I can recall several occasions where I’ve willingly jumped into the back of my Uber vehicle without confirming their identity - it’s a mistake that is made all too easily. Technology has brought amazing things to our lives, but with alongside those new conveniences we must learn new behavioural practises in order to keep ourselves safe. In honour of Samantha Josephson’s life, her parents established the #WhatsMyName foundation which seeks to prevent their daughter’s tragedy from happening again. You can find more information on their website, www.whatsmyname.org Have you had any experience with incorrect Ubers or taxis? What do you do to keep yourself safe? And will this story make you think more critically next time you order an Uber? Please share your thoughts below. - Adrian
I hate that she was killed but I'm extremely happy that he didn't get away with it. Far too often young women just Samantha are killed and their killers are never caught
Happened to me too when i lived in London. Just hopped into some random Toyota prius, because that's what pretty much all uber drivers drove there. The poor guy even started driving a bit before asking me what I was doing in his car 🤣
Yes one time I called a cab , my friends and I were drinking and ran out of alcohol so we got a ride to liquor store and back. When we pulled back up at home the driver hurried up and turned off the timer that showed the balance but I saw it and he added $5 so I didn’t tip . Had he not lied I would have hooked him up so he screwed his self by being dishonest
Sadly that's how so many of these cases go. Especially when you see if the same people preying on kids or other vulnerable people and just getting away with barely a mark on their record. They get out only to reoffend. Then they pull something like this and people will say "shame we saw this too late" without realizing that they obviously could have prevented it. I know the law can only do so much but we need harsher sentences for sex and assault charges. 8/10 these people move on to bigger more violent crimes especially when they get a small on the wrist. They feel like they can keep doing it because they don't feel harsh consequences and think next time it won't be much of a sentence either.
Certain people get special privilege in committing crimes where they can blame a bunch of historic events for the fact that they are a low life criminal, and for some reason the media and courts actually agree with it
Problem with that is that it's a double sided edge. On one hand you free a potential future criminal again on the other you free someone who realised their wrongs and changes for the better. I would agree with this and keep permanent lockup only after 2nd time. they commit crimes.
It was reassuring to hear how fast the jury took to declare him guilty. An hour deliberation is EXTREMELY fast. Rot in jail you monster. And peace be with the family.
@@Bean_Soup From the time I was involved in a murder jury, it was less talking about problems with the evidence and more everyone just getting emotionally ready for putting someone away for life and getting some legal definitions clarified, I think we deliberated for 40 minutes.
Crazy to see that he canceled the uber but she didn't see that it was canceled. Usually u get notifications that ur ride was canceled. Doesn't help she was on the phone with her boyfriend and was drinking out late night. This could happen to anyone. I used only have wifi so I would order the Uber than leave the wifi and once the Uber was close I would leave my wifi signal. A few times the Uber drivers would get lost and I would be standing out there for 20 minutes until I figured they canceleed
Big facts. Alot of of people in these comments like "I wouldn't have been that stupid, I don't drink" um. No. She wasn't stupid. I think she could've drank too much that night when upset. I know I have so I'm more careful now. We've all done something absent-minded, especially when upset like driving distracted on the highway, or even crossing the street without looking three times. It's so sad one mistake cost this girl everything.
yes, and jail time just doesn't cut it. we as a society need to face the truth, monsters like this do not deserve to live. Its sad I know, and I wish it was different, but its not. Death is the only payment for something like this.
@@xKevmachinex The death penalty is too expensive for me to really justify in any way. If they're locked up forever, they can't get and and won't have any other easy targets to go after. Let general pop police itself.
When taking a Lyft, it sends the picture, type of car, and license plate of the person picking me up. The new feature I didn't know they had is, if your car pauses for what may seem like a long period, Lyft will contact your phone and ask you if everything is okay and if you need emergency help. I love that new feature.
I'm glad they are starting to do more things like that. These companies always scared me because when they first started, there were like no safety precautions and they weren't even background checking people. Nice to know things are improving.
It also allows you to share your location of the ride with a friend with the same information with I think is awesome. My friend shares her ride with me all the time
learn martial arts, be good at running, you can buy rings with blades on them, put one in ur purse and always go in the backseats never the front with the driver, if he has a shield you can exit out anyway, if he doesnt then you can put that ring on and with proper martial arts training punchign technique you can give him a good solid hook to his temple would kill him, having another girl with you wont do much he could overpower you both if untrained
Mark Pemberton with a bladed ring? It would knock him out if she threw the punch with proper technique, blindsiding him with a hook while wearing a bladed ring in the temple would likely kill him
Yeah. The fact that he told her he'd see her in a few days when she asked for him to come over....then encouraging her to go out. I know this haunts him. I truly feel for him
Regret is a bitch. My best friend and I had an argument and didn’t talk for a week at the end of the week she took her life she’s buried near where Samantha died . Ever since then I never go to bed angry at someone I always reach out to everyone and say what’s on my mind … ya gotta know that you did the best you could
The pain for the thought that he could've alerted the cops when he saw the car driving in the opposite direction, instead of going to bed... That pain's gotta be a lot worse, man. A lot stronger.
I told my daughter, who is now an attorney..."Put your attenna up when you're out!" Before you walk in a room, turn a corner or take one step into any situation, check in with your gut instincts. If it doesn't feel right, back away. NEVER go anywhere alone at night. NEVER! There's safety in numbers. Even in nature, predators look for the animal that is separated from the herd. Humans are no different. How is this NOT taught to young people?
My mum always says the same thing I'm in law school rn (online for now) in one of the most dangerous cities in my country. It has the highest number of crimes against women (rapes and murders to be specific). It is honestly terrifying that I have to actually go there soon because Sometimes you can do everything right and Someone will still commit a crime against you.
The motive was "financial gain?" He stabbed her ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY TIMES! I've always admired your sincere attempts to be fair, but that's just simply absurd.
There was a case in Texas where two armed robbers executed a clerk (made him get on the ground-shot him in the head) at a mini golf shop after he gave them everything he had - about $500, they didn't care one bit. So yes its possible to be stabbed to death for your debit card.
@@sunshineFireIT stabbing someone that many times just seems more personal and it’s easier to put a single bullet in someone rather than mercilessly stab them until they’re unrecognizable
Or how about if your friends' live tracker goes in an opposite direction than home and phone goes unread. Probably get up and do something rather than go to bed.
As an Uber driver in Los Angeles, I can’t tell you HOW MANY TIMES people get in my car asking if I’m their driver and that’s it. I tell them “check my plates, color, make, don’t just get into a car without knowledge” some people are so oblivious….there are nasty people out there….even drivers aren’t safe, I carry a knife always ready
Now I'm a little nervous of drivers having knives. I'm probably taller than half of my drivers, but most of them outweigh me and if they attack me with a knife, I'm probably dead.
@@europianbob I totally understand your nervousness but he also needs to protect himself, it's a scary world but also we shouldn't live in fear, I watch alot of these cases and yes there are crazy people out there but I like to think there is more good people then bad
This is one of the saddest cases I’ve ever heard, this man was actually looking for a victim and this poor woman played right into his plan. Heartbreaking.
As a male who is 6 foot 3 and 250 lbs, strong and in good physical condition.... I was working out of town when we got shut down for 4 days. Most of the guys lived too far away to go home or just decided to stay in case we started up suddenly. I had come up on the bus, with no vehicle but I only lived 4 hours away and there was lots of traffic going back and forth. So, I decided to try hitch-hiking home with a $50 bill in my hand to demonstrate that I'd pay the fuel for the trip. After a few hours without any luck, a guy stopped and picked me up. He immediately gave me the creeps but I was desperate for a ride to get home to see my wife and kids. Soon after picking me up, he made a turn and headed the wrong way. I asked where he was going and he said he knew all the truck drivers in town and was sure he could get me a ride with one of them. He then proceeded to blast right through town without stopping and headed out on the highway. I had already planned what I'm going to do to this guy to save myself and I watched him like a hawk. He tried reaching under the front seat a couple times but when he noticed that I was watching, he turned the knobs on the heater controls instead. So I made a plan for how to get a gun away from him and use it on him if he produced one. So I never let his hands out of my sight as I suspected he had some form of weapon under the seat. We got way out of town and I saw a rest area with trucks in it. Right away I said very sternly, Alright you can let me out here...And I looked him straight in the eyes. He seemed taken aback and I had already made plans to grab the steering wheel and crash the truck then find the weapon under the seat and use it on him, if he didn't stop. He reluctantly stopped and let me out and then turned around and headed back to town. Then I'm standing there realizing I was so intent on getting out of the truck, that I let him drive me way out of town and leave me there. After the fact, I realized I should have overpowered the guy while he was driving and grabbed whatever I could find for a weapon and force him to drive me back to town. I was so happy to get out of the truck I never thought about the fact that I'm bigger and stronger than him and no cop on the planet is going to charge me for assaulting him when he drove me way out of town in the opposite direction from where I was going. So desperate to save myself from harm, I never thought of just assaulting him and taking control of the truck. Now I got a taste of how a young girl feels when she is abducted. I only thought sensibly after I was out of danger. One thing for sure, he pulled anything out from under the seat... I'd have immediately killed him with it. Then I realized I should have just grabbed it myself. If it can happen to an oil patch worker who could have knocked this guy out in a fist fight...it can happen to anybody. And this was a small town, nice farm town in northern Canada, not Los Angeles. Think about that, and how quickly it can happen.
Us women are very aware this can happen anywhere and I mean anywhere. I’m sorry you had to go through this to finally understand how women/girls feel in the world. To be honest it’s a little frustrating men don’t listen to us when we tell them and you have to experience it to believe us
I've personally, completely sober, climbed into the wrong Uber. Such an easy and silly mistake to make. In my case the Uber driver was waiting for a female, and told me, "uhh, you're in the wrong Uber". Samantha was not so lucky.
I've done the same, such a easy mistake. Was looking for a gray truck and a gray truck pulled right up so I thought that was it but it was not. Thankfully the driver was not a murderer! Was able to get my actual Uber like 5 minutes after. Just a silly coincidence.
@@Nerino It's actually for the best. That's why I always looked down upon Uber and wondered what's the point of it and felt like it's some fake-ass taxi service for poor. It provides the same taxi services but without recognizable taxi/uber sign? Come on, lmao, wtf is this.
@@Goldiegirl2009 I don't know about decals, but when I order a taxi a driver on his private car arrives BUT this car has a glowing sign "Taxi" on the car's roof It's not like I order a classic taxi yellow cab so I genuinely don't know why Uber can't do the same
This dude and his mom. At sentencing his mom was like “I know he doesn’t do it because I’m a good mom and a good mom knows when her child does something wrong.” The judge scolded her and him because of the sheer and overwhelming amount of evidence against him. I hope he has the absolute worst time in prison.
True😞 One day you just minding your businesses doing daily routine as usual like everyday life and then next thing you knew , you were gone from life after unexpected thing happen😔
Not here to victim shame, but grew up with "stranger danger" instilled, can't imagine anyone in this day and age getting into a strangers car WITHOUT verifying, and I'm a Highschool dropout, like I just don't understand, when did common sense become uncommon. Responding to "What do you do to keep safe", verify driver/passenger without you saying your name or them theirs.
Want to share a thought...if you ever need to file a missing person report, if at all possible, do it in person. You can ask for the Shift Supervisor or a Detective. You are far more likely to be taken seriously.
This is some surprisingly good CCTV footage from the bar considering all the true crime stories I've seen. Why can't actually good video quality be considered a standard?
like anything else, costs money. Thin margins. Costs even more money for proper installation, proper recording/DVR/cloud storage, possibly a monthly fee. It can be a decent little investment and in a some cases, offers exactly nothing for the bar owner. A lot of bars like this closed up in the pandemic, very thin margins. We can’t just force expensive camera installation standards on private businesses.
I live in SC 5 points used to be a extremely crime ridden area near campus and had a serial killer in the area in I think the 80's or 90's. That's why they have higher security.
