Brother of man murdered in 1988 Sydney gay hate crime relieved at killer's guilty plea

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Scott White has now admitted murdering Scott Johnson, whose body was found at the bottom of a Manly cliff on 10 December, 1988.

Source:The brother of an American killed in Sydney more than 30 years ago in a suspected gay hate crime says he was shocked but immensely relieved this week when the man charged with his murder pleaded guilty.

In the first coronial inquest his death was ruled to be a suicide, despite his clothes being discovered neatly laid out at the top of the cliff above. “The police were sure they had the right person but you're never sure until you hear those words from the prisoner himself – and so suddenly, I knew who killed my brother.”

 

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