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The evidence that drew a smile from accused murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon

3 Oct 2026 04:39 AEST Summary

From the report

Accused murderer, Beau Lamarre-Condon, smiled to himself as one of his former friends, Georgia Cook, gave evidence. Mr Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty in a self-defence argument.

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ABC News (Just In) The evidence that drew a smile from accused murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon plain
The Age Footage shows police arriving at alleged murder victim’s home plain
WAtoday Lamarre-Condon’s holiday video with Jesse Baird revealed plain

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How it is written

Niral Score 13 · mostly calm mundaneloaded

10 more readings adjectives, repeated words, sentiment, sourcing and 1 more and 5 at zero

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court9former8accused7evidence6alleged4asked4friends4message4police4conversation3defence3friend3murders3week3witness3another2anything2dinner2forget2gave2gun2hands2jury2left2months2murderer2never2partner2prosecution2read2recollection2relationship2scared2sent2smiling2take2text2trial2

Sentiment -0.5 hostilefavourable Sourcing 73 unattributednamed sources Mood 4.6 sorrowjoyful

5 read zero: political diction, generational, gender, jingoistic, religious

Political diction 0 left-codedright-coded Generational 0 harder on the oldharder on the young Gender 0 no gendered framingframing throughout Jingoistic 0 reports to a readerwrites from a camp Religious 0 not invokedovert

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ABC News (Just In)as they published this story	13

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The same event elsewhere

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The Age Footage shows police arriving at alleged murder victim’s home Niral 3 · calm political 0 The Sydney Morning Herald Footage shows police arriving at alleged murder victim’s home Niral 3 · calm political 0 WAtoday Footage shows police arriving at alleged murder victim’s home Niral 3 · calm political 0 Brisbane Times Footage shows police arriving at alleged murder victim’s home Niral 3 · calm political 0 WAtoday Lamarre-Condon’s holiday video with Jesse Baird revealed Niral 14.6 · mostly calm political 0 Brisbane Times Lamarre-Condon’s holiday video with Jesse Baird revealed Niral 14.6 · mostly calm political 0 The Age Lamarre-Condon’s holiday video with Jesse Baird revealed Niral 14.6 · mostly calm political 0 The Sydney Morning Herald Lamarre-Condon’s holiday video with Jesse Baird revealed Niral 14.6 · mostly calm political 0