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I think it was the summer of '80, '81 from memory, um
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Never Let Him Go

I think it was the summerof '80, '81 from memory, um

I think it was the summer
of '80, '81 from memory, um

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I think it was the summer of '80, '81 from memory, um.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:48
Uploaded
Mar 09, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 When the arrest was made, - Never Let Him Go 00:13
When the arrest was made,
S01 • E02 We got called to a bashing, an old fella, late 50s I suppose, - Never Let Him Go 00:09
We got called to a bashing, an old fella, late 50s I suppose...
S01 • E03 After this went on for a few months, - Never Let Him Go 00:12
After this went on for a few months,
S01 • E01 I'm sitting in Canberra, which is the capital city - Never Let Him Go 00:10
I'm sitting in Canberra, which is the capital city
S01 • E04 It was really amazing that it happened. - Never Let Him Go 00:06
It was really amazing that it happened.
S01 • E02 He'd been so badly beaten, - Never Let Him Go 00:07
He'd been so badly beaten,
S01 • E01 So, I said let's drive up to Sydney to the town where Scott died, - Never Let Him Go 00:19
So, I said let's drive up to Sydney to the town where S...
S01 • E04 - And I remember drinking champagne and feeling weird about celebrating. - Never Let Him Go 00:08
- And I remember drinking champagne and feeling weird about ...
S01 • E03 Why are the police treating... our family this way? - Never Let Him Go 00:07
Why are the police treating... our family this way?
S01 • E02 His eyebrow had been torn off, - Never Let Him Go 00:07
His eyebrow had been torn off,
S01 • E03 - Why are we having to do all of this? - Never Let Him Go 00:05
- Why are we having to do all of this?
S01 • E04 That's a theme of this whole thing is - Never Let Him Go 00:09
That's a theme of this whole thing is
S01 • E02 And he was more terrified of us - Never Let Him Go 00:07
And he was more terrified of us
S01 • E03 Why can't you just do what you should've done? - Never Let Him Go 00:05
Why can't you just do what you should've done?
S01 • E04 'Cause there's nothing straightforward in this to just be happy about. - Never Let Him Go 00:07
'Cause there's nothing straightforward in this to ...
S01 • E03 And it was hard for Steve and me, as a couple, - Never Let Him Go 00:11
And it was hard for Steve and me, as a couple,
S01 • E02 I reported it to the police and I got no support - Never Let Him Go 00:07
I reported it to the police and I got no support
S01 • E04 We were pretty much certain we would never find out who did it. - Never Let Him Go 00:06
We were pretty much certain we would never find out who did ...
S01 • E02 What did they say? - Um, - Never Let Him Go 00:06
What did they say? - Um,
S01 • E01 I walked into the police station and met with this young constable, Troy Hardie. - Never Let Him Go 00:07
I walked into the police station and met with this young con...