Testimony is expected to resume in his trial today. Her shift started at 7 a.m. "WYA (where you at)?" ", Marci then implored the court to keep Rowland in jail, and that he "should never be given the right to walk free again.". The defense had motioned for a new trial based on the brevity of the deliberations, but Newman denied the motion. I just feel like shes not fighting for me as she would fight for her own, Rowland reportedly told Judge Clifton Newman during a break in jury selection. In July 2021, Nathaniel was found guilty of kidnapping and murdering Samantha in addition to possession of a weapon during a violent crime. From that point, he was a fixture at Howard's home in the weeks before Josephson was murdered. The child safety lock was on. Rowland also spoke and maintained his innocence. Spiky TV's senior news writer is Stephan Gibbs. A killer who led her young boyfriend to his death in 2009 has been released from prison after 10 years. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. However, it turned out to be her killer. Everything, she had seen Rowland say and do that day finally made sense. Instead, she found herself trapped because Rowland had the childproof locks on, investigators said. He instead watched her phone travel the opposite direction. Kraft told Rowland he smelled marijuana and Rowland admitted to smoking earlier in the day. Its those intentional deliberate, heinous, cruel and malicious acts that Nathaniel David Rowland has been indicted for kidnapping Samantha Josephson. According to his Facebook page he attended South Carolina State University in 2017, but the schools chief of staff in 2019 confirmed he was not a student there at the time of Samanthas killing. Words cannot express the anguish our family and friends have endured since you kidnapped and brutally murdered Samantha, said Josephsons mother, Marci Josephson. "Thats one of those questions Mr. Rowland would have to answer at some point in time.". But about 14 hours later, turkey hunters found her body off a dirt road in a field about 90 miles from Columbia. [2] Josephson, 21, had ordered an Uber and mistakenly entered a car that she thought was her ride. The Killer Cases episode will air on Wednesday night at 10pm, the episode is titled Murder in a College Town. sfastenau@postandcourier.com. On March 29, 2019, Nathaniel attempted to sell the business owner a phone, according to testimony given afterward. He returned to Columbia after 10 years as a reporter at The Island Packet and is a University of South Carolina graduate. She recalled a sheet had been draped over the seat, according to The Post and Courier. He asked Rowland to stepout of the car. 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She asked if he hit a dog. Moments later, a black Chevrolet Impala slipped out of a nearby parking lot and into the disabled space where Josephson waited. ", "I know I'm innocent, but I guess what I know and what I think doesn't really matter," Rowland said ahead of his sentencing. Before you get in the car, check that license plate, driver photo, and driver name all match what's listed in the app.". Josephsons DNA was also collected from Rowlands fingernails. Prosecutors also rested their case Monday after calling. The young womans name is Samantha Josephsonwas discovered dead many kilometers from where she was last seen hours later. I know Im innocent, but I guess what I know and what I think really doesnt matter, Rowland said. The young and ambitious woman was a senior at the University of South Carolina pursuing a degree in Political Science. Detectives said she had just ordered a lift on the popular hail-a-ride app - but the real Uber driver later cancelled the journey after she failed to show up. Samantha, 21, got into Rowlands car after a night out in Columbias Five Points entertainment districtthinking it was an Uber ride that would take her back to her apartment, prosecutors said. Rowland is. Read moreSC House GOP approves asking voters to remove ban on taxes directly aiding private schools, A group of hard-line conservatives in the South Carolina House is challenging state laws that ban them from raising money to support their candidates and influence elections Read moreGOP infighting escalates as SC Freedom Caucus sues in federal court for fundraising power, The Post and Courier Columbia Nathaniel Rowland, then 24, was captured and arrested, with the vehicle being examined for evidence. Stephen Fastenau is a local government reporter covering the City of Columbia, Richland County and general assignments. Howard banged on the door to her apartment "like the police," angry at Rowland for not showing up after she left him her key so he could sleep while she was at work. The day before Josephson disappeared, Howard and Rowland had driven to her mother's house in northeast Columbia to wash clothes. Josephsons blood was found in the cars passenger side and the trunk, and her cell phone was in the passenger compartment, authorities said at the time of her killing. But I guess what I know and