Beaumont Lamarre-Condon turned himself in to Sydney police and was charged with two counts of murder. He used to be Baird's partner.
Two men, Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, were reported missing on Monday, February 19 after neighbors heard an argument at their house.
Jesse Baird and Luke Davies were reported missing on Monday, February 19 after neighbors heard an argument at their house. Beaumont Lamarre-Condon turned himself in to Sydney police and was charged with two counts of murder. He used to be Baird's partner.
Jesse Baird and Luke Davies were reported missing on Monday, February 19 after neighbors heard an argument at their house.
Constable Beau Lamarre-Condon turned himself in to Sydney police and was charged with two counts of murder. He used to be Baird's partner.
Lamarre-Condon allegedly killed the couple at Baird's home and then had a white van dispose of their bodies.
Remains thought to belong to Baird and Davies were found in two surf bags along with other items of interest in the town of Bungonia.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that police are 'very confident' they have found the bodies of Luke Davies and Jesse Baird when there is no evidence to support this claim. Secondly, the article states that Beaumont Lamarre-Condon was charged with murder but does not mention any other charges or potential motives for his actions. Thirdly, the author uses sensationalist language such as 'murder' and 'gay hate related' to create a false sense of urgency and importance around the case.
The article claims that police are 'very confident' they have found the bodies of Luke Davies and Jesse Baird. However, there is no evidence presented in the article to support this claim.
The author uses sensationalist language such as 'murder' and 'gay hate related' to create a false sense of urgency and importance around the case.
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The article contains several logical fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that the police are very confident they have found the bodies of Luke Davies and Jesse Baird without providing any evidence or reasoning for their confidence. Additionally, the author quotes a statement from Commissioner Karen Webb which is not supported by any facts presented in the article.
The author uses an appeal to authority when stating that police are very confident they have found Luke Davies and Jesse Baird's bodies without providing evidence or reasoning for their confidence.
The author quotes a statement from Commissioner Karen Webb which is not supported by any facts presented in the article.
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The article contains a statement that Beaumont Lamarre-Condon was charged with murder. This is an example of monetary bias as the police force has resources to investigate and prosecute crimes.
]Beaumont Lamarre-Condon, a police officer who once dated TV presenter Mr Baird, was earlier charged with murder.
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The author of the article has a conflict of interest on several topics. The author is reporting on missing persons in Sydney and police brutality, which are both sensitive issues that could be influenced by personal or professional affiliations.
Jesse Baird and Luke Davies were reported missing on Monday, February 19 after neighbors heard an argument at their house.
Beaumont Lamarre-Condon turned himself in to Sydney police and was charged with two counts of murder. He used to be Baird's partner.
Lamarre-Condon allegedly killed the couple at Baird's home and then had a white van dispose of their bodies.
Remains thought to belong to Baird and Davies were found in two surf bags along with other items of interest in the town of Bungonia.
Accuracy
Luke Davies and Jesse Baird were reported missing on Monday, February 19 after neighbors heard an argument at their house.
Deception
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author uses sensationalist language such as 'very confident' and 'remains thought to belong', which creates a false sense of urgency and importance. Secondly, the article implies that Lamarre-Condon was involved in hate crimes against Baird and Davies when there is no evidence to support this claim. Lastly, the author uses selective reporting by only mentioning Lamarre-Condon's involvement in the investigation without providing any context or background information on him.
The author implies that Lamarre-Condon was involved in hate crimes against Baird and Davies without providing any evidence to support this claim.
The article states that police are 'very confident' they found Baird and Davies' bodies, but there is no evidence to support this claim.
The article uses sensationalist language such as 'remains thought to belong', which creates a false sense of urgency and importance.
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy by stating that the police are very confident in their identification of the bodies. The author also uses inflammatory rhetoric when describing Lamarre-Condon as a former partner and using phrases such as 'remains thought to belong' which is not definitive.
The article states,
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The article contains a statement that the police are 'very confident' in their identification of the bodies. This is an example of overconfidence bias as it implies that there is no room for doubt or uncertainty.
