Former classmate sentenced to life without parole in murder of gay teen Blaze Bernstein

Bernstein, 19, was stabbed to death in a park in 2018.

ABC News

Antigay and antisemitic lying scumbag charged with the fatal stabbing of #BlazeBernstein testifies during #OrangeCounty trial

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Jury convicts Blaze Bernstein’s killer of premeditated murder and a hate crime

Samuel Woodward was found guilty of first-degree murder and hate crime charges in the 2018 death of gay Jewish student Blaze Bernstein.

The Forward
Man charged with killing gay college student in California testifies

Sam Woodward, the man charged with killing college student Blaze Bernstein, has taken the stand on day 28 of the murder trial.

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Blaze Bernstein killing: Alleged killer resumes testimony in alleged anti-gay, antisemitic hate crime

Samuel Woodward, the alleged killer of former classmate Blaze Bernstein in what prosecutors describe as an anti-LGBTQ and anti-Jewish hate crime, returned to the stand in his Santa Ana trial on Monday. Woodward first took the stand Thursday in what The Orange County Register described as “early testimony [that] did not touch on many of […]

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Accused neo-Nazi's trial begins in connection to killing of gay Jewish college student Blaze Bernstein

The trial was delayed in February after the accused neo-Nazi killer threw water at the judge.

Advocate.com

From the article:

The defendant, 26-year-old Samuel Woodward of Newport Beach, is accused of stabbing to death Blaze Bernstein, a 19-year-old gay, Jewish college sophomore who was home visiting family on winter break. The two had previously attended the same high school in Orange County.

Prosecutor Jennifer Walker said Woodward had joined a violent, anti-gay, antisemitic group known as Atomwaffen Division and repeatedly targeted gay men online by reaching out to them and then abruptly broke off contact while keeping a hateful, profanity-laced journal of his actions.

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Years after college student is stabbed to death, California man faces trial in hate case

The Southern California man charged with stabbing University of Pennsylvania student Blaze Bernstein to death in an act of hate is expected to stand trial. Opening statements are scheduled for Tuesday in the murder case against now-26-year-old Samuel Woodward. He has pleaded not guilty. Woodward is charged with stabbing to death the 19-year-old gay, Jewish college sophomore who was home visiting his family in California on winter break in January 2018. His body was found days later buried at the park in a shallow grave. Authorities said DNA evidence linked Woodward to the killing and his cellphone contained troves of anti-gay, antisemitic and hate group materials.

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