 The defense argued the murder was a crime of passion, saying the two men had visited the park for a sexual encounter after meeting online. Woodward saying he was worried Bernstein had recorded the meeting and was going to out him as gay. But prosecutors argued the murder was premeditated, saying Woodward even brought a symbol associated with his neo-Nazi group, a skull mask, to the killing, which was found with Bernstein's blood on it. The jury agreed, and now convicted of a hate crime, Woodward faces a sentence of life in prison without parole.