Samuel Woodward, who killed and buried Blaze Bernstein in Lake Forest, gets life without parole
Bernstein was Jewish, gay, quick-witted and smart, and with a large circle of friends. The sentencing hearing was held without Woodward appearing in court.
Former classmate sentenced to life without parole in murder of gay teen Blaze Bernstein
Samuel Woodward, a California man found guilty of murdering his former classmate in 2018 in a hate crime, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Friday.
California man sentenced to life for hate crime in the killing of a gay Penn student in 2018
This was a hate crime," Blaze Bernstein’s mother, Jeanne Pepper, told the court. “Samuel Woodward ended my son’s life because my son was Jewish and gay.”
Blaze Bernstein trial: Samuel Woodward sentenced to life
SANTA ANA, Calif. - Samuel Woodward was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing his gay former classmate in Foothill Ranch six years ago. Woodward was convicted in July of a hate crime, fatally stabbing 19-year-old Blaze Bernstiein.
Bernstein parents speak after Samuel Woodward was sentenced to life without parole
A 27-year-old man was sentenced to life without possibility of parole Friday in an Orange County court for the 2018 hate-crime killing of his gay former classmate. Samuel Lincoln Woodward was found guilty in July for the death of 19-year-old Blaze Bernstein,
California man sentenced to life without parole in Blaze Bernstein hate-crime murder
Samuel Lincoln Woodward was found guilty in July for the death of 19-year-old Blaze Bernstein, whose body was found days after he went missing, stabbed over 28 times and buried in a shallow grave at a Lake Forest Park.
Blaze Bernstein Killer Sentenced For Brutal Hate Crime Murder
On Friday, Samuel Woodward, 27, was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole in prison for the stabbing death of Blaze Bernstein, a gay Jewish student from the University of Pennsylvania, according to AP News.
Orange County man receives life sentence for hate-motivated murder
Samuel Woodward, then 21, was driven by 'pure hate and rage' over his victim's sexual orientation and religious beliefs, the judge says.
California man to be sentenced for hate-crime killing of Blaze Bernstein
Samuel Lincoln Woodward faces life in prison without the possibility of parole for fatally stabbing 19-year-old Blaze Bernstein six years ago.
Former classmate sentenced to life in prison in murder of gay teen Blaze Bernstein
Samuel Woodward, a California man found guilty of murdering his former classmate in 2018 in a hate crime, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Friday.
California Man to Be Sentenced for Hate Crime in the Killing of a Gay College Student
A California man convicted of stabbing to death a gay University of Pennsylvania student in an act of hate is expected to be sentenced to life in prison
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Man With Neo-Nazi Ties Sentenced to Life in Killing of Gay Ex-Classmate
The man, Samuel Lincoln Woodward, 26, of Newport Beach, Calif., had reconnected with his former classmate, Blaze ...
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Family of Blaze Bernstein address the media after his killer is sentenced to life in prison
Samuel Woodward, the man responsible for killing his former classmate Blaze Bernstein in an anti-LGBTQ and ...