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Killer of slain Jewish college student says victim threatened to out him

Louis Keene in Forward · 21 Jun

Samuel Woodward, on trial for the murder of Jewish college student Blaze Bernstein, testified that he killed Bernstein in a panic after thinking Bernstein was going to out him for being gay.

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‘His last name was Bernstein’: Exchange over yarmulke brings antisemitism into focus in murder trial

Louis Keene in Forward · 17 Apr

In the trial of Samuel Woodward for the murder of Blaze Bernstein, the focus on Bernstein's Jewish identity alongside his sexual orientation has brought the issue of antisemitism into question.

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Defense admits Blaze Bernstein's ‘unlawful killing’ in first day of long-awaited trial

Louis Keene in Forward · 9 Apr

In the trial for the murder of Blaze Bernstein, accused killer Samuel Woodward admitted to unlawfully killing Bernstein but claimed it was not premeditated.

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Trial set to begin in Blaze Bernstein murder case dominated by questions of antisemitism and homophobia

Louis Keene in Forward · 8 Apr

The upcoming trial in the Blaze Bernstein murder case involves his former high school classmate, Samuel Woodward, who is accused of stabbing Bernstein to death in a park in 2018.

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White supremacists, seizing on Israel-Hamas war, have accelerated their antisemitism since Oct. 7

Andrew Lapin in Forward · 8 Mar

White supremacist activity targeting Jews has increased since the Israel-Hamas war outbreak, with incidents like antisemitic remarks at an Evanston city council meeting illustrating a concerning trend.

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Five years later, a gay Jewish student’s alleged killer is going to trial

Louis Keene in Forward · 24 Jan 2023

A suspect in the 2018 murder of Blaze Bernstein, a Jewish and gay college student, is finally being tried after being ruled competent to stand trial.

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Blaze Bernstein Murder Suspect Allegedly Targeted Him Because He Was Gay

Forward · 3 Aug 2018

Samuel Woodward, a suspect in the murder of Blaze Bernstein, now faces a hate crime charge for allegedly targeting Bernstein because of his sexual orientation.

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Blaze Bernstein Murder Suspect Belonged To “Atomwaffen”

Forward · 28 Jan 2018

Samuel Woodward, the suspect in the murder of Blaze Bernstein, was a member of the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division, known for its extremist ideology and goals of overthrowing the U.S. government through violence.