Found Deceased CA - Blaze Bernstein, 19, Lake Forest, 2 Jan 2018 #4

[dove28]

whoops, police just said mr bernstein instead of mr woodward

 

[stlrfninca]

Is it Snapchat solely , text message or any others?

They confirmed that the initial info that led them to question SW was from a SnapChat message that the parents discovered and made OCSD aware of during early stages of the investigation.

 

[dove28]

DNA analysis was not rapidDNA but was done at the orange county crime lab who gave the case top priority

 

[dove28]

dont know if SW has a prior record

 

[Gooddeeds]

undercover officers have been outside SW's house for days and has been under surveillance for some time
collected evidence confirmed DNA tying SW to BB. wont disclose evidence or where it was collected from (sidenote:: to me the way the officer said this made it sound like sexual evidence)

Ughh, hadn’t thought about how that could possibly be forced upon B.B...

 

[Nancy2441]

Watched the Press conference on the arrest. Frustrated that both KTLA and ABC cut off the PC before it’s conclusion. Grrr. Was hoping for more, like the results of the the autopsy.

www.abc7.com
www.ktla.com
www.nbclosangeles.com

 

[FaithHope]

The Sheriff in the Live presser just now, has confirmed the officials have not seen, nor looked at any social media accounts.

http://ktla.com/2018/01/12/1-in-custody-in-connection-with-blaze-bernstein-homicide-ocsd-source/

Thanks for the update, as I'm not watching/listening!! Interesting

 

[TTF14]

So have specific charges not been brought yet? I wonder if sexual assault is going to be part of this.

 

[dove28]

Ughh, hadn’t thought about how that could possibly be forced upon B.B...

yeah the way the officer said he wouldn't disclose where on BB's body it was from :-/ sad

 

[FindHG]

High school friend arrested in case of Blaze Bernstein, whose body was found this week in a Lake Forest park
By Tony Saavedra & Scott Schwebke, The Orange County Register
UPDATED: January 12, 2018 at 3:26 pm

Suspect arrested in killing of Blaze Bernstein, the Ivy League student found dead in Orange County park
By Richard Winton and Cindy Carcamo, The Los Angeles Times
Today @2:55 pm PT

http://abcnews.go.com/US/person-custody-alleged-murder-upenn-student/story?id=52280922
Ms. Emily Shapiro of ABC News will continue to update this story.

PC going on (livestream links)

http://abcnews.go.com/Live

http://ktla.com/2018/01/12/1-in-custody-in-connection-with-blaze-bernstein-homicide-ocsd-source/

paraphrased some answers
Motive not yet known. Relationship not yet known.
Shallow grave, rain exposed a small portion of his remains.
Tuesday arraignment
They were in touch that night.
They were together in several places within town
Not sure if phone out of range, turned off or run out of battery
Woodward was under surveillence. Has lawyer
Not know where he was murdered
Woodward placed himself at the park where Blaze was found




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From PC, Sean Emery of The Orange County Register

Sean Emery @ semeryOCR
2m2 minutes ago
“We were able to today confirm evidence through DNA that connected Mr Woodward with Mr Bernstein,” Undersheriff Barnes


6m6 minutes ago
“How well they were friends in high school we don’t know... what they were doing at the park is part of the investigation,” Undersheriff Barnes


4m4 minutes ago
Charges in the case would come Tuesday at the earliest, DA Rackauckas says

“The motive in the case we do not know,” says Undersheriff Don Barnes

5m5 minutes ago
“They worked tirelessly around the clock until they had the evidence they have now,” says DA Tony Rauckauckas, who says prosecutors will spend weekend going over case before filing charges

8m8 minutes ago
Sheriff’s confirm that Samuel Woodward has been arrested on suspicion of homicide in connection to death of Blaze Bernstein


13m13 minutes ago
“We will continue to search for justice for Blaze and his family... Blaze wanted to make the world a better place. With his death a beautiful light has been extinguished,” representative for Bernstein family"

bump... to add info
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Blaze's mom's, JPB, statement since the arrest posted on the remembrance page

"...
Finally. My thoughts are: Revenge is empty. It will never bring back my son. My only hopes are that he will never have the opportunity to hurt anyone else again and that something meaningful can come from the senseless act of Blaze's murder.
Now Do Good for Blaze Bernstein"​

RBBM

 

[TTF14]

Any guesses why no social media has been looked at? That seems very odd to me.

 

[TeaTime]

http://ktla.com/2018/01/12/1-in-custody-in-connection-with-blaze-bernstein-homicide-ocsd-source/

Face looks familiar to you guys?

His name is Samuel Woodward. It is here, in the article, posted at #580, page 39 of this very thread.

 

[stlrfninca]

undercover officers have been outside SW's house for days and has been under surveillance for some time
collected evidence confirmed DNA tying SW to BB. wont disclose evidence or where it was collected from (sidenote:: to me the way the officer said this made it sound like sexual evidence)

I would say with 90%+ certainty (in my mind) that this case somehow revolves around homosexuality.... but there are severable plausible scenarios as to the details that have been discussed here and elsewhere

 

[Voice4theSilent]

So have specific charges not been brought yet? I wonder if sexual assault is going to be part of this.

Not until, possibly, Tuesday. The DA's office will be working all weekend reviewing the evidence before charges will be filed.

 

[Seajay]

Is it Snapchat solely , text message or any others?

Sheriff spokesman said specifically SnapChat

 

[Tortoise]

dont know if SW has a prior record

thanks for all the updates dove28

 

[Whiteorchids]

Thanks Gitana1, that is why I have not included any of the things I read yesterday on the message I just wrote. I did not read it on Facebook either and those things some might have thought were false rumours have proven to be reality.

I thought -and I still think- it was important to mention on this thread how carefully and discreetly police work needs to be carried out.

Isn't Twitter as bad as Facebook? I've seen Twitter links posted.

 

[Gardenista]

Full video

https://www.facebook.com/CBSLA/videos/10156061384595859/?hc_location=ufi

 

[TTF14]

Not until, possibly, Tuesday. The DA's office will be working all weekend reviewing the evidence before charges will be filed.

What are they holding him on?

 

[2Hope4]

What are they holding him on?

Suspicion of homicide