Scott White has plead not guilty to the murder of American PhD student Scott Johnson in an alleged hate crime 32 years ago. White, who was 18 at the time of the murder, was arrested in May 2020 after a key informant came forward and helped break the cold case, and one of Sydney’s longest unresolved murders.
Police allege that the pair met at a hotel in December 1988 before walking through bushland to a local gay beat spot at North Head.
When Johnson began removing his clothes, White punched him, which caused Johnson to lose his balance and fall to his death from the cliffs.
His clothes were found neatly folded near the edge of the cliff. Johnson had moved to Australia to be with his partner only two years before his death.
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