Found Deceased CA - Blaze Bernstein, 19, Lake Forest, 2 Jan 2018 #8 *Arrest*

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Wednesday, March 13th:
*Jury Selection continues (Day 3) (@ 9am PT) – CA – Blaze Bernstein (19) (Jan. 2, 2018, Lake Forest; found Jan. 9, 2018; he was stabbed 19 times in his neck; 14 times on the left, 5 on the right & 1 stab wound in his left knee) – *Samuel Lincoln Woodward (20/now 25) arrested & charged (1/17/18) & arraigned (11/9/18) with 1 count of felony murder with a hate crime enhancement for killing someone because of their sexual orientation & sentencing enhancement-personal use of a knife. Plead not guilty (again on 11/9/18). $5M bail, bail revoked (11/9/18). In custody of the Theo Lacy jail.
Trial was set to begin on 7/15/22 with jury selection was vacated for competency evaluation. Found competent (10/21/22) to stand trial.
Trial began on 2/7/24 with jury selection & ended on 2/8/24.
Jury selection began on 2/21/24 declared a mistrial. (Due to outburst from Woodward).
Jury Selection began again on 3/5/24.
Trial will begin when jury is selection-no date predicted.
Court hearings from 2/2/18 thru 2/29/24 & Jury Selection Day 1 (3/6/24) reference post #218 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ake-forest-2-jan-2018-8-arrest.618349/page-11
3/7/24 Thursday, Jury Selection Day 2: No info available. Jury selection continues on Wednesday, 3/13/24.
 
Monday, March 18th:
*Jury Selection continues (Day 4) (@ 9am PT) – CA – Blaze Bernstein (19) (Jan. 2, 2018, Lake Forest; found Jan. 9, 2018; he was stabbed 19 times in his neck; 14 times on the left, 5 on the right & 1 stab wound in his left knee) – *Samuel Lincoln Woodward (20/now 25) arrested & charged (1/17/18) & arraigned (11/9/18) with 1 count of felony murder with a hate crime enhancement for killing someone because of their sexual orientation & sentencing enhancement-personal use of a knife. Plead not guilty (again on 11/9/18). $5M bail, bail revoked (11/9/18). In custody of the Theo Lacy jail.
Trial was set to begin on 7/15/22 with jury selection was vacated for competency evaluation. Found competent (10/21/22) to stand trial.
Trial began on 2/7/24 with jury selection & ended on 2/8/24.
Jury selection began on 2/21/24 declared a mistrial. (Due to outburst from Woodward).
Jury Selection began again on 3/5/24.
Trial will begin when jury is selection-no date predicted.
Court hearings from 2/2/18 thru 2/29/24 & Jury Selection Day 1 (3/6/24) reference post #218 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ake-forest-2-jan-2018-8-arrest.618349/page-11
3/7/24 Thursday, Jury Selection Day 2: No info available. Jury selection continues on Wednesday, 3/13/24.
3/13/24 Wednesday, Jury Selection Day 3: No info available. Jury selection continues on Monday, 3/18/24.
 
Tuesday, March 19th:
*Jury Selection continues (Day 5) (@ 9am PT) – CA – Blaze Bernstein (19) (Jan. 2, 2018, Lake Forest; found Jan. 9, 2018; he was stabbed 19 times in his neck; 14 times on the left, 5 on the right & 1 stab wound in his left knee) – *Samuel Lincoln Woodward (20/now 25) arrested & charged (1/17/18) & arraigned (11/9/18) with 1 count of felony murder with a hate crime enhancement for killing someone because of their sexual orientation & sentencing enhancement-personal use of a knife. Plead not guilty (again on 11/9/18). $5M bail, bail revoked (11/9/18). In custody of the Theo Lacy jail.
Trial was set to begin on 7/15/22 with jury selection was vacated for competency evaluation. Found competent (10/21/22) to stand trial.
Trial began on 2/7/24 with jury selection & ended on 2/8/24.
Jury selection began on 2/21/24 declared a mistrial. (Due to outburst from Woodward).
Jury Selection began again on 3/5/24.
Trial will begin when jury is selection-no date predicted.
Court hearings from 2/2/18 thru 2/29/24 & Jury Selection Days 1-3 (3/6, 3/7 & 3/13/24) reference post #223 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ake-forest-2-jan-2018-8-arrest.618349/page-12
3/18/24 Monday, Jury Selection Day 4: No info available. Jury selection continues on Tuesday, 3/19/24.
 
