Sentencing on November 15th will be the last time my family will appear in court and at that time we will address the court and read our Victim Impact Statements. Access those statements here following the hearing. There is also a Press Statement and video presentation that you can access here.

PeppTalks with Jeanne was at the OC Fair Grounds on 10/5/2024 for the 2024 Blaze it Forward OC Pride Parade and Festival. Jeanne Pepper and her husband Gideon Bernstein were the Grand Marshals this year. To see pictures and video footage from the event - check out our media gallery!


Blaze was a brilliant, colorful and charismatic young man who shined a light in the lives of all the people and communities he touched. Those who knew him best describe Blaze as a modern day renaissance man, blending scholarly achievement and artistic creativity with intellectual curiosity”

Eagle feather and Bear River Massacre Book given to Jeanne Pepper by Darren Parry, Chief of the UT Shoshone 2023.

A hand painted rock with a picture of Blaze Bernstein gifted to the Bernsteins and displayed at the rock garden in Borrego Park, Foothill Ranch, California. 2018