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Never Let Him Go

Once the, the Johnincident happened, uh, you just saw the whole placewith a whole...

Once the, the John
incident happened, uh, you just saw the whole place
with a whole different set of eyes

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- Once the, the John incident happened,
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uh, you just saw the whole place with a whole different set of eyes.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:05
Uploaded
Mar 09, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 • E01 "Dear Steve, things seem to be moving very slowly here - Never Let Him Go 00:10
"Dear Steve, things seem to be moving very slowly here
S01 • E04 In particular, Detective Senior Constable Tim Carey, - Never Let Him Go 00:07
In particular, Detective Senior Constable Tim Carey,
S01 • E01 "Everyone in Canberra is white, and most people are public servants - Never Let Him Go 00:09
"Everyone in Canberra is white, and most people are pub...
S01 • E02 Did you know that Scott used beats? How often?" - Never Let Him Go 00:17
Did you know that Scott used beats? How often?"
S01 • E03 We're gonna go out and - Never Let Him Go 00:13
We're gonna go out and
S01 • E01 "I, therefore, find myself in a state of considerable excitement - Never Let Him Go 00:13
"I, therefore, find myself in a state of considerable e...
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,