Prosecutors say there's ample evidence to
convict the South Carolina man accused of killing a Robbinsville woman who
mistook his car for her Uber ride.
"We believe that the simplest
explanation is that Nathanial David Rowland murdered Samantha Josephson,” says prosecutor Byron
Gipson.
Rowland is
standing trial for kidnapping and
murder charges in the 2019 death of 21-year-old Samantha Josephson.
Prosecutors said Tuesday the University of
South Carolina student got into Rowland’s car and was trapped because he had
turned on the child locks in his backseat so the doors could only be opened
from the outside.
Rowland's attorneys say none of the DNA
evidence on the victim's body matches Rowland's.
"Nathanial's DNA is not
there, but someone else’s is. Multiple someone’s,” says defense attorney Alicia Goode.
Josephson’s boyfriend testified
he and other friends looked for her the night she was killed. They saw video of
her getting into Rowland's car, and then driving in the opposite direction of
where she lived.
He could face up to life in prison if
convicted.
AP wire services helped contribute to
this report.