mathematician Scott Johnson, whose body was found at the base of a cliff in the city’s north in December 1988. Scott Phillip White, 51, had pleaded guilty to murdering U.S.
Sydney - An Australian court sentenced a man to 12 years behind bars Tuesday over the murder of a gay American in Sydney three decades ago, in a case that highlighted a series of homophobic attacks from that era. A family photo provided by the New South Wales Police shows Scott Johnson, who in 1988 was pushed to his death from a clifftop in Sydney, Australia.