State Closing Argument - Mistaken Rideshare Murder Trial

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  • #BREAKING: "There are no other suspects in the murder of Samantha Josephson." The State delivers their closing argument saying Nathaniel Rowland was the one who kidnapped her, murdered her and left her to rot. 21-year-old Samantha Josephson was brutally murdered after getting into a car she thought was her uber ride home. Nathaniel Rowland is charged with her murder and kidnapping.
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ความคิดเห็น • 104

  • @yourmom-qd9ek
    @yourmom-qd9ek 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    This killing also reminds me of the 13 year old who stabbed the 14 year old cheer leader over 100 times. How could you not see this amount of rage in your child? It's sickening.

  • @francelinamommyof3204
    @francelinamommyof3204 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Glad to judge stopped his mother with her denial of her son’s guilt!
    Guilty In all charges. Life in prison with no parole. Serves him right 😡

    • @1tammarti286
      @1tammarti286 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Girl yes!!! They did an awesome job! Mom & Dad can shut up..your son did it Period!

    • @francelinamommyof3204
      @francelinamommyof3204 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@1tammarti286 for real!!!

  • @finnafaint2087
    @finnafaint2087 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    The jury definitely got this right !!!!!!!RIP in heaven Samantha🕊🕊🕊

  • @MA-fg5hz
    @MA-fg5hz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    He knows it's over. He knew the day he ran from police it was over. Who knows why he chose trial by jury? Perhaps he hopes for a technicality that will get it tossed. This guy creeps me out,the cold stare,the stone face and no emotions at all but pure creepy vibe.

    • @dickfitswell3437
      @dickfitswell3437 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yea I think he thinks he can literally get away with murder. He cleans the blood up in front of his girlfriend with only telling her to mind her business. Then he cleans a knife up that he used on her while putting on nitrile gloves and again tells her to mind her business. Then he leaves his car full of blood soaked fabric, her cell phone and keys and a trunk full of blood soaked trash. And drives around in the car likely knowing they were looking for him. Then he gets pulled over driving the murder car, which had her foot prints on the windows, and runs from the cops. Then for whatever reason and with ALL the evidence he pleads not guilty, wastes everyone's time, destroys her family even longer making them live thru and hear the details and seeing photos. I think he got wrapped up in white hate. He saw antifa and BLM getting away with major crimes and taking it out on white people. His switch flipped and he put the child locks on and went to pick up someone pretending to be Uber. He probably had the app and could see who needed a ride and just met them there. He stabbed her so many times and she fought back for a long time and unfortunately died a fairly slow death. I can imagine just how frightening it was when she went to get out and couldn't and asked him to unlock the door and he probably didn't say a word until he went to the backseat and took his violence out on her. Stabbed her feet which tells me she was kicking. God. I can't believe this happened. His GF should have called the police when she was the blood inside. I'll probably never be as frightened as she was that night and I've been to war and had a few scary moments but that probably pales in comparison to the torture she went thru. It makes me want to weep.
      This guy is pure evil. If the devil were real, it would live within this monsters soul.

    • @leahfromcrimia8424
      @leahfromcrimia8424 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He may get his conviction overturned by claiming incompetent legal representation. Or a retrial.

    • @Fckyourfeelingsboo
      @Fckyourfeelingsboo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@leahfromcrimia8424 I don’t think that’s going to happen.

  • @lyfe1018
    @lyfe1018 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    There may be others he attacked because I don't believe he just decided that night to commit this crime. There may be others he lured in his car.

    • @Fckyourfeelingsboo
      @Fckyourfeelingsboo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      There were others he robbed & assaulted while pretending to be an Uber. As far as we know Samantha is the only one he murdered.

  • @lisafowler7563
    @lisafowler7563 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I can't stand to look at Him

    • @patriciabarajas7925
      @patriciabarajas7925 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He looks like he's just sitting in class listening to a boring lecture. Very sociopathic.

  • @nomorecensoringme
    @nomorecensoringme 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    This prosecuter is making good points. The prosecuter who opened was exceptionally strong. This guy is just as good.

  • @joycemcinnis5457
    @joycemcinnis5457 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great job! There's one thing more he should've added to his list of items at the end of his closing, Samantha's blood that was found under Rowland's finger nails. No one could've put it there but him. While he was busy trying to clean, scrub, hide, and get rid of evidence, it was seeping deeper under his nails.

  • @marymary20
    @marymary20 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Devastating. Brilliant closing arguments…and an embarrassing wealth of evidence.

