The Crime That Changed Everything: Blaze Bernstein

In 2018, 19-year-old Ivy League pre-med student and celebrated young writer Blaze Bernstein vanished during a winter break visit to his family in California. What began as a baffling disappearance quickly unraveled into a chilling hate-motivated murder connected to extremist online groups and a deeply troubled former classmate. In this episode of Clues Pod, Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore break down the digital breadcrumbs, the strange behavior of the last person to see Blaze alive, the disturbing hate diary uncovered on his devices, and the landmark trial that followed. We also explore the years-long fight for justice, the emotional testimony from Blaze’s family, and the powerful “Blaze It Forward” movement born in his memory.

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Chapters:
0:00 Welcome to Clues Podcast
2:48 The Night of the Disappearance
7:32 Who Was Blaze?
14:36 Clue #1: Blaze’s Snapchat Activity
16:15 Clue 2: A Call With Sam Woodward
20:49 Community Search Efforts
23:57 Clue #3: Sam’s Strange Behavior
28:26 Clue #4: Blaze's Cell Phone Location Data
33:36 Clue #5: Blaze’s Autopsy
36:37 Clue #6: Knife and Sleeping Bag
40:04 Sam’s Background & Troubling History
44:50 Clue #7: Sam’s Online Hate Activity
48:56 Clue #8: A Diary
51:50 Clue #9: Tinder Messages & Final Texts
55:06 Hate Crime Enhancement Added
58:09 Trial Begins
1:00:09 Disturbing Evidence From Sam’s Phone
1:03:11 Michelle Woodward’s Testimony
1:05:14 Verdict and Sentencing
1:08:04 Missing Person of the Week: James Yoblonski

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