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Man Who Allegedly Murdered University Of Penn Student In Possible Hate Crime Pleads Not Guilty

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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A Southern California man has pleaded not guilty for allegedly murdering a University of Pennsylvania student in January.

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Police say Samuel Woodward murdered 19-year-old Blaze Bernstein, a gay man, in a hate crime. Woodward is accused of stabbing Bernstein to death.

Blaze N. Bernstein
Photo of Blaze Bernstein.

The Penn student was on winter break when he went missing after going to a park with Woodward.

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Prosecutors say DNA evidence links Woodward to the crime.

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