  • @TinkPixie
    @TinkPixie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    It makes you wonder if he had done something like this before. I mean, why? Why did he decide to do this, for what reason? Sick, just sick.

    • @nancyfahey7518
      @nancyfahey7518 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think he was selling her to a sex trade but she fought like a trooper.

  • @dorisvillanueva7046
    @dorisvillanueva7046 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This case broke my heart because no girl who is just beginning to live who had a life ahead of her, come a show and give it to her, it is not fair, my deepest condolences to the parents of one more angel in heaven.

  • @bens.664
    @bens.664 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The lack of accountability by the parents is part of what shaped this murderer. They have blood on their hands too.

  • @MissTrinidad
    @MissTrinidad 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    GREAT job prosecution team. Man it pains me so much, thinking about Samantha's last moments. Oh the pain, agony, fear and sheer confusion she felt during her last moments alive on this Earth. I despise this guy!!! 🤬😡😢 Ugh!

  • @StellaFl
    @StellaFl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Anyone else saw the smugness leave Rowland's eyes while the prosecutor was delivering the closing argument? Well played, Sir!

  • @vincenzacelentano8935
    @vincenzacelentano8935 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I’m surprised they didn’t attach a hate crime to this. It wasn’t sexually motivated, they didn’t know each other, what would posses a person to stab another human 120 times? If that isn’t hate, I dont know what is

    • @Fckyourfeelingsboo
      @Fckyourfeelingsboo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      If the race’s were revered… it most definitely would’ve been a hate crime.

  • @renraff2569
    @renraff2569 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Ya’ll seen the look he gave when the prosecutor said “he thought he was good to go”...
    Wow. I’m so glad this killer is such a moron and left evidence everywhere or he would’ve done this again

  • @jackieellabella3699
    @jackieellabella3699 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    These cases of these vile predators stalking their prey is just awful…this poor girl it’s so sad that she couldn’t verify he was NOT the Uber she was waiting for, what a God awful situation and horrible mistake!! I hope her family can feel peace someday, I’m not going to say closure because she’s never coming back, but they have their resolution for this part.

    • @susanberg5817
      @susanberg5817 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You're right. It's a scary case. No one can feel safe from preditors like him.
      It reminds me of the Molly Tibetts case. She just went for a run and got killed, because some evil idiot drivning by, wanted to have sex.
      Scary monsters.

  • @Sara-fu1hb
    @Sara-fu1hb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    DNA is a gift from GOD .

    • @KimmieDawn78
      @KimmieDawn78 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      👍🏼💯 U got that right! And cameras now days play a big role in helping also! Thank god!

    • @kathymclain2632
      @kathymclain2632 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We’ll said!

    • @theflyingdutchman_01
      @theflyingdutchman_01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      not getting slaughtered in the first place would have been an even greater gift from god…

    • @patriciabarajas7925
      @patriciabarajas7925 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Amen!

  • @6AlphaMikeCharlie9
    @6AlphaMikeCharlie9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    A he told his poor parents he fell asleep at a party, someone took his keys out of his pocket use his car for the murder and brought it back and put the keys back in his pocket. And they believe him HaHa!!

    • @6AlphaMikeCharlie9
      @6AlphaMikeCharlie9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Alexandria Lewis he was so lazy, if I would have pulled that evil act off I'd of had my car squashed into a little square ffs. But this lazy arrogant fool drove around in it with all the blood in it, it must have been bad because she nearly bled out completely.thats a lot of blood.

    • @6AlphaMikeCharlie9
      @6AlphaMikeCharlie9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Alexandria Lewis I know, that devil butchered the poor girl. And he had the nerve to come up with that story. It's ridiculous.

    • @6AlphaMikeCharlie9
      @6AlphaMikeCharlie9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Alexandria Lewis that's true, how unlucky was she to get in that car ☹️

    • @Fckyourfeelingsboo
      @Fckyourfeelingsboo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@6AlphaMikeCharlie9 Yes, the human body normally has several liters of blood, but Samantha’s body only contained 1.3 US tablespoons when she was discovered.

    • @6AlphaMikeCharlie9
      @6AlphaMikeCharlie9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Fckyourfeelingsboo that´s really sad, what some people are able to to other people, or even Animals.

  • @nomorecensoringme
    @nomorecensoringme 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Her blood was all over his clothes and his vehicle. His DNA wasn't under her fingernails. Conclusion? He cleaned her body.

