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Never Let Him Go

"I, therefore, find myself in astate of considerable excitement when I can get toSydney...

"I, therefore, find myself in a
state of considerable excitement when I can get to
Sydney for a weekend." - Scott did not have an
official PhD supervisor at ANU

Full Transcript

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"I, therefore, find myself in a state of considerable excitement
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when I can get to Sydney for a weekend."
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- Scott did not have an official PhD supervisor at ANU.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:23
Uploaded
Mar 09, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, crime, history
Production
ABC News Studios,Blackfella Films,Show of Force

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Movie Summary

In 1988, the body of Scott Johnson, a 27-year-old gay American doctoral student, was found sprawled below a cliff on a rugged beach in Sydney, Australia.
S01 • E04 I knew that would be a very difficult investigation to recommence. - Never Let Him Go 00:06
I knew that would be a very difficult investigation to recom...
S01 • E04 But, uh, any-anything is possible, as, as I always say. - Never Let Him Go 00:06
But, uh, any-anything is possible, as, as I always say.
S01 • E02 And then he very, fairly quickly, just turned against me. - Never Let Him Go 00:07
And then he very, fairly quickly, just turned against me.
S01 • E03 We think we found your brother." - Never Let Him Go 00:06
We think we found your brother."
S01 • E01 And Scott identified a particular supervisor - Never Let Him Go 00:15
And Scott identified a particular supervisor
S01 • E02 I think he thought, "Let's not go there." - Never Let Him Go 00:16
I think he thought, "Let's not go there."
S01 • E04 There was tens of thousands of documents and statements in this brief. - Never Let Him Go 00:05
There was tens of thousands of documents and statements in t...
S01 • E03 At first, the police told John Russell's family he probably jumped. - Never Let Him Go 00:07
At first, the police told John Russell's family he prob...
S01 • E01 And Sydney was a very different kind of city. - Never Let Him Go 00:06
And Sydney was a very different kind of city.
S01 • E04 And you don't have a preconceived mindset, - Never Let Him Go 00:11
And you don't have a preconceived mindset,
S01 • E03 This had striking resonance with what I thought Scott's situation was. - Never Let Him Go 00:06
This had striking resonance with what I thought Scott's...
S01 • E02 To me, this was a bit unlike Scott, but I don't know, - Never Let Him Go 00:08
To me, this was a bit unlike Scott, but I don't know,
S01 • E01 - Sydney is rapidly becoming for gays - Never Let Him Go 00:07
- Sydney is rapidly becoming for gays
S01 • E03 He had too much to look forward to, he had too many plans, - Never Let Him Go 00:08
He had too much to look forward to, he had too many plans,
S01 • E02 You know, I... in relationships, there are funny moments. - Never Let Him Go 00:08
You know, I... in relationships, there are funny moments.
S01 • E03 Why do you think he would throw himself off a cliff - Never Let Him Go 00:09
Why do you think he would throw himself off a cliff
S01 • E04 First bit was, it's always been reported that - Never Let Him Go 00:11
First bit was, it's always been reported that
S01 • E02 There could have been a lonely time - Never Let Him Go 00:07
There could have been a lonely time
S01 • E01 There were gay bars all over the place, - Never Let Him Go 00:06
There were gay bars all over the place,
S01 • E02 - And so, you know, I, to the extent I could, - Never Let Him Go 00:11
- And so, you know, I, to the extent I could,