“Samantha Josephson was the victim of heinous, brutal and malicious acts,” the prosecution said during the defendant’s trial on Tuesday. This writes People.com.
21-year-old Samantha Josephson of New Jersey was killed in 2019 after getting into a car she thought was. In Uber service.
Samantha, 21, thought she was sitting in an Uber. 14 hours later, she was found dead
Josephson, 21, was last seen on March 29, 2019, at a bar in Columbia, South Carolina. Hunters later found her dead in a remote part of Claardon County – just over 100 kilometers away where police believe she got into a black Chevy Impala, where the accused (27) was sitting in the driver’s seat.
Lots of stab wounds
During the opening hearing of the defendant’s trial on Tuesday, police attorney Byron Gibson said prosecutors have tracking data that puts Josephson and the defendants together in the car.
The prosecution also has a “pointed object” attached to the man making cuts identical to those found at Josephson.
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Josephson was stabbed multiple times — through the feet, all over the upper body, in the face, neck and hands, according to Gibson.
It is the deliberate, cruel and malicious acts that make the accused accused of the kidnapping of Samantha Josephson. Gibson said he is accused of killing Samantha Josephson.
The police lawyer claimed that the prosecution has surveillance recordings and testimonies from DNA experts, which support the allegations against the defendants.
Gibson added that he is accused of possession of a weapon of a violent crime, and in due course we will ask you to return the guilty convictions on each of these counts.
The defendant, who has pleaded not guilty to the charges, has been in the Richland County Jail since his arrest the day after Josephson’s disappearance.
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– Lack of DNA evidence
However, defense attorney Alicia Goode argued during opening statements that investigators did not find DNA evidence on Josephson’s clothing or body, which links the accused to the murder.
– I want you to hear that number again, said Goode, which is zero, and he continued;
– It’s the amount of DNA on Samantha Josephson’s body that matches the accused. zero. Not on her clothes, not under her sore and infected toenails, not on her ankles.
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Judd also claimed that investigators instead found DNA belonging to “kit”.
There is no evidence that the accused kidnapped and killed Samantha Josephson. A defense attorney said do not jump to conclusions in this case.
Josepshon attended the University of South Carolina last year and was just weeks away from being a political scientist when she was murdered, according to The State. She was planning to continue her studies at Thomas R. Klein School of Law at Drexel University in Philadelphia after graduating.
Her death led to action by state legislators, who introduced legislation shortly after the assassination.
The sharing economy industry has also implemented changes since Josepshon’s death. Among other things, a clearer view of the driver’s license.