Wednesday, March 20th:
*Jury Selection continues (Day 6) (@ 9am PT) – CA – Blaze Bernstein (19) (Jan. 2, 2018, Lake Forest; found Jan. 9, 2018; he was stabbed 19 times in his neck; 14 times on the left, 5 on the right & 1 stab wound in his left knee) – *Samuel Lincoln Woodward (20/now 25) arrested & charged (1/17/18) & arraigned (11/9/18) with 1 count of felony murder with a hate crime enhancement for killing someone because of their sexual orientation & sentencing enhancement-personal use of a knife. Plead not guilty (again on 11/9/18). $5M bail, bail revoked (11/9/18). In custody of the Theo Lacy jail.
Trial was set to begin on 7/15/22 with jury selection was vacated for competency evaluation. Found competent (10/21/22) to stand trial.
Trial began on 2/7/24 with jury selection & ended on 2/8/24.
Jury selection began on 2/21/24 declared a mistrial. (Due to outburst from Woodward).
Jury Selection began again on 3/5/24.
Trial will begin when jury is selection-no date predicted.
Court hearings from 2/2/18 thru 2/29/24 & Jury Selection Days 1-3 (3/6, 3/7 & 3/13/24) reference post #223 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ake-forest-2-jan-2018-8-arrest.618349/page-12
3/18/24 Monday, Jury Selection Day 4: No info available. Jury selection continues on Tuesday, 3/19/24.
3/19/24 Tuesday, Jury Selection Day 5: No info available. Jury selection continues on Wednesday, 3/20/24.
 
Thursday, March 21st:
*Jury Selection continues (Day 7) (@ 9am PT) – CA – Blaze Bernstein (19) (Jan. 2, 2018, Lake Forest; found Jan. 9, 2018; he was stabbed 19 times in his neck; 14 times on the left, 5 on the right & 1 stab wound in his left knee) – *Samuel Lincoln Woodward (20/now 25) arrested & charged (1/17/18) & arraigned (11/9/18) with 1 count of felony murder with a hate crime enhancement for killing someone because of their sexual orientation & sentencing enhancement-personal use of a knife. Plead not guilty (again on 11/9/18). $5M bail, bail revoked (11/9/18). In custody of the Theo Lacy jail.
Trial was set to begin on 7/15/22 with jury selection was vacated for competency evaluation. Found competent (10/21/22) to stand trial.
Trial began on 2/7/24 with jury selection & ended on 2/8/24.
Jury selection began on 2/21/24 declared a mistrial. (Due to outburst from Woodward).
Jury Selection began again on 3/5/24.
Trial will begin when jury is selection-no date predicted.
Court hearings from 2/2/18 thru 2/29/24 & Jury Selection Days 1-5 (3/6, 3/7, 3/13, 3/18 & 3/19/24) reference post #231 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ake-forest-2-jan-2018-8-arrest.618349/page-12
3/20/24 Wednesday, Jury Selection Day 6: No info available. Jury selection continues on Thursday, 3/21/24.
 
