Man suspected of Blaze Bernstein's murder denies being motivated by hate

Autistic people “don’t formulate lasting personal relationships in their life,” Mr Muñoz told BuzzFeed after the latest court hearing. “They’re very isolated people. That leads them to go where they’re accepted.”

In his interview with the website he did not refer directly to Mr Woodward’s membership of the California Atomwaffen division — Atomwaffen means “atomic weapons” in German — a neo-Nazi group connected to other murders in the area.

But the lawyer confirmed Mr Woodward had found connections based on his race.

“He is a blonde, blue-eyed young man,” he said. “There’s only going to be certain clubs he’s going to be allowed into.”

Blaze Bernstein’s body was found on the outskirts of a local park in Orange County on January 10, a week after he was reported missing.