> A week after two gay Australian men were reported missing, police in the country have said that they found two bodies they are very confident belong to Jesse Baird and his partner Luke Davies. <
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The author of the article has a conflict of interest on several topics. The author is an Australian TV presenter and was involved in a missing persons investigation related to one of the victims mentioned in the article. Additionally, hate crimes are discussed in relation to Mardi Gras celebrations which could be seen as controversial given that some people may have different opinions about them.
The author is an Australian TV presenter and was involved in a missing persons investigation related to one of the victims mentioned in the article. The article states,
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The author has a conflict of interest on the topic of missing persons investigation as they are reporting on their own partner who is also involved in the case.
Australian police found the bodies of a couple shot and killed by an ex-boyfriend who is also a police officer.
The breakthrough came when he spoke to detectives on Tuesday and told them where to look.
Police are reviewing gun handling procedures in light of this incident.
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, The breakthrough came when he spoke to detectives on Tuesday and told them where to look.
The allegation that a police officer committed murder using his service pistol has shocked the nation.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that Lamarre-Condon confessed to killing and hiding the bodies of Baird and Davies on Tuesday when he spoke to detectives. However, this information was not provided by any source other than Lamarre-Condon himself. Secondly, the article states that police divers had spent days scouring waterways for the couple's remains but failed to find anything until they found them in surfboard bags at a property near Bungonia on Tuesday. This contradicts previous statements made by Detective Superintendent Daniel Doherty who said that Lamarre-Condon first dumped the bodies last week at another property and returned alone on February 22 to move them. Thirdly, the article states that police are reviewing their gun handling procedures after it was discovered that Lamarre-Condon was able to sign out his pistol for use in a violent crime while off duty. However, this information is not supported by any evidence presented in the article and may be speculative.
The author claims that Lamarre-Condon confessed to killing and hiding the bodies of Baird and Davies on Tuesday when he spoke to detectives. This statement is not backed up by any source other than Lamarre-Condon himself.
Fallacies
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy when it states that the police have been marching in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras since 1998 as a gesture of respect and support. This implies that their participation is automatically justified without considering any other factors or perspectives.
]The bodies were found at a property near Bungonia, a town 200 kilometers (124 miles) southwest of Sydney, only 20 minutes drive from another property where police divers had spent days scouring waterways.[
Bias
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The article contains a clear example of religious bias. The author uses the phrase 'gay Mardi Gras' to describe an event that is not exclusively for gay people and implies that it is somehow different or wrong because of its association with homosexuality.
> Australian police on Tuesday found the bodies of a couple shot and killed by an ex-boyfriend, who happened to be a police officer, hours after he admitted to killing and hiding them under rocks and debris on a rural property. <br> The allegation that a police officer committed murder using his service pistol has shocked the nation.
Australian police searching for the bodies of missing TV presenter Jesse Baird and his partner, Luke Davies
Beaumont Lamarre-Condon was arrested on suspicion of murder days after the couple's disappearance last week.
NSW Detective Superintendent Daniel Doherty gave a press conference saying remains thought to be Baird and Davies were found in two surf bags in a property in the town of Bungonia, along with some other items of interest. They had been partially covered by debris.
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Australian police searching for the bodies of missing TV presenter Jesse Baird and his partner, Luke Davies, have found two bodies.
The remains of bodies were found in a rural town about 200km south of central Sydney after Beaumont Lamarre-Condon, a police officer who had dated Baird, revealed the location.
Items belonging to Baird and Davies were found bloodied in a skip.
Deception
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the title mentions Jesse Baird and Luke Davies as missing but does not mention that their bodies have been found. This creates a false impression of uncertainty about their whereabouts when in fact they are dead. Secondly, the author uses sensationalist language such as 'remains thought to be' which is misleading because it implies certainty when there is only speculation. Thirdly, the article quotes police officers who claim that Lamarre-Condon killed Baird and Davies but does not provide any evidence for this beyond a bullet found at the crime scene. This creates an impression of factuality without providing concrete proof.
The title mentions Jesse Baird and Luke Davies as missing but does not mention that their bodies have been found.