I’m 24 and my dad is basically my personal Uber driver! I have my license but I have terrible anxiety about driving so I’m very lucky that my dad drives me everywhere
I've had moments even where I'm just sitting in the lot at Toyota to pick up my dad while his car is getting service. Some random women I dont know walk up to my car and tell where they're supposed to be going, even though I'm not even an uber driver! I dont even have the uber sticker! I had to politely explain that I'm not a driver; you gotta check more diligently guys if the car is right!
I always thought uber and airbnb are risky, I know something awful happening doesn't happen THAT often, but it's too often for me. Taxis and hotels only please.
I haven't used Uber in a couple years, but I'm pretty sure I recall the app giving me not only the driver's name, but the color, make, and model of the car so I knew it was the right vehicle I was getting into.
Nathaniel Rowland is a monster. Ahead of his sentencing he said: "I know I'm innocent, but I guess what I know and what I think doesn't really matter," Rowland said ahead of his sentencing. "I just wish the state would have done more in finding out who the actual person was instead of being satisfied with detaining me and proving my guilt." There is an hour and a half long video on RUclips of a pathologist for the criminal trial of this case and his linking Rowland and his DNA to Samantha and confirmed she was stabbed by Rowland over 100 times….this guy truly earned his life sentence. RIP Samantha
ikr? I watched the entire trial on Law & Crime and his defense was that he'd been at a party and had fallen asleep and someone had stolen his car, his password protected phone (which pinged with Samantha's phone) and had returned them to him while he was asleep.
The worst part is people are still trying to justify that man killing her as self defense when there is clear footage of the man willingly letting her get into his car. Also a tip: when you use the uber app it shows the location of your uber, person whose driving it and what the car looks like and if you're still unsure you should ask the uber driver to confirm your name if they can't get your name right do not enter because your designated driver can see your name on the app. Never leave your friends alone and stay safe!
I'm pretty sure driving in the complete opposite direction to isolate the person, and then proceeding to stab them over 100 times, is not self-defense. Not sure who is trying to justify his evil actions but they clearly don't have a conscience. Plus, he's got a history of this kind of thing, too.
Not only that, it shows the plate number as well (at least here in France). She must have been in a really bad state to get in this quickly without paying attention.
"During the attack, Josephson attempted to shield herself. One of Rowland’s strikes went completely through her right hand, as she likely used it to protect herself. Rowland also stabbed Josephson in her head with so much force that the knife went through her skull to her brain. And he stabbed her in the carotid, one of two main arteries that carries blood to the head. Many of the wounds, especially those in her right neck and right shoulder, were close together, most likely resulting from being rapidly inflicted stab wounds. Additionally, Josephson suffered a severed hyoid bone, as well as stab wounds to her face, neck, shoulder, torso, back, lung, leg, and feet. She bled profusely, ultimately dying within 10-20 minutes, according to the pathologist who conducted an autopsy on her body." Who are these fuckers that claim the murderer was defending himself?
As much evidence as he left behind, you would think he was trying to get caught. The only bit of evidence he didn't give away was straight up walking into the interrogation room saying yep I did it!"
For a brief moment, I thought with the mention of all the bleach he used in his car maybe he had an active brain cell and was trying to cover up his actions. Then it was said he was arrested with the victim's blood under his fingernails and I realized he was just a top tier dunce 😑. Quite literally "caught red-handed".
Since hearing of her case and charity, I always ask my driver what my name is. It saved me in Baltimore when someone who wasn’t my driver tried to pick me up. After I asked him what my name was and he couldn’t answer, he still tried to convince me to get in! Women/girls - always ask the driver what YOUR name is before ever entering the car. Don’t get in if the driver doesn’t know your name or if the car doesn’t match.
The thought that one simple question “whats my name?“ before getting into the car would have saved her life is difficult to wrap my head around! I hope that the foundation in her honor will save many women’s lives!
She could have just looked at the license plate, make and model of the car and the picture. Uber give you a picture of the driver. She was seen trying to get into a car that was a completely different make, model and color. She was so busy talking to her boyfriend that she wasn't even looking at the app.
I once was picked up by an uber driver, I checked his plate and picture, and everything was going well in the trip, but suddenly he started talking to me about his trips to the beach, and how he enjoyed going on weekends there, which was quite normal if you think about it, he was just telling me a story, but things started to go strange when he asked me if I wanted to go with him at that moment, and not taking me home, his behavior became stranger and weird, he asked me why I was quiet and I told him I suddenly remember I had to stop there because I needed to go to a store I was pointing throught the window glass, he hesitage and insisted he wasn't gonna stop the vehicule there, I became really anxious and scared for my life when he locked the doors, I don't know what went into him but he looked at me and stopped the vehicule, I told him to wait, and I was coming back again when he treated me not to tell anyone at the store, he said they may missunterstood and he was willing to take me home, I got inside the store and called the police, but when they arrived he was gone.
Good thinking to tell him that you were gonna come back. He probs would have changed his mind if not. Good thinking. Hopefully you reported it to Uber too about their employee and hopefully the cops follow up on this so there's a record.
God that’s terrifying. Did they catch him? Since you had his name and license plate and everything? Did you report him to uber/do you know if he at least got fired?
I’m from Columbia, attended USC, and spent many a night in Five Points, decades ago. The video is particularly painful because you see so many happy students bouncing around in groups outside the bar - and then there’s the one girl by herself who was targeted so easily. This case is the reason why now, as I take many Ubers every year for business, I never get in without checking the license plate and waiting for the driver to say my name.
@Manny Rosales no, Uber drivers have always given my name and asked for confirmation when I approach their car and open the door. Of course, I also check the license plate and make, and see that their face matches the driver's picture. But they're supposed to check you're the correct customer too.
@Manny Rosales ok, tell that to basically every Uber driver I've ever ridden with. The first thing they always do is say my name and wait for me to confirm 🤷♀️
Similar story: I was living with my girlfriend and we were pretty much broken up, but we were being civil. She went across the way to a small pub to have a few drinks. She stayed in touch with me, telling me the bar was pretty empty except for a bartender and an off-duty cop. Having spent my whole life around Chicago, I was immediately alarmed, but I let it go, keeping an eye on the phone. Well, she starts texting me that she’s gotten fairly drunk and the off-duty cop is going to take her home. Next thing I know, she’s texting me that he’s going the wrong way, but she had no idea where she was. Since I had just helped her with her iPhone account, I knew her password. So I used the “Find iPhone” app to see almost exactly where she was. I promptly went out and collected her from in front of the asshole cop’s house (miles away), then I took off like a shot so that he wouldn’t recognize my car. Like all I needed was to be the center of some corrupt cop’s unimpeded scrutiny. Ladies, start paying attention. Please.
I was going to say early on that it looked like this guy had done this before, maybe multiple times because scoping a bar for someone alone looking for their Uber ride seemed pretty practiced and planned out. But his shear stupidity goes against that theory. He didn't even try to force her to get money out of her account for him, but just straight up killed her? He got nothing except a LOT of time in prison. Her family and his family devastated. Just... evil.
Plus death sentence is actually way more costly than keeping people in prisons and is very inefficient at scaring people into not commiting serious crimes. It's not good for anything other than satisfying people's lust for vengeance which is the last thing a civilised society should focus on
@@mist9798 I've been hearing that for years, and I don't buy it. Show me how it's more expensive with a breakdown of actual cases and actual costs. Let's do the math.
@@mist9798 First of all, yes most people consider life in prison to be a better fate than death. That's why most death row prisoners try to get their sentences reduced to life in prison. Second of all, the problem with life sentences in prison is you can never be sure they are life sentences. There's always a chance some governor will issue a pardon or let them out due to prison over crowding or any number of other reasons. Look what happened with David Gilbert.
I think this is one of the top 5 worst most disturbing murders I've ever heard of. I'm scared to even try and imagine what went through her poor panicked mind when she realised she was locked in with a psychopath. God love her.
Be careful hunting monsters, stare into the abyss for too long and it will gaze back unto you, making us into monsters ourselves. Hurt people hurt other people. It's a tragic feedback loop, a vicious cycle of pain which seeks to hurt the self and others.
If it were, these wouldn't be the people they perform it on you know that right? They don't even sentence enough years for them properly to sit in a room
@@riskya246 The only thing cringe is people like you who use the word out of context because you struggle to effectively communicate with other words, i am guessing you use emojis, aconymns, and memes in place of the very language which your ancestors helped to cultivate and evolve, long before you were "cringing" at some random comment. You are the difference between an accent and a dialect. One is the prototype and the other is an immitation of the real thing. Information is the only real currency now a days. You will soon find out, friend
Poor girl was probably hoping someone would step in throughout the attack. The "Uber" was not heading in her home's direction, and the app would give exactly that information away. Its haunting that this was probably in the back of her mind.
I went to the college this happened at. This happened at a place called five points which is just a normal college town. It is known to not be the most safe area. You should NEVER be alone there even if you are a guy you should never be alone. This was a complete lack of judgement by her friends. One of my friends knew the people who was with her before this happened. This was a complete tragedy that was all due to alcohol and friends that became a little to comfortable with the area. PLEASE never leave your friends alone while drinking.
This is not "all due to alcohol and friends that became a little [to] comfortable". This is all due to a man trolling for someone to kidnap and murder. Don't take the blame off of the murderer just to try to push whatever little crusade you think you're on.
Same exact thing happened to me last night. Got in a car thinking it was my Uber. Driver missed my turn off multiple times. I had to beg him to stop on the highway. Luckily he did. Scariest thing I’ve ever experienced 😭 and I watch all these crime videos on RUclips 🤯
This reminded me of when I was about 17 waiting for a bus outside a train station. It was raining but that didn't bother me. A taxi driver pulled up asking where I was going and if I wanted a lift. I said just up the road and no thank you but he insisted and said it wouldn't cost anything. I didn't think much of it then and I am glad I kept saying no seeing as my bus was only few minutes away I did not care for a free lift... But to think whether it was a nice gesture or something more sinister creeps me out to this day. I was young and didn't think of anything bad ever happening to me because you think you're safe but apparently there are just selfish blinded people in this world.
I’ve had guys driving regular cars pull up to my bus stop several times this year asking me if I needed a ride. Even if they’re well-intentioned, I will not risk my safety or put myself in a compromising situation.
Something similar happened to me.. Some random car stopping next to me with a dude offering (insisting) to 'bring me home' because it was raining. Please guys, don't do this even if you mean well.. It's terrifying.
Yea, that didn't happen to me but some older lady asked if I could give her a ride. I'm not an uber driver or anything but at first I was like no no, sorry I gotta go. Then I felt bad since she was waiting for some bus that would take a long ass time to come and I remember taking the bus and the pain it was to wait for that shiz. So I went back around and told her sure, hop on in. Then drove her to her apartment area, but when she got in and we were on our way. I was like shit... what if she has a gun :O?! Oh well im dead now ;_; but she thanked me and went on her merry way. :')
What I don't quite understand is how Greg could just go to sleep after seeing that she was heading in the wrong direction and also not contacting him back. I think I would be calling the cops at that point.
This is the one point that I am sad about. I have been defending Greg in other comments, but this one point does make me sad. I wonder if he had contacted Uber what would have come of it. Would anyone have taken him seriously? Would they have figured out she had been kidnapped? Could the cops have been contacted and found her before she was killed? Edited to add: It’s so easy to second guess after the fact. But in that moment, it may have felt more plausible that she simply left her phone in the Uber and it went on a ride away from her or some other rational explanation. Our minds do like to protect us from traumatic things.
@@s4bombshell I wonder about these things too. I would hope that someone would have taken him seriously. We can only speculate if this would have saved her life though.
@@s4bombshell yes but as soon as she got in the car he sees it going in the opposite direction at that very moment so that's just something that will probably haunt him forever.. not his fault this happened
Also that he checked to see with her housemates if they had heard from her, which they hadn't... In hindsight I'm sure it's easier to see these things clearer, but that should've been a big alarm bell.
