She said she became aware of a reward only when the victim’s brother, Steve Johnson, doubled the sum in 2020. Under cross-examination Monday, Helen White denied that she had been aware of a reward worth 1 million Australian dollars (about $700,000) for information on Johnson’s death when she went to police in 2019.

Wilson did not accept the defense lawyers’ argument that Helen White had been motivated to report her ex-husband to police by a reward. Johnson must have been terrified, aware that he would strike the rocks below and conscious of his fate,” Wilson added. “In those seconds when he must have realized what was happening to him, Dr. Six people were jumped in a parking lot after leaving a Pasadena restaurant hosting an LGBTQ event last week, sources said.

Brutal attack after drag event in Pasadena sparks hate crime investigation