<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A notorious Sydney killer wants to stay behind bars, despite being up for release following the murder of an American man in a suspected gay hate crime decades ago.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Scott White abandoned his bid for parole after serving his sentence for the manslaughter of talented mathematician Scott Johnson in Manly in 1988.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Apparently he's chosen to give himself more time, and I can't say I am upset about that," Scott's brother, Steve Johnson, told 9News.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/annastacia-palaszczuk-the-politics-of-being-me-book-former-queensland-recalls-toughest-moments-in-political-career/f8ad75e1-2bd5-4482-823c-dcbcf8e5e103"><strong><span>'Tense' COVID-19 call between Morrison and then-Queensland premier</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It is a bizarre move from a killer who kept his victim's family waiting for justice for three decades.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"In my 45 years of service and most of that doing major crime, I've never heard of that before," retired Detective Chief Inspector Peter Yeomans said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In 1988, Dr Scott Johnson's body was found at the bottom of a Manly cliff.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/convicted-sydney-killer-wants-to-stay-behind-bars-despite-looming-release-date/4b5f0acf-d9e9-4cf1-99d7-96776269cedb" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>At first, detectives treated the 27-year-old's death as suicide, but a 2017 inquest ruled it was a gay hate crime.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A new police team took over, and in 2020 father-of-six White was arrested after confessing to undercover officers.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"That was all full of s---," the convicted killer said in a recorded interview at the time.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Had to say something to get these guys off my back."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In court, there were many twists and turns: a guilty plea for murder, which was later retracted, before White finally admitted to manslaughter.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He has now served his minimum six-year sentence, which expires on May 11.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/one-nation-leader-pauline-hanson-brags-about-being-gifted-new-plane/b4f85257-73e3-4b60-b2d0-042b09f84b10"><strong><span>'Yes, it's sexy': Pauline Hanson brags about being gifted new plane</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A parole hearing was scheduled for tomorrow, but 9News has learned he has abandoned his bid for release.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"He has chosen to remain in custody to participate in a reintegration and support program," a statement from the State Parole Authority said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Be that true or not, that's his story," Yeomans said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>9News understands White ticked all the boxes, and everything was pointing to his release, but authorities cannot force him to leave, and he has another year to consider parole.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"If Mr White ever sees this, I would say, you took my brother's life, and I am glad you're paying for it and trying to become better in some way, I guess," Steve Johnson said.</span></div></div><div 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