Definitely not on this sort of level but my mom and I watched some dudes rip an ATM out of the wall at a bank with a truck in broad daylight as we sat in traffic. We thought nothing of it because the sheriffs department in that area is insane and massively over funded so we knew they would be immediately caught. They were We got a good chuckle out of watching it though
I have I even called the cops about it but u know how they can be lazy I saw a creepy older white man who looked unbathed walking around quickly in a target store with a Asian child girl with a school outfit on it didn't look right just a bad vibe and when I called the police they said to speak to target security LOL! What a joke
Life is odd, we have friends, lover, relatives, family ...yet we die alone and worse a bad death. I don't fear loneliness because dying like this is a nightmare. RIP Samantha ⚘
I saw some of this trial, the one thing that sticks in my mind is they had so much evidence. After he was found guilty, his mother stood up to give a statement and kept trying to say he was innocent even though the judge continually admonished her it was too late for that. She couldn't believe her son would ever commit murder. No surprise he did too before he was sentenced.
This is one of the reasons I don’t go out with “friends” . People now are not your real friends man They’re selfish and don’t care about your safety. I could never go out with my girls and notice we’ve been separated from one KNOWING THEY’RE INTOXICATED and not make an effort to find or call them to make sure they’re getting home safely . Like I really don’t understand how that’s not an instinct when being out with friends We come together we leave together or make sure we’re all getting home safely .
This! when I was 18 I went out drinking with my best friend and our friends I ended up being stuck outside for 30 minutes and they didn't even notice me ( I waited outside the club until I was let back in). As soon as the club was finished at 3am I made sure they we all stuck together even though one of them wanted to go sleep with a 30+ year old, the other tried to run off intoxicated and the other one was grumpy walking in the middle of street. Maybe this is the main reason I don't go out to places with friends because they never worry about me....
You're right. Same goes for the boyfriend in this story. HE JUST F.CKING PEACEFULLY SLEPT knowing he couldn't reach her gf who was drunk and in a stranger's car and her signals were going the opposite direction.
Damn it’s everybody’s fault except hers lol I mean she only approached and attempted to get in the completely wrong car not 1 time but twice but yea maybe it’s her LONG distance boyfriends fault for not driving his batmobile over or maybe his jet or something
@@RJR338 she was partying with friends so obviously she was intoxicated in some way . I mean yeah when you walk up To an Uber you’re supposed to confirm your drivers identity by asking for a name or whatever but her being drunk and separated from her friends was a sign to leave and that car just happened to pull up in front of her as if it was her Uber hence them saying he was already watching her prior to pulling up and just swooped in when he had the chance so she probably didn’t put much thought into it, . So I’m not saying it’s not her fault but in situations like this mainly he’s more in the wrong for even going out his way to abduct someone and her bf is wrong for watching this ply out and not saying nothing until he noticed he wasn’t getting any reply still the next day. I don’t recall him saying he lived long distance but I wasn’t referring to him I obviously said if it was MY MAN he would come flying or wouldn’t stop at least trying to contact me to ask what’s going on . No call when I get home he’s on a hunt . But hey that’s just my man I guess 🤷🏽♀️
I had the same mistake by almost getting into a car thinking it was my uber, but I made sure to ask before even jumping in. The man was polite enough to tell me I made a mistake and even that encounter shook me. Now I always make extra precaution when taking uber.
The guilt of his bf not going with her and telling her to go out and have fun I couldn’t even imagine the pain I hope he finds the strength to live on for her to live his best life when she couldn’t
this is such a sad case. I once got into the wrong uber car too. I was waiting for an uber at a supermarket, and i saw an uber car (it had an uber logo on the windows of it) pull up thinking it was for me. When I went to confirm my name, I was already getting into the car and was about to close the door when he told me he was picking up a different person and I was not his ride. Thankfully, he was extremely understanding of the situation and I got out of his car immediately. I was at fault in this situation because I wasn't paying attention to what car was picking me up. This CAN happen. Please pay attention to the type of car/license plate. I think this happened to me after this case happened, which prompted uber/lyft to change their rules. Stay safe out there guys.
Yeah that's true but she didnt even HAVE an uber ride anymore. She was literally running up to every single car that pulled up, I mean it was just physically painful to watch. My point is that she was trashed, leading her to be much more vulnerable than you being fully aware & sober. People should be careful with their uber for sure but much more than that should be careful to not get trashed in the middle of a city alone. Such a sad case, she had no idea this monster was lurking around. May she RIP
It's happened to me twice, pulling up outside a bar and a nightclub. A woman jumped in the back seat, the other time a couple just opened the door and started to get in. Now I keep my doors locked until I can confirm t's the correct person.
@@vaughmit24 o.k. You now I nearly knocked down a school kid a few years ago, When he was crossing the Road , Just as I turned into the road This kid comes out of nowhere. I swear I was practically just a few inches away from knocking him over. How? Because he was too busy looking down on his damn phone. It's like he was totally hypnotized by it. That's another drug these days. Mobile phones....!
the court recording absolutely shattered me seeing the family huddled and crying.. and it was definitely malicious on his part, over 100 stab wounds? murder is murder but that was filled with hatred, i absolutely hate how painful her final moments were, but thankful her killer got sentenced super quickly and the judge did not care about his feelings
I gotta hand it to that first cop, and his on-foot pursuit - all the equipment they wear is damn heavy, and not only was he hauling ass in that shit, he wasn't out of breath until the end. That's pretty freakin' awesome; I sure as hell couldn't do that.
i was like ohhh i bet will smith and channing tatum be running after that monster... but then again they are all actors. Good job for that cop running in pursuit.
That was so eerie watching the camera footage of Samantha waiting and then getting into that monsters car,so so sad. I watched many of your video's but this one really struck a cord. Your channel is brilliantly presented,I can imagine you put a lot of time and effort into editing etc,one of the best crime channels out there.
@@divinemischief4655 when I went out at night, I would never leave my friends without let them know where I was going, or knew where they were, even when we were adults... and never EVER abandon a drunken friend!
I can’t imagine how the bf could’ve felt seeing his girl get kidnapped and murdered. I honestly would’ve followed her location if she didn’t answer my call knowing crazy shit can happen and her being in an Uber going the opposite way. I would’ve called the cops and my boys and slid wherever she going.
I think that he regrets not doing that every day… and he probably’ll never stop regretting that. But most of us would think that it was some silly mistake.. it’s not fair towards her boyfriend. When you look at it from the outside, it’s easy to say that…
While fully understanding your point here, i do believe, if im not mistaken the boyfriend had went back home for the weekend. He wasnt in the area, and good luck trying to reach police fast enough being that if he calls 911 he would get dispatch in his current vicinity. After those hoops had been successfully navigated, the obstacle of actually getting an officer that wouldve taken him serious and were able to follow the directions from his phone, second hand in enough time to prevent this terrible tragedy.
@@tigermachine6471and it seems like she was murdered only 30 minutes after she got in. Near impossible for all of this to have happened before he killed her.
This is terrifying and heartbreaking. One time my gf got into the taxi of a driver who was acting extremely weird, and didn't even know what he was supposed to be doing. Lots of miscommunication. But she got in anyway, and didn't answer the phone or texts the entire drive there. My heart was racing, I thought something was wrong. Turns out, she just didn't hear her phone in her pocket. But it's cases like these that really put my mind in the worst places. May Samantha rest in peace.
This is real. I used to pull up outside the bars in Tallahassee and it wouldn’t be 2 min before some drunk girls would hop in the back of my car like “are you my Uber”? I would give them a ride home and theyd even invite me in to smoke and hang out. I thought it was cool but since I started watching true crime I’ve been thinking how wild these girls were. Hope they’re all safe.
@@theoneitself Unfortunate but true, imagine randomly trying to jump in the back of MOVING VEHICLES 'cause you're waiting on an Uber.... doesn't she know at least know the color of the car? Isn't that info that Uber gives on their drivers? 🤦♂️
As a rule, I always make my Lyft driver confirm my name before I get in the back. I know there are a plethora of things that can go wrong passed that point. But at a base level, just making sure who each other are before proceeding with the service is really important. I don't Lyft much now but y'all gotta stay safe. Even just having the driver confirm your name could be the difference between detriment and destination.
This is a horrific case, I remember it all over the news. I’m so sad for her & her family. Maybe because I was born & bred in NYC, but I’d never get into a car (Uber) with anyone w out confirming who they are & check the plates first. So sad, & completely unjustified.
Horrifying and heartbreaking. That piece should've had a life sentence from the 1st kidnapping,etc. Prayers to Samantha,her family and her friends 😢 🙏 💙
Is everyone ok with the fact that he saw her on the map moving away from her home, called her and she didn't answer and he still didn't call the police but WENT TO SLEEP TILL MORNING?!
I agree , but you'd be surprised(many not though) how inept some of our "leaders" are. Where I live the city prosecutor and mayor are very weak on crime. There are people with multiple prior felonies(many of them violent and or involving weapons) in which these criminals are allowed back on the streets time and time again. One of my friends is a police officer and told me a story about how they went to arrest a guy for outstanding warrants, which were for armed robbery and AWADW, only for one of his partners to say, "Hey didn't we pick that guy up for murder 7 months ago..". Don't even get me started on sentencing though.
How tragic that a simple mistake could make this beautiful young woman the victim of a murderous psychopath. How terrified and helpless she must have been.
I usually tell my friends to tell me when they arrive but I've barely received response a couple of times, I lost a friend after waving goodbye outside of a bar and every time I still feel anxious, there are so many unexpected dangers out there and people aren't careful enough. Take care of yourselves.
This is so heartbreaking. She was just trying to get home. As someone who has taken Uber or Lyft quite about I always check the license plate and the picture of the person and name to make sure they match up. Be careful out there everyone. Prayer with her family and friends
This is just so sad. My heart goes out to his Samantha's family, friends and boyfriend. This poor woman must have been terrified. He should never be released from prison.
I live in Sumter. Seeing him at that Wells Fargo makes me sick to my stomach. I go there all the time. This is an especially infuriating case. God rest her soul
I always ALWAYS check the car's plates and keep my live location on. I would think I may be paranoid, but in my country, this is the most basic of precautions. Please, to everyone, never take your safety for granted.
I was screaming at Samantha to not get into the car like she can hear me😪 It's because of stories like these that I stop, pay attention and confirm who is being picked up before stepping into any Uber/taxi. Women like Samantha lost their lives to save many others. May she RIP.
I had a similar experience. I was stopped at a red light that happened to be in from of a bar. Someone opened my back door, got and and immediately passed out. I immediately pulled over and opened the doors and went into the bar to see if anyone was missing a friend. I had to call the police to come get him and make sure he got home safe. I’m glad he stumbled into my car instead of someone, because who knows what could’ve happened. Keep an eye on your friends, folks!!!
I appreciate you for being a good person. Alot of people might've just gotten pissed off n thrown the guy out and a few evil people might've even harmed him
As an Uber driver I ALWAYS, ALWAYS have my phone present and say the name of the person I am picking up. I also look at my phone to see if this the the right person I picked up. There are sometimes people hop in my car thinking I am their uber ride and I polity tell them " sorry wrong car, check your phone to be sure." That is why its imporant to be aware of your surroundings, cause the reality is, it can be your last day here on Earth, be safe out there.
It happened to me before, somebody was pretending to be my uber and was really insistant that I get in. (I had opened the car door but hadn't gotten in) I quickly realized they weren't my uber but it was a close call. ALWAYS check the license plate so it matches the uber's before you get in. This happens more often than you would think.
What really causes someone from an apparently decent home and no previous criminal record to suddenly begin to indulge in escalating levels of crime culminating in the commission of a gruesome and profoundly unnecessary murder?
It's not a bad idea to put a glass breaker on your key chain. If Samantha had had one she could have at least busted one of the rear windows...you smack a tempered window with a glass breaker and it instantly crumbles into a million pieces. A glass breaker is useful also if your car ends up in the water, and is sinking (although in that case you may be able to simply roll the window down).
Great idea. I've never heard of them. After this Amazon is my next stop to purchase several. One for myself, my 2 kids & spouses. I pray they'll never need them but I believe in being diligent & when given good advice use it. Good bless. 💕
She called her boyfriend to keep her company & told him she was waiting for an Uber ride to go home. When the tracking app is showing her going the total opposite direction & he tried contacting her without any success & she never called him to let him know she got home safely, he should've call her friends to see if they knew where she might be going instead & tell them about what happened & tell them to go follow her location & then call the police right away.
