Jeannie Bernstein

We wanted to make sure that if there was any chance that Blaze was still alive, that we took it. I wanted to ensure that not one second was wasted.

We wanted to make sure that if there was any chance that Blaze was still alive, that we took it. I wanted to ensure that not one second was wasted.

We don't know what the conversations were that led up to his disappearance. So we want that information.

We don't know what the conversations were that led up to his disappearance. So we want that information.

So if you're dealing with a situation like this, you don't want the person who you're hunting to know that you're onto them. Just help us find my brother.

So if you're dealing with a situation like this, you don't want the person who you're hunting to know that you're onto them. Just help us find my brother.

Yes. Yes, we did.

Yes. Yes, we did.

They came over.

They came over.

And now it was serious.

And now it was serious.

I had a feeling as a mother. It was my intuition that something very bad had happened.

I had a feeling as a mother. It was my intuition that something very bad had happened.

The kids like to goof off a lot. He would dress up. They love to dress up. They love to do puppet shows. And this is him at a school play when he was little. And we spent a lot of time at Disneyland. It's right here in our backyard. That's us sitting there. It was a great day.

The kids like to goof off a lot. He would dress up. They love to dress up. They love to do puppet shows. And this is him at a school play when he was little. And we spent a lot of time at Disneyland. It's right here in our backyard. That's us sitting there. It was a great day.

Yes.

Yes.

Around the clock. You know, it looked like war games in this house. We had terminals all over the dining room table and we were all just working.

Around the clock. You know, it looked like war games in this house. We had terminals all over the dining room table and we were all just working.

We had a lot of fun raising the kids together. It was fun. No one can take that away from us, so we still own that.

We had a lot of fun raising the kids together. It was fun. No one can take that away from us, so we still own that.

That was the end of hope for me.

That was the end of hope for me.

I see a lot of goodness here and I hope that we can bring more tolerance, more peace, understanding and love to everything that we do and make a better world for our children. Thank you.

I see a lot of goodness here and I hope that we can bring more tolerance, more peace, understanding and love to everything that we do and make a better world for our children. Thank you.

This is a note somebody left us. Dear Lord, please watch over the Bernstein family and give them strength during this time. Please guide our police department to help them find the person or persons who took Blaze away. We still needed answers because we didn't have anybody in custody. In my mind, the hunt was still on.

This is a note somebody left us. Dear Lord, please watch over the Bernstein family and give them strength during this time. Please guide our police department to help them find the person or persons who took Blaze away. We still needed answers because we didn't have anybody in custody. In my mind, the hunt was still on.

We are six and a half years since my son was killed.

We are six and a half years since my son was killed.

We are all going through our own personal hell right now.

We are all going through our own personal hell right now.

He's the grandson of a Holocaust survivor. This can happen anywhere.

He's the grandson of a Holocaust survivor. This can happen anywhere.

This is the apartment building that my son moved into. He's on his first look at his mail. Five days before he came home to California.

This is the apartment building that my son moved into. He's on his first look at his mail. Five days before he came home to California.

And the kitchen was meticulous. We had every appliance and everything. I loved his apartment. It was so beautiful. It was so Blaze.

And the kitchen was meticulous. We had every appliance and everything. I loved his apartment. It was so beautiful. It was so Blaze.

I'm delighted that Blaise had them in his life because I know that they all made him very happy.

I'm delighted that Blaise had them in his life because I know that they all made him very happy.

I had an idea about it when he was probably early high school. I saw something on a phone that he didn't want me to see. And it kind of confirmed a suspicion that I had. And I think he knew that I had seen it.

I had an idea about it when he was probably early high school. I saw something on a phone that he didn't want me to see. And it kind of confirmed a suspicion that I had. And I think he knew that I had seen it.

I think so. Yeah, I think his friends knew at school.

I think so. Yeah, I think his friends knew at school.

As a mother of a gay man, I am proud to be that.

As a mother of a gay man, I am proud to be that.

Well, I remember that moment well. I was sitting in my room. I was watching it on television, and I just thought to myself, it's finally happened. Now what?

Well, I remember that moment well. I was sitting in my room. I was watching it on television, and I just thought to myself, it's finally happened. Now what?

He's the grandson of a Holocaust survivor. This can happen anywhere. You aren't safe from this type of hate.

He's the grandson of a Holocaust survivor. This can happen anywhere. You aren't safe from this type of hate.

We are six and a half years since my son was killed. We are all going through our own personal hell right now. The prosecution rested last week, and we're now listening to defense witnesses.

We are six and a half years since my son was killed. We are all going through our own personal hell right now. The prosecution rested last week, and we're now listening to defense witnesses.

Yes.

