{"id":34439,"date":"2025-06-24T04:48:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T04:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/timeline-the-blaze-bernstein-murder-case\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T04:48:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T04:48:22","slug":"timeline-the-blaze-bernstein-murder-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/timeline-the-blaze-bernstein-murder-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Timeline: The Blaze Bernstein murder case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A look at the 2018 disappearance of <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/blaze-bernstein-california-hate-crime-attack-parents-stand-up-for-their-son-48-hours\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Blaze Bernstein<\/a><\/span> and the evidence that led to <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/losangeles\/news\/blaze-bernstein-killing-jury-finds-sam-woodward-guilty-of-hate-crime-murder-orange-county-california\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Sam Woodward<\/a><\/span>&#8216;s arrest and conviction in the hate crime murder.<\/p>\n<h2>Jan. 2, 2018<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/20\/ae427b1c-3cc6-4954-b436-3824187dec2a\/thumbnail\/620x348\/7788ae84396fdfd289910bbdc01d5ffb\/bernstein-blaze.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f#\" alt=\"Blaze Bernstein \" height=\"348\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/20\/ae427b1c-3cc6-4954-b436-3824187dec2a\/thumbnail\/620x348\/7788ae84396fdfd289910bbdc01d5ffb\/bernstein-blaze.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/20\/ae427b1c-3cc6-4954-b436-3824187dec2a\/thumbnail\/1240x696\/e400b7a9e1a2b2cec2211f01a44fd724\/bernstein-blaze.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Blaze Bernstein<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Bernstein family<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Blaze, a 19-year-old Ivy League student, was spending the holidays visiting family in Orange County, California, when he went missing the night of Jan. 2, 2018.<\/p>\n<h2>Jan. 3, 2018<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/20\/0bd6124f-e0d2-4fe0-bdcc-de215430e3de\/thumbnail\/620x349\/dff2c61b8557ff27354f791c533a5443\/bernstein-borrego-ark.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f#\" alt=\"Borrego Park \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/20\/0bd6124f-e0d2-4fe0-bdcc-de215430e3de\/thumbnail\/620x349\/dff2c61b8557ff27354f791c533a5443\/bernstein-borrego-ark.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/20\/0bd6124f-e0d2-4fe0-bdcc-de215430e3de\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/04883c50e7990914ced07dc8e4dbb099\/bernstein-borrego-ark.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Borrego Park in Orange County, California.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS Newws<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After Blaze failed to show up to a dentist appointment and didn&#8217;t respond to texts and calls, his parents, Jeanne Pepper and Gideon Bernstein, checked his room. They didn&#8217;t find Blaze but found his wallet, keys and glasses still at the house.<\/p>\n<p>They searched Blaze&#8217;s computer and social media accounts for clues. On Blaze&#8217;s Snapchat, they found messages from Sam Woodward, who had been Blaze&#8217;s high school classmate. The messaging showed that the night Blaze went missing, he had sent his address to Woodward. Gideon Bernstein reached out to Woodward, who claimed he had picked Blaze up and driven to local Borrego Park. Woodward said that Blaze then walked off in the dark to meet another friend.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t see where he went,&#8221; Woodward told Gideon Bernstein. &#8220;I searched all over for him &#8230; I couldn&#8217;t find him anywhere.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After that call, the worried Bernsteins filed a missing person&#8217;s report with police.<\/p>\n<h2>Jan. 6, 2018<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/20\/fa793fb4-426d-495d-8cb9-1382383a1fc2\/thumbnail\/620x349\/9807b3c879abafec470562827ed622ba\/bernstein-jeanne-gideon.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f#\" alt=\"Jeanne Pepper and Gideon Bernstein \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/20\/fa793fb4-426d-495d-8cb9-1382383a1fc2\/thumbnail\/620x349\/9807b3c879abafec470562827ed622ba\/bernstein-jeanne-gideon.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/20\/fa793fb4-426d-495d-8cb9-1382383a1fc2\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/db38354518c30a50cb33e295d5d04689\/bernstein-jeanne-gideon.