NSW homicide detectives have arrested a man as part of an investigation into the murder of Scott Johnson, a man who was killed in a suspected gay hate crime three decades ago. Johnson’s body was found on the morning of Saturday 10 December 1988 at the base of a cliff at Blue Fish Point, near Manly’s North Head on Sydney’s northern beaches.
Johnson, an American-born mathematician who was based in Sydney, was just 27-years-old when he was murdered. Strike Force Welsford detectives arrested a 49-year-old man at Lane Cove at around 8:30 am today, before a search warrant was executed at a nearby home.
The man was taken to Chatswood Police Station, and charges are expected to be laid later today. Police have also commenced a forensic search at
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