He moved to Brisbane in December 2018 to take up employment with Network 10.

Television career

Baird worked as a presenter and reporter on a number of Network 10 programs, including Totally Wild and Gamify. He was also a red carpet reporter on Studio 10, until the program was cancelled in December 2023.

Umpiring career

Baird became an Australian rules football goal umpire in 2011 with the Northern Football Netball League, officiating the Division 1 grand final in 2015.

Baird moved to Brisbane in 2017 where he joined the NEAFL, umpiring grand finals in 2018 and 2019.

In 2020, he joined the Australian Football League (AFL) list. His fiftieth game came in round six of the 2023 season.

Baird won the Brian Pratt Medallion for most promising AFL umpire in 2020 and 2021.

Disappearance and death

Baird and his partner Luke Davies, aged 29, were last seen on the evening of 18 February 2024.

Baird was scheduled to umpire an AFL pre-season practice match between Sydney and Greater Western Sydney on 20 February 2024. However, he did not arrive by the first bounce and the AFL was subsequently notified.

On 21 February, bloodied clothes, keys and credit cards belonging to Baird and Davies were found in a skip bin in Cronulla. Police subsequently attended Baird's home in Paddington where they found upended furniture, a large quantity of blood and a projectile and casing that allegedly matched a police firearm.

A white Toyota HiAce van was rented from Mascot at 9:30 pm on 19 February. It was subsequently seen in Lambton on 22 February before being abandoned in Grays Point. Police alleged that the van was used to transport the bodies of Baird and Davies to an unknown location.

On 23 February, New South Wales police officer Senior Constable Beau Lamarre-Condon, a former boyfriend of Baird, was charged with two counts of murder. Police alleged Baird and Davies were murdered "between 12:01 am and 5:30 pm" on 19 February. Lamarre-Condon was remanded in custody to appear in court on 23 April.

References

  1. ^ "Brian Pratt Medallion". AFL Umpires Association. 30 October 2015.
  2. "Statement on behalf of AFL CEO Andrew Dillon". AFL.com.au.
  3. ^ "NSW police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon faces court over murder charges of Luke Davies and Jesse Baird". ABC News. 22 February 2024.
  4. Grubb, Ben; Cubby, Ben; Hornery, Andrew; Koziol, Michael (23 February 2024). "Luke and Jesse: Happy young men loving life". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  5. "Jesse Baird – new goal umpire in QLD". AFLUA. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  6. "What we know about the disappearance of Australian TV presenter Jesse Baird". The US Sun. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  7. Knox, David (18 July 2017). "Totally Wild celebrates 25 years on air". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 20 July 2017.
  8. Symonds, Kristy; Price, Amy; Taemets, Astrid (22 February 2019). "Baird game for a chance to realise his dream job". QConfidential. The Courier-Mail. p. 25. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  9. "Jesse Baird: Policeman charged with murder of missing Sydney couple". Yahoo News. BBC News.
  10. "Baird named for AFL debut". Northern Football Netball League.
  11. ^ "Jesse Baird". AFL Umpires Association. 3 February 2020. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023.
  12. Smith, Alexandra; Rawsthorne, Sally; McSweeney, Jessica; Sibthorpe, Clare; Duffin, Perry (23 February 2024). "Police officer charged with murder of missing Sydney couple". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  13. "NSW Police officer charged with murder of AFL goal umpire". ZeroHanger.
  14. ^ Rawsthorne, Sally; Baker, Jordan; McSweeney, Jessica (23 February 2024). "Mysterious texts, a gun, and dumped credit cards: the trail police say was left by alleged double killer". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  15. "What is known about the alleged double murder of Luke Davies and Jesse Baird". ABC News. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  16. "Police officer charged with murder of ex-TV host and boyfriend". The Canberra Times. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  17. McLeod, Catie; Visontay, Elias. "Sydney police officer Beau Lamarre charged with murder of TV presenter Jesse Baird and his partner Luke Davies". The Guardian.
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