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<h6><span style="color: #999999;"><em><strong>&#8216;Surveillance video allegedly shows the fateful moment 21-year-old Samantha Josephson mistook a car for the Uber she ordered outside a bar in Columbia, South Carolina, early Friday morning. The student&#8217;s body was discovered hours later, and the alleged driver of the Chevy Impala, Nathaniel David Rowland, 24, has been arrested for her kidnapping and murder&#8217;</strong></em></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Samantha Josephson, 21, went missing in Columbia, SC, early Friday and her body is discovered by hunters dumped in a rural South Carolina spot on Saturday</strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>The University of South Carolina </strong><strong>political science major</strong><strong>, reportedly, &#8216;The mistakenly got into a car thinking it was her Uber&#8217; of Friday</strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Surveillance footage circulating on social media appears to show Josephson getting into a black Chevy Impala outside a bar at around 2am </strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>The driver Nathaniel David Rowland, 24, has been arrested over her kidnap and murder</strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Friends saw her get into a black Chevy Impala she believed was her Uber, however her Uber and her actual driver cancelled when she missed the pickup</strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Samantha&#8217;s body was found by hunters dumped in a rural Claredon County the next day while her blood and cell phone was found in Rowland&#8217;s car, police say </strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Investigators said there was a child safety seat in the back of the car and the child safety locks were enabled, meaning she wouldn&#8217;t have been able to escape </strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>The school confirmed Samantha death</strong><strong> Saturday</strong> </span></h6>
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<h6 class="mol-para-with-font"><img class="alignnone wp-image-313172" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Nathaniel-David-Rowland-and-Samantha-Josephson-1-300x174.png" alt="" width="690" height="400" /> <strong>Murder suspect Nathaniel David Rowland [left], has been charged in the death of Samantha Josephson [right] after she was spotted getting into his car and later her blood and cell phone were found in his vehicle</strong></h6>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">A South Carolina man has been arrested over the murder and kidnap of a college student who mistakenly got into his car thinking it was her Uber after her blood and cell phone were found in his vehicle, police say.<br />
University of South Carolina student Samantha Josephson went missing in Columbia early on Friday morning. She was found dead by hunters later that day. Her body was found 40 feet off a dirt road in a wooded area in Clarendon County.<br />
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Hours later Nathaniel David Rowland, 24, was arrested after being pulled over by officers driving the car she had been last seen in before trying to flee the scene on foot.<br />
He had been stopped by Columbia police at 3 a.m. Saturday two blocks from the Five Points area.<br />
Josephson&#8217;s blood and her cell phone were found the black Chevy Impala, as well as bleach and cleaning products, according to police. They said there was a child safety seat in the back of the car and the child safety locks were enabled meaning she would have not been able to escape.</p>
<h6 class="mol-para-with-font"><strong><img class="alignnone wp-image-313196" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Samantha-Josephson-got-into-the-car-she-thought-was-an-uber-4-244x300.png" alt="" width="577" height="709" />Surveillance video allegedly shows Samantha Josephson entering the black Impala she mistook for the Uber she ordered outside a bar in Columbia, South Carolina, early Friday morning</strong></h6>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Friends reported watching Josephson get into the black sedan they thought was an Uber at around 2am Friday morning. When Josephson&#8217;s actual Uber driver arrived moments later, the driver cancelled the ride because she didn&#8217;t show up for the pick-up, witnesses said.<br />
The 21-year-old student&#8217;s body was discovered hours later, and the alleged driver of the Chevy Impala, Nathaniel David Rowland, 24, subsequently arrested for her kidnapping and murder.<br />
Surveillance video released by police caught the moment Samantha Josephson mistook a car for the Uber she ordered outside a bar in Columbia, South Carolina, early Friday morning.</p>
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<h6><span style="color: #999999;"><em><strong><img class="alignnone wp-image-313198" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Samantha-Josephson-5-300x297.png" alt="" width="580" height="574" /></strong></em></span><strong>Victim: Samantha Josephson, 21, is confirmed dead after disappearing in Columbia, South Carolina early on Friday</strong></h6>
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<h6 class="image-wrap fff-pic"><strong><img class="alignnone wp-image-313178" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Samantha-Malkounas-agot-into-the-car-she-thought-was-an-uber-1-300x135.png" alt="" width="831" height="374" />The Univ. of South Carolina student [left] got into this car, which she and her friends mistakenly believed was the Uber she had ordered</strong></h6>
<div>Security footage appears to show Samantha getting into the black Chevy Impala at around 2am on Friday, when she was leaving after a night out with a group of friends in the Five Points area.<br />
She left the bar Bird Dog alone and was spotted getting into the car that she and her friends believed was an Uber that she had ordered, a witness told the <a class="class" href="https://www.dailygamecock.com/article/2019/03/samantha-josephson-missing" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Daily Gamecock</a>.<br />
