Luke Davies, left, and Jesse Baird. Photo: Supplied/Instagram
By Greta Stonehouse, ABC
Detectives are searching for NSW Police officer Beau Lamarre in connection with the disappearance of two Sydney men after a significant amount of blood was found in one of their homes and in a skip bin along with some of their possessions.
Luke Davies, 29, and Jesse Baird, 26, have not been officially seen since they were last located at Baird's home on Brown Street, in Paddington.
NSW Police on Thursday evening released a statement as their investigation continued to unfold.
"Following inquiries, detectives are looking at a line of inquiry that a third person may be able to assist with the investigation," it said.
"Police are currently trying to locate him.
"Detectives will continue to look at all past relationships and associations."
A "significant" amount of blood was found at Baird's Brown Street home in Paddington at about 1pm on Wednesday and the site has since become a crime scene, Detective Superintendent Jodi Radmore said.
Detectives then went to Davies' home in Waterloo, but they had not been able to locate him.
Baird worked for Network 10 for more than seven years, including reporting stints with Studio 10 and presenting Totally Wild, while his boyfriend, Davies, worked full-time as a Qantas flight attendant.
Facebook photos show the smiling couple attending the Pink concert in Sydney on Sunday, following a wine tour in the Hunter Valley earlier in the month.
How the disappearance unfolded
Police were alerted about 11am on Wednesday, after a worker who was putting rubbish into the skip bin in Cronulla found items "that appeared to be unusual", and contacted emergency services, Radmore said.
She would not be drawn on a possible "murder-suicide", or what may have occurred, but was not ruling any theory out at this point of their investigation.
"At this stage, we would like to speak to Luke or Jesse or ideally both," she said.
From forensic evidence found in the eastern suburbs home and in the Cronulla bin, the detective said an "incident more than likely occurred at the Paddington address".
"That has given us grave concerns for one, possibly both their safety."
One of the two men posted to social media on Tuesday evening, but Radmore wouldn't confirm who.
Witnesses told officers on Thursday they heard "shouting" and a "verbal argument" early on Monday morning.
A wallet, phone, credit cards and keys had also been found, and three cars believed to belong to both men had been located and seized.
All the forensic testing on the blood was currently being done, and could not currently be matched to any individual.
This story was originally published by the ABC.
