Six years after charges were filed, opening statements began Tuesday in the trial of an Orange County man accused in the allegedly hate-motivated killing of a gay former high school classmate.
Jaysha PatelOpening statements began in the trial of Samuel Woodward, who is accused of murdering 19-year-old Blaze Bernstein in Orange County.Six years after charges were filed, opening statements began Tuesday in the trial of an Orange County man accused in theSamuel Lincoln Woodward of Newport Beach is charged with the Jan. 3, 2018The Orange County district attorney said the murder of Lake Forest college student Blaze Bernstein was a hate crime.
When their son did not respond to text messages or calls by the afternoon about a missed dental appointment the parents returned home and found his wallet, glasses, credit cards and cash in his bedroom with his car still in the driveway, Walker said. A 20-year-old man was arrested in the homicide case surrounding Blaze Bernstein, a 19-year-old college student whose body was found in an Orange County park this week.Woodward's prior attorney, Ed Munoz, said at Woodward's preliminary hearing that Woodward is afflicted with Asperger's syndrome and spent years conflicted about his sexuality.
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