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California man sentenced to life for hate crime in the killing of a gay college student

Headline from WFMZ Allentown, on the newest of 2 developments

A California man convicted of stabbing to death a gay University of Pennsylvania student in an act of hate has been sentenced to life without parole in prison. Samuel Woodward

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Developments in this update

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  1. California man to be sentenced for hate crime in the killing of a gay college student

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

  2. Newest

    California man sentenced to life for hate crime in the killing of a gay college student

    Headline from WFMZ Allentown ·

Reports & sources

15 articles, oldest first.

  1. Local News 8

    California man to be sentenced for hate crime in the killing of a gay college student (opens Local News 8)

    Published

    Local News 8's feed description

    Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A California man convicted of stabbing to death a gay University of Pennsylvania student in an act of hate is expected to be sentenced to life in prison. Samuel Woodward is scheduled to be sentenced Friday for the murder of Blaze Bernstein nearly seven years…

  2. CBS News

    California man to be sentenced for hate-crime killing of Blaze Bernstein (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    Samuel Lincoln Woodward faces life in prison without the possibility of parole for fatally stabbing 19-year-old Blaze Bernstein six years ago.

  3. NBC10 Philadelphia

    California man to be sentenced for hate crime in killing of Penn student Blaze Bernstein (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

    Published

    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    Samuel Woodward faces sentencing for stabbing and killing Blaze Bernstein in 2018.

  4. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Man to be sentenced for hate crime in killing of gay college student in Orange County (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

    Published

    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    A man faces life in prison without the possibility of parole Friday for the hate-crime killing of a gay former classmate in Foothill Ranch in 2018.

  5. WFMZ Allentown

    California man sentenced to life for hate crime in the killing of a gay college student (opens WFMZ Allentown)

    Published

    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    A California man convicted of stabbing to death a gay University of Pennsylvania student in an act of hate has been sentenced to life without parole in prison. Samuel Woodward

  6. CBS News

    California man sentenced to life without parole in Blaze Bernstein hate-crime murder (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Samuel Lincoln Woodward was found guilty in July for the death of 19-year-old Blaze Bernstein, whose body was found days after he went missing, stabbed over 28 times and buried in a shallow grave at a Lake Forest Park.

  7. KYMA Yuma

    California man sentenced to life in prison for murder of a gay college student (opens KYMA Yuma)

    Published

    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    Samuel Woodward was sentenced on Friday after stabbing a gay University of Pennsylvania student in an act of hate back in 2018.

  8. New York Post

    Hate-crime killing of gay Jewish college student lands California man in prison for life (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

    Samuel Woodward, 27, was sentenced in a Southern California courtroom at the end of an all-day hearing for the murder of Blaze Bernstein nearly seven years ago.

  9. Philadelphia Inquirer

    California man sentenced to life for hate crime in the killing of a gay Penn student in 2018 (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

    Published

    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    A California man convicted of stabbing to death a gay University of Pennsylvania student in an act of hate has been sentenced to life without parole in prison.

  10. The Guardian

    California man jailed for life over hate-crime murder of teenage ex-classmate (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Samuel Woodward, 27, sentenced to life without parole over stabbing of Blaze Bernstein, who was gay and Jewish

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.