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Mystery at Manly Cove

Mystery at Manly Cove

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When a 27-year old man named Scott Johnson was found amongst the rocks in a place called Manly Cove, authorities believed Scott jumped from some nearby cliffs and ruled his death a suicide. But his older brother Steve refused to believe it. Scott was a brilliant and admired math genius with everything to live for. Steve soon grows suspicious of those closest to Scott and becomes determined to prove Scott might've been a victim of foul play. But how to prove a murder that police say never happened? [PART 1 of 2]

This is part one of a two-part series drawn from Steve Johnson's recent memoir "A Thousand Miles to Care" and an October 13, 2025 New Yorker feature by writer Eren Arbey "Letters from Australia."




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