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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.
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 sentenced to life without parole in Blaze Bernstein hate-crime murder
Samuel Lincoln Woodward faces life in prison without the possibility of parole for fatally stabbing 19-year-old Blaze Bernstein six years ago.
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 with neo-Nazi ties sentenced to life in killing of gay ex-classmate
Prosecutors said Samuel Woodward killed Blaze Bernstein, 19, after reconnecting with him on a dating app for men seeking men in 2018.
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 is expected to be sentenced to life in prison.
A man stabbed his gay Jewish classmate 28 times and buried him. He’ll spend life in jail for the hate crime
Samuel Woodward, 27, was convicted of murder as a hate crime for the killing of Blaze Bernstein, a gay, Jewish college sophomore
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.”
California man sentenced to life for hate-crime murder of teenager
A man in California who was convicted of the hate-crime murder of a gay, Jewish university student has been sentenced to life in prison. Samuel Woodward was convicted of first-degree murder in July for the 2018 murder of 19-year-old Blaze Bernstein,
California man sentenced to life in prison for murder of a gay college student
Samuel Woodward was sentenced on Friday after stabbing a gay University of Pennsylvania student in an act of hate back in 2018.
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 ...
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 ...