DUers are you following this horrific murder

[malaise]

http://abcnews.go.com/US/murder-suspect-stabbed-upenn-student-blaze-bernstein-multiple/story?id=52376868
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Prosecutors haven't ruled out hate crime charges in the fatal stabbing of University of Pennsylvania student Blaze Bernstein, Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas said Wednesday.

Bernstein, 19, who was gay, was at home in Southern California for winter break when he went missing on Jan. 2. After an extensive search, his body was found on Jan. 9 in the brush surrounding Borrego Park in Foothill Ranch, the Orange County Sheriff's Department said.

"We are continuing to investigate, looking through all matters of the communication," he said at a news conference. "We have an obligation to file charges only if there's sufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt. A hate crime of special circumstance allegation requires that level of proof ... if and when we find it, we will amend the charges."
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Turns out the alleged killer and his family are deeply religious Fundies and he went to church with them since killing this promising pre-med student.
Throw away the keys

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. The stolen election by the KGB installing a fascist criminal has emboldened the

worst filth this country has produced.

Talk about an advertisement for immigration.

[lunasun]

3. Who was the immigrant ?

[Eliot Rosewater]

16. I meant any immigrant from anywhere would be better than our own people like the chief

traitor

[lunasun]

18. Oh true ! New blood can't do any worse

[RKP5637]

2. The good die young and the creeps carry one. What a horrible happening. n/t

[BumRushDaShow]

4. It's been all in the news here in Philly since Penn is here

With the earlier mass reporting here, I missed that the student who was murdered was actually a CA resident and the crime happened there... Didn't realize that until a few days ago.

[Maggiemayhem]

5. Yes I read about this last night.

[smirkymonkey]

6. Yes, very sad. I think the perp had been hitting on him from what I read in the

LA Times and freaked out or something. I'm not sure what the whole story was, but I hope the murderer gets the book thrown at him for this. The poor kid was only 19 and had such a promising life in front of him.

[SunSeeker]

7. K & R for exposure.

[bucolic_frolic]

8. This sounds like it has multiple elements to it

wrong side of tracks meets ivy league, somewhat naive kid doesn't realize there is hate in the world, some past between these two.

[left-of-center2012]

9. Yes, I posted about it yesterday

Suspect thought murdered Penn student was hitting on him

https://www.democraticunderground.com/113750240

[tblue37]

10. The killer is named Woodward, the victims Bernstein. Just an odd detail that those

names are paired again.

[malaise]

17. Wow

Didn't even think of that

[mountain grammy]

11. Like the Matthew Sheppard case. Horrific.

Mindless, senseless hate.

[honest.abe]

12. Sounds like the dude charged with the murder..

had serious issues dealing with his own sexuality and finally took it out on his old high school lover in an extreme violent deadly way.

[LostinRed]

13. Saw it on huffpo earlier

Really tragic. Sounds like the killer either lured him out to kill him or really wanted to hook up but then his self hatred boiled over.

[Susan Calvin]

14. That's what I figured since first I heard. nt

[Iggo]

15. Right down the road (n/t)