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Jeanne Pepper and Gideon Bernstein addressed reporters, seeking help in finding Blaze.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS Los Angeles<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Law enforcement repeatedly combed Borrego Park. By this point, news of Blaze&#8217;s disappearance had already spread across Orange County.<\/p>\n<p>The Bernstein family, still hoping for good news, held a press conference, asking the public to keep looking for their son.<\/p>\n<h2>Jan. 9, 2018<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/20\/ec10f612-7683-4da2-a427-d8fa996c0f8e\/thumbnail\/620x827\/d0d809fc2ba6d5d302ed3ae6dc8d2976\/bernstein-evidence.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f#\" alt=\"Blaze Bernstein's cellphone \" height=\"827\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/20\/ec10f612-7683-4da2-a427-d8fa996c0f8e\/thumbnail\/620x827\/d0d809fc2ba6d5d302ed3ae6dc8d2976\/bernstein-evidence.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/20\/ec10f612-7683-4da2-a427-d8fa996c0f8e\/thumbnail\/1240x1654\/282621a02ea73534ff98a9673ddd3743\/bernstein-evidence.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Blaze Bernstein was buried in a shallow grave in Borrego Park and had been stabbed more than 20 times. His damaged phone (pictured) was also found in that grave.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Orange County Court<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After days of searching, investigators found Blaze buried in a shallow grave in Borrego Park after heavy rains helped uncover his body. He had been <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/blaze-bernstein-death-details-released-student-stabbed-20-times-samuel-woodward-idd-as-suspect\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">stabbed more than 20 times<\/a><\/span>. Blaze&#8217;s damaged phone (pictured) was also found in that grave.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators believed Woodward was the last person to see Blaze before he disappeared. Woodward had told them what he told the Bernsteins \u2014 that he met up with Blaze, who then walked off in the park. Investigators served a search warrant at Woodward&#8217;s home.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Jan. 12, 2018<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/20\/81de93f4-3aa1-4812-8aaa-e820eeda715c\/thumbnail\/620x827\/083c035abbf5761d08406abe5b79da12\/bernstein-woodward-mug.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f#\" alt=\"bernstein-woodward-mug.jpg \" height=\"827\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/20\/81de93f4-3aa1-4812-8aaa-e820eeda715c\/thumbnail\/620x827\/083c035abbf5761d08406abe5b79da12\/bernstein-woodward-mug.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/20\/81de93f4-3aa1-4812-8aaa-e820eeda715c\/thumbnail\/1240x1654\/16efdd9f5aa638a9f126138d33338fa8\/bernstein-woodward-mug.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Sam Woodward mug shot<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Orange County Sheriff&#8217;s Department<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/blaze-bernstein-case-suspect-arrested-in-university-of-pennsylvania-students-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Sam Woodward<\/a><\/span> was arrested on Jan. 12, 2018.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Jan. 17, 2018<\/h2>\n<p>Woodward was <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/blaze-bernstein-case-murder-charge-filed-against-samuel-woodward-in-students-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">charged with murde<\/a><\/span>r with a sentencing enhancement of personal use of a knife.<\/p>\n<p>Later in 2018, then-Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas told &#8220;48 Hours&#8221; that investigators had found a knife in Woodward&#8217;s home.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The knife had blood on it,&#8221; Rackauckas said. &#8220;Blaze Bernstein&#8217;s blood on the knife.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/20\/b23f3804-77dd-40bc-a790-fbee82969d2d\/thumbnail\/620x413\/68a72178c9411c2236531a007bb2c570\/bernstein-woodward-car.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f#\" alt=\"Sam Woodward's car. \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/20\/b23f3804-77dd-40bc-a790-fbee82969d2d\/thumbnail\/620x413\/68a72178c9411c2236531a007bb2c570\/bernstein-woodward-car.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/20\/b23f3804-77dd-40bc-a790-fbee82969d2d\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/32f9693ca464e7d4cdbde2b310f0889f\/bernstein-woodward-car.