Summary
Samuel Woodward, 27, was sentenced to life without parole for the 2018 murder of Blaze Bernstein, a 19-year-old gay, Jewish college student.
Woodward, affiliated with the neo-Nazi Atomwaffen Division, stabbed Bernstein 28 times after the victim kissed him during a meetup arranged via Snapchat.
Prosecutors deemed it a hate crime, citing evidence like anti-gay and antisemitic writings found in Woodward’s home.
Woodward’s defense argued undiagnosed autism and confusion about his sexuality. An appeal is expected.
Pretty sure if it was a Catholic home they’d have hit on murder being a bigger sin than liking men. I seem to remember something about doing on to others