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 Friday to life in prison without parole.
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.
Samuel Woodward 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 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.
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.
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.
Former classmate sentenced to life without parole in murder of gay teen Blaze Bernstein
Samuel Woodward, a California man found guilty of murdering his ... Woodward, now 27, was charged with first-degree murder as a hate crime. Prosecutors had argued that Woodward murdered his high school classmate because Bernstein was gay.
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.
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.
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
Samuel Woodward, who espoused anti-gay rhetoric and had ties to Atomwaffen, a neo-Nazi group, stabbed his victim 28 times ...
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 ...
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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 ...