The presiding judge, Clifton Newman, was black, and several of the jurors were black. On Monday, the fifth day of testimony in the kidnapping and murder trial of 27-year-old Nathaniel Rowland ended with both the state and defense resting clearing the way for the presentation of closing arguments today. Josephson had spent the night before her death in the Five Points district in downtown Columbia with friends. In a virtual hearing, family members for both Josephson and Rowland delivered statements in front of Judge DeAndrea Benjamin. Surprisingly, Mr. Rowlands Facebook page is still online, and gives us clues about his motive. The University of South Carolina student from Robbinsville, New Jersey, disappeared. Did she fight back and send him into an uncontrollable, murderous, How-dare-this-white-bitch-fight-me? frenzy? According to a warrant for Rowland's arrest, Josephson suffered "numerous wounds" to her head, neck, face, upper body, leg and foot. Following Samantha's death, South Carolina lawmakers . Samantha Josephson Was Stabbed 120 Times, Pathologist Testifies Crime College Student Who Mistook Suspect's Car for Her Uber Was Stabbed 120 Times: Pathologist Samantha Josephson lost so. She opens the rear, drivers-side door, says something, and gets in. [15][7][16], Using a two-bladed knife, Rowland proceeded to inflict roughly 120 stab wounds upon Josephson. She asked where her visor was, and he replied, In the country., He told her that it had blood on it. She called to tell him she had sent for an Uber to take her home, and he tracked her ride, using the Find My Friend app. Seymour and his family say they're going to work to let people know about ride-share service safety, saying they don't want anything like what happened to Samantha to happen to anyone else. In South Carolina a life sentence means there can never be parole. [emailprotected]. Samantha Josephson's mother, Marci Josephson, read from a paper, held by a victims advocate on one side and with her other daughter on the other. "I cannot fathom how someone could randomly select a person, a beautful girl, and steal her life away. Her killer got to her first. This bone sits at the back of the tongue. A chilling video also shows when Samantha Josephson entered the car: Over the weekend, the family was letting people know that they're not through, that they will work to honor Samantha's memory since the 21-year-old University of South Carolina student, unlike the alleged killer, had "purpose in her life. [22][26][20], Rowland was charged with kidnapping, murder, and possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime. A jury unanimously found him guilty of Samantha's murder after an hour-long deliberation. [48] [49], Josephson was awarded a posthumous political science degree in May 2019 at what would have been her graduation ceremony. He could not say for certain that she was not strangled, however, he said. The pathologist could not determine an exact number of wounds because there were so many. Rowland was sentenced to life in prison on July 27, 2021. She told them everything she had seen. also brought up the owner of the cell phone store who says Rowland tried to sell him a cell phone the day after Samantha Josephson's . The trial has begun of a South Carolina man accused of the 2019 killing of USC student Samantha Josephson, who prosecutors say got into his car thinking it was her Uber ride.. Nathaniel Rowland allegedly stabbed and cut the 21-year-old student more than 100 times before dumping her body in a field in Clarendon County, about 65 miles away, with wounds to her head, neck, face, upper body, leg . #FakeUberMurderTrial The defendants DNA was not found under the victims fingernails HOWEVER we just learned that the victims DNA was found under the defendants fingernails. Rowland also stabbed Josephson in her head with enough force that the knife went through her skull to her brain. The toe straps were broken off, but her sandals were still attached to her ankles. The Wrong Car: Shocking Details Of Samantha Josephson's Alleged Murder. The car she got into went in the opposite direction of her apartment - and she wasn't. Note the black fist. Ewing Township, NJ SAMANTHA JOSEPHSON OBITUARY Samantha L. Josephson ROBBINSVILLE Samantha L. Josephson, 21, passed away Friday March 29, 2019. In April 2019, Senator Anna Kaplan introduced the Samantha L. Josephson Ridesharing Safety Act, to the New York Senate. [8], After their daughter's death, Josephson's parents established the What's My Name Foundation. So far as I can tell, Mr. Rowland had only one former felony arrest, for obtaining a signature or property under false pretenses. A brutal killer might well have had a long record of violent