Samuel Woodward, who killed and buried Blaze Bernstein in Lake Forest, gets life without parole
Samuel Woodward, who admitted to killing former high school classmate Blaze Bernstein and burying his body at the edge of a Lake Forest park in what a jury agreed was a hate-crime murder, was sentenced on Friday,
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 murder of gay student
The trial was delayed for years due to questions surrounding Woodward’s mental health. In late 2022, he was found competent to stand trial.
Man who killed gay US student sentenced to life
A California man found guilty of murdering a gay, Jewish US university student in a hate crime has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Samuel Woodward, 27, was convicted in July for the 2018 death of 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.
Former classmate sentenced to life for hate crime killing of Blaze Bernstein
A Newport Beach man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the anti-LGBTQ and antisemitic hate crime killing of his former classmate, Blaze Bernstein. “It’s almost seven years that we’ve waited for this day for justice,
Orange County man sentenced life without parole for hate crime killing of gay student
A 27-year-old man faces life in prison without the possibility of parole on Friday for the hate-crime killing of a gay former classmate in Foothill Ranch six years ago.
California man to be sentenced for hate crime killing of Blaze Bernstein in Orange County
Samuel Lincoln Woodward faces life in prison without the possibility of parole for fatally stabbing 19-year-old Blaze Bernstein six years ago.
California man sentenced to life 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 was sentenced ...
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Samuel Woodward set to be sentenced for first-degree murder of former classmate
A 27-year-old man faces life in prison without the possibility of parole on Friday for the hate-crime killing of a gay former ...
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 ...
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The sentencing of Samuel Woodward, convicted of killing former classmate Blaze Bernstein and burying his body at the edge of a Lake Forest park, was rescheduled on Tuesday, Oct. 22, for mid ...