@@mohammadwaheed9848 okay white knight lol I can think of a million circumstances where it would be more logical to take an Uber, all of which are irrelevant bc she didn't take the slightest precaution in this situation regardless. Sure her boyfriend didn't either but you know who's fault that makes it ? The fucking perpetrator lmfao u can put this together in ur head right ? It's not the boyfriends fault for being short sighted it's not her fault for being dumb and drunk. It's the perpetrators fault for hunting for a victim and then murdering that girl
@@youngspaghettii what are you talking about? The girlfriend was drunk, and her boyfriend could have dropped her home, but figured that hanging out was more important than his girlfriend, selfish, total disregard for human life. Women are supposed to be protected, and if he actually cared about her, he would have taken her home, himself The boyfriend didn't give a shit about her, that's why he didn't drop her home himself, if he wasn't so stupid, and actually cared about his girlfriend, he would have done that, rather than have a stranger drop off the person "he claims" to love. He just wanted the piety party, that's why he was crying and all that crocodile tears, just to act sad in front of others, when he is the one to blame
whenever i remember the time before i had my own car i realize the amount of opportunities i’ve given psychopaths to do the exact same thing to me, it’s actually insane!!!
My daughter occasionally takes Ubers/Lyfts. She knows to call me when it arrives so I can say hi to the driver, and she texts me when she arrives to her job.
I will admit, I always ask for a female driver if I'm calling a taxi in the middle of the night. No questions asked, they always send one. Shouldn't be this way but there you go. 😞
As sad as it is to admit, I do the same. Women are also capable of committing heinous crimes, but the alarming rate of men committing crimes against women (especially in my state where kidnapping and sex-trafficing is a huge issue and happens a lot) has instilled the habit in me to ask for female staff when taking ubers, or going to things such as doctors appointments. Today I took a driving test, and I was disappointed to see that my instructor was a man(sadly I wasn't given the choice on who to choose for my test). He was very nice and a tried to relax around him, but I was wary because when I was in driver's training a year or so ago, the male instructor would make sexual inuendos towards us female students, and even got a charge against him after I left the course, so I can be stiff male strangers. I hate that I'm scared and wary around men, but I can't help the fact that society has brought that upon a lot of women nowadays. Not all men are bad, but cases like this show why we women usually have our guard up and/or ask for fellow female staff to drive us places, deal with our medical examinations, etc.
Thanks for posting about Sammy! My cousins grew up with her. I met her a few times at birthday parties. Every girl in our family bought mace after this incident. It’s so sad. SAY MY NAME!!!! Sammy!!!!!!
Watching this channel and others I've learned something which is controversial but true. If you want to minimize the chances of dying: 1- avoid going out by yourself after 10pm 2- avoid staying alone while going out 3- don't get drunk 4- don't do drugs 5- don't have one night stands In other words, listen to your parents.
Why does everyones smile and personality light up a room after they pass. They are always hardworking individuals loved by many with a thirst for life.
Thanks for covering this case Adrian. I live in NY with many family and friends in NJ and remember when this tragedy happened. Once again excellent research and told with respect for the victim and family
Hi Adrian, My brother was murdered by his girlfriend, and six years later, my 26yr old little sister and her boyfriend drown on Mothers Day. The media almost turned our despair, into our worst nightmare. My brother was a musician, my sister was a beauty queen, so It was on the local news every day, on every channel. Even though none of it was hurtful in any way, or painted anyone in a negative light, it was still so disrespectful that they reported incorrect information, and even fabricated stupid little details, with random dramatic video clips in the background for dramatic effect and better ratings. ( Someone told my mom at the funerals "Well, at least your daughter's in a better place now" and "So, what happened....Did they catch that bitch that murdered your son!? " ) Adrian's input on this story really touched my heart because you can see that he really feels for what the families go thru after a murder or death. I love this channel.
@@bluebirdinthenightsky2491 My sweet little angel, your words have really touched my heart. Thank you for thinking of me today. Im sending some love back to you from Las Vegas. Happy Holidays, sweetness!
@@BucketHeadianHagg you're so incredibly kind, gosh I almost teared up at your sweet reply, thankyou so much beautiful soul, happy holidays, I hope you have a happy and safe life always ❤️❤️❤️
Rare to find in these stories a loving happy couple who truly take care of each other. Where the boyfriend is not a suspect. Can't imagine his pain to watch her final moments/disappear. Blessings to all. 🙏
Been a subscriber for a while now. This case happened at my university when I was in my third year. It’s so strange to see this case on a platform like this, it completely changed our behavior around campus and downtown. This is actually the first time I’ve seen the serious details of the case- no one truly wanted to know more than what was obvious…
I remember when this happened... I still am terrified of getting in ubers because this happened not too far from where I live when I was in college. It was so sad and I remember my mom being TERRIFIED something would happen to me
This is a common occurrence in South Africa. I’ve never gotten into the wrong car. Even when drunk I check the number plates. Evil lurks everywhere, please be vigilant and check the number plates. That doesn’t even help here because people will steal the cars. I just tend to not use Ubers. RIP. No amount of logic can justify what happened to this beautiful young lady and I hope her and her family finds peace
Why didn't the bf call the police if he was watching the tracking app the entire time? Should've assumed something was extremely wrong the moment she was heading in the opposite direction, just hung up from a phone call and never responding again when she's obviously not wasted. No way would her phone just be left in the car when the car never went in the direction of her home in the first place. Get the police to check out the car or just be on the lookout, keep updating them her position on the app, easily could have singled out the car and might have saved her life.
I was just going to comment the same thing. The bf should have called police while tracking the car. But knowing cops, they'd say "that's not evidence of a crime. You gotta wait 48 hours." Or "sorry sir, busy eating donuts. Call back later."
@@kemeee5407 Yeah, guess it'll depend on how the situation is framed. From all the videos I've seen cops in the states do respond pretty quickly if they believe there is an emergency situation. Could've said it was not normal behaviour, she wouldn't go to that part of town etc. and truly believed she was in a distress so insist on a response. Better being a mistake than being sorry or sleeping on it.
Once I was in a red light, and a wasted girl opened my car’s door thinking I was her Uber. I didn’t have any Uber sticker. I got scared too! But come on girl, this is how things happens :( If one of your friends is drunk, go with her, or at least, make sure she gets in the right car. This is not her fault at all, but psychos and mean people will always exist.
I can recall several occasions where I’ve willingly jumped into the back of my Uber vehicle without confirming their identity - it’s a mistake that is made all too easily. Technology has brought amazing things to our lives, but with alongside those new conveniences we must learn new behavioural practises in order to keep ourselves safe. In honour of Samantha Josephson’s life, her parents established the #WhatsMyName foundation which seeks to prevent their daughter’s tragedy from happening again. You can find more information on their website, www.whatsmyname.org
Have you had any experience with incorrect Ubers or taxis? What do you do to keep yourself safe? And will this story make you think more critically next time you order an Uber? Please share your thoughts below.
- Adrian
I hate that she was killed but I'm extremely happy that he didn't get away with it. Far too often young women just Samantha are killed and their killers are never caught
Do a video on the gabby petito case
Public transit is also dangerous
Happened to me too when i lived in London. Just hopped into some random Toyota prius, because that's what pretty much all uber drivers drove there. The poor guy even started driving a bit before asking me what I was doing in his car 🤣
Yes one time I called a cab , my friends and I were drinking and ran out of alcohol so we got a ride to liquor store and back. When we pulled back up at home the driver hurried up and turned off the timer that showed the balance but I saw it and he added $5 so I didn’t tip . Had he not lied I would have hooked him up so he screwed his self by being dishonest
This probably could’ve been avoided if he had been charged and jailed for his first kidnapping and assault. So fucked up.
Agree with you.
Sadly that's how so many of these cases go. Especially when you see if the same people preying on kids or other vulnerable people and just getting away with barely a mark on their record. They get out only to reoffend. Then they pull something like this and people will say "shame we saw this too late" without realizing that they obviously could have prevented it. I know the law can only do so much but we need harsher sentences for sex and assault charges. 8/10 these people move on to bigger more violent crimes especially when they get a small on the wrist. They feel like they can keep doing it because they don't feel harsh consequences and think next time it won't be much of a sentence either.
Certain people get special privilege in committing crimes where they can blame a bunch of historic events for the fact that they are a low life criminal, and for some reason the media and courts actually agree with it
@@dragorn3212 the bigotry of low expectations.
Problem with that is that it's a double sided edge. On one hand you free a potential future criminal again on the other you free someone who realised their wrongs and changes for the better.
I would agree with this and keep permanent lockup only after 2nd time. they commit crimes.
It was reassuring to hear how fast the jury took to declare him guilty. An hour deliberation is EXTREMELY fast. Rot in jail you monster. And peace be with the family.
I want to know what the conversation was like in that room
@@Bean_Soup From the time I was involved in a murder jury, it was less talking about problems with the evidence and more everyone just getting emotionally ready for putting someone away for life and getting some legal definitions clarified, I think we deliberated for 40 minutes.
Well they had alot of evidence...
I can't believe how close this is to me.... I live 20 minutes from her apartment and 45 mins from where she was found... that's kinda scary.
@Shahzad khan Nope, he'll get special treatment and released back onto the streets in 10 years by democrat politicians
120 stab wounds doesn't sound like his motives were solely financially motivated. This man has serious issues. I'm disgusted.
I think the robbery was after the fact to make it seem less perverted.
For me it seems like she debated a lot and he had to stab her a lot of times. I can't relate how i'm feeling right now, what a sad story.
@@marac9087 what the hell does debating have to do with anything
Hate crime
Overkill. And for most of the wounds to be on her face and neck; he’s pretty fucked in the head and he is right where he belongs.
We all make several mistakes in our life. But it is scary how one mistake can turn out to be so fatal for somebody.
Crazy to see that he canceled the uber but she didn't see that it was canceled. Usually u get notifications that ur ride was canceled. Doesn't help she was on the phone with her boyfriend and was drinking out late night. This could happen to anyone. I used only have wifi so I would order the Uber than leave the wifi and once the Uber was close I would leave my wifi signal. A few times the Uber drivers would get lost and I would be standing out there for 20 minutes until I figured they canceleed
Big facts. Alot of of people in these comments like "I wouldn't have been that stupid, I don't drink" um. No. She wasn't stupid. I think she could've drank too much that night when upset. I know I have so I'm more careful now. We've all done something absent-minded, especially when upset like driving distracted on the highway, or even crossing the street without looking three times. It's so sad one mistake cost this girl everything.
Stabbing someone 100+ times is just pure evil. This story never fails to bring chill into my spine. Truly horrible.
yes, and jail time just doesn't cut it. we as a society need to face the truth, monsters like this do not deserve to live. Its sad I know, and I wish it was different, but its not. Death is the only payment for something like this.
@@xKevmachinex The death penalty is too expensive for me to really justify in any way. If they're locked up forever, they can't get and and won't have any other easy targets to go after. Let general pop police itself.
@@dashikashi4734 life in prison is too expensive they should be there for five years max
@@ChristianAuditore14 Ya say that when it's your family member!
@@dashikashi4734 death penalty is expensive?
Not when it's a firing squad..
When taking a Lyft, it sends the picture, type of car, and license plate of the person picking me up. The new feature I didn't know they had is, if your car pauses for what may seem like a long period, Lyft will contact your phone and ask you if everything is okay and if you need emergency help. I love that new feature.
i didnt know about that! thats dope of them to add
I'm glad they are starting to do more things like that. These companies always scared me because when they first started, there were like no safety precautions and they weren't even background checking people. Nice to know things are improving.
It also allows you to share your location of the ride with a friend with the same information with I think is awesome. My friend shares her ride with me all the time
Uber does the exact same thing
What about the driver maybe he or she aren't OK
This is why buddy system is critical. You go together you leave together even if unhappy about having to leave early.
learn martial arts, be good at running, you can buy rings with blades on them, put one in ur purse and always go in the backseats never the front with the driver, if he has a shield you can exit out anyway, if he doesnt then you can put that ring on and with proper martial arts training punchign technique you can give him a good solid hook to his temple would kill him, having another girl with you wont do much he could overpower you both if untrained
@@yungthug2403 I guarantee if she punched him in the face it would have only made him madder.
