Samuel Woodward receives life sentence for hate crime murder of Blaze Bernstein

Samuel Woodward was sentenced to life without parole for the 2018 murder of Blaze Bernstein, a gay Jewish student, in a hate crime. Bernstein was found stabbed 28 times in a park after going missing during a visit to his family. The court found that Woodward, who was affiliated with a neo-Nazi group, planned the murder due to Bernstein's sexual orientation. Bernstein's family expressed their grief and called for justice, while the judge highlighted the societal issues reflected in the crime.