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Suspects in five killings reportedly linked to macabre neo-Nazi group
See the thread in LBN too:
California Murder Suspect Said to Have Trained With Extremist Hate Group
Morning Mix
Suspects in five killings reportedly linked to macabre neo-Nazi group
By Kyle Swenson January 29 at 5:29 AM
Earlier this month, when the body of California college student Blaze Bernstein was pulled from the loose dirt of a public park in the Orange County foothills, questions swirled about a motive. He was stabbed 20 times.
The 19-year-old University of Pennsylvania sophomore was gay and Jewish, and local law enforcement announced they were investigating whether Bernsteins death was a hate crime. The arrest of Samuel Woodward, a 20-year-old former high school classmate of Bernsteins, only intensified the speculation.
On Friday, ProPublica published a piece linking Woodward to Atomwaffen Division, a relatively new Charles Manson-obsessed neo-Nazi outfit that defines itself as a revolutionary national socialist organization centered around political activism and the practice of an autonomous fascist lifestyle.
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An Atomwaffen connection has also been reported in the bizarre murder of Scott Fricker, 48, and Buckley Kuhn-Fricker, 43, in their Reston, Va., home in December. ... As The Washington Post reported in January, the couple had been pushing their teenage daughter to break up with her 17-year-old boyfriend after discovering his Nazi beliefs on social media. Police say the boyfriend then killed the parents and turned the gun on himself. He survived but remains in critical condition.
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Kyle Swenson is a reporter with The Washington Post's Morning Mix team. He previously worked at the New Times Broward-Palm Beach and Cleveland Scene. Follow @kyletalking
Suspects in five killings reportedly linked to macabre neo-Nazi group
By Kyle Swenson January 29 at 5:29 AM
Earlier this month, when the body of California college student Blaze Bernstein was pulled from the loose dirt of a public park in the Orange County foothills, questions swirled about a motive. He was stabbed 20 times.
The 19-year-old University of Pennsylvania sophomore was gay and Jewish, and local law enforcement announced they were investigating whether Bernsteins death was a hate crime. The arrest of Samuel Woodward, a 20-year-old former high school classmate of Bernsteins, only intensified the speculation.
On Friday, ProPublica published a piece linking Woodward to Atomwaffen Division, a relatively new Charles Manson-obsessed neo-Nazi outfit that defines itself as a revolutionary national socialist organization centered around political activism and the practice of an autonomous fascist lifestyle.
....
An Atomwaffen connection has also been reported in the bizarre murder of Scott Fricker, 48, and Buckley Kuhn-Fricker, 43, in their Reston, Va., home in December. ... As The Washington Post reported in January, the couple had been pushing their teenage daughter to break up with her 17-year-old boyfriend after discovering his Nazi beliefs on social media. Police say the boyfriend then killed the parents and turned the gun on himself. He survived but remains in critical condition.
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Kyle Swenson is a reporter with The Washington Post's Morning Mix team. He previously worked at the New Times Broward-Palm Beach and Cleveland Scene. Follow @kyletalking
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Hat tip, Joe.My.God: http://www.joemygod.com/2018/01/29/california-suspect-murder-gay-man-linked-neo-nazi-group-tied-four-murders-video/
I'm working on an investigation into the alleged neo-Nazi murderer Sam Woodward & his membership to Atomwaffen Division for @ProPublica, with @awinston & @ACInvestigates. Here's our first piece: https://www.propublica.org/article/california-murder-suspect-atomwaffen-division-extremist-hate-group
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Another photo of Sam doing the Nazi salute next two other Atomwaffen Division members.
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