    • @cb-pc1df
      @cb-pc1df 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He was wearing a leather jacket with scratches on ut plus multiple other layers. He didn't wash the body.

    • @Bakchoi13
      @Bakchoi13 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wondered about that and thought he cleaned her body too. But she had none of his DNA under her fingernails…. Was she tied up unable to fight back? I’m going to have to watch this whole trial I guess.

    • @cb-pc1df
      @cb-pc1df 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Bakchoi13 she wasn't tied up. I watched the whole trial. He was wearing multiple layers his leather jacket had scratches on it. They also said her nails were ripped off (some court reporters saying they were cut but I do not recall that being said in court) but never mention if she had fake nails. He was wearing a durag, bandana and a hoodie. Possibly a mask he was seen wearing at the ATM. He was covered barely any skin visible. He had no scratches on him but she fought even leaving her foot print on his window.

    • @Bakchoi13
      @Bakchoi13 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cb-pc1df I was like how did he stab her that many times and not get scratched! It makes perfect sense now. Thanks for getting back to me. I know he is guilty, but I’m like how did he manage that?

    • @cb-pc1df
      @cb-pc1df 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Bakchoi13 your welcome

  • @barbara2002
    @barbara2002 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow! Great job, prosecutor!

  • @tinaadger6389
    @tinaadger6389 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This family got justice and some closure. Keep your heads up to the Josephson Family. Guilty of all charges. She was someone daughter, sister,cousin. She had a family that love her and will miss her.😢 I don't know this young are her family. But I hurt right with them. This was just cruel. What is wrong with ppl😭

    • @incognito6487
      @incognito6487 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I haven’t even got to the next video watch of the verdict .... now I know

  • @picklep9812
    @picklep9812 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    He sighed heavily when the prosecutor mentioned the date

  • @Kwameking1
    @Kwameking1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is overwhelming.Does not make sense

  • @feliciaalbanese3338
    @feliciaalbanese3338 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Can’t believe his family stood up there on tv saying his character he would never do this. Well I hope they heard it when he said Nathaniel dna was on that list. Hello hello

    • @lynettelamb3118
      @lynettelamb3118 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In denial. What a waste of taxpayer dollars

    • @nomorecensoringme
      @nomorecensoringme 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oh you're kidding. Family that supports a criminal like him will get a rude awakening when he's convicted on all counts. And gets life no parole.

  • @gregcapoccia4406
    @gregcapoccia4406 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    All the overwhelming evidence points towards this cowardly, emotionless monster. He had the audacity at sentencing to tell the judge that they should've done a better job investigating. Really? The judge and jury were exemplary. He needs to have the same pain inflicted on him as Samantha experienced. I hope he never sees the light of day.

  • @Ironbeautifly
    @Ironbeautifly 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great job! My condolences to her family, loved ones, and friends so senseless !

  • @gaming2062
    @gaming2062 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    If Uber and Lyft will Implement a text message feature to send to the customer's phone because phones cannot be cloned anymore so the perpetrator would only have access to the Rideshare app information they would not have access to the special codes that would be texted to the customer's phone the customer would need to confirm that code from the driver before they get in the vehicle that is the best way to keep the customer safe and know for certain it's their driver.

  • @jasonlindsey9946
    @jasonlindsey9946 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Slam dunk!!!!
    Makes a template for flawless prosecution.

  • @drumandbassbaby6295
    @drumandbassbaby6295 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This case is heartbreaking

  • @nomorecensoringme
    @nomorecensoringme 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Who knows what Rowland is thinking? Who knows what he was thinking when he did it? Is it important? Does a killer or criminal share their thought process? Not often.

  • @sanfranciscobay
    @sanfranciscobay 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Prosecutor should have made a time and date chart along with the evidence to make it easier for the Jury to connect the evidence to the time.

  • @6AlphaMikeCharlie9
    @6AlphaMikeCharlie9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You"re Busted

  • @1tammarti286
    @1tammarti286 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It’s horrible.. this killer put on a fasaud for his parents, with all the evidence against him how can they not just go ahead and apologize to Samantha s family for what the garbage did to Samantha.

  • @johnbollinger7096
    @johnbollinger7096 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I hope his poor parents have come around now and excepted that he did this ,but why ?Was his motive Money ? Or just hate ?

