Scott Johnson's death was ruled a suicide. Decades later, his brother's tenacity led to the truth.
“Never Let Him Go" delves into Scott Johnson’s life and mysterious death, and his brother's relentless efforts to uncover the truth of what happened. Nearly 35 years ago, Scott Johnson, a gay American mathematician, was found dead beneath a cliff in Sydney, Australia. Investigators quickly determined the 27-year-old died by suicide. But his older brother, Steve, had his doubts -- How could his brother, a brilliant PhD student with a bright future in mathematics, take his own life? Or was something more sinister at play? Those unanswered questions set Steve Johnson on a dogged, multi-decade quest for justice, and he wouldn't stop seeking answers until uncovering the astonishing truth just within the last several years. "Never Let Him Go," a new four-part documentary series produced by ABC News Studios, Show of Force and Blackfella Films for Hulu, delves into Scott's extraordinary life and mysterious death, along with Steve's relentless efforts to piece ...