crimes. [2] Josephson, 21, had ordered an Uber and mistakenly entered a car that she thought was her ride. On March 29, University of South Carolina student Samantha Josephson was kidnapped and murdered after going to a bar with friends. Rowland was charged with murder and kidnapping on Saturday after he returned to the Five Points area. The car also contained Samanthas cell phone and a large amount of blood was also discovered on the backseat. Authorities haven't said if they know why Rowland allegedly picked up Josephson. Josephson, who was a senior in college at the time of her death,[11] planned on graduating in 2019, and attending Drexel University School of Law. "What we have learned is that you cannot, men or women, you guys have to travel together," Seymour Josephson said at a vigil at USC for his daughter. NATHANIEL Rowland has received a life sentence for the abduction and killing of a South Carolina college student who mistook his car for her Uber ride. The $35 a college student has in her bank account? Her friends, they think she's taken the Uber, so they return home; When they return to the apartment, Samantha is not there. The bill will be named the Samantha L. Josephson Ridesharing Safety Act. "I am completely devastated and am praying for her family.". Im almost confused. I visualize the blood flowing from her body. Samantha had been stabbed to death. [6][7][8], The killing attracted national attention and led to discussion about the dangers of ridesharing and the importance of ensuring that a rideshare car is being driven by a registered driver prior to entering. However, when they asked the man to step out of the vehicle, he fled on foot. Instead, she found herself trapped because Rowland had the childproof locks on, investigators said. 5th Circuit SolicitorByron Gipson slightlyunderestimated the total count in opening statements last Tuesday. The officer asked him to get out and he complied, but kept his hands in his pockets. Could UFCs Dana White Face Charges for Slapping Wife in Drunken Argument? After less than two hours of deliberation, the jury found Nathaniel Rowland guilty of all three charges. I dont have an answer to that. Fourteen hours later, her body was found by hunters in a wooded area in Clarendon County. Additionally, it provides $500,000 in grants for colleges to educate students about ride-share safety and creates a study commission to examine ways to improve ride-share safety. Josephsons DNA was also collected from Rowlands fingernails. The alleged killer, Nathaniel David Rowland, 25, wasn't there to hear it. Instead, Rowland kidnapped and murdered Josephson, leaving her body in Clarendon County, South Carolina, prosecutors say. Murder victim Samantha Josephson, 21, was stabbed around 120 times in her horrific March 2019 death, according to Monday testimony from a forensic pathologist. The murder weapon being shown to the jury. During the first days of the trial, Maria Howard, the woman Rowland was dating in 2019 when the senior at the University of South Carolina went missing, told jurors she noticed blood in the back of his car. He had studied at East Clarendon School and played basketball, according to GreenVille Online. [28], On July 20, 2021, Rowland's trial began. A jury found the 27-year-old guilty of Samantha Josephsons murder on July 27, 2021 - we take a look at his life and what led to the killing. On June 5, 2019, the Samantha L. Josephson Ridesharing Safety Act was signed into law in South Carolina. Victim. Have a tip or story idea? (There were scratches on his jacket that showed Josephson had been clawing at him as she tried to fight him off.) The 21-year-old's body was found with over 100 violent stab wounds in a remote field . The foundation works to educate people about ride-share safety, along with supporting charitable foundations and awarding college scholarships. Rowland faces up to life in prison if convicted. His language is often obscure. Her story was corroborated by phone records; at 5:31 a.m., she sent him a text, Wya, meaning, Where you at?, Mr. Rowland eventually showed up in his black Impala. Sign up for PEOPLE's free True Crime newsletter for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. A GoFundMe page was set up to raise money for the family, and nearly $50,000 was collected. He assumed she had left her phone in the Uber car. It was largely ignored by national media; the New York Times never mentioned it, though the Washington Post and New York Post wrote about the trials conclusion. "Sami, a 2015 Robbinsville High School graduate, was a vibrant young woman with an infectious smile and a contagious laugh. The video shows Samantha Josephson, 21, on her phone near a crowd gathered