{"id":58158,"date":"2023-08-23T17:57:52","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T21:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=58158"},"modified":"2023-08-23T17:57:52","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T21:57:52","slug":"new-abc-news-studios-docu-series-never-let-him-go-unearths-a-haunting-tale-of-anti-gay-violence-and-one-brothers-decades-long-quest-for-justice-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/23\/new-abc-news-studios-docu-series-never-let-him-go-unearths-a-haunting-tale-of-anti-gay-violence-and-one-brothers-decades-long-quest-for-justice-video\/","title":{"rendered":"New ABC News Studios Docu-Series &#8220;Never Let Him Go&#8221; Unearths a Haunting Tale of Anti-Gay Violence and One Brother&#8217;s Decades-Long Quest for Justice [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8216;<em>Never Let Him Go<\/em>&#8216; Begins Streaming on Wednesday, September 6, Only on Hulu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When authorities found Scott Johnson&#8217;s body at the rocky base of a cliff in Australia in 1988, they declared his death a suicide. The gay American mathematician&#8217;s tragic demise and the murky circumstances surrounding it set his older brother Steve Johnson&#8217;s decades-long pursuit for answers in motion. &#8220;<em>Never Let Him Go<\/em>,&#8221; a new docu-series from ABC News Studios, paints an intimate portrait of Scott&#8217;s life and untimely death through never-before-seen evidence from the investigation, personal home videos and rare archival footage from 1980s&#8217; Sydney. As Steve&#8217;s probe gained international attention, it sparked a public reckoning in Australia, shedding new light on a pattern of violence against the LGBTQ+ community.<\/p><div id=\"morty-4265503367\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XsbjfHLCPnY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>While the series was in production, the filmmakers captured a breakthrough in real-time: 35 years after Scott&#8217;s death, his killer confessed and was sentenced in June of this year in the New South Wales Supreme Court. The series features an interview with Helen White, the confessed killer&#8217;s ex-wife, who breaks her silence for the first time after tipping off the police. The docu-series also features exclusive in-depth interviews with Steve and his family and first-ever interviews with key law enforcement officials who worked on the case. Over four episodes, &#8220;<em>Never Let Him Go<\/em>&#8221; traces the intense journey to cracking Scott&#8217;s case. With dozens of similar unsolved cases involving gay men in Australia, Steve has been left to decide if his search for justice was complete &#8211; or if it had just begun. &#8220;<em>Never Let Him Go<\/em>&#8221; begins streaming on Wednesday, September 6, only on Hulu.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Never Let Him Go<\/em>&#8221; is produced by Show of Force and Blackfella Films for ABC News Studios. Jeff Dupre and Maro Chermayeff are executive producers, and Saralena Weinfield is series producer for Show of Force. Darren Dale and Jacob Hickey are executive producers for Blackfella Films. &#8220;<em>Never Let Him Go<\/em>&#8221; is directed by Jeff Dupre and Jacob Hickey. David Sloan is senior executive producer, and Beth Hoppe is executive producer for ABC News Studios. ABC News Studios is led by Mike Kelley, and Reena Mehta is the SVP of Streaming and Digital Content.<br \/>\n\r\n      <table id=\"tmdb-pro\">\r\n        <tbody>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"tmdb-pro-poster\" width=\"20%\" rowspan=\"3\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/image.tmdb.org\/t\/p\/w300_and_h450_bestv2\/\/eIZ94UWME7fOJ0bxpciuKKJaOdN.jpg\"><\/td>\r\n            <td>\r\n              <h3><b>Never Let Him Go<\/b><\/h3>\r\n            <\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr><td><span><b>Network:<\/b> Hulu<\/span><span><b>Genre:<\/b> Documentary<\/span><span><b>Seasons:<\/b> 1<\/span><span><b>Episodes:<\/b> 4<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><h5><b>Overview<\/b><\/h5><p>In December 1988, Scott Johnson, a gay American mathematician, was found dead beneath a cliff in Sydney, Australia. His death was quickly determined to be a suicide. But Steve Johnson, Scott&#039;s older brother, had doubts and would spend the next 35 years trying to solve the mystery of Scott&#039;s death. He could have never imagined the tinderbox he would crack open\u2014a wave of anti-gay violence, which was systematically ignored for decades.<\/p><\/td><\/tr>\r\n        <\/tbody>\r\n      <\/table>  \r\n    <br \/>\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-26535\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25983\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb.jpg\" alt=\"Powered by TMDB.org\" width=\"250\" height=\"52\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb.jpg 353w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb-300x63.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb-350x74.