Was an Ivy League student slain in the name of hate?
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Was an Ivy League student slain in the name of hate?
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Was an Ivy League student slain in the name of hate?
The stabbing death of a bright college student raises troubling questions concerning anti-Semitism and homophobia -- issues that are at the heart of the nation's current struggle to define itself
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"I'm the only person alive that has ever walked out of his own grave" murder-for-hire target tells "48 Hours"
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In The Name of Hate
A brilliant Ivy League student is murdered after he went to a California park with a former high school classmate. Was he killed because he was gay and Jewish? "48 Hours" correspondent Tracy Smith investigates.