WATCH: The murder of a gay man in Australia that went unsolved for 34 years is explored in shocking docuseries
Never Let Him Go, which begins stream September 6 on Hulu.From jaw-dropping true crime docs to ripped-from-the-headline romps, here are some criminally good streaming recs for your weekend.Through interviews with family and friends, the series paints an intimate portrait of the late Johnson’s life, a shy but brilliant mathematician who came out at time when many folks felt resigned to a life in the closet.He eventually moved to Australia to carve out a path of his own, but it was along the northern beaches of Sydney that he met his untimely fate, leaving his loved ones stunned and saddened.Despite the local police’s hurry to dismiss the case, Steve stayed vigilant and wound up learning about a series of attacks and violence against gay men that largely went ignored by the media, recalling a similar mistreatment of the LGBTQ+ community in the States.
Johnson’s brother’s perseverance brought international attention to the case, and is said to have “sparked a public reckoning” in Australia.But when the filmmakers behind Never Let Him Go set out to tell the story, they never expected to capture a breakthrough in the 35-year old case: Johnson’s killer confessed and was sentenced to prison time this past June, Steve Johnson’s unwavering personal investigation instrumental in bringing him to justice.“Scott had come to symbolize the many dozens of other gay men who lost their lives in the 1980s and 90s.”In addition to archival footage and interviews with Steve, family members, and law enforcement officers involved with the case over the years, the docuseries also features an exclusive conversation with the killer’s ex-wife, breaking her silence after tipping off the police.As long-held questions get answered and new information.
