Troy Newman (activist) on its campaign against abortion doctor George Tiller, which culminated in his assassination by Scott Roeder, an Operation Rescue supporter. More recently, Newman attracted international attention for his illegal entry to Australia (and subsequent deportation). Born in Anchorage, Alaska, Newman was adopted at birth to a family in San Diego, California, where he grew up as a self-described "surfer boy". He has cited his own experience as an adoptee as one of the reasons for his anti-abortion views. Newman made contact with his birth father later in life, and subsequently added his birth father's surname, Mariotti, to his own, although
Stephen Tiller Stephen Tiller Stephen Tiller (born 26 March 1987) is an Australian rules footballer for the Western Bulldogs of the AFL. The 54th overall pick in the 2004 AFL Draft, Tiller was recruited from the West Adelaide Football Club. Stephen Tiller was born in the town of Wanilla, near Port Lincoln in South Australia. Previously attending Cummins High School, he also has two older brothers. Following several years of development playing for the former Bulldogs VFL affiliate Werribee, Tiller was called up for his AFL debut against the West Coast Eagles in Round 17, 2007. He was delisted by the Bulldogs