Yes.

My husband.

My husband.

I think that the first semester at school was difficult for him in terms of his social life there. He was used to being in a small school. You know, now he's a little fish in a big sea, and I think that he had to come to grips with that.

I think that the first semester at school was difficult for him in terms of his social life there. He was used to being in a small school. You know, now he's a little fish in a big sea, and I think that he had to come to grips with that.

We are thrilled with the verdict, which holds Samuel Woodward accountable for the brutal, violent, painful murder of our son. Justice has been served. Thank you.

We are thrilled with the verdict, which holds Samuel Woodward accountable for the brutal, violent, painful murder of our son. Justice has been served. Thank you.

The jury said that they saw this as a hate crime and that hate was not going to get you anywhere in this world.

The jury said that they saw this as a hate crime and that hate was not going to get you anywhere in this world.

We found a note under our doormat.

We found a note under our doormat.

They did. At the time, I thought it was infuriating because one of the things that they said in that letter was that both families are going through a hard time right now. I don't think that she had any idea how hard of a time we were having.

They did. At the time, I thought it was infuriating because one of the things that they said in that letter was that both families are going through a hard time right now. I don't think that she had any idea how hard of a time we were having.

This is a copy of a note that was left for us in the park by one of the jurors. She basically says in this letter to Blaze that she's really sorry that she didn't get to know him.

This is a copy of a note that was left for us in the park by one of the jurors. She basically says in this letter to Blaze that she's really sorry that she didn't get to know him.

He'd be doing something fantastic. I know that about Blaze and he'd be making people happy. That's what he did. Blaze is always on my mind. I think about him from the minute I wake up until I go to bed at night. He was my person.

He'd be doing something fantastic. I know that about Blaze and he'd be making people happy. That's what he did. Blaze is always on my mind. I think about him from the minute I wake up until I go to bed at night. He was my person.

This isn't just anybody. This is an Ivy League college student with his whole life in front of him.

This isn't just anybody. This is an Ivy League college student with his whole life in front of him.

He took over my job, more or less. I was on vacation, and he was here.

He took over my job, more or less. I was on vacation, and he was here.

I got up and the license door was closed and the housekeeper said, oh, don't wake him, let him sleep in. And I said, okay. I knew I had a dental appointment with him that day, so I decided I'd wait until my yoga class was over to try to contact him so I wouldn't wake him. And I tried getting ahold of him and he wasn't picking up, he wasn't returning my texts.

I got up and the license door was closed and the housekeeper said, oh, don't wake him, let him sleep in. And I said, okay. I knew I had a dental appointment with him that day, so I decided I'd wait until my yoga class was over to try to contact him so I wouldn't wake him. And I tried getting ahold of him and he wasn't picking up, he wasn't returning my texts.

But I went to the dental appointment thinking he would show up, and I immediately called Gideon, and I said, he never showed up for his appointment. And he said, well, are you sure? He slept at the house last night. And that's when I... That's when we both kind of freaked out. I yelled. Oh, my God.

But I went to the dental appointment thinking he would show up, and I immediately called Gideon, and I said, he never showed up for his appointment. And he said, well, are you sure? He slept at the house last night. And that's when I... That's when we both kind of freaked out. I yelled. Oh, my God.

He hadn't slept in the bed.

He hadn't slept in the bed.

Yes. Yes, we did. We had that, and I saw that the location services were turned off.

Yes. Yes, we did. We had that, and I saw that the location services were turned off.

He was adamant that 100% of the time that these kids are out on a booty call or doing something with, yeah, he told me.

He was adamant that 100% of the time that these kids are out on a booty call or doing something with, yeah, he told me.

We would not have been able to figure it out without the help of kids his age that he grew up with.

We would not have been able to figure it out without the help of kids his age that he grew up with.

You become a sleuth. We would not have been able to figure it out without the help of kids his age. I remember showing the police, like, look what I have.

You become a sleuth. We would not have been able to figure it out without the help of kids his age. I remember showing the police, like, look what I have.

And there were so many other pitfalls with this. I mean, if you take a screenshot of these communications because you think you're saving them, Well, that alerts the person that sent it to you.

And there were so many other pitfalls with this. I mean, if you take a screenshot of these communications because you think you're saving them, Well, that alerts the person that sent it to you.

So if you're dealing with a situation like this, you don't want the person who you're hunting to know that you're onto them.

So if you're dealing with a situation like this, you don't want the person who you're hunting to know that you're onto them.

This isn't just anybody. This is an Ivy League college student with his whole life in front of him, with a beautiful life waiting for him.

This isn't just anybody. This is an Ivy League college student with his whole life in front of him, with a beautiful life waiting for him.