Aussie who pled guilty to killing gay American changes his mind

Scott Johnson (left) in 1988 – Photo: ABC News; and Scott White (right, face blurred), who was convicted for Johnson’s murder, being arrested in 2020 (Photo: NSW Police)

An Australian man convicted of the murder of a gay American mathematician is now asking an appeals court to reverse his guilty plea and allow him to stand trial, claiming he only confessed out of fear that his ex-wife would…