When Samantha&#8217;s actual Uber driver arrived moments later, the driver cancelled the ride when she didn&#8217;t show up for the pick-up, witnesses said.<br />
Surveillance images released by the Columbia Police Department also show the final image of Samantha before she disappeared. She is seen wearing an orange shirt and black pants, and talking on the phone.<br />
Throughout the day on Friday, Samantha&#8217;s friends and family were unable to get in touch with her prompting an urgent search for the missing woman.</div>
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<h6 class="image-wrap fff-pic"><img class="alignnone wp-image-313162" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Nathaniel-David-Rowland-3-300x292.png" alt="" width="578" height="563" /><strong>Police in South Carolina arrested 24-year-old Nathaniel David Rowland [photo], after he was pulled over by police driving the car that ferried the missing woman away on Friday. He allegedly tried elude arrest, by fleeing the scene on foot</strong></h6>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">After a frantic day of searching for the missing University of South Carolina student the school had earlier confirmed she was dead.<br />
&#8216;It is with the heaviest of hearts that I write these words this morning. Our prayers are with the family and friends of Samantha Josephson following the devastating news of her death,&#8217; wrote President Harris Pastides in a statement.</p>
<h6 class="mol-para-with-font"><strong><img class="alignnone wp-image-313197" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Samantha-Josephson-got-into-the-car-she-thought-was-an-uber-5-300x188.png" alt="" width="723" height="453" />Friends reported watching Josephson get into the black sedan they thought was an Uber at around 2am Friday morning. When Josephson&#8217;s actual Uber driver arrived moments later, the driver cancelled the ride because she didn&#8217;t show up for the pick-up, witnesses said</strong></h6>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Samantha&#8217;s father in her hometown of Robinsville, New Jersey also confirmed her passing in a heart-wrenching Facebook post.<br />
&#8216;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,&#8217; wrote Seymour Josephson, a sales manager with a technology company.<br />
&#8216;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,&#8217; Josephson continued.</p>
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<h6 class="image-wrap fff-pic"><img class="alignnone wp-image-313163" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Nathaniel-David-Rowland-4-274x300.png" alt="" width="555" height="608" /> <strong>Rowland [photo], was arrested after Samantha Josephson&#8217;s blood and her cell phone were found his black Chevy Impala, as well as, bleach and other cleaning products. The child safety locks were enabled on Rowland&#8217;s car meaning the victim would have not been able to escape, police said.</strong></h6>
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<div><strong><img class="alignnone wp-image-313186" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Samantha-Josepson-left-her-sister-Sydney-3-Copy-300x257.png" alt="" width="599" height="513" />Samantha&#8217;s father seen [left] with her, in her hometown of Robinsville, New Jersey also confirmed her passing in a Facebook post</strong></div>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">Columbia Police Department Chief Skip Holbrook said in a news conference Saturday: &#8216;She had, in fact, summoned an Uber ride. She was waiting for that Uber ride to come, we believe. She simply mistakenly got into this car thinking it was an Uber ride.&#8217;<br />
&#8216;Our hearts are broken, they&#8217;re broken. There is nothing tougher than to stand before a family and explain how a loved one was murdered. It was gut wrenching, words really can&#8217;t describe what they&#8217;re going through.&#8217;<br />
Holbrook did not take questions and did not elaborate on a motive or how Josephson died.<br />
It is understood another woman, who knew Rowland, was in the car with him at the time of his arrest and is said to be cooperating with police, Timmons said.<br />
After a frantic day of searching for the missing University of South Carolina student the school had earlier confirmed she was dead.</p>
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<h6 class="image-wrap fff-pic"><img class="alignnone wp-image-313188" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Samantha-Josephson-and-her-parents-2-255x300.png" alt="" width="665" height="782" /><strong>Samantha Josephson is seen with her parents in Jan 2018 on her way to spend her semester abroad in Barcelona, Spain. She was a political science major</strong></h6>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">Police say the suspect previously lived in the area where Samantha&#8217;s body was found.<br />
According to Uber, the company does urge riders to check that the details of the driver and the car match the information in the app, which provides the driver&#8217;s name and photo, as well as the make and model of the car and a license plate number.<br />
Drivers are also provided the rider&#8217;s name and should be able to specify who they are picking up when asked.</p>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">&#8216;In cases when you are helping someone request a ride through Uber who may have had a few drinks or is unfamiliar with the app, help them double-check that the driver and vehicle match the details in the app — before they get in the car,&#8217; wrote Wade Stormer, Uber&#8217;s law enforcement liaison, in a <a class="class" href="https://www.uber.com/newsroom/checkyourride/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">blog post</a>.<br />
&#8216;Taking the extra step to double-check these details is an important safety measure,&#8217; he continued.</p>
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Man, 24, arrested over murder of student who went missing in Columbia, SC, as her blood and cell phone are found in his vehicle – Samantha Josephson died after she ‘mistakenly got into Nathaniel Rowland’s car thinking it was her Uber’