  • @annewilkerson1485
    @annewilkerson1485 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Excellent job by the prosecutor. I don't think that Johnny Cochran could have gotten him off..... I guess.. I hope. ♥️🙏

  • @tinaadger6389
    @tinaadger6389 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Pls hurry and sentence this fool already. He should've been plead Guilty. Waisting taxpayer money on this JA. They Got him Dressed up like a Choir Boy. He is a murderer. Satan dress up in a shirt and tie. Don't Drop the Soap Home Boy🙄

  • @sanfranciscobay
    @sanfranciscobay 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    19:35 That might be at the point where he murdered her and then covered her phone in tin foil to prevent it from pinging.
    A cell phone, wrapped in a layer of aluminum foil, cannot receive calls. The foil, an electrical conductor, creates a barrier called a Faraday Cage around the phone, blocking the radio signals on which it operates.

  • @gregcapoccia4406
    @gregcapoccia4406 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    All the evidence pointed towards this coward, emotionless monster and at sentencing, he had the audacity to say that they should've done a better job investigating who really did it. He deserves to have the same amount of pain inflicted on him as Joshepine had on her.

  • @sanfranciscobay
    @sanfranciscobay 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    If the defendant was innocent and other people were involved murdered her, would this court at this time been the appropriate time to say that?

  • @arlenedrake9305
    @arlenedrake9305 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So why would he murder anyone just for a chance to get money & lose his freedom, I keep ask in myself how depraved can he be?

  • @jbooker7099
    @jbooker7099 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He was looking for a victim. Circling like a shark. This can't be his first murder!
    24:30 just realized he answered the juror question from day 1 or 2 that the judge wouldn't allow to be answered at that time! Prosecutor is very smart!

  • @annewilkerson1485
    @annewilkerson1485 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Actually.... OJ should have been found guilty.... Sad that the state of the world was surely in his favor. This guy needs to pay.

    • @luckyme4277
      @luckyme4277 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Why are you bringing up OJ?

  • @bingode1646
    @bingode1646 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Court TV sucks they won't show pictures video and not showing the references that the lawyers are talking about court TV sucks

  • @gwhiz1459
    @gwhiz1459 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Has he ever confessed, or said WHY he killed her?

    • @Fckyourfeelingsboo
      @Fckyourfeelingsboo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He never confessed and he killed her for absolutely no reason. Pure Evil

  • @chrisx2k6
    @chrisx2k6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Most damning evidence I've ever seen.

  • @joel_casas
    @joel_casas 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Juror: I wasn't sure if he was guilty or not but once I saw that crossword puzzle, there was no doubt in my mind he did it.

  • @johnbollinger7096
    @johnbollinger7096 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I bet his Mom bought some of those clothes

  • @EckerKyle
    @EckerKyle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The crossword thing was cringey. Dudes guilty tho

  • @gigigigi4411
    @gigigigi4411 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I did see he shows any sorry or regret his eyes at all.

  • @LOVETHERKO26
    @LOVETHERKO26 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Usual suspect

  • @mworth1057
    @mworth1057 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He will be haunted for what he did....Sammy will haunt him 😵

    • @francelinamommyof3204
      @francelinamommyof3204 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not a chance! He’s as evil as they come! You see he had no remorse? Non. Hope he rots in prison. Life with no parole. 👏🏽👏🏽

  • @cabdirahiimcabdihassan9529
    @cabdirahiimcabdihassan9529 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    When police find him car he's raning that is the problem

  • @ashleyp287
    @ashleyp287 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The evidence in this case was so overly clear and there's no doubt at all that he did this. BUT I do disagree with the prosecution on 1 thing and that's their theory that he was "lurking" watching and waiting for someone vulnerable so he could commit this crime and he sees this young girl who's waiting for an Uber and he makes his move. When I look at the surveillance footage he pulls in the parking lot and she goes to his car and tries getting in the backseat cuz she believes it's her uber. But even when she tried opening his backdoor u can see his car was still moving.. She even had to kinda walk with the car while opening the door and then he finally comes to a complete stop. I don't believe he was waiting for an opportunity to do something. I believe she got into his car and he then realized he had an opportunity and did what he did. I could be totally wrong but I'm just going off what I saw in the footage. His car didn't come to a complete stop as if he was trying to make her think he was the uber driver. Watch the footage and tell me if u agree

    • @jazxx4505
      @jazxx4505 ปีที่แล้ว

      You know he was driving around the area for 20 minutes?

  • @rlittlejohn2772
    @rlittlejohn2772 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    When your intoxicated and female and get into a vehicle with a stranger. You are taking your life into your own hands

  • @Fckyourfeelingsboo
    @Fckyourfeelingsboo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolutely love this prosecutor.