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| Blaze Bernstein: Ivy League student found 'killed' in park | |
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| The body of an Ivy League student who went missing while visiting his family for the winter holiday has been found in a park nearby to his family home. | The body of an Ivy League student who went missing while visiting his family for the winter holiday has been found in a park nearby to his family home. |
| Blaze Bernstein, 19, went missing more than a week ago. The Orange County Sheriff's Department say they are investigating his death as a homicide. | Blaze Bernstein, 19, went missing more than a week ago. The Orange County Sheriff's Department say they are investigating his death as a homicide. |
| He was last seen on 2 January around 23:00 local time at a park in the city of Lake Forest. | He was last seen on 2 January around 23:00 local time at a park in the city of Lake Forest. |
| Celebrities had appealed on social media for help from the public. | Celebrities had appealed on social media for help from the public. |
| Basketball legend Kobe Bryant and Hollywood actors Jeremy Piven and Mayim Bialik had posted about the missing teenager. | Basketball legend Kobe Bryant and Hollywood actors Jeremy Piven and Mayim Bialik had posted about the missing teenager. |
| Mr Bernstein's parents last saw the University of Pennsylvania student after a friend picked him up in his car following a dinner at home with his family. | Mr Bernstein's parents last saw the University of Pennsylvania student after a friend picked him up in his car following a dinner at home with his family. |
| The two went to meet a third person at the Borrego Park, which is about 50 miles (80km) south of Los Angeles, officials say. | The two went to meet a third person at the Borrego Park, which is about 50 miles (80km) south of Los Angeles, officials say. |
| His parents reported him missing after he failed to show up for a dentist appointment the next day. | His parents reported him missing after he failed to show up for a dentist appointment the next day. |
| "The minute he didn't show up for that dental appointment I knew something way really, really wrong," said his mother, Jeanne Bernstein. | "The minute he didn't show up for that dental appointment I knew something way really, really wrong," said his mother, Jeanne Bernstein. |
| "It's inexplicable. Honestly, this is not a kid that just wanders off into the dark. He's a planner, he's meticulous, he's brilliant, he's a chemist. Someone like that doesn't just run off into the dark." | "It's inexplicable. Honestly, this is not a kid that just wanders off into the dark. He's a planner, he's meticulous, he's brilliant, he's a chemist. Someone like that doesn't just run off into the dark." |
| Authorities are not divulging the cause of death, or the condition of his body, according to a statement from investigators. | Authorities are not divulging the cause of death, or the condition of his body, according to a statement from investigators. |
| "Sheriff's investigators are actively following multiple leads, but no suspect is in custody," the sheriff's statement adds. | "Sheriff's investigators are actively following multiple leads, but no suspect is in custody," the sheriff's statement adds. |
| More than 25 police officers had combed the park for over three days, and also scoured an adjacent wilderness area called Whiting Ranch. | More than 25 police officers had combed the park for over three days, and also scoured an adjacent wilderness area called Whiting Ranch. |
| Drones were also deployed in the search. | Drones were also deployed in the search. |
| Orange County spokeswoman Carrie Braun told the Orange County Register that "the change in the weather helped [the body] be more readily seen", in a reference to the rain storm that brought mudslides to parts of southern California earlier this week. | Orange County spokeswoman Carrie Braun told the Orange County Register that "the change in the weather helped [the body] be more readily seen", in a reference to the rain storm that brought mudslides to parts of southern California earlier this week. |
| On Tuesday, Mr Bernstein's body was discovered in brush surrounding the park, which is a 10-minute walk from the family home. | On Tuesday, Mr Bernstein's body was discovered in brush surrounding the park, which is a 10-minute walk from the family home. |
| A post-mortem examination is scheduled for Wednesday. | A post-mortem examination is scheduled for Wednesday. |