EP271: The Murder of Blaze Bernstein

Crimes and Consequences

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.6 • 859 Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Blaze Bernstein was a bright, charismatic college student with a passion for writing, a sharp wit, and a future full of promise. But in January 2018, what began as a visit home to Southern California ended in tragedy when Blaze disappeared after meeting up with a former high school classmate. Days later, his body was discovered in a shallow grave—and the investigation quickly took a dark and disturbing turn.In this episode we explore the heartbreaking murder of Blaze Bernstein, the twisted motives behind the crime, and the questions about hate, identity, and justice that still echo today.
Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of violent hate crimes and murder. Listener discretion is advised.

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0:00.0	This episode may contain content of a graphic nature, including descriptions of physical and sexual violence against adults, children, and animals.
0:19.8	Listener discretion is advised.
0:32.1	Hi, I'm Shannon.
0:34.3	Hi, I'm Tanya.
0:35.4	And we are Crimes and Consequences,
0:40.3	a hardcore true crime podcast.
0:49.3	Hey, Shannon. Hey, Tanya. How are you? I'm doing pretty good. How are you? I'm doing good, doing the grandma thing, the Mimi. and that's been fabulous.
0:59.7	And let's see, what were we talking about just before?
1:01.5	Oh, that's right, lavender marriages.
1:02.3	Yeah.
1:12.8	Just before we started recording how I would not poo-poo a lavender marriage, he has to be able to, I don't know how to style my clothes.
1:20.6	I need a stylist. And I do love that one guy on TikTok. And he's all like, girl, we'll take our mental health meds together and we'll just. Oh, I love him. Oh, putting the eye gel stuff. And I'm like, yes. Oh, my gosh, my bow. A lavender
1:32.6	marriage. You remember when I was in law school, I had a friend and he was gay. And he was cute as a button, adorable. And I always used to tell him, I'm like, we should get married. And he's like, I go, I'll put you on my
1:48.3	health insurance. Yes, exactly. Exactly. We'll be able to date whoever we want. Yes, our weekends are,
1:56.2	yes, are our own. I need, yes, that bestie. And with the male perspective, I need that whole
2:04.4	scene for me. I would love it. The decorating, are you kidding me? I know. I would, oh my God,
2:10.8	I'd have the best accessories ever. We could go to see Brittany and Kylie together. Thank you.
2:16.0	It would have been great fun, but he goes, well, there is one
2:20.8	problem. And I thought he was going to say, I'm gay, but he's like, you're married. And I, you know,
2:26.8	I have been married. So, yeah, I was married at the time. And I'm like, oh, yeah, that is a problem.
2:31.8	I guess we can't get married.
2:40.5	But you're right there in first position. Should I ever need another? Should I ever have the opportunity to be wet again? Yes. So, well, let's get to this story I want to tell you about. It's going to be
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