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Sam Woodward&#8217;s car.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Orange County Sheriff&#8217;s Department<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He also said they had found blood in Woodward&#8217;s car.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The blood on the headliner belonged to both Sam Woodward and Blaze Bernstein,&#8221; Rackauckas told &#8220;48 Hours&#8221; correspondent Tracy Smith.<\/p>\n<h2>Feb. 2, 2018<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0Woodward was arraigned and <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/blaze-bernstein-murder-suspect-samuel-woodward-pleads-not-guilty\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">pleaded not guilty<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Aug. 2, 2018<\/h2>\n<p>The Orange County District Attorney&#8217;s Office added a hate crime enhancement to Sam Woodward&#8217;s initial charges.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/20\/c2b1fb4e-49c0-4ff2-9aec-c12e6abacf4b\/thumbnail\/620x349\/a28859875ceeaf93e163ba61e6261759\/bernstein-woodward-hearing.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f#\" alt=\"Sam Woodward at a hearing on Sept. 17, 2018. \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/20\/c2b1fb4e-49c0-4ff2-9aec-c12e6abacf4b\/thumbnail\/620x349\/a28859875ceeaf93e163ba61e6261759\/bernstein-woodward-hearing.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/20\/c2b1fb4e-49c0-4ff2-9aec-c12e6abacf4b\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/235827f2896ed9561f9c1746fc7769ab\/bernstein-woodward-hearing.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Sam Woodward at a hearing on Sept. 17, 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS Los Angeles<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Prosecutors claimed Woodward killed Blaze with premeditation because Blaze was gay. If convicted, Woodward now could face life in prison without the possibility of parole. Authorities say after examining Woodward&#8217;s phone, laptop and social media accounts, they found evidence of Woodward&#8217;s involvement in Atomwaffen, a neo-Nazi terrorist group.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>April 9, 2024<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/20\/561059a9-65c3-419a-9b9c-e3ab6bcf8c7f\/thumbnail\/620x349\/c18f3e95c8ad4c0afcb1f928f3e5fecb\/bernstein-woodward-court.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f#\" alt=\"Sam Woodward walks into court \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/20\/561059a9-65c3-419a-9b9c-e3ab6bcf8c7f\/thumbnail\/620x349\/c18f3e95c8ad4c0afcb1f928f3e5fecb\/bernstein-woodward-court.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/20\/561059a9-65c3-419a-9b9c-e3ab6bcf8c7f\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/ecf40b5f158c33a1960802ae2e91c8db\/bernstein-woodward-court.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Sam Woodward walks into court with his hair covering his face at his trial in April 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Pool<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the opening statements <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/blaze-bernstein-samuel-woodward-trial-hate-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">of his trial<\/a><\/span>, the prosecution told the jury that Woodward killed Blaze because he was gay. Defense Attorney Ken Morrison conceded that Woodward killed Blaze but argued that the murder was not premeditated and instead was a case of voluntary manslaughter.<strong> <\/strong>He argued that Blaze did something that provoked Woodward to kill him and told the jury Woodward would testify about what happened the night Blaze was killed.<\/p>\n<h2>April 10, 2024<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/20\/11e87543-7ced-4d74-8e96-4379fe8cb8d8\/thumbnail\/620x349\/22123fce4e1d5820bc5200a7d1868ff7\/bernstein-trial.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f#\" alt=\"Jeanne Pepper and Gideon Bernstein testify \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/20\/11e87543-7ced-4d74-8e96-4379fe8cb8d8\/thumbnail\/620x349\/22123fce4e1d5820bc5200a7d1868ff7\/bernstein-trial.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/20\/11e87543-7ced-4d74-8e96-4379fe8cb8d8\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/4ac20f0065011be2ee8a0f657d926818\/bernstein-trial.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Blaze Bernstein&#8217;s parents, Jeanne Pepper and Gideon Bernstein, were among 23 witnesses who testified for the prosecution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Pool<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;I know that a lot of things will be said that are probably untrue,&#8221; Jeanne Pepper told &#8220;48 Hours.