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.
15 Charged in Alleged Hate Crime Attack on Gay Man at Maryland College
Police in Maryland announced three additional arrests in connection to an attack on a man on October 15, following the detention of 12 others.
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FOX 5 is keeping an eye on crime in your community. Here's a look at some of the most notable stories from across the DMV this week.
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.
Long Island detective charged with hate crime for allegedly attacking cell phone technician
Suffolk County Police's Hate Crime Task Force says video shows Rockville Centre Police Officer John Murphy harassing the worker.
Three More Maryland College Students Charged With Hate Crimes in an Attack on a Gay Man
Three more students at Salisbury University on Maryland’s Eastern Shore have been charged with hate crimes after police say they assaulted a gay man
15 Salisbury University students charged in alleged hate crime attack after more arrests
Three additional Salisbury University students were arrested, increasing those charged to 15, for their involvement in an alleged hate crime attack on a man at an off-campus apartment, police said.
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.”
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.
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,
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‘We don’t want you or your kind’: Cop charged with hate crime after attack on Black phone service worker
Rockville Centre detective, John Murphy, has been charged with hate crime after he allegedly called a phone service worker ...
Priest stabbed in the face during Mass as religion-based hate crime is on the rise worldwide
A priest stabbed in the face during Mass is one of the most recent cases of a religion-based hate crime, which is one the ...
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 ...
Michigan House OKs bills expanding hate crime offenses for second time
The Michigan House signed off on two bills that would reclassify certain crimes as hate crimes, replacing Michigan’s 1988 ...
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Phoenix school district postpones high school play about LGBTQ hate crime, students devastated
Just hours before the scheduled opening of The Laramie Project at Cesar Chavez High School, the school’s administration postponed the production due to the "seriousness of the play's content." ...
Group put burning cross in front of mayoral campaign sign to fake a hate crime, feds say
An investigation by the FBI revealed Derrick Bernard Jr., Ashley Blackcloud and Deanna West staged the cross in front of the ...
Essex Police has focus on hate crime, but often fails to answer phone, watchdog finds
Essex Constabulary has put a “strong focus” on tackling hate crime while failing to answer non-emergency calls swiftly enough ...