A college student got into a car she thought was her Uber\, police say. She ended up dead in a field

A MAN WHO POLICE SAY ATTACKEDAND KILLED A UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHCAROLINA STUDENT IS INPOLICE CUSTODY -- AND HE WAIVEDHIS RIGHT TO APPEAR AT A HEARINGTODAY.REPORTER DAVID DANIEL HAS THELATEST."ITS NOT FAIR THAT SHE LOST HERLIFE"21-YEAR-OLD SAMANTHA JOSEPHSON-- SEPARATEDFROM HER FRIENDS DURING A NIGHTOUT IN COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA-- WAS TRYING TO MAKE IT HOMEWHEN POLICE SAY SHE WASKIDNAPPED AND MURDERED."SHE HAD IN FACT SUMMONED ANUBER RIDE AND WAS WAITING FORTHATRIDE-THAT UBER RIDE TO COME"FOURTEEN HOURS LATER -- HER BODYWAS FOUND BYTURKEY HUNTERS IN A FIELD 90MILES FROM COLUMBIA."WE BELIEVE THAT SHE SIMPLYMISTAKENLY GOT IN THIS CARTHINKINGIT WAS AN UBER RIDE.

SHE OPENEDTHE DOOR AND GOT INTO IT ANDDEPARTED WITH THE SUSPECTDRIVING." POLICE SAID THE DRIVEROF THE BLACK IMPALA --IDENTIFIED AS 24-YEAR-OLDNATHANIEL DAVID ROWLAND --ATTACKED HER.

AUTHORITIES HAVENOT SAID WHAT MOTIVATED HIM.INVESTIGATORS SAID THE CHILDSAFETY LOCKS HADBEEN ACTIVATED -- MAKING ITDIFFICULT FOR ANYONE TO OPEN THEDOORS FROM THE INSIDE.THE POLICE CHIEF SAID THEY FOUNDHER BLOOD ANDCELL PHONE IN THE SUSPECT'SVEHICLE ..."ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OFDARK-COLORED LIQUIDS THAT TESTEDPOSITIVE FOR BLOOD WASDISCOVERED IN THE TRUCK AND INTHE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT."JOSEPHSON'S DEATH ROCKED THEU-S-CCOMMUNITY -- A STARK REMINDER TOSTAY VIGILANT.YOU GOTTA BE AWARE, YOU GOTTAKEEP YOUR WITS ABOUT YOU.

WATCHOUT FOR YOUR FRIENDS TOO, DON'TEVER LEAVE SOMEONE ALONE."I'M DAVID DANIEL REPORTING.UBER DECLINED TO COMMENT, BUTIT'S ONLINE SAFETY TIPS ADVISECUSTOMERS TOCHECK THE LICENSE PLATE...DRIVER PHOTO AND DRIVER NAMEMATCH WHAT'S LISTED INTHE APP BEFORE GETTING IN THE