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Feb 22, 2024 · Rowland went on to kidnap and murder Samantha using a two-bladed knife, inflicting about 120 stab wounds. Despite her best attempts to defend herself, it wasn’t enough to stop him from killing her as he seemingly stabbed her rapidly and repeatedly.
On July 27, 2021, after just over one hour of deliberation, a jury found Rowland guilty of kidnapping and murdering Josephson, and of possessing a weapon during a violent crime. [7][34][27] Immediately after Rowland's conviction, State Circuit Judge Clifton Newman sentenced him to life in prison.
Nathaniel David Rowland was found guilty of the 2019 kidnapping and murder of Samantha Josephson, a University of South Carolina senior.
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Jul 27, 2021 · Judge Clashes with Nathaniel Rowland’s Mother After Her Son’s Conviction in ‘Fake Uber’ Murder Trial: ‘You Are Not a Witness’. Arguments don’t often break out during sentencing hearings, but it happened Tuesday at the “fake Uber” trial.
Aug 26, 2024 · A 41-year-old man was arrested in connection to a 53-year-old woman’s death in Augusta. She was last seen getting into a Black Chevy in the Five Points area of Columbia. Hours later, her...
Jul 27, 2021 · An undated photo of slain USC student Samantha Josephson. Columbia Police Department via AP. The victim’s blood was also found on Rowland’s bandanna and a sock, experts testified, as well as...
Jul 28, 2021 · 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.