Mark Pemberton with a bladed ring? It would knock him out if she threw the punch with proper technique, blindsiding him with a hook while wearing a bladed ring in the temple would likely kill him
@@yungthug2403 or just carry a gun.
@@yungthug2403 useless if you’re drunk
Her parents breaking down in the courtroom gutted me. I couldn't stop the tears. I can't even begin to imagine their pain.
God imagine the pain Greg gotta feel for telling his girl to go out that night.
Yeah. The fact that he told her he'd see her in a few days when she asked for him to come over....then encouraging her to go out. I know this haunts him. I truly feel for him
Facts! I was wondering this as well poor guy and families.
He really shouldn't. It's tough, but... He really shouldn't, this wasn't his fault.
Regret is a bitch. My best friend and I had an argument and didn’t talk for a week at the end of the week she took her life she’s buried near where Samantha died . Ever since then I never go to bed angry at someone I always reach out to everyone and say what’s on my mind … ya gotta know that you did the best you could
The pain for the thought that he could've alerted the cops when he saw the car driving in the opposite direction, instead of going to bed... That pain's gotta be a lot worse, man. A lot stronger.
I told my daughter, who is now an attorney..."Put your attenna up when you're out!" Before you walk in a room, turn a corner or take one step into any situation, check in with your gut instincts. If it doesn't feel right, back away. NEVER go anywhere alone at night. NEVER! There's safety in numbers. Even in nature, predators look for the animal that is separated from the herd. Humans are no different. How is this NOT taught to young people?
Careful! The SJW's are going to tell you that youre victim blaming because youre a man!
I know as sad as it is its also baffling that anyone would attempt to jump in the back of not 1 but 2 random cars?
Yes! Intuition is ALWAYS your first and best defense! Good Information!
Head on a swivel when you’re in vulnerable positions!
My mum always says the same thing
I'm in law school rn (online for now) in one of the most dangerous cities in my country. It has the highest number of crimes against women (rapes and murders to be specific). It is honestly terrifying that I have to actually go there soon because Sometimes you can do everything right and Someone will still commit a crime against you.
The motive was "financial gain?" He stabbed her ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY TIMES! I've always admired your sincere attempts to be fair, but that's just simply absurd.
That's how our folk roll.
I know right, seems like he was really angry, maybe at white women?
Literally like wtf
There was a case in Texas where two armed robbers executed a clerk (made him get on the ground-shot him in the head) at a mini golf shop after he gave them everything he had - about $500, they didn't care one bit. So yes its possible to be stabbed to death for your debit card.
@@sunshineFireIT stabbing someone that many times just seems more personal and it’s easier to put a single bullet in someone rather than mercilessly stab them until they’re unrecognizable
Let this be a lesson: please be aware of your surroundings and double check before interacting with any strangers, especially if you’re alone
Or how about if your friends' live tracker goes in an opposite direction than home and phone goes unread. Probably get up and do something rather than go to bed.
That works perfectly for a sober mind but I guess it's worth throwing out there
@@jd32kI would've just assumed she's cheating on me and rolled over back to bed
As an Uber driver in Los Angeles, I can’t tell you HOW MANY TIMES people get in my car asking if I’m their driver and that’s it. I tell them “check my plates, color, make, don’t just get into a car without knowledge” some people are so oblivious….there are nasty people out there….even drivers aren’t safe, I carry a knife always ready
you always should
You should carry a gun.
Now I'm a little nervous of drivers having knives. I'm probably taller than half of my drivers, but most of them outweigh me and if they attack me with a knife, I'm probably dead.
@@AT-nq3sy close proximity a knife would be more effective.
@@europianbob I totally understand your nervousness but he also needs to protect himself, it's a scary world but also we shouldn't live in fear, I watch alot of these cases and yes there are crazy people out there but I like to think there is more good people then bad
This is one of the saddest cases I’ve ever heard, this man was actually looking for a victim and this poor woman played right into his plan. Heartbreaking.
As a male who is 6 foot 3 and 250 lbs, strong and in good physical condition....
I was working out of town when we got shut down for 4 days. Most of the guys lived too far away to go home or just decided to stay in case we started up suddenly.
I had come up on the bus, with no vehicle but I only lived 4 hours away and there was lots of traffic going back and forth. So, I decided to try hitch-hiking home with a $50 bill in my hand to demonstrate that I'd pay the fuel for the trip. After a few hours without any luck, a guy stopped and picked me up. He immediately gave me the creeps but I was desperate for a ride to get home to see my wife and kids.
Soon after picking me up, he made a turn and headed the wrong way. I asked where he was going and he said he knew all the truck drivers in town and was sure he could get me a ride with one of them. He then proceeded to blast right through town without stopping and headed out on the highway. I had already planned what I'm going to do to this guy to save myself and I watched him like a hawk. He tried reaching under the front seat a couple times but when he noticed that I was watching, he turned the knobs on the heater controls instead. So I made a plan for how to get a gun away from him and use it on him if he produced one. So I never let his hands out of my sight as I suspected he had some form of weapon under the seat. We got way out of town and I saw a rest area with trucks in it. Right away I said very sternly, Alright you can let me out here...And I looked him straight in the eyes. He seemed taken aback and I had already made plans to grab the steering wheel and crash the truck then find the weapon under the seat and use it on him, if he didn't stop. He reluctantly stopped and let me out and then turned around and headed back to town.
Then I'm standing there realizing I was so intent on getting out of the truck, that I let him drive me way out of town and leave me there.
After the fact, I realized I should have overpowered the guy while he was driving and grabbed whatever I could find for a weapon and force him to drive me back to town. I was so happy to get out of the truck I never thought about the fact that I'm bigger and stronger than him and no cop on the planet is going to charge me for assaulting him when he drove me way out of town in the opposite direction from where I was going. So desperate to save myself from harm, I never thought of just assaulting him and taking control of the truck.
Now I got a taste of how a young girl feels when she is abducted. I only thought sensibly after I was out of danger.
One thing for sure, he pulled anything out from under the seat... I'd have immediately killed him with it.
Then I realized I should have just grabbed it myself.
If it can happen to an oil patch worker who could have knocked this guy out in a fist fight...it can happen to anybody. And this was a small town, nice farm town in northern Canada, not Los Angeles.
Think about that, and how quickly it can happen.
Us women are very aware this can happen anywhere and I mean anywhere. I’m sorry you had to go through this to finally understand how women/girls feel in the world. To be honest it’s a little frustrating men don’t listen to us when we tell them and you have to experience it to believe us
I've personally, completely sober, climbed into the wrong Uber. Such an easy and silly mistake to make. In my case the Uber driver was waiting for a female, and told me, "uhh, you're in the wrong Uber". Samantha was not so lucky.
Damn, we don't even have ubers in my country, only Taxis with the TAXI light on them, so you can't mistaken it.
I've done the same, such a easy mistake. Was looking for a gray truck and a gray truck pulled right up so I thought that was it but it was not. Thankfully the driver was not a murderer! Was able to get my actual Uber like 5 minutes after. Just a silly coincidence.
@@Nerino It's actually for the best. That's why I always looked down upon Uber and wondered what's the point of it and felt like it's some fake-ass taxi service for poor. It provides the same taxi services but without recognizable taxi/uber sign? Come on, lmao, wtf is this.
@@MetalPhantom7 They have decals the drivers are supposed to put in the window on passenger side so customers see it.
@@Goldiegirl2009 I don't know about decals, but when I order a taxi a driver on his private car arrives BUT this car has a glowing sign "Taxi" on the car's roof
It's not like I order a classic taxi yellow cab so I genuinely don't know why Uber can't do the same
This dude and his mom. At sentencing his mom was like “I know he doesn’t do it because I’m a good mom and a good mom knows when her child does something wrong.” The judge scolded her and him because of the sheer and overwhelming amount of evidence against him. I hope he has the absolute worst time in prison.
Really? The mom said that? Ugh awful. Clueless mother
@@Mereship Not her fault she was raising a monster incapable of empathy. That shit is just luck of the draw.
@@ilikematches2 yeah I don’t know anything about the mother. I had not heard what the other commenter said before.
@@Mereship yeah the judge shut her down. I really liked the judge in this one. The defendant and his mom were delusional.
@@djkizel is there a you tube video for this? Would love to see that.
I really appreciate the emphasis you put into the victims life. This is just sad and so terrifying how easily this can happen
True😞
One day you just minding your businesses doing daily routine as usual like everyday life and then next thing you knew , you were gone from life after unexpected thing happen😔
Not here to victim shame, but grew up with "stranger danger" instilled, can't imagine anyone in this day and age getting into a strangers car WITHOUT verifying, and I'm a Highschool dropout, like I just don't understand, when did common sense become uncommon.
Responding to "What do you do to keep safe", verify driver/passenger without you saying your name or them theirs.
@Ace Oh boy, *takes a ticket*, don't mind me here for the front row seat.
@@Yojack872 He’s a troll so he won’t get attention
And how often girls and women die because some guy is mad with his life or just simply horny.
Want to share a thought...if you ever need to file a missing person report, if at all possible, do it in person. You can ask for the Shift Supervisor or a Detective. You are far more likely to be taken seriously.
This is some surprisingly good CCTV footage from the bar considering all the true crime stories I've seen. Why can't actually good video quality be considered a standard?
like anything else, costs money. Thin margins. Costs even more money for proper installation, proper recording/DVR/cloud storage, possibly a monthly fee. It can be a decent little investment and in a some cases, offers exactly nothing for the bar owner. A lot of bars like this closed up in the pandemic, very thin margins. We can’t just force expensive camera installation standards on private businesses.
I live in SC 5 points used to be a extremely crime ridden area near campus and had a serial killer in the area in I think the 80's or 90's. That's why they have higher security.
It’s expensive
Thin margins? 4 dollars a beer is cheap to you? That's 200% return or so.
People like you always wanting things a certain way, why don't you become the change you seek to see? Now that you saw an issue, fix it.. 🙄
Watching stories like these has shown me my final station in life: daughter's personal Uber driver.
I’m 24 and my dad is basically my personal Uber driver! I have my license but I have terrible anxiety about driving so I’m very lucky that my dad drives me everywhere
Similar but my wife is my uber driver
Daughters are too much of a hassle. Get a son
@@trollmaster3379living up to that name i see
@@trollmaster3379😂😂😂 I agree
I've had moments even where I'm just sitting in the lot at Toyota to pick up my dad while his car is getting service. Some random women I dont know walk up to my car and tell where they're supposed to be going, even though I'm not even an uber driver! I dont even have the uber sticker! I had to politely explain that I'm not a driver; you gotta check more diligently guys if the car is right!
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I don’t understand though how they can mistake an Uber, on the app it literally says the drivers name and picture with the reg of his/hers car
I always thought uber and airbnb are risky, I know something awful happening doesn't happen THAT often, but it's too often for me. Taxis and hotels only please.
They should make all drivers paint there car the with a large sign saying uber or lyft
Yes, people should always be diligent. And if you have a funny feeling about your driver, listen to your gut!
I haven't used Uber in a couple years, but I'm pretty sure I recall the app giving me not only the driver's name, but the color, make, and model of the car so I knew it was the right vehicle I was getting into.
I was thinking the same thing
It also gives the number plate
Exactly
Nathaniel Rowland is a monster. Ahead of his sentencing he said:
"I know I'm innocent, but I guess what I know and what I think doesn't really matter," Rowland said ahead of his sentencing. "I just wish the state would have done more in finding out who the actual person was instead of being satisfied with detaining me and proving my guilt."
There is an hour and a half long video on RUclips of a pathologist for the criminal trial of this case and his linking Rowland and his DNA to Samantha and confirmed she was stabbed by Rowland over 100 times….this guy truly earned his life sentence. RIP Samantha
Are you serious ?!!!!!! So even after ALLLL of that he STILL is claiming innocence. Ughhh i hate ppl 😩
ikr? I watched the entire trial on Law & Crime and his defense was that he'd been at a party and had fallen asleep and someone had stolen his car, his password protected phone (which pinged with Samantha's phone) and had returned them to him while he was asleep.
The audacity
For real he is a devil
@@eduagonzalez Good that i dont see sjws defending him
The worst part is people are still trying to justify that man killing her as self defense when there is clear footage of the man willingly letting her get into his car.
