Former classmate found guilty in slaying of Blaze Bernstein in anti-LGBTQ hate crime
Samuel Woodward, the man accused of killing his former classmate Blaze Bernstein in an anti-LGBTQ and anti-Jewish hate crime, was found guilty by a jury on Wednesday. Woodward was found guilty of first-degree murder with special allegations that the killing was motivated by hate and that it was committed using a weapon.
Sam Woodward found guilty of murder as a hate crime in death of Blaze Bernstein
The prosecution had argued for Woodward to be found guilty of first-degree murder as a hate crime. Defense attorneys argued that Woodward should be convicted for voluntary manslaughter and acquitted of hate-crime allegations.
Ex-classmate convicted of killing Blaze Bernstein in hate slaying
Defendant Samuel Woodward showed no visible emotion when the verdict was read, but cheers were heard from the courtroom audience, particularly when the hate-crime allegation proved to be true.
Former classmate found guilty in murder of gay teen Blaze Bernstein
Samuel Woodward, a California man accused of murdering his former classmate in 2018, has been found guilty in the hate crime case.
Orange County man convicted of hate crime murder in killing of gay ex-classmate Blaze Bernstein
An Orange County man was convicted of first-degree murder Wednesday in the stabbing death of a gay former high school classmate in 2018. Jurors also found that Samuel Woodward committed a hate crime when he killed 19-year-old Blaze Bernstein,
Man Convicted of Hate Crime Murder in Stabbing of Gay Former Classmate in Orange County
A 26-year-old man was convicted Wednesday of first-degree murder, along with a hate crime allegation, for killing a gay former classmate in the Foothill Ranch neighborhood of Lake Forest six years ago.
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