Monday, March 25th:
*Jury Selection continues (Day 8) (@ 9am PT) – CA – Blaze Bernstein (19) (Jan. 2, 2018, Lake Forest; found Jan. 9, 2018; he was stabbed 19 times in his neck; 14 times on the left, 5 on the right & 1 stab wound in his left knee) – *Samuel Lincoln Woodward (20/now 25) arrested & charged (1/17/18) & arraigned (11/9/18) with 1 count of felony murder with a hate crime enhancement for killing someone because of their sexual orientation & sentencing enhancement-personal use of a knife. Plead not guilty (again on 11/9/18). $5M bail, bail revoked (11/9/18). In custody of the Theo Lacy jail.
Trial was set to begin on 7/15/22 with jury selection was vacated for competency evaluation. Found competent (10/21/22) to stand trial.
Trial began on 2/7/24 with jury selection & ended on 2/8/24.
Jury selection began on 2/21/24 declared a mistrial. (Due to outburst from Woodward).
Jury Selection began again on 3/5/24.
Trial will begin when jury is selection-no date predicted.
Court hearings from 2/2/18 thru 2/29/24 & Jury Selection Days 1-5 (3/6, 3/7, 3/13, 3/18 & 3/19/24) reference post #231 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ake-forest-2-jan-2018-8-arrest.618349/page-12
3/20/24 Wednesday, Jury Selection Day 6: No info available. Jury selection continues on Thursday, 3/21/24.
3/21/24 Thursday, Jury Selection Day 7: No info available. Jury selection continues on Monday, 3/25/24.
 
Tuesday, March 26th:
*Jury Selection continues (Day 9) (@ 9am PT) – CA – Blaze Bernstein (19) (Jan. 2, 2018, Lake Forest; found Jan. 9, 2018; he was stabbed 19 times in his neck; 14 times on the left, 5 on the right & 1 stab wound in his left knee) – *Samuel Lincoln Woodward (20/now 25) arrested & charged (1/17/18) & arraigned (11/9/18) with 1 count of felony murder with a hate crime enhancement for killing someone because of their sexual orientation & sentencing enhancement-personal use of a knife. Plead not guilty (again on 11/9/18). $5M bail, bail revoked (11/9/18). In custody of the Theo Lacy jail.
Trial was set to begin on 7/15/22 with jury selection was vacated for competency evaluation. Found competent (10/21/22) to stand trial.
Trial began on 2/7/24 with jury selection & ended on 2/8/24.
Jury selection began on 2/21/24 declared a mistrial. (Due to outburst from Woodward).
Jury Selection began again on 3/5/24.
Trial will begin when jury is selection-no date predicted.
Court hearings from 2/2/18 thru 2/29/24 & Jury Selection Days 1-7 (3/6, 3/7, 3/13, 3/18, 3/19, 3/21/24) reference post #236 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ake-forest-2-jan-2018-8-arrest.618349/page-12
3/25/24 Monday, Jury Selection Day 8: No info available. Jury selection continues on Tuesday, 3/26/24.
 
Wednesday, March 27th:
*Jury Selection continues (Day 10) (@ 9am PT) – CA – Blaze Bernstein (19) (Jan. 2, 2018, Lake Forest; found Jan. 9, 2018; he was stabbed 19 times in his neck; 14 times on the left, 5 on the right & 1 stab wound in his left knee) – *Samuel Lincoln Woodward (20/now 25) arrested & charged (1/17/18) & arraigned (11/9/18) with 1 count of felony murder with a hate crime enhancement for killing someone because of their sexual orientation & sentencing enhancement-personal use of a knife. Plead not guilty (again on 11/9/18). $5M bail, bail revoked (11/9/18). In custody of the Theo Lacy jail.
Trial was set to begin on 7/15/22 with jury selection was vacated for competency evaluation. Found competent (10/21/22) to stand trial.
Trial began on 2/7/24 with jury selection & ended on 2/8/24.
Jury selection began on 2/21/24 declared a mistrial. (Due to outburst from Woodward).
Jury Selection began again on 3/5/24.
Trial will begin when jury is selection-no date predicted.
Court hearings from 2/2/18 thru 2/29/24 & Jury Selection Days 1-7 (3/6, 3/7, 3/13, 3/18, 3/19, 3/21/24) reference post #236 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ake-forest-2-jan-2018-8-arrest.618349/page-12
3/25/24 Monday, Jury Selection Day 8: No info available. Jury selection continues on Tuesday, 3/26/24.
3/26/24 Tuesday, Jury Selection Day 9: No info available. Jury selection continues on Wednesday, 3/27/24.
 
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