what I think really doesn't matter, Rowland said. A store owner later testified that Nathaniel tried to sell him a phone on March 29, 2019. You have permission to edit this article. She said that she asked him why he was cleaning the car, and Rowland told her it was none of her business. All Rights Reserved. At the time, he assumed she had forgotten her phone in the cab. She absolutely had no chance. Lets, therefore, learn more about what transpired at that time. Furthermore, cellphone data also showed Samantha and Nathaniels phones together in the car at the same time. The first sign of concern for Samanthas roommates was their inability to contact her the next morning. A man was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday after a jury convicted him of murder in the 2019 killing of a South Carolina college student. He had studied at East Clarendon School and played basketball, according to GreenVille Online. Josephson was celebrating the end of her time in college with a number of friends, while her alleged killer waited to attack, Gipson alleged. After that, the bill was signed into law. Rowland and Howard were old friends after having met in Five Points years before and had only just reunited earlier in the month when Rowland saw Howard smoking a cigarette on her break from her job at a McDonald's. 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 burial will follow at Perrineville Cemetery, 755 Perrineville Rd., in Perrineville. Rowland was seen by cops driving a car that matched the description of the one Josephson was seen entering in CCTV footage. That only angered Judge Clifton Newman, who cited the overwhelming video evidence. So Howard drafted an eviction notice March 28, 2019, and placed it in the glovebox of the black Chevrolet Impala in front of her home to later get notarized at a bank. He was charged with kidnapping, murder, and possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime in April 2019. The doors were open, the smell of chlorine was in the air and bottles of bleach were on the floor of the car. Cell phone records showed that he was in the area where the body was found, and Samanthas cellphone was discovered in his car. When she asked why, Rowland told her to mind her business. Howard told the court on Wednesday that, hours after Josephson vanished, she questioned Rowland, 27, about the blood she noticed in the back seat and on the dashboard of his car. ", "If there's somebody else in the car, she actually has a chance.". Tuesdays statements come a day after Rowland asked for a new lawyer, claiming Pinnock, a public defender, was unprepared and disorderly, according to the Columbia Post and Courier. John A. Carlos II/Special to The Post and Courier, The boyfriend of Samantha Josephson, Greg Corbinshley, pleads with the judge to give the maximum sentence to Nathaniel Rowland after a jury found him guilty in the slaying of Samantha Josephson, who was killed after getting into a car she thought was her Uber ride in March 2019 in Columbias Five Points. However, the defense claimed there wasnt any certainty regarding his DNA on the knife. Josephson, 21, was last seen at a bar in Columbia, South Carolina, in the early morning hours of March 29, 2019. Soon after that, he was sentenced to life in prison. Directed Traffic Enforcement Details For March In Princeton, Unlawful Use of Credit Cards, Theft: Princeton Police Blotter, Princeton Approves Ordinance To Acquire Land For Affordable Housing, Sign Up Now: Portrait Oil Painting Workshop May 19 - 21 with Tina Garrett, NJ Camp Fairs at Menlo Park Mall Mar 4, 2023 - FREE to Attend (12-3PM), Now Hiring!! Her boyfriend later stated he spoke to her on the night she disappeared and tracked her to ensure she got home. Her final moments. Police must rely on CCTV footage to Samantha Josephson, a college student, boards what she believes to be her rideshare in 2019 after a night out with friends, never to be seen alive again. 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Jurors will be shown security video, cellphone data and a murder weapon that connects Rowland, 27, to the death of the University of South Carolina senior, prosecutors said, according to the report. They returned home without some of Howard's clothes being washed, including her uniform shirt for work. She received full scholarships to Drexel University and partial scholarships to Rutgers, and her career goal was to practice international law. CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. According to the authorities, a woman was carjacked by two men who stole money and items from her home. 2023 Cable News Network. Surveillance video captured his black Impala passing a Bi-Lo grocery store on Devine at 1:48 a.m. and entering Five Points a few minutes later. The New Jersey native was later found dead by hunters in a remote area of Clarendon County about 65 miles away from where police believe she got into a black Chevy Impala driven by Rowland, thinking it was her ride home. 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