&#8221; &#8220;Because that&#8217;s what happens in a criminal trial\u2026I have an opportunity to defend Blaze and that&#8217;s what I will do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Blaze Bernstein&#8217;s parents were among 23 witnesses who testified for the prosecution.<\/p>\n<h2>June 20, 2024<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/20\/b60f4c2a-f69d-409b-80c5-a692b270b86e\/thumbnail\/620x349\/5506c1bab310ee52333f6a4e81e52190\/bernstein-woodward-testimony.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f#\" alt=\"Sam Woodward testifies \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/20\/b60f4c2a-f69d-409b-80c5-a692b270b86e\/thumbnail\/620x349\/5506c1bab310ee52333f6a4e81e52190\/bernstein-woodward-testimony.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/20\/b60f4c2a-f69d-409b-80c5-a692b270b86e\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/e8e08a68d5e060df9af91da798584e5f\/bernstein-woodward-testimony.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Sam Woodward on the stand testifying after his attorney asked him to move his hair out of his face \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Pool<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When it was the defense&#8217;s turn, Woodward told the jury that on the night he killed Blaze, Woodward had smoked a joint. He said that Blaze had been taunting him and threatened to out his sexuality. Woodward accused Blaze of sexual assault. There is no evidence of this.<\/p>\n<p>Woodward testified that he then stabbed Blaze to death. He said that he routinely carried a knife with him since his days as a Boy Scout.<\/p>\n<h2>July 3, 2024<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/20\/a5585cb6-a61a-451e-aa55-1ed1f5ecb034\/thumbnail\/620x349\/6a0a587cd82125ec0122ceec9252f129\/bernstein-attorneys.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f#\" alt=\"Orange County DAs \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/20\/a5585cb6-a61a-451e-aa55-1ed1f5ecb034\/thumbnail\/620x349\/6a0a587cd82125ec0122ceec9252f129\/bernstein-attorneys.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/20\/a5585cb6-a61a-451e-aa55-1ed1f5ecb034\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/f0292a68b70fcdee5c40b6e37a41200d\/bernstein-attorneys.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer and Senior Deputy District Attorney Jennifer Walker address reporters after the verdict.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS Los Angeles<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The jury found Sam Woodward guilty of first-degree murder with the hate crime enhancement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He faces life without possibility of parole,&#8221; Orange County Senior Deputy District Attorney Jennifer Walker said after the guilty verdict. &#8220;And that&#8217;s what we&#8217;ll be asking for.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Nov. 15, 2024<\/h2>\n<p>Sam Woodward was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.    <\/p>\n<h2>Blaze&#8217;s Legacy<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/20\/6c69971d-b3d1-484d-93e2-ebfde787b608\/thumbnail\/620x349\/3bdec5402665b482890a3d19a2fad037\/blaze-bernstein-stone.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f#\" alt=\"Blaze Bernstein stone \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/20\/6c69971d-b3d1-484d-93e2-ebfde787b608\/thumbnail\/620x349\/3bdec5402665b482890a3d19a2fad037\/blaze-bernstein-stone.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/20\/6c69971d-b3d1-484d-93e2-ebfde787b608\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/7e2d124d4fde3b8e13348db2060c9037\/blaze-bernstein-stone.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A hand-painted stone with the likeness of Blaze Bernstein in Borrego Park in Orange County, California.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                KCBS<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After their son&#8217;s murder, Blaze&#8217;s parents were<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/blaze-bernstein-murder-sam-woodward-hate-crime-california-48-hours\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"> determined not to let hate win<\/a><\/span>. To honor their son, they started a movement called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/blazeitforward\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8220;BlazeItForward&#8221; <\/a>inspiring acts of kindness.<\/p>\n<p>At Borrego Park, where Blaze was tragically killed, there is now a tribute to Blaze. 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