Prosecution: Ivy league student Blaze Bernstein’s killing was motivated by anti-gay hate
Murder
‘We have no room for this kind of hate in our society’
Court
February 3, 2018
Suspect tied to neo-Nazi group pleads not guilty to killing college student, Blaze Bernstein
A California man pleaded not guilty Friday to murdering a beloved Ivy League student, NBC Los Angeles reports. Prosecutors have charged 20-year-old Samuel Woodward with killing his former high school classmate, Blaze Bernstein, while he was home from college during winter break. Investigators say Bernstein met up with Woodward on Jan. 2 at a park …
Hate Crimes
January 27, 2018
Blaze Bernstein: Suspect accused of stabbing Ivy League student 20 times reportedly attended a 3-day neo-Nazi camp
A California man accused of killing his former high school classmate reportedly attended a three-day neo-Nazi camp, according to ProPublica. Samuel Woodward was charged with murder after California authorities found the slain body of Ivy League college student, Blaze Bernstein, buried in a shallow grave close to Borrego Park in Foothills Ranch on Jan. 9. …
Murder
January 21, 2018
Accused ‘Ivy League killer’ Samuel Woodward pretends to ‘curb stomp’ friend’s head in disturbing photo: Report
‘Anti-Semitism and homophobia were certainly aspects of his ideology’
Violent Crime
January 19, 2018
Blaze Bernstein’s alleged killer described as ‘quiet’ and ‘angsty’ with anti-gay views
More details are emerging about the man accused of killing 19-year-old college student Blaze Bernstein, who was found on Jan. 9 in Foothills Ranch, California, stabbed 20 times and dumped into a shallow grave. The Los Angeles Times reports that Samuel Woodward, who met Blaze when they both attended high school at the Orange County School …
Murder
January 17, 2018
‘Friend’ accused of killing Blaze Bernstein is officially charged with murder—–hate crime charges are not ruled out
Orange County prosecutors officially charged a Newport Beach, California, man with murder on Wed. morning, in connection with the death of Ivy League college student, Blaze Bernstein. The Los Angeles Times reports that 20-year-old Samuel Woodward was charged with one felony count of murder, along with a sentencing enhancement (aggravating factors) of using a knife …
Murder
January 16, 2018
Blaze Bernstein was stabbed at least 20 times in possible ‘rage killing’: Cops
A police report on Monday revealed that slain college student, Blaze Bernstein, was stabbed at least 20 times, in what authorities are calling a possible “act of rage.” The Orange County Register reports that a search warrant affidavit revealed that 19-year-old Blaze, a University of Pennsylvania student, was home for the holidays in Foothill Ranch, …
Homicide
January 14, 2018
Friend suspected of killing Blaze Bernstein posted disturbing comments about violence on social media: Police
The California man suspected of killing 19-year-old college student Blaze Bernstein is said to have made violent and strange posts on social media, CBS Los Angeles reports. Samuel Woodward, 20, was arrested Friday in connection with Bernstein’s death. In one post, Woodward said he would like to learn “waterboarding,” according to the New York Post. …
Violent Crime
January 12, 2018
BREAKING: ‘Friend’ arrested in connection with death of Blaze Bernstein
The man who claimed he last saw his friend and college student, Blaze Bernstein, at a park in California, was arrested on Friday in connection with his death. The Orange County Register reports that Orange County authorities arrested 20-year-old Samuel Woodward shortly after he left his Newport Beach home on Friday afternoon. At around 1:15 p.m. …