outside a bar in Columbia's Five Points entertainment district at around 2 a.m. Friday. [45][46] Josephson's death promoted the University of South Carolina to launch a campaign titled "What's My Name" to help students stay safe while using ride-sharing services. She attended the University of South Carolina where she majored in political science. If the races had been reversed, this case would have been a huge media sensation and there would have been immediate accusations of racism. The media would have rooted mercilessly through the killers background, looking for evidence. He also stabbed her in the carotid, one of two main arteries that carries blood to the head. He was caught and arrested on March 20, 2019. A stab wound that cut her carotid artery and made her bleed out. [40], Additional legislation aimed at protecting ride-share users is pending. She had been dumped not far from the home of the parents of the 27-year-old black man Nathaniel Rowland who would be charged with her murder. When she asked why, he said, Mind your business.. This appears to have been the one visible in the videos. No outright motive for the killing was suggested by prosecutors during the course of Rowland's trial but Judge Newman said the killer was "totally heartless". As reported by WYFF4, Josephson got separated from her friends, and reportedly contacted Uber for a ride back to her apartment. "The door was locked. Forensic investigators determined that she was killed in the car. [3], Rowland was arrested the next day, and charged with kidnapping and murdering Josephson. During re-direct, he said she might have hit items in the car such as the door or window. East in Princeton Junction. Josephsons autopsy also revealed the extent of her blood lossthe human body normally has several litres of blood, but Josephson's body only contained 20 millilitres (0.70impfloz; 0.68USfloz). Rowland is accused of kidnapping and killing University of South Carolina student Samantha Josephson in March of 2019. [14] Josephson is buried at the Perrineville Jewish Cemetery in Perrineville, New Jersey. The image of Samantha fighting for her life has haunted her parents for the past 28 months. I close my eyes, and I feel what she endured at his hands.. Probably, we are not supposed to know. The Tragic Murder Of Samantha Josephson Explained. He faces up to life in prison if he is convicted of kidnapping and murder in the March 2019 killing of 21-year-old Samantha Josephson. Samantha, 21, got into Rowland's car after a night out in Columbia's Five Points entertainment district thinking it was an Uber ride that would take her back to her apartment, prosecutors said. Beaver suggested that someone moved the victims body after death. Her father's name is Seymour Josephson and her mother's name is Marci Josephson. The burial will follow at Perrineville Cemetery, 755 Perrineville Rd., in Perrineville. Josephsons blood was also found on a sock and a bandana, both owned by Rowland. He said the woman who vanished from Columbia, S.C., on March 29, 2019, after getting into a car she'd mistaken for her Uber ride lost so much blood in the fatal attack, he had difficulty collecting a blood sample from her body. South Carolina's last execution tookplace in 2011 and there are currently 37 men on death row. Or to keep it anonymous, click here. [17] Additionally, the child locks were activated, which police believe prevented Josephson from escaping. [18], Josephson's roommates became concerned and reported her missing the day after she accidentally entered the vehicle. She bled profusely, ultimately dying within 10-20 minutes, according to the pathologist who conducted an autopsy on her body. Possession of a firearm during commission of a violent crime, "ROWLAND, NATHANIEL DAVID (00386010) INMATE", "A college student got into a car she thought was her Uber, police say. She continued: Why do we take swabs and submit them to analysts if were going to stand here and try to convince yall that it doesnt matter what they say? [17] Specifically, the pathologist determined that she suffered approximately 120 separate stab wounds. Police say Josephson, a 21-year-old senior at . Boojee, for example, from bourgeois, means too white, rich, or upper class. The ride-share industry has also implemented changes, like clearer displays of driver license plates, following Josephson's death. Samantha decides she's ready to go home around 2:00 a.m. on the morning of the 29th, and she contacts an Uber. [5] During the trial, prosecutors called 31 witnesses, including the turkey hunter who found Josephsons body, a cell phone store owner who testified that Rowland unsuccessfully attempted to sell him Josephson's phone the day after she went