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"line-height: .4em;\"><span style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; font: normal 8pt Arial;\">TV &amp; Movie information has been provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/\">themoviedb.org<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Never Let Him Go&#8216; Begins Streaming on Wednesday, September 6, Only on Hulu When authorities found Scott Johnson&#8217;s body at the rocky base of a cliff in Australia in 1988, they declared his death a suicide. The gay American mathematician&#8217;s tragic demise and the murky circumstances surrounding it set his older brother Steve Johnson&#8217;s decades-long [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":58159,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"source_name":"","source_url":"","via_name":"","via_url":"","override_template":"0","override":[{"template":"1","single_blog_custom":"","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"0","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"0","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"0","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","show_zoom_button":"0","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"0","show_prev_next_post":"1","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"0"}],"override_image_size":"0","image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post":"0","trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post":"0","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","sponsored_post_name":"","sponsored_post_url":"","sponsored_post_logo_enable":"0","sponsored_post_logo":"","sponsored_post_desc":"","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":{"id":"","hide":""},"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[8221,139,69,2700,1962,8219,8218,8220],"class_list":["post-58158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tv_news","tag-anti-gay-violence","tag-australia","tag-documentary","tag-lgbtqia","tag-miniseries","tag-murder-investigation-murder-disguised-as-suicide","tag-never-let-him-go","tag-scott-johnson"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>New ABC News Studios Docu-Series &quot;Never Let Him Go&quot; Unearths a Haunting Tale of Anti-Gay Violence and One Brother&#039;s Decades-Long Quest for Justice [VIDEO] - Morty&#039;s TV<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/23\/new-abc-news-studios-docu-series-never-let-him-go-unearths-a-haunting-tale-of-anti-gay-violence-and-one-brothers-decades-long-quest-for-justice-video\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"New ABC News Studios Docu-Series &quot;Never Let Him Go&quot; Unearths a Haunting Tale of Anti-Gay Violence and One Brother&#039;s Decades-Long Quest for Justice [VIDEO]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&#8216;Never Let Him Go&#8216; Begins Streaming on Wednesday, September 6, Only on Hulu When authorities found Scott Johnson&#8217;s body at the rocky base of a cliff in Australia in 1988, they declared his death a suicide. The gay American mathematician&#8217;s tragic demise and the murky circumstances surrounding it set his older brother Steve Johnson&#8217;s decades-long [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/23\/new-abc-news-studios-docu-series-never-let-him-go-unearths-a-haunting-tale-of-anti-gay-violence-and-one-brothers-decades-long-quest-for-justice-video\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Morty&#039;s TV\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-08-23T21:57:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Never-Let-Him-Go.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"666\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"375\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"morty\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@mortystv\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"morty\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/23\/new-abc-news-studios-docu-series-never-let-him-go-unearths-a-haunting-tale-of-anti-gay-violence-and-one-brothers-decades-long-quest-for-justice-video\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/23\/new-abc-news-studios-docu-series-never-let-him-go-unearths-a-haunting-tale-of-anti-gay-violence-and-one-brothers-decades-long-quest-for-justice-video\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"morty\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55\"},\"headline\":\"New ABC News Studios Docu-Series &#8220;Never Let Him Go&#8221; Unearths a Haunting Tale of Anti-Gay Violence and One Brother&#8217;s Decades-Long Quest for Justice [VIDEO]\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-08-23T21:57:52+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/23\/new-abc-news-studios-docu-series-never-let-him-go-unearths-a-haunting-tale-of-anti-gay-violence-and-one-brothers-decades-long-quest-for-justice-video\/\"},\"wordCount\":407,\"commentCount\":1,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/23\/new-abc-news-studios-docu-series-never-let-him-go-unearths-a-haunting-tale-of-anti-gay-violence-and-one-brothers-decades-long-quest-for-justice-video\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Never-Let-Him-Go.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"anti-gay violence\",\"Australia\",\"documentary\",\"LGBTQIA+\",\"miniseries\",\"murder investigation murder disguised as suicide\",\"Never Let Him Go\",\"Scott Johnson\"],\"articleSection\":[\"TV News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/23\/new-abc-news-studios-docu-series-never-let-him-go-unearths-a-haunting-tale-of-anti-gay-violence-and-one-brothers-decades-long-quest-for-justice-video\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/23\/new-abc-news-studios-docu-series-never-let-him-go-unearths-a-haunting-tale-of-anti-gay-violence-and-one-brothers-decades-long-quest-for-justice-video\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/23\/new-abc-news-studios-docu-series-never-let-him-go-unearths-a-haunting-tale-of-anti-gay-violence-and-one-brothers-decades-long-quest-for-justice-video\/\",\"name\":\"New ABC News Studios Docu-Series \\\"Never Let Him Go\\\" Unearths a Haunting Tale of Anti-Gay Violence and One Brother's Decades-Long Quest for Justice [VIDEO] - Morty&#039;s TV\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/23\/new-abc-news-studios-docu-series-never-let-him-go-unearths-a-haunting-tale-of-anti-gay-violence-and-one-brothers-decades-long-quest-for-justice-video\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/23\/new-abc-news-studios-docu-series-never-let-him-go-unearths-a-haunting-tale-of-anti-gay-violence-and-one-brothers-decades-long-quest-for-justice-video\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Never-Let-Him-Go.