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Johnson case detective stands by police investigation

A former detective who re-investigated the death of gay mathematician Scott Johnson has been grilled over police resistance to the possibility he was murdered.

AAP · Oct 5, 2023

No regrets for police in discounting gay man's killing

A controversial interview by an ex-senior cop has become a point of contention at an inquiry into gay hate crimes as it examines the case of Scott Johnson.

AAP · Oct 3, 2023

Hate inquiry to probe major case after police bid fails

The death of American mathematician Scott Johnson in Sydney will be scrutinised at a special inquiry into suspected gay hate crimes despite police objections.

AAP · Jul 18, 2023

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Brother of gay American who fell from a Sydney cliff in 1988 says police demonized family

The brother of a gay American who was attacked and fell from a Sydney cliff top in 1988 said elements within local police had demonized their family over their pursuit of justice

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2023

Scott Johnson died in a gay hate killing in 1988. His brother’s long fight for justice has finally paid off

Thirty-five years after US mathematician Scott Johnson was pushed off a cliff to his death in a gay hate crime in Sydney, Australia, his family say they finally have some degree of closure, Bevan Hurley writes

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023

Afternoon Update: Record rent rises in capital cities, winter illness warning; and Shannen Doherty’s breast cancer spreads

Australia’s housing stress worsens, and the 90210 actor reveals the terminal breast cancer she has been receiving treatment for has now spread to her brain

The Guardian - AU · Jun 8, 2023

Australian man sentenced to 9 years in prison for gay American's 1988 manslaughter

An Australian man who admitted killing a gay American by punching him off a cliff top in Sydney in 1988 has been sentenced to nine years in prison

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023

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Scott Johnson’s killer jailed for nine years

Scott Phillip White has been sentenced to nine years in prison for the manslaughter of Scott Johnson after his initial conviction for the murder was quashed.

The New Daily · Jun 8, 2023

Brother of gay American attacked on Sydney cliff in 1988 says defendant deserves no leniency

The brother of American Scott Johnson says the man who attacked Johnson on a cliff top in Sydney in 1988 deserves no leniency

The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2023

Scott Johnson's brother urges 'no leniency' for killer, who pleaded guilty to 35yo Sydney mystery

Scott Phillip White will be sentenced on Thursday for the manslaughter of Scott Johnson, whose body was found at the base of cliffs at Manly in 1988.

ABC News · Jun 6, 2023

Police had ‘adversarial relationship’ with family of killed man Scott Johnson, inquiry hears

Notes before the special commission of inquiry show some police wanted to ‘defeat’ the 27-year-old’s family for ‘pushing’ for homicide investigation

The Guardian - AU · May 15, 2023

Scott Johnson's killer's shock revelation over the phone before his final plea to manslaughter

The 27-year-old's death, at the cliffs of a gay beat in Manly, sparked one of Sydney's longest-running mysteries.

ABC News · Feb 23, 2023

Man pleads guilty to cold case death of Scott Johnson

Scott Phillip White has pleaded guilty to manslaughter over the 1988 cliff death of Scott Johnson after successfully reversing an earlier guilty plea to murder.

AAP · Feb 23, 2023

Scott White pleads guilty to 1988 manslaughter of Scott Johnson

After having a murder conviction quashed on appeal, Scott White pleads guilty to manslaughter more than three decades since American mathematician Scott Johnson's body was found at the base of cliffs at a Sydney gay beat.

ABC News · Feb 22, 2023

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AAP · Nov 17, 2022

Sydney cliff murder conviction set aside

Three NSW judges have set aside a conviction based on a prisoner's on-the-fly guilty plea to the 1988 cliff murder of an American mathematician.

ABC News · Oct 26, 2022

Brother of Scott Johnson accepts there could be a trial despite Scott White's murder conviction

The brother of murdered American mathematician Scott Johnson says he has accepted the possibility of a trial as the man jailed over the killing after pleading guilty launches an appeal.

AAP · Oct 26, 2022

Rare murder appeal 'gruelling' for family

An appeal by a convicted murderer to go back on his guilty plea has been a gruelling but important process to watch, the brother of the victim says.

AAP · Oct 25, 2022

Appeal court asked to overturn murder plea

A man jailed for the cold case murder of gay mathematician Scott Johnson had no good reason for his on-the-fly guilty plea, an appeal court has been told.

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ABC News · Oct 25, 2022

Scott White's lawyers call for trial in Scott Johnson murder case after surprise guilty plea, court hears

Lawyers for a man who unexpectedly pleaded guilty to the cold case murder of American mathematician Scott Johnson say he did so without "good reasons", and are calling for him to face trial.

ABC News · May 3, 2022

Helen White's evidence key to ex-husband's jail sentence for Scott Johnson's 1988 murder

If Helen White hadn’t watched a TV show about gay-hate murders in 2019, it’s possible Scott Johnson’s killer would still be a free man. What she did next helped to solve one of Sydney’s longest-running mysteries.

ABC News · May 3, 2022

Scott Johnson's killer jailed for 12 years over infamous 1988 murder

Scott White, the man responsible for the notorious Sydney murder of American mathematician Scott Johnson more than three decades ago, is jailed for 12 years — but a Supreme Court justice stops short of calling the killing a gay-hate crime.

ABC News · May 2, 2022

Man behind Scott Johnson murder 'bragged about bashing gays', ex-wife tells court

The ex-wife of a man who pleaded guilty to one of Sydney's most infamous gay hate murders says he often bragged about bashing homosexual men.

ABC News · Apr 13, 2022

Scott Johnson's family detail 'excruciating' wait to sentence killer after three decades

A letter tendered to court from one of Scott Johnson's siblings details the "excruciating" wait relatives are enduring as they prepare to fly to Sydney and face his killer.

ABC News · Apr 12, 2022

Scott White's legal bid to delay sentencing over Scott Johnson murder dismissed

An application by Scott White's lawyers to delay his sentencing hearings is dismissed by a judge, who says any delay would be "bordering on the unconscionable".

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