19 year old Blaze Bernstein was murdered by a former classmate who showed some interest in him. The guy's name, Samuel Woodward. Blaze thought Sam was genuinely attracted to him and agreed to meet with Sam. Little did Blaze know, Sam was a member of Atomwaffen Division, a neo nazi white supremacy group with violent ties to many crimes.
Our True Crime Quickie is from Malaysia. 18 year old T. Nhaveen was beaten to death because he was "perceived" as gay.
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Intro: Black Moons by The 126ers
Outro: Subtle Betrayal by SYBS
Resources:
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/claudiakoerner/the-man-accused-of-killing-his-gay-former-classmate-was
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/01/27/neo-nazi-accused-murder-jewish-teen-blaze-bernstein-trial/
https://www.advocate.com/crime/2018/9/05/accused-killer-sent-photos-dead-gay-men-grindr-contacts
https://insporising.com/024-blazing-it-forward-in-honor-of-her-slain-son-jeanne-pepper-bernstein/#:~:text=He%20went%20there%20and%20the%20idea%20was%20that,first%20year%2C%20he%20decided%20it%20wasn%E2%80%99t%20for%20him.
https://www.advocate.com/crime/blaze-bernstein-murderer-hearing
https://www.propublica.org/article/california-murder-suspect-atomwaffen-division-extremist-hate-group#:~:text=Now%2C%20three%20people%20with%20detailed%20knowledge%20of%20Woodward%E2%80%99s,through%20the%20use%20of%20terrorism%20and%20guerrilla%20warfare.
https://www.adl.org/resources/hate-symbol/atomwaffen-division
https://www.advocate.com/crime/2018/1/16/rumors-gay-kiss-and-teenagers-murder
https://www.advocate.com/world/2017/7/06/rape-and-murder-teen-shows-lack-justice-lgbt-malaysians
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2021/05/05/nhaveen-was-a-member-of-04-gang-says-defence/
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https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/386328