Courts / New South Wales

Texts sent from Jesse Baird’s phone revealed in Lamarre-Condon murder trial

WAtoday Michaela Whitbourn

2 Oct 2026 08:42 AEST Summary

From the report

The messages were sent to Baird’s housemates after the former TV presenter’s alleged murder, the court heard.

How outlets headlined it

Each outlet's own headline. ~~Struck through~~: the loaded words our version leaves out. Plainest first.

WAtoday Texts sent from Jesse Baird’s phone revealed in Lamarre-Condon murder trial plain
7NEWS Blood stains, bone fragments and bullet revealed in Beau Lamarre-Condon murder trial plain
WAtoday New evidence revealed in Beau Lamarre-Condon murder trial plain

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How each outlet filed it

Also covered by WAtoday, Brisbane Times, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald. We hold only their summary of it, not the report, so there is nothing of theirs to measure here.

Outlet	Niral Score	Adjectives	Sourcing	Sentiment	Happiness
WAtodayas they published this story	1.5	0	79	0	9.6
7NEWS	9	11	60	-0.5	17.6

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