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Furt Hill Ranch is a quiet master-planned community nestled in the hills of South Orange County in California.

Developed in the mid-1990s on what was once sprawling ranch land, it quickly became a sought-after neighbourhood, a place where families found comfort in cul-de-sacs,

well-ranked schools and the manicured promise of suburban living. Though now part of Lake Forest

Foothill Ranch remains its own identity, with tidy streets, chain restaurants and a backdrop

of gently rising hills that hint at the wild terrain beyond.

Before the homes and shopping centres, this land was open country, cattle grazing fields and rugged canyons stretching towards the Santa Ana Mountains.

For over a century, the area was just ranchland, dotted with oak trees and visited mostly

by horseback riders and hikers.

When developers moved in during the 1990s,

they tried to preserve a small slither of that untouched history. That piece of green space became

Borrego Park. Tucked just off a quiet residential road, Berego Park is where neighborhood kids

learn to ride their bikes and families gather for barbecues. It's shaded by eucalyptus and pine, with neatly trimmed grass, a basketball court,

and walking trails that wind into the surrounding hills.

So when a teenager went missing there in early January of 2018, it sent ripples of panic through the community.

Blaze Nathaniel Bernstein was born on the 27th of April, 1998, in Orange County, California.

The firstborn child of Gideon and Gene Bernstein, he would grow up to be of devoted older brother to Gembo.

From the very beginning, Blaze stood out, not because he demanded attention, but because of the way he paid attention. His parents described him

as a thoughtful, intensely curious child. Blaze wasn't just intelligent, he was deeply engaged

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