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-08-23T21:57:52+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/23\/new-abc-news-studios-docu-series-never-let-him-go-unearths-a-haunting-tale-of-anti-gay-violence-and-one-brothers-decades-long-quest-for-justice-video\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/23\/new-abc-news-studios-docu-series-never-let-him-go-unearths-a-haunting-tale-of-anti-gay-violence-and-one-brothers-decades-long-quest-for-justice-video\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/23\/new-abc-news-studios-docu-series-never-let-him-go-unearths-a-haunting-tale-of-anti-gay-violence-and-one-brothers-decades-long-quest-for-justice-video\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Never-Let-Him-Go.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Never-Let-Him-Go.jpg\",\"width\":666,\"height\":375},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/23\/new-abc-news-studios-docu-series-never-let-him-go-unearths-a-haunting-tale-of-anti-gay-violence-and-one-brothers-decades-long-quest-for-justice-video\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"New ABC News Studios Docu-Series &#8220;Never Let Him Go&#8221; Unearths a Haunting Tale of Anti-Gay Violence and One Brother&#8217;s Decades-Long Quest for Justice [VIDEO]\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Morty's TV\",\"description\":\"TV  News, Big Brother Fan Pages with Daily Updates, and Obits\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Morty's TV\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seo-logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seo-logo.jpg\",\"width\":1226,\"height\":375,\"caption\":\"Morty's TV\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/mortystv\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mortystv\/\",\"https:\/\/mortystv.bsky.social\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55\",\"name\":\"morty\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d9771bc18cd2dc9f943285b8991604b9daa4e9c946c102fe5588c3c25ac52295?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d9771bc18cd2dc9f943285b8991604b9daa4e9c946c102fe5588c3c25ac52295?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"morty\"},\"description\":\"TV historian and Big Brother fan. Former contributor to The Philadelphia Inquirer TV section.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/author\/morty\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"New ABC News Studios Docu-Series \"Never Let Him Go\" Unearths a Haunting Tale of Anti-Gay Violence and One Brother's Decades-Long Quest for Justice [VIDEO] - Morty&#039;s TV","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/23\/new-abc-news-studios-docu-series-never-let-him-go-unearths-a-haunting-tale-of-anti-gay-violence-and-one-brothers-decades-long-quest-for-justice-video\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"New ABC News Studios Docu-Series \"Never Let Him Go\" Unearths a Haunting Tale of Anti-Gay Violence and One Brother's Decades-Long Quest for Justice [VIDEO]","og_description":"&#8216;Never Let Him Go&#8216; Begins Streaming on Wednesday, September 6, Only on Hulu When authorities found Scott Johnson&#8217;s body at the rocky base of a cliff in Australia in 1988, they declared his death a suicide. The gay American mathematician&#8217;s tragic demise and the murky circumstances surrounding it set his older brother Steve Johnson&#8217;s decades-long [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/23\/new-abc-news-studios-docu-series-never-let-him-go-unearths-a-haunting-tale-of-anti-gay-violence-and-one-brothers-decades-long-quest-for-justice-video\/","og_site_name":"Morty&#039;s TV","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","article_published_time":"2023-08-23T21:57:52+00:00","og_image":[{"width":666,"height":375,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Never-Let-Him-Go.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"morty","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv","twitter_site":"@mortystv","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"morty","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/23\/new-abc-news-studios-docu-series-never-let-him-go-unearths-a-haunting-tale-of-anti-gay-violence-and-one-brothers-decades-long-quest-for-justice-video\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/23\/new-abc-news-studios-docu-series-never-let-him-go-unearths-a-haunting-tale-of-anti-gay-violence-and-one-brothers-decades-long-quest-for-justice-video\/"},"author":{"name":"morty","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55"},"headline":"New ABC News Studios Docu-Series &#8220;Never Let Him Go&#8221; Unearths a Haunting Tale of Anti-Gay Violence and One Brother&#8217;s Decades-Long Quest for Justice [VIDEO]","datePublished":"2023-08-23T21:57:52+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/23\/new-abc-news-studios-docu-series-never-let-him-go-unearths-a-haunting-tale-of-anti-gay-violence-and-one-brothers-decades-long-quest-for-justice-video\/"},"wordCount":407,"commentCount":1,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/23\/new-abc-news-studios-docu-series-never-let-him-go-unearths-a-haunting-tale-of-anti-gay-violence-and-one-brothers-decades-long-quest-for-justice-video\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Never-Let-Him-Go.jpg","keywords":["anti-gay violence","Australia","documentary","LGBTQIA+","miniseries","murder investigation murder disguised as suicide","Never Let Him Go","Scott Johnson"],"articleSection":["TV News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/23\/new-abc-news-studios-docu-series-never-let-him-go-unearths-a-haunting-tale-of-anti-gay-violence-and-one-brothers-decades-long-quest-for-justice-video\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/23\/new-abc-news-studios-docu-series-never-let-him-go-unearths-a-haunting-tale-of-anti-gay-violence-and-one-brothers-decades-long-quest-for-justice-video\/","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/23\/new-abc-news-studios-docu-series-never-let-him-go-unearths-a-haunting-tale-of-anti-gay-violence-and-one-brothers-decades-long-quest-for-justice-video\/","name":"New ABC News Studios Docu-Series \"Never Let Him Go\" Unearths a Haunting Tale of Anti-Gay Violence and One Brother's Decades-Long Quest for Justice [VIDEO] - Morty&#039;s TV","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/23\/new-abc-news-studios-docu-series-never-let-him-go-unearths-a-haunting-tale-of-anti-gay-violence-and-one-brothers-decades-long-quest-for-justice-video\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/23\/new-abc-news-studios-docu-series-never-let-him-go-unearths-a-haunting-tale-of-anti-gay-violence-and-one-brothers-decades-long-quest-for-justice-video\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Never-Let-Him-Go.jpg","datePublished":"2023-08-23T21:57:52+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/23\/new-abc-news-studios-docu-series-never-let-him-go-unearths-a-haunting-tale-of-anti-gay-violence-and-one-brothers-decades-long-quest-for-justice-video\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/23\/new-abc-news-studios-docu-series-never-let-him-go-unearths-a-haunting-tale-of-anti-gay-violence-and-one-brothers-decades-long-quest-for-justice-video\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/23\/new-abc-news-studios-docu-series-never-let-him-go-unearths-a-haunting-tale-of-anti-gay-violence-and-one-brothers-decades-long-quest-for-justice-video\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Never-Let-Him-Go.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Never-Let-Him-Go.jpg","width":666,"height":375},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/23\/new-abc-news-studios-docu-series-never-let-him-go-unearths-a-haunting-tale-of-anti-gay-violence-and-one-brothers-decades-long-quest-for-justice-video\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"New ABC News Studios Docu-Series &#8220;Never Let Him Go&#8221; Unearths a Haunting Tale of Anti-Gay Violence and One Brother&#8217;s Decades-Long Quest for Justice [VIDEO]"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/","name":"Morty's TV","description":"TV  News, Big Brother Fan Pages with Daily Updates, and Obits","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Morty's TV","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seo-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seo-logo.jpg","width":1226,"height":375,"caption":"Morty's TV"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","https:\/\/x.com\/mortystv","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mortystv\/","https:\/\/mortystv.bsky.social\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55","name":"morty","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d9771bc18cd2dc9f943285b8991604b9daa4e9c946c102fe5588c3c25ac52295?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d9771bc18cd2dc9f943285b8991604b9daa4e9c946c102fe5588c3c25ac52295?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"morty"},"description":"TV historian and Big Brother fan. Former contributor to The Philadelphia Inquirer TV section.","sameAs":["http:\/\/mortystv.com","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","https:\/\/x.com\/http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv"],"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/author\/morty\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Never-Let-Him-Go.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":50084,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/10\/abc-news-studios-partners-with-ridley-scott-and-scott-free-productions-for-docu-series-still-missing-morgan\/","url_meta":{"origin":58158,"position":0},"title":"ABC News Studios Partners with Ridley Scott and Scott Free Productions for Docu-Series &#8220;Still Missing Morgan&#8221;","author":"morty","date":"February 10, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"'Still Missing Morgan' Begins Streaming Thursday, February 16, Only on Hulu In the summer of 1995, tragedy struck the Nick family when 6-year-old Morgan Nick vanished while playing just a few feet from her mother, Colleen Nick. Colleen found solace in Patty Wetterling, whose son Jacob had gone missing six\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Still-Missing-Morgan.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Still-Missing-Morgan.