Siblings reveal enduring pain after Scott Johnson’s murder in alleged gay hate crime

Family members give victim statements in court, saying 34 years on from Johnson's death, grief never goes away'

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Family members of Scott Johnson whose body was found at the bottom of a Manly cliff in 1988 have spoken of the horror, terror, tragedy and heartbreak that the past 34 years have brought.

Johnson's sister Terry Johnson said Scott White, who pleaded guilty to the murder in January this year, had taken away decades from her brother's life.

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