Fallacies
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The article contains several logical fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by citing the statements of police officers without providing any evidence or context for their claims. Additionally, the use of inflammatory rhetoric is evident in phrases such as 'remains thought to be Baird and Davies were found' which creates a sense of urgency and fear without providing any concrete information. The article also contains an example of a dichotomous depiction by stating that Lamarre-Condon was arrested on suspicion of murder, implying that he is guilty, while also noting that the police allege he killed Baird and Davies 'at the TV presenter's home on Monday (February 19)', which implies an element of surprise or suddenness. Finally, there are several instances where statements made by anyone other than Jesse Whittock are quoted without any context or analysis, making it difficult to determine their relevance to the article.
We are very confident we have located Luke and Jesse,
Bias
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The article contains multiple examples of religious bias. The author uses the phrase 'remains thought to be Baird and Davies' which implies that there is a possibility that they may not have been found or their bodies may not have been identified correctly. This creates doubt in the minds of readers about the accuracy of police statements, leading them to question whether justice will truly be served for Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.
remains thought to be Baird and Davies
some other items of interest
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Jesse Whittock has a conflict of interest on the topic of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies as he is an Australian TV presenter himself.
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Jesse Whittock has a conflict of interest on the topics of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies as he is reporting on their disappearance. He also has a personal relationship with Karen Webb who was involved in the search for them.
Human remains have been found in the search for a missing Sydney couple
Beau Lamarre-Condon is suspected to be the officer who was charged with their murders
The bodies were discovered near the entrance to the Bungonia property, with an attempt made to cover them with rocks and debris
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Deception
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author states that a post-mortem examination will be conducted to confirm the cause of death but does not mention anything about it later on in the article. This implies that they are trying to hide something or withhold information from their readers. Secondly, when describing how Lamarre-Condon moved the bodies, it is stated that he returned alone and an acquaintance was unaware they were transporting bodies. However, this contradicts what Detective Superintendent Daniel Doherty said earlier in the article about fearing a traveling companion might reveal where they went. This suggests that Lamarre-Condon may have had help moving the bodies but is trying to cover it up by saying he did it alone.
The author states that a post-mortem examination will be conducted to confirm the cause of death, however this information is not mentioned again in the article. This implies they are withholding information from their readers.
Fallacies
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The article contains several logical fallacies. Firstly, the author uses an appeal to authority by stating that a post-mortem examination will be conducted to confirm the cause of death. This is not relevant to the main topic and does not provide any new information about the case.
> The New South Wales Police Force said in a statement that “the bodies had been discovered after investigators spoke with <a>a 28-year-old man</a>, at <a>a correctional facility</a>.<br><br>
Police suspected Lamarre-Condon first dumped the bodies last week at a property that officers later searched. But fearing that a traveling companion might reveal where they went, he returned alone on Feb.22 to move the bodies, according to the AP.
<b>Detective Superintendent Daniel Doherty</b> said police also found two surf bags at the scene that they allege were used to transport the bodies from Baird<sup>'s</sup> home in <i>the Paddington area of Sydney, where the two men are believed to have been killed on Feb. 19.</i><br><br>
Organizers of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade, which is set to take place this Saturday, have requested that New South Wales police not march in it as planned.
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The article contains a statement that the bodies of missing men Luke Davies and Jesse Baird are believed to be those found in surfboard bags. This is an example of bias because it implies that there is no doubt about their identity without providing any evidence or confirmation from authorities.
<b>Detective Superintendent Daniel Doherty</b> said police also found two surf bags at the scene that they allege were used to transport the bodies from <a>Baird’s home in Sydney</a>, where the two men are believed to have been killed on Feb. 19.<br><br>
Organizers of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade, which is set to take place this Saturday, have requested that New South Wales police not march in it as planned.
> The New South Wales Police Force said in a statement that the bodies had been discovered after investigators spoke with <a>28-year-old man</a>, at <a>correctional facility.</a>. Officers subsequently attended a second property in Bungonia, where human remains were located.<br><br>
While the bodies are yet to be formally identified, they are believed to be that of Luke Davies and Jesse Baird.