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Still-Missing-Morgan.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":63275,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/15\/abc-news-studios-announces-slate-of-three-thrilling-new-true-crime-docu-series-to-premiere-in-early-2024-streaming-exclusively-on-hulu\/","url_meta":{"origin":58158,"position":1},"title":"ABC News Studios Announces Slate of Three Thrilling New True-Crime Docu-Series to Premiere in Early 2024, Streaming Exclusively on Hulu","author":"morty","date":"December 15, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Beginning January 2024, ABC News Studios expands its collection of chilling true-crime docu-series by debuting three new narrative nonfiction titles, streaming exclusively on Hulu: \"Daughters of the Cult,\" \"Me, Hereafter\" and season two of \"Death in the Dorms.\" This is the third true-crime slate release from ABC News Studios since\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ABC-News-Studios.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ABC-News-Studios.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ABC-News-Studios.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":46998,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/12\/abc-news-studios-announces-three-new-true-crime-docu-series-streaming-exclusively-on-hulu-premiering-thursdays-in-january-2023\/","url_meta":{"origin":58158,"position":2},"title":"ABC News Studios Announces Three New True Crime Docu-Series, Streaming Exclusively on Hulu, Premiering Thursdays in January 2023","author":"morty","date":"December 12, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"ABC News Studios builds on its slate of compelling true-crime docu-series with the announcement of three narrative non-fiction titles premiering Thursdays in January 2023, streaming exclusively on Hulu. \"Death in the Dorms,\" \"Web of Death\" and \"Killing County\" follow a notable lineup by ABC News Studios on Hulu, including the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ABC-News-Studios.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ABC-News-Studios.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ABC-News-Studios.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":55509,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/15\/abc-news-studios-announces-four-new-true-crime-docu-series-to-premiere-this-summer-streaming-exclusively-on-hulu\/","url_meta":{"origin":58158,"position":3},"title":"ABC News Studios Announces Four New True-Crime Docu-Series to Premiere This Summer, Streaming Exclusively on Hulu","author":"morty","date":"June 15, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"\"The Ashley Madison Affair\" is a three-part, explosive docu-series exploring the unbelievable rise and fall of the scandalous and notorious dating platform Ashley Madison. As internet dating began to take off in the early 2000s, one dating site catering to extramarital affairs violated all conventions. This series explores the shameless\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ABC-News-Studios.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ABC-News-Studios.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ABC-News-Studios.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":51751,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/03\/16\/abc-news-studios-announces-new-docu-series-featuring-criminologist-who-develops-psychological-profiles-of-and-conducts-on-camera-interviews-with-convicted-killers-in-prison-video\/","url_meta":{"origin":58158,"position":4},"title":"ABC News Studios Announces New Docu-Series Featuring Criminologist Who Develops Psychological Profiles of and Conducts On-Camera Interviews With Convicted Killers in Prison [VIDEO]","author":"morty","date":"March 16, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"ABC News Studios' newest series, \"The Lesson Is Murder,\" explores this question: Why did this killer kill? Renowned criminologist and former FBI special agent Dr. Bryanna Fox has devoted her career to this question and is now teaching the next generation of criminologists in her role as a university professor.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lesson-is-murder.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lesson-is-murder.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lesson-is-murder.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":45614,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/13\/abc-news-studios-announces-compelling-true-crime-docu-series-where-is-private-dulaney\/","url_meta":{"origin":58158,"position":5},"title":"ABC News Studios Announces Compelling True-Crime Docu-Series &#8220;Where Is Private Dulaney?&#8221;","author":"morty","date":"November 13, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Building on its slate of true-crime docu-series, ABC News Studios announced today \"Where Is Private Dulaney?\" The gripping series chronicling one mother's mission to find her missing son after the Marine Corps declared him AWOL premieres exclusively on Hulu Wednesday, Nov. 16. In 1979, when Private Leroy Dulaney vanished from\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Where-Is-Private-Dulaney.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Where-Is-Private-Dulaney.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Where-Is-Private-Dulaney.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58158"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58158\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}