Also a tip: when you use the uber app it shows the location of your uber, person whose driving it and what the car looks like and if you're still unsure you should ask the uber driver to confirm your name if they can't get your name right do not enter because your designated driver can see your name on the app. Never leave your friends alone and stay safe!
I'm pretty sure driving in the complete opposite direction to isolate the person, and then proceeding to stab them over 100 times, is not self-defense. Not sure who is trying to justify his evil actions but they clearly don't have a conscience. Plus, he's got a history of this kind of thing, too.
FACT: Other than his defense attorney, anyone voluntarily attempting to justify that monsters actions is an idiot.
Not only that, it shows the plate number as well (at least here in France). She must have been in a really bad state to get in this quickly without paying attention.
And the license plate number
"During the attack, Josephson attempted to shield herself. One of Rowland’s strikes went completely through her right hand, as she likely used it to protect herself. Rowland also stabbed Josephson in her head with so much force that the knife went through her skull to her brain. And he stabbed her in the carotid, one of two main arteries that carries blood to the head. Many of the wounds, especially those in her right neck and right shoulder, were close together, most likely resulting from being rapidly inflicted stab wounds. Additionally, Josephson suffered a severed hyoid bone, as well as stab wounds to her face, neck, shoulder, torso, back, lung, leg, and feet. She bled profusely, ultimately dying within 10-20 minutes, according to the pathologist who conducted an autopsy on her body."
Who are these fuckers that claim the murderer was defending himself?
As much evidence as he left behind, you would think he was trying to get caught. The only bit of evidence he didn't give away was straight up walking into the interrogation room saying yep I did it!"
Because he was high and stoned!
He wasnt the brightest bulb in the box, that's for sure
as someone once said to me when I worked for the courts: "they are not here because they are smart..."
For a brief moment, I thought with the mention of all the bleach he used in his car maybe he had an active brain cell and was trying to cover up his actions. Then it was said he was arrested with the victim's blood under his fingernails and I realized he was just a top tier dunce 😑. Quite literally "caught red-handed".
@@77moessa
Nothing to do with cannabis, the guy was just dumb.
Since hearing of her case and charity, I always ask my driver what my name is. It saved me in Baltimore when someone who wasn’t my driver tried to pick me up. After I asked him what my name was and he couldn’t answer, he still tried to convince me to get in! Women/girls - always ask the driver what YOUR name is before ever entering the car. Don’t get in if the driver doesn’t know your name or if the car doesn’t match.
You're problem is you went to Baltimore....like that place is borderline lawless even compared to home city philly which is saying something
They also have those safety codes now you can use! Only your driver will know the correct passcode to start your ride.
@@michaelprez3811 not all of Bmore, Fed Hill and Fells Point are fairly nice areas. But yea, outside of those neighborhoods it can be very shady
@@Iwannaps5 Shady is a understatement
@@Iwannaps5 I grew up in areas like Philly and Baltimore so nothing surprises me anymore
Don’t abandon your friends, people!! Look after each other.
Yep, Buddy System 💯
This is so true. So many of these tragedies start with a friend being left behind
99% of the time they’ll be fine but sure I’ll hover over them like a mother bird until they disavow me for being too clingy. Great advice.
Her friend Greg was actually doing all the right things. She simply wanted to go home and wasn't really "left behind"
@@lima9212 maybe this case. But better be safe than sorry. It’s still an admirable sentiment 🤷🏻♀️
The thought that one simple question “whats my name?“ before getting into the car would have saved her life is difficult to wrap my head around! I hope that the foundation in her honor will save many women’s lives!
Child lock,
But she should of double check the license plate and who got her the uber?
@@pattyhem8919 she was most likely intoxicated . Her judgment would have been impaired.
@@MsDoctorWhoFan1 that, and rather amplified upset after drink instead of loosening the upset she had earlier.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS HAVE THE GUY ROLL DOWN HIS WINDOW AND ASK HIM WHAT HIS NAME IS, ITS NOT THAT HARD. IT TELLS YOU THE PERSONS NAME ON THE APP
She could have just looked at the license plate, make and model of the car and the picture. Uber give you a picture of the driver. She was seen trying to get into a car that was a completely different make, model and color. She was so busy talking to her boyfriend that she wasn't even looking at the app.
I once was picked up by an uber driver, I checked his plate and picture, and everything was going well in the trip, but suddenly he started talking to me about his trips to the beach, and how he enjoyed going on weekends there, which was quite normal if you think about it, he was just telling me a story, but things started to go strange when he asked me if I wanted to go with him at that moment, and not taking me home, his behavior became stranger and weird, he asked me why I was quiet and I told him I suddenly remember I had to stop there because I needed to go to a store I was pointing throught the window glass, he hesitage and insisted he wasn't gonna stop the vehicule there, I became really anxious and scared for my life when he locked the doors, I don't know what went into him but he looked at me and stopped the vehicule, I told him to wait, and I was coming back again when he treated me not to tell anyone at the store, he said they may missunterstood and he was willing to take me home, I got inside the store and called the police, but when they arrived he was gone.
Carry a knife or a gun.
Good thinking to tell him that you were gonna come back. He probs would have changed his mind if not. Good thinking. Hopefully you reported it to Uber too about their employee and hopefully the cops follow up on this so there's a record.
Wtf lol
God that’s terrifying. Did they catch him? Since you had his name and license plate and everything? Did you report him to uber/do you know if he at least got fired?
I’m from Columbia, attended USC, and spent many a night in Five Points, decades ago. The video is particularly painful because you see so many happy students bouncing around in groups outside the bar - and then there’s the one girl by herself who was targeted so easily. This case is the reason why now, as I take many Ubers every year for business, I never get in without checking the license plate and waiting for the driver to say my name.
Correct, I totally agree with you.
@Manny Rosales no, Uber drivers have always given my name and asked for confirmation when I approach their car and open the door. Of course, I also check the license plate and make, and see that their face matches the driver's picture. But they're supposed to check you're the correct customer too.
@Manny Rosales ok, tell that to basically every Uber driver I've ever ridden with. The first thing they always do is say my name and wait for me to confirm 🤷♀️
You can literally see the picture of the driver while booking uber with no.plate ?
the driver could still be a murderer
Similar story: I was living with my girlfriend and we were pretty much broken up, but we were being civil. She went across the way to a small pub to have a few drinks. She stayed in touch with me, telling me the bar was pretty empty except for a bartender and an off-duty cop. Having spent my whole life around Chicago, I was immediately alarmed, but I let it go, keeping an eye on the phone. Well, she starts texting me that she’s gotten fairly drunk and the off-duty cop is going to take her home. Next thing I know, she’s texting me that he’s going the wrong way, but she had no idea where she was. Since I had just helped her with her iPhone account, I knew her password. So I used the “Find iPhone” app to see almost exactly where she was. I promptly went out and collected her from in front of the asshole cop’s house (miles away), then I took off like a shot so that he wouldn’t recognize my car. Like all I needed was to be the center of some corrupt cop’s unimpeded scrutiny. Ladies, start paying attention. Please.
Quick thinking on your part. You're a real hero! I wish everyone would be more vigilant especially when intoxicated.
@@jacquelinejohnie2598 Not being drunk solves that problem. Why put yourself in such a position where your life is on the line?
@@Ze_Moose They just love drinking too much for attention.
@@butwhole4186 Attention is one helluva drug! 🤷🏽
@@Ze_Moose Lookie here we have a victim blamer in their natural habitat… the RUclips comment section.
I was going to say early on that it looked like this guy had done this before, maybe multiple times because scoping a bar for someone alone looking for their Uber ride seemed pretty practiced and planned out. But his shear stupidity goes against that theory. He didn't even try to force her to get money out of her account for him, but just straight up killed her? He got nothing except a LOT of time in prison. Her family and his family devastated. Just... evil.
@ Do you seriously think that life in prison is a better fate than death? Lmfao
Plus death sentence is actually way more costly than keeping people in prisons and is very inefficient at scaring people into not commiting serious crimes. It's not good for anything other than satisfying people's lust for vengeance which is the last thing a civilised society should focus on
@@mist9798 yes. He should be on the row. We put down dogs for less.
@@mist9798 I've been hearing that for years, and I don't buy it. Show me how it's more expensive with a breakdown of actual cases and actual costs. Let's do the math.
@@mist9798 First of all, yes most people consider life in prison to be a better fate than death. That's why most death row prisoners try to get their sentences reduced to life in prison. Second of all, the problem with life sentences in prison is you can never be sure they are life sentences. There's always a chance some governor will issue a pardon or let them out due to prison over crowding or any number of other reasons. Look what happened with David Gilbert.
I think this is one of the top 5 worst most disturbing murders I've ever heard of. I'm scared to even try and imagine what went through her poor panicked mind when she realised she was locked in with a psychopath. God love her.
People like this guy occasionally make me wish torture could be a thing again. ☹️
Rest in peace Samantha. 😓
My suggestion would be put them in a cage and get a flamethrower...
Be careful hunting monsters, stare into the abyss for too long and it will gaze back unto you, making us into monsters ourselves. Hurt people hurt other people. It's a tragic feedback loop, a vicious cycle of pain which seeks to hurt the self and others.
@@ghost_in_the_robot Cringe bro
If it were, these wouldn't be the people they perform it on you know that right? They don't even sentence enough years for them properly to sit in a room
@@riskya246 The only thing cringe is people like you who use the word out of context because you struggle to effectively communicate with other words, i am guessing you use emojis, aconymns, and memes in place of the very language which your ancestors helped to cultivate and evolve, long before you were "cringing" at some random comment. You are the difference between an accent and a dialect. One is the prototype and the other is an immitation of the real thing. Information is the only real currency now a days. You will soon find out, friend
Poor girl was probably hoping someone would step in throughout the attack.
The "Uber" was not heading in her home's direction, and the app would give exactly that information away.
Its haunting that this was probably in the back of her mind.
It's chilling that she was witnessing that in real time
I went to the college this happened at. This happened at a place called five points which is just a normal college town. It is known to not be the most safe area. You should NEVER be alone there even if you are a guy you should never be alone. This was a complete lack of judgement by her friends. One of my friends knew the people who was with her before this happened. This was a complete tragedy that was all due to alcohol and friends that became a little to comfortable with the area. PLEASE never leave your friends alone while drinking.
Don't drink
@@ChristianAuditore14 drink at home.
@@ChristianAuditore14 affects the judgement..!
It wasn't really anyone's fault aside from the murderers.
This is not "all due to alcohol and friends that became a little [to] comfortable". This is all due to a man trolling for someone to kidnap and murder.
Don't take the blame off of the murderer just to try to push whatever little crusade you think you're on.
All these stories make me hope I'm not the type of person that lights up a room.
It's like that Biggie song, you're nobody til somebody kills you.
@@abhishekgaming923 yes, March 1997 Biggie RIP.....SO TRUE One of the best songs ever....plays out in real like
😁😂‼
I'll never tough another lightswitch
It’s too late I’ve already mapped out you’re ENTIRE day 😈😈🍆
Appreciate the level of detail put into this, it takes time to research the correct information and then adding the narration above this all.
Same exact thing happened to me last night. Got in a car thinking it was my Uber. Driver missed my turn off multiple times. I had to beg him to stop on the highway. Luckily he did. Scariest thing I’ve ever experienced 😭 and I watch all these crime videos on RUclips 🤯
This reminded me of when I was about 17 waiting for a bus outside a train station. It was raining but that didn't bother me. A taxi driver pulled up asking where I was going and if I wanted a lift. I said just up the road and no thank you but he insisted and said it wouldn't cost anything. I didn't think much of it then and I am glad I kept saying no seeing as my bus was only few minutes away I did not care for a free lift... But to think whether it was a nice gesture or something more sinister creeps me out to this day. I was young and didn't think of anything bad ever happening to me because you think you're safe but apparently there are just selfish blinded people in this world.
I’ve had guys driving regular cars pull up to my bus stop several times this year asking me if I needed a ride. Even if they’re well-intentioned, I will not risk my safety or put myself in a compromising situation.