missing,[29] Rowlands former girlfriend, and numerous State Law Enforcement Division investigators and other experts. The Josephson family hugged each other and cried. The case is expected to be turned over to the jury within the next day. Prosecutors did not choose to seek the death penalty. Mr. Rowland told her he did not want to put their daughter in the back seat because of the blood, but it was the only place the booster seat would go, so they strapped her in. Dr. Thomas Beaverdetailed the many injuries the victim sustained, allegedly at the hands ofNathaniel David Rowland, 27. In addition to facing fines, one guilty of misrepresenting themselves as an authorized TNC driver may be incarcerated for up to 30 days while one who uses ride-sharing in the furtherance of criminal activity may face up to 2 years of incarceration. Trenton, NJ Samantha L. Josephson ROBBINSVILLE Samantha L. Josephson, 21, passed away Friday March 29, 2019. ", "If there's somebody else in the car, she actually has a chance.". "Her dream was my dream and her death was my death," Samantha's mom Marci Josephson told the judge. Nathaniel Rowland was charged with murder and kidnapping in the death of 21-year-old Samantha Josephson. Additionally, companies must give ride-share drivers two barcodes that passengers can scan to confirm the driver's identity. Dr. Beaver found three wounds he considered lethal: Josephsons bloody underwear is shown to the jury. A defensive wound to her palm that went completely through her hand. Township officials warn that parking will be limited at the event. . Was Mr. Rowland pretending to be an Uber driver? Josephsons hyoid bone was also broken, he said. "He's taken away a piece of our heart, soul and life. Cameras also caught a sheet tied to the drivers side headrest. [47] On December 28, 2022, federal legislation authorizing a study of ride-sharing safety practices, with passage by the US House and Senate, was sent to President Biden's desk. 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He detailed Josephsons horrifying wounds, noting those that those would have been delivered when she was alive. Over and over and over, fighting for her life, locked in his car." Samantha Josephson was allegedly kidnapped and killed by a man she thought was her Uber driver in 2019 Credit: Columbia Police Department 5 Security footage shows the moment Samantha got into the car Credit: PA The university student had reportedly been out with her friends in Columbia's Five Point Entertainment district. Markings on her face were consistent with being dragged. In addition to identification markers in the front and rear windows, the State of New Jersey reports rideshare drivers must display a barcode, which riders can scan to identify the correct vehicle. 803-771-8483. KTLA 5 reports said the wounds were so serious that only 1.3 tablespoons of blood were left in her body when she was found. Indeed, Uber, which has declined to comment, has a list of safety tips that advises people: "Get in the right car. Missing USC student Samantha Josephson was found dead after last being seen . One person noted she tutored her in Math and Samantha had babysat her twins. Facebook. A forensic pathologist would say that there were 100 stab wounds, cuts, and abrasions, he promised jurors last week. Her body as later found with 120 stab wounds in remote woods 65 miles from Columbia. Their daughter was at Miss Howards mothers house, and they went to pick her up. According to the news release, an. Instead, I went to Colombia to gather her belongings. Here you see #SamanthaJosephson in orange, waiting for her Uber. WHAT WE DON'T KNOW:Several questions remain unanswered -- or their answers remain undisclosed to the public. Investigators also found cleaning supplies and a two-bladed knife with Josephsons blood on them after searching the trash can behind Rowlands girlfriend's residence. At USC, Samantha was majoring in political science, according to her obituary. Instead, police say, it was driven by her killer. Murder victim Samantha Josephson, 21, was stabbed around 120 times in her horrific March 2019 death, according to Monday testimony from a forensic pathologist. Samantha Josephson's body was found in a field in a secluded, wooded area about 90 miles from Columbia about 4 p.m. Friday. [17] When Rowland, who was driving around the Five Points area where Josephson was kidnapped, was pulled over he got out of the car and ran away. She was never seen alive again. [39] The law was signed by Governor Roy Cooper in August 2019. As Samantha Josephson's hometown of Robbinsville prepares to remember the University of South Carolina senior with a candlelight vigil on Tuesday night, many questions surround the