She Got Into The Back Seat Of A Car Thinking It Was Her Uber, But The Man In The Driver’s Seat Kidnapped Then Killed Her
Columbia, South Carolina. 21-year-old Samantha Josephson was a college student at The University of South Carolina, where she was studying political science.
After graduation, Samantha dreamed of attending Drexel University, and she wanted to continue her education by studying law.
It was March 29th, 2019, when Samantha was hanging out with her friends at a bar called the Bird Dog in the Five Points neighborhood of Columbia.
At approximately 2 in the morning, Samantha was captured on security cameras walking up to a black-colored Chevrolet Impala that was pulling in near the bar.
Samantha got into the back seat, and she was sadly never seen alive ever again after leaving her friends.
Facebook; pictured above is Samantha
Samantha thought that the car she was getting into was the Uber ride that she had ordered, but it turned out that it wasn’t. Not long after Samantha left in the Impala, her real Uber drive pulled up in front of the bar.
When Samantha failed to return home, her roommate called 911 to report her as missing, and authorities began investigating Samantha’s disappearance.
Just a few hours after Samantha was first reported missing, her body was found by turkey hunters lying in a field. An autopsy report later revealed that Samantha’s death “was due to multiple sharp force injuries.”
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A man named Nathaniel David Rowland was driving the car Samantha got into, and he was charged with kidnapping and murdering Samantha, and his trial starts today. He claims he is innocent, and he is currently behind bars.
The most damning pieces of evidence that authorities found inside of Nathaniel’s car shortly after Samantha was kidnapped include her blood, her cellphone, and bleach.
Another thing authorities noticed was that the child safety locks were on in the back seat, which pointed to Samantha having been trapped inside, unable to escape.
SLED; pictured above is a press release confirming Samantha’s cause of death
“It is with tremendous sadness and of a broken heart that I post this,” Samantha’s dad wrote in a Facebook post.
“I will miss and love my baby girl for the rest of life. Samantha is no longer with us but she will not be forgotten.”
“It is extremely hard to write this and post it but I love her with all my heart. I could continue to write about her but it kills me. I sit here and cry while looking at the picture and write this.”
Facebook; pictured above is the post from Samantha’s dad sadly confirming her passing
After Samantha’s tragic murder, her family created the What’s My Name foundation in order to educate people on being safe while using rideshares.
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