Something similar happened to me.. Some random car stopping next to me with a dude offering (insisting) to 'bring me home' because it was raining. Please guys, don't do this even if you mean well.. It's terrifying.
@@KoiaKiss Hello
Yea, that didn't happen to me but some older lady asked if I could give her a ride. I'm not an uber driver or anything but at first I was like no no, sorry I gotta go. Then I felt bad since she was waiting for some bus that would take a long ass time to come and I remember taking the bus and the pain it was to wait for that shiz. So I went back around and told her sure, hop on in. Then drove her to her apartment area, but when she got in and we were on our way. I was like shit... what if she has a gun :O?! Oh well im dead now ;_; but she thanked me and went on her merry way. :')
Clever girl! You might have saved your life there!
What I don't quite understand is how Greg could just go to sleep after seeing that she was heading in the wrong direction and also not contacting him back. I think I would be calling the cops at that point.
That's what I would have done. As soon as I saw the car going in the wrong direction
This is the one point that I am sad about. I have been defending Greg in other comments, but this one point does make me sad. I wonder if he had contacted Uber what would have come of it. Would anyone have taken him seriously? Would they have figured out she had been kidnapped? Could the cops have been contacted and found her before she was killed?
Edited to add: It’s so easy to second guess after the fact. But in that moment, it may have felt more plausible that she simply left her phone in the Uber and it went on a ride away from her or some other rational explanation. Our minds do like to protect us from traumatic things.
@@s4bombshell I wonder about these things too. I would hope that someone would have taken him seriously. We can only speculate if this would have saved her life though.
@@s4bombshell yes but as soon as she got in the car he sees it going in the opposite direction at that very moment so that's just something that will probably haunt him forever.. not his fault this happened
Also that he checked to see with her housemates if they had heard from her, which they hadn't... In hindsight I'm sure it's easier to see these things clearer, but that should've been a big alarm bell.
something about this story really makes you wonder, if you've ever witnessed a crime in action in public, but thought nothing of it
Exactly what i was thinking
All reality. You have probably witnessed a kidnapping in person. What do you think when a woman is dragging a screaming child out of a store?
Definitely not on this sort of level but my mom and I watched some dudes rip an ATM out of the wall at a bank with a truck in broad daylight as we sat in traffic. We thought nothing of it because the sheriffs department in that area is insane and massively over funded so we knew they would be immediately caught.
They were
We got a good chuckle out of watching it though
I have I even called the cops about it but u know how they can be lazy I saw a creepy older white man who looked unbathed walking around quickly in a target store with a Asian child girl with a school outfit on it didn't look right just a bad vibe and when I called the police they said to speak to target security LOL! What a joke
That’s actually a terrifying thought 😕
Life is odd, we have friends, lover, relatives, family ...yet we die alone and worse a bad death. I don't fear loneliness because dying like this is a nightmare. RIP Samantha ⚘
I saw some of this trial, the one thing that sticks in my mind is they had so much evidence. After he was found guilty, his mother stood up to give a statement and kept trying to say he was innocent even though the judge continually admonished her it was too late for that. She couldn't believe her son would ever commit murder. No surprise he did too before he was sentenced.
She should be ashamed of herself and that monster she bred
His mom is sick in the head too. She showed so much love to an evil and violent monster who just killed an innocent girl.
This is one of the reasons I don’t go out with “friends” . People now are not your real friends man They’re selfish and don’t care about your safety. I could never go out with my girls and notice we’ve been separated from one KNOWING THEY’RE INTOXICATED and not make an effort to find or call them to make sure they’re getting home safely . Like I really don’t understand how that’s not an instinct when being out with friends We come together we leave together or make sure we’re all getting home safely .
This! when I was 18 I went out drinking with my best friend and our friends I ended up being stuck outside for 30 minutes and they didn't even notice me ( I waited outside the club until I was let back in). As soon as the club was finished at 3am I made sure they we all stuck together even though one of them wanted to go sleep with a 30+ year old, the other tried to run off intoxicated and the other one was grumpy walking in the middle of street.
Maybe this is the main reason I don't go out to places with friends because they never worry about me....
You're right. Same goes for the boyfriend in this story. HE JUST F.CKING PEACEFULLY SLEPT knowing he couldn't reach her gf who was drunk and in a stranger's car and her signals were going the opposite direction.
@@SG-pu3rx THISSSS TOO!!! My man woulda been in his car speeding to where I am if he knew I was in an Uber that’s not taking me to my location .
Damn it’s everybody’s fault except hers lol I mean she only approached and attempted to get in the completely wrong car not 1 time but twice but yea maybe it’s her LONG distance boyfriends fault for not driving his batmobile over or maybe his jet or something
@@RJR338 she was partying with friends so obviously she was intoxicated in some way . I mean yeah when you walk up
To an Uber you’re supposed to confirm your drivers identity by asking for a name or whatever but her being drunk and separated from her friends was a sign to leave and that car just happened to pull up in front of her as if it was her Uber hence them saying he was already watching her prior to pulling up and just swooped in when he had the chance so she probably didn’t put much thought into it, . So I’m not saying it’s not her fault but in situations like this mainly he’s more in the wrong for even going out his way to abduct someone and her bf is wrong for watching this ply out and not saying nothing until he noticed he wasn’t getting any reply still the next day. I don’t recall him saying he lived long distance but I wasn’t referring to him I obviously said if it was MY MAN he would come flying or wouldn’t stop at least trying to contact me to ask what’s going on . No call when I get home he’s on a hunt . But hey that’s just my man I guess 🤷🏽♀️
I had the same mistake by almost getting into a car thinking it was my uber, but I made sure to ask before even jumping in. The man was polite enough to tell me I made a mistake and even that encounter shook me. Now I always make extra precaution when taking uber.
Need a ride?
The guilt of his bf not going with her and telling her to go out and have fun I couldn’t even imagine the pain I hope he finds the strength to live on for her to live his best life when she couldn’t
He shouldn't feel any guilt. Her friends at the bar maybe should though.
this is such a sad case. I once got into the wrong uber car too.
I was waiting for an uber at a supermarket, and i saw an uber car (it had an uber logo on the windows of it) pull up thinking it was for me. When I went to confirm my name, I was already getting into the car and was about to close the door when he told me he was picking up a different person and I was not his ride. Thankfully, he was extremely understanding of the situation and I got out of his car immediately. I was at fault in this situation because I wasn't paying attention to what car was picking me up.
This CAN happen. Please pay attention to the type of car/license plate. I think this happened to me after this case happened, which prompted uber/lyft to change their rules. Stay safe out there guys.
Not being funny!
But you was either too busy on your phone,
Or drunk?
Yeah that's true but she didnt even HAVE an uber ride anymore. She was literally running up to every single car that pulled up, I mean it was just physically painful to watch. My point is that she was trashed, leading her to be much more vulnerable than you being fully aware & sober. People should be careful with their uber for sure but much more than that should be careful to not get trashed in the middle of a city alone. Such a sad case, she had no idea this monster was lurking around. May she RIP
It's happened to me twice, pulling up outside a bar and a nightclub. A woman jumped in the back seat, the other time a couple just opened the door and started to get in. Now I keep my doors locked until I can confirm t's the correct person.
@@77moessa I was probably busy on my phone. It happened a few years ago.
@@vaughmit24 o.k.
You now I nearly knocked down a school kid a few years ago,
When he was crossing the Road ,
Just as I turned into the road
This kid comes out of nowhere.
I swear I was practically just a few inches away from knocking him over.
How?
Because he was too busy looking down on his damn phone.
It's like he was totally hypnotized by it.
That's another drug these days.
Mobile phones....!
the court recording absolutely shattered me seeing the family huddled and crying.. and it was definitely malicious on his part, over 100 stab wounds? murder is murder but that was filled with hatred, i absolutely hate how painful her final moments were, but thankful her killer got sentenced super quickly and the judge did not care about his feelings
One of her eyes popped out 😂
@@abdullahal-shimri3091 how is that funny? SICKO. Please get help. Monster.
@@abdullahal-shimri3091 Why are you laughing about that? That’s f’ed up!
I gotta hand it to that first cop, and his on-foot pursuit - all the equipment they wear is damn heavy, and not only was he hauling ass in that shit, he wasn't out of breath until the end. That's pretty freakin' awesome; I sure as hell couldn't do that.
i was like ohhh i bet will smith and channing tatum be running after that monster... but then again they are all actors. Good job for that cop running in pursuit.
he got smoked he didnt catch him that dude was gone the back up caught him hiding lol
Awesome! They said he was a dog handler so doggie must of kept him in shape.
That was so eerie watching the camera footage of Samantha waiting and then getting into that monsters car,so so sad. I watched many of your video's but this one really struck a cord. Your channel is brilliantly presented,I can imagine you put a lot of time and effort into editing etc,one of the best crime channels out there.
It always amazes me when people go out at night and separate from their friends, without knowing where they're going...
Oh god, I know. I wish people would stay together when they go out
@@divinemischief4655 when I went out at night, I would never leave my friends without let them know where I was going, or knew where they were, even when we were adults... and never EVER abandon a drunken friend!
And jump into random unverified cars...
Yet young people will still never learn and keep leaving these places solo and go missing as we've seen time and time again.
Drinking excessive amounts of alcohol is really really stupid but some people never figure this out and "party" their whole lives.
I can’t imagine how the bf could’ve felt seeing his girl get kidnapped and murdered. I honestly would’ve followed her location if she didn’t answer my call knowing crazy shit can happen and her being in an Uber going the opposite way. I would’ve called the cops and my boys and slid wherever she going.
I think that he regrets not doing that every day… and he probably’ll never stop regretting that.
But most of us would think that it was some silly mistake.. it’s not fair towards her boyfriend.
When you look at it from the outside, it’s easy to say that…
easy to say if you're not in that situation.
While fully understanding your point here, i do believe, if im not mistaken the boyfriend had went back home for the weekend. He wasnt in the area, and good luck trying to reach police fast enough being that if he calls 911 he would get dispatch in his current vicinity. After those hoops had been successfully navigated, the obstacle of actually getting an officer that wouldve taken him serious and were able to follow the directions from his phone, second hand in enough time to prevent this terrible tragedy.
@@tigermachine6471and it seems like she was murdered only 30 minutes after she got in. Near impossible for all of this to have happened before he killed her.
This is terrifying and heartbreaking.
One time my gf got into the taxi of a driver who was acting extremely weird, and didn't even know what he was supposed to be doing. Lots of miscommunication. But she got in anyway, and didn't answer the phone or texts the entire drive there. My heart was racing, I thought something was wrong. Turns out, she just didn't hear her phone in her pocket. But it's cases like these that really put my mind in the worst places.
May Samantha rest in peace.
This is real. I used to pull up outside the bars in Tallahassee and it wouldn’t be 2 min before some drunk girls would hop in the back of my car like “are you my Uber”? I would give them a ride home and theyd even invite me in to smoke and hang out. I thought it was cool but since I started watching true crime I’ve been thinking how wild these girls were. Hope they’re all safe.
So so dumb these girls have no sense
@@genogrinberg6014 natural selection, sorry.
@@theoneitself Unfortunate but true, imagine randomly trying to jump in the back of MOVING VEHICLES 'cause you're waiting on an Uber.... doesn't she know at least know the color of the car? Isn't that info that Uber gives on their drivers? 🤦♂️
So be a responsible adult don't get wasted and drink alcohol
"obtaining goods under false pretenses." Lmao what a bizarre way of saying stealing. Legalese is so dumb sometimes
I dont get how that wasnt grand theft (theft over 500$)
When good and false is in same line 😂
They also use the word "pocketed" when government officials get caught stealing
@@shrodingerscat4191 which is ironic because the amount they steal wouldn't fit in Paul Bunyan's pockets.
As a rule, I always make my Lyft driver confirm my name before I get in the back. I know there are a plethora of things that can go wrong passed that point. But at a base level, just making sure who each other are before proceeding with the service is really important. I don't Lyft much now but y'all gotta stay safe. Even just having the driver confirm your name could be the difference between detriment and destination.
@Manny Rosales Well last time I checked I'm not the one with the car with child locks and also I don't kill people? Are you mentally deficient?
common misconception tbh, you want to ASK their name. They may damn well know your name for any number of reasons...
