Man admits to killing Scott Johnson, gay student whose murder has haunted Australia for 30 years
Scott Johnson. (Justice For Scott Facebook page) Scott White admitted in court that he is “guilty, guilty, guilty” of the murder of gay US student Scott Johnson in Sydney in 1988. Johnson’s body was found naked at the bottom of a cliff in New South Wales more than three decades ago, and his death was initially ruled a suicide. But Johnson’s family tirelessly campaigned for justice, and finally, a 2018 coroner’s inquest ruled that he had likely died as a result of a homophobic hate crime. The police offered a $1 million reward to anyone who...