By Katie Mettler Katie Mettler Reporter covering breaking news and features Email Bio Follow March 31 at 6:05 PM It was just past 2 a.m. Friday when Samantha Josephson decided to part ways with her friends and leave the Bird Dog bar alone. Then, according to police, the 21-year-old college senior called an Uber.
“Our hearts are broken,” said Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook at a weekend news conference, shortly after meeting with Josephson’s family, who had traveled to town from New Jersey. “They’re broken. There is nothing tougher than to stand before a family and explain how a loved one was murdered.” In a message, the university encouraged students to use campus shuttles and to “exercise best practices when using services like Uber and Lyft.” Match the car description and license plate with the information in the app, the message said, and always ask the driver the name of the person they are supposed to be picking up before climbing inside.
— Columbia Police Dept March 30, 2019 Authorities began collecting information on Josephson’s last known whereabouts and asked for photos they could distribute to media outlets. They found the surveillance footage and released information on what Josephson had been wearing that night: black jeans, light shoes, orange top.
Authorities shared vehicle information for the suspicious Impala and put the community on alert. At 3 a.m. Saturday morning, about 24 hours since Josephson disappeared, a patrol officer spotted a black Impala two blocks from Five Points. The police chief said Rowland had previously lived near the area where Josephson’s body was found, a place he described as “very difficult to get to unless you knew how to get there.”
Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)
What a pretty girl she was.... RIP
Disgusting Uber_Support Their media strategist launches an immense internal menu with the specific intent on capitalizing on their commoditization of crimes. Makes you think Uber executives would do almost anything to be mention or stay on top of reports in the mainstream media
What a horrible predator to pose as driver. Poor woman. 😥
Sad story, comfort to her family, friends and the University of South Carolina.
personal accountability matters. don’t get so intoxicated that you don’t know what you’re doing.
Praying God will comforts the hearts of her family. Also, Washington Post Family keep your boss Jeff Bezos in prayer. The devil is busy.
That's you always ask their name and you wait for the driver to respond. People need to be more aware now no matter how busy you are at work. Life is more important that stupid work or other bs. This is very sad
onlyinAmerica Every Uber driver only has to say his wife is the Queen of his business if she would harbour all of the crime he gets from passengers
I know no one wants to hear this but she would still be alive if she wasn’t drunk. I’m not victim blaming, I’m alcohol blaming. I’ve had so many drunk girls hop in my car thinking I’m their Uber. This isn’t Uber’s fault and I hate the company.
What about having a number painted on both sides of the back of the 🚗. It might be easier to remember if a is person is drunk. This so tragic and heartbreaking 😣for the family and friends. I hope the monster get life in jail
WOMEN 👏 ARE 👏 ALWAYS 👏 IN 👏 DANGER When can a girl hope to survive a mistake like this!?
She didn't look at who was supposed to swoop her? It's sad but that's just natural selection at play
women should just consider every man a murderer and let them prove otherwise
Embark on the wrong car was killed; Knocking on Wrong Apartment Door was also killed, this is a terrible country. Pray for her💔
Heartbreaking. Women are brutally tageted in worst crimes. In our world. sadly.
This is so sad. Uber & Lyft provide vehicle make, model, license plate & driver’s info. Verify ALL of them before getting into the vehicle.
Sentence him to death
Damn this is horrible. They need to make these Uber and Lyft people show more than a sticker these days on the back of a car.
Heartbreaking, my thoughts are with her family. Tragic. R.I.P 💔🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
So sad. My prayers are with her family. A beautiful life cut short is truly heartbreaking.
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This is how Fox reports this tragedy:
This is a very sad story, however, Uber provides the license plate to the passenger to avoid mistakes. You should always verify the plate before getting in an Uber.
Terribly tragic. My condolences to her family. Unbelievable.
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So sad!
Women need to be extra vigilrnt during these crazy times. 😢
Culprit may not be the Uber driver. But it’s good to note Uber is just about making big money. They don’t background check people. There are lots of bad Uber’s drivers out there.
death uber for cutie love of mine, someday you will die but i'll be close behind and i'll follow you into the dark no blinding light or tunnels to gates of white just your hands clasped so tight, waiting for the hint of a spark
Why would it be difficult for an Uber customer and driver to get a visual confirmation on screen when they are within a few feet of each other?
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