This is a horrific case, I remember it all over the news. I’m so sad for her & her family.
Maybe because I was born & bred in NYC, but I’d never get into a car (Uber) with anyone w out confirming who they are & check the plates first.
So sad, & completely unjustified.
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Horrifying and heartbreaking. That piece should've had a life sentence from the 1st kidnapping,etc. Prayers to Samantha,her family and her friends 😢 🙏 💙
Exactly!
Instead he wasn’t even charged with it 🤦🏽♂️
@@1ChxnceLxnce want to bet he attacked and kidnapped a woc. I swear the justice system dgaf in America about woc.
Such a true statement, Marijuana-leaf emoji-user MR Burns
Is everyone ok with the fact that he saw her on the map moving away from her home, called her and she didn't answer and he still didn't call the police but WENT TO SLEEP TILL MORNING?!
Yeah I was about the write about that wtf 😬
He didn’t care
Alleluia! So many "poor Greg" make me feel sick.
He said they thought she might've left her phone in the car but I agree that Greg and her friends should've called earlier
I was thinking same what's point of having a tracking device if you don't act on it
The saddest thing these days is that we are willing to jump into a strangers car and not think twice about it 💭
If this man had been convicted before with the car jacking and assault. She would still be alive.
I agree , but you'd be surprised(many not though) how inept some of our "leaders" are. Where I live the city prosecutor and mayor are very weak on crime. There are people with multiple prior felonies(many of them violent and or involving weapons) in which these criminals are allowed back on the streets time and time again. One of my friends is a police officer and told me a story about how they went to arrest a guy for outstanding warrants, which were for armed robbery and AWADW, only for one of his partners to say, "Hey didn't we pick that guy up for murder 7 months ago..". Don't even get me started on sentencing though.
@@ajdoman317 oh. My god. No dude I’m sadly not surprised.
@@gabimaza780 I figured. Society is fucked up lol.
This disgusting excuse for a "human being" makes me long for the old days when justice would have been swift and without a trial in a courtroom.
LOL wat?
How tragic that a simple mistake could make this beautiful young woman the victim of a murderous psychopath. How terrified and helpless she must have been.
What a horrifying case 😳 Thank goodness he was caught and convicted!!
I usually tell my friends to tell me when they arrive but I've barely received response a couple of times, I lost a friend after waving goodbye outside of a bar and every time I still feel anxious, there are so many unexpected dangers out there and people aren't careful enough. Take care of yourselves.
awww man.
Literally 50% of the time reason behind any crime is either some sort of intoxication or Childhood's unhealed trauma
This is so heartbreaking. She was just trying to get home. As someone who has taken Uber or Lyft quite about I always check the license plate and the picture of the person and name to make sure they match up. Be careful out there everyone. Prayer with her family and friends
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This is just so sad. My heart goes out to his Samantha's family, friends and boyfriend. This poor woman must have been terrified. He should never be released from prison.
I live in Sumter. Seeing him at that Wells Fargo makes me sick to my stomach. I go there all the time. This is an especially infuriating case. God rest her soul
I always ALWAYS check the car's plates and keep my live location on. I would think I may be paranoid, but in my country, this is the most basic of precautions. Please, to everyone, never take your safety for granted.
I was screaming at Samantha to not get into the car like she can hear me😪 It's because of stories like these that I stop, pay attention and confirm who is being picked up before stepping into any Uber/taxi. Women like Samantha lost their lives to save many others. May she RIP.
I had a similar experience.
I was stopped at a red light that happened to be in from of a bar.
Someone opened my back door, got and and immediately passed out.
I immediately pulled over and opened the doors and went into the bar to see if anyone was missing a friend.
I had to call the police to come get him and make sure he got home safe.
I’m glad he stumbled into my car instead of someone, because who knows what could’ve happened.
Keep an eye on your friends, folks!!!
I appreciate you for being a good person. Alot of people might've just gotten pissed off n thrown the guy out and a few evil people might've even harmed him
As an Uber driver I ALWAYS, ALWAYS have my phone present and say the name of the person I am picking up. I also look at my phone to see if this the the right person I picked up.
There are sometimes people hop in my car thinking I am their uber ride and I polity tell them " sorry wrong car, check your phone to be sure." That is why its imporant to be aware of your surroundings, cause the reality is, it can be your last day here on Earth, be safe out there.
Thankyou!
If you are going to say their name, they need to tell you your name. Otherwise how do you know they aren't scammers or worse?
It happened to me before, somebody was pretending to be my uber and was really insistant that I get in. (I had opened the car door but hadn't gotten in) I quickly realized they weren't my uber but it was a close call. ALWAYS check the license plate so it matches the uber's before you get in. This happens more often than you would think.
I literally watch coffeehouse crime Monday-Friday 8 hours a day … big fan of this channel
What really causes someone from an apparently decent home and no previous criminal record to suddenly begin to indulge in escalating levels of crime culminating in the commission of a gruesome and profoundly unnecessary murder?
A lack of a Soul.
Well... FBI crime stats might shed some light on this matter, but those are inconvenient facts that can never be mentioned
@@rationalbacon5872 and what exactly do you mean by that
@Nicole And true, coincidentally.
It's not a bad idea to put a glass breaker on your key chain. If Samantha had had one she could have at least busted one of the rear windows...you smack a tempered window with a glass breaker and it instantly crumbles into a million pieces. A glass breaker is useful also if your car ends up in the water, and is sinking (although in that case you may be able to simply roll the window down).
Really good idea!
Great idea.
I've never heard of them. After this Amazon is my next stop to purchase several. One for myself, my 2 kids & spouses.
I pray they'll never need them but I believe in being diligent & when given good advice use it.
Good bless. 💕
She called her boyfriend to keep her company & told him she was waiting for an Uber ride to go home. When the tracking app is showing her going the total opposite direction & he tried contacting her without any success & she never called him to let him know she got home safely, he should've call her friends to see if they knew where she might be going instead & tell them about what happened & tell them to go follow her location & then call the police right away.
Unfortunately it most likely wouldnt have changed much. I hope the boyfriend doesn't blame himself
It's not his fault that this happened
@@mohammadwaheed9848 okay white knight lol I can think of a million circumstances where it would be more logical to take an Uber, all of which are irrelevant bc she didn't take the slightest precaution in this situation regardless. Sure her boyfriend didn't either but you know who's fault that makes it ? The fucking perpetrator lmfao u can put this together in ur head right ? It's not the boyfriends fault for being short sighted it's not her fault for being dumb and drunk. It's the perpetrators fault for hunting for a victim and then murdering that girl
@@youngspaghettii what are you talking about? The girlfriend was drunk, and her boyfriend could have dropped her home, but figured that hanging out was more important than his girlfriend, selfish, total disregard for human life. Women are supposed to be protected, and if he actually cared about her, he would have taken her home, himself The boyfriend didn't give a shit about her, that's why he didn't drop her home himself, if he wasn't so stupid, and actually cared about his girlfriend, he would have done that, rather than have a stranger drop off the person "he claims" to love. He just wanted the piety party, that's why he was crying and all that crocodile tears, just to act sad in front of others, when he is the one to blame
whenever i remember the time before i had my own car i realize the amount of opportunities i’ve given psychopaths to do the exact same thing to me, it’s actually insane!!!
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i once got in the wrong car at walmart. i turn around and a fat pissed off lady stared at me
It's simple don't get drunk, and get in a strangers car!!
My daughter occasionally takes Ubers/Lyfts. She knows to call me when it arrives so I can say hi to the driver, and she texts me when she arrives to her job.
I will admit, I always ask for a female driver if I'm calling a taxi in the middle of the night. No questions asked, they always send one. Shouldn't be this way but there you go. 😞
As sad as it is to admit, I do the same. Women are also capable of committing heinous crimes, but the alarming rate of men committing crimes against women (especially in my state where kidnapping and sex-trafficing is a huge issue and happens a lot) has instilled the habit in me to ask for female staff when taking ubers, or going to things such as doctors appointments. Today I took a driving test, and I was disappointed to see that my instructor was a man(sadly I wasn't given the choice on who to choose for my test). He was very nice and a tried to relax around him, but I was wary because when I was in driver's training a year or so ago, the male instructor would make sexual inuendos towards us female students, and even got a charge against him after I left the course, so I can be stiff male strangers. I hate that I'm scared and wary around men, but I can't help the fact that society has brought that upon a lot of women nowadays. Not all men are bad, but cases like this show why we women usually have our guard up and/or ask for fellow female staff to drive us places, deal with our medical examinations, etc.
But when cops profile it's racism and not logic right
@@Buttington_Headerson not the same
Thanks for posting about Sammy! My cousins grew up with her. I met her a few times at birthday parties. Every girl in our family bought mace after this incident. It’s so sad. SAY MY NAME!!!! Sammy!!!!!!
Watching this channel and others I've learned something which is controversial but true. If you want to minimize the chances of dying:
1- avoid going out by yourself after 10pm
2- avoid staying alone while going out
3- don't get drunk
4- don't do drugs
5- don't have one night stands
In other words, listen to your parents.
Sadly, many woman are killed in their own homes by a significant other
Why does everyones smile and personality light up a room after they pass. They are always hardworking individuals loved by many with a thirst for life.
Thanks for covering this case Adrian. I live in NY with many family and friends in NJ and remember when this tragedy happened. Once again excellent research and told with respect for the victim and family
I feel so bad for Greg. He's probably still kicking himself for not calling the cops when he saw her going the wrong direction
Hi Adrian, My brother was murdered by his girlfriend, and six years later, my 26yr old little sister and her boyfriend drown on Mothers Day. The media almost turned our despair, into our worst nightmare. My brother was a musician, my sister was a beauty queen, so It was on the local news every day, on every channel.
Even though none of it was hurtful in any way, or painted anyone in a negative light, it was still so disrespectful that they reported incorrect information, and even fabricated stupid little details, with random dramatic video clips in the background for dramatic effect and better ratings.
( Someone told my mom at the funerals "Well, at least your daughter's in a better place now" and "So, what happened....Did they catch that bitch that murdered your son!? " )
Adrian's input on this story really touched my heart because you can see that he really feels for what the families go thru after a murder or death.
I love this channel.
Oh my gosh i am so incredibly sorry to hear this, I'm sending you so much love ❤️❤️
@@bluebirdinthenightsky2491 My sweet little angel, your words have really touched my heart. Thank you for thinking of me today. Im sending some love back to you from Las Vegas. Happy Holidays, sweetness!
@@BucketHeadianHagg you're so incredibly kind, gosh I almost teared up at your sweet reply, thankyou so much beautiful soul, happy holidays, I hope you have a happy and safe life always ❤️❤️❤️
Sorry for your situation. That’s the media for you! The media is the biggest evil.
Rare to find in these stories a loving happy couple who truly take care of each other. Where the boyfriend is not a suspect. Can't imagine his pain to watch her final moments/disappear. Blessings to all. 🙏
Been a subscriber for a while now. This case happened at my university when I was in my third year. It’s so strange to see this case on a platform like this, it completely changed our behavior around campus and downtown. This is actually the first time I’ve seen the serious details of the case- no one truly wanted to know more than what was obvious…
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From Mt.Pleasant and graduated from USC in 2017. This story was crazy, and extremely sad. Hope she’s resting easy and he rots in hell.
I remember when this happened... I still am terrified of getting in ubers because this happened not too far from where I live when I was in college. It was so sad and I remember my mom being TERRIFIED something would happen to me
This is a common occurrence in South Africa. I’ve never gotten into the wrong car. Even when drunk I check the number plates. Evil lurks everywhere, please be vigilant and check the number plates. That doesn’t even help here because people will steal the cars. I just tend to not use Ubers. RIP. No amount of logic can justify what happened to this beautiful young lady and I hope her and her family finds peace
Why didn't the bf call the police if he was watching the tracking app the entire time? Should've assumed something was extremely wrong the moment she was heading in the opposite direction, just hung up from a phone call and never responding again when she's obviously not wasted. No way would her phone just be left in the car when the car never went in the direction of her home in the first place. Get the police to check out the car or just be on the lookout, keep updating them her position on the app, easily could have singled out