Police arrested a man Saturday in connection with the death of a college student who apparently got into the suspect's car thinking it was her Uber ride.
University of South Carolina student Samantha Josephson and suspect Nathaniel David Rowland.
Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook also said investigators found the victim's blood in Nathaniel David Rowland's vehicle. Rowland, 24, was arrested and charged in the death of 21-year-old Samantha Josephson of Robbinsville, N.J.Investigators would not say what they thought Rowland did to Josephson from the time she got into his black Chevrolet Impala in Columbia's Five Points entertainment district around 1:30 a.m.
Josephson's blood was found in the truck and inside Rowland's car along with her cellphone, Holbrook said, as well as bleach, window cleaner and cleaning wipes.Hunters found Josephson's body Friday afternoon just hours after it was dumped despite being left in an area that was"very difficult to get to unless you knew how to get there," Holbrook said.
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