Australian man sentenced for gay American’s manslaughter
Scott White, then 18 years old, punched Scott Johnson in the heat of an argument causing Johnson to stagger backward and fall to his death. More
June 8, 2023
Scott Johnson
Scott Phillip White was sentenced to 9 years in prison for killing Scott Johnson, a gay American, by punching him off a clifftop in Sydney in 1988.
Australian pleads guilty to killing gay American in 1988
Scott Johnson's family had fought for years to overturn an initial finding that the 27-year-old mathematician had taken his own life in 1988. More
February 23, 2023
Sydney murder conviction for gay American’s death overturned
Scott Johnson’s death was initially called a suicide, but his family pressed for further investigation. More
November 18, 2022
Sydney man admits pushing gay American off a cliff in 1988
“I pushed a bloke. He went over the edge,” Scott White said in recorded police interview in 2020 that was played in court. More
May 2, 2022