circumstances of her death, including the biggest: Why? Samantha, 21, got into Rowland's car after a night out in Columbia's Five Points entertainment district thinking it was an Uber ride that would take her back to her apartment, prosecutors said.. Samantha Josephson, the missing University of South Carolina student, has been found dead her father, Seymour Johnson, said in a Facebook post amid rumors that she may have gotten into the. (Source: Handout/WACH via FOX Edge) Gipson said . Samantha Josephson had just finished a night celebrating her impending college graduation when she made one fatal mistake. New Jersey native Samantha Josephson, 21, was killed by Nathaniel Rowland after she mistakenly got into his car after a night of drinking in Columbia in 2019, prosecutors told the jury, according . During the attack, Josephson attempted to shield herself. A noon funeral was set for Wednesday at Congregation Beth Chaim, 329 Village Road East in the Princeton Junction section of West Windsor. Over and over and over, fighting for her life, locked in his car." The South Carolina student mistakenly got into the back seat of Nathaniel Rowland's Black Impala, believing it was her Uber driver. [32] Josephson's parents have worked with lawmakers to advocate for policies that enhance safety for ride-share passengers Several laws have been enacted since Josephson's death. At approximately 3 a.m. on March 30, WYFF4 reported authorities pulled over a man driving a black Impala for a routine traffic stop. At about 2:00 am she decided to leave the Bird Dog bar and ordered an Uber. None," Seymour said in the CBS3 video shown below. The image of Samantha fighting for her life has haunted her parents for the past 28 months. In this case, there was none of this, not even a psychiatric evaluation of the killer. 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As reported by The U.S. Sun, Rowland maintained his innocence and has never accepted any responsibility for Josephson's kidnapping or death. As reported by Insurance Journal, the act requires rideshare service drivers, including Lyft and Uber, to clearly display their license plate numbers on the front of their vehicle so riders can confirm they are getting into the correct vehicle. The Council would report to the Secretary of Transportation and work to advance safety standards in the rideshare industry. [33] The act requires ride-share vehicles to display license plate numbers on the front. I close my eyes and I feel what she endured at his hands, 120 times, over and over and over, fighting for her life, locked in his car . Why, to put it bluntly, didnt he rape Josephson? Prosecutors also rested their case Monday after calling. When a reporter asked prosecutor Byron Gipson, he said, It was absolutely a random act of violence. He noticed that she was going in the wrong direction, and that the app stopped tracking her. [5] On July 27, the jury found Rowland guilty of Josephson's kidnapping and murder and the judge sentenced him to life in prison. < Grammy Awards Show to Make Diversity Part of the Contract, Being White on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Annual 2023 Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. Day History Quiz, President Bidens Insulting Prisoner Exchange, How to Stop Blacks from Shooting Each Other. She tried to sow doubt by saying that Mr. Rowland had run from the police because the officer shouted, Are you crazy? and not because he was guilty. [3][9], Samantha Lee Josephson was born in Princeton, New Jersey, and grew up in Robbinsville, New Jersey. Mr. Rowland left home at about midnight. In the end, the defense called no witnesses, and Mr. Rowland did not testify. In June 2019, New Jersey Gov. Samantha Josephson's murder prompted several measures to increase awareness and safety when using rideshare services. Contact reporter Dan Alexander at Dan.Alexander@townsquaremedia.com or via Twitter @DanAlexanderNJ, NJ WOMAN WAS KILLED: HOW TO BE SAFEST WHEN USING UBER, LYFT, NJ man kept girlfriends corpse in garbage bag for 5 months, report says, French-inspired bakery opens 2nd NJ location, Shots fired inside Wawa store in Ewing, NJ. And it was two days after Samantha got into the wrong car allegedly Rowland's vehicle that she mistakenly thought was her Uber ride. She attended the University of South Carolina (USC), where she majored in political science.Josephson, who was a senior in college at the time of her death, planned on graduating in 2019, and attending Drexel University School of Law. Mr. Rowland again said, Mind your business. She also noticed a spotted sheet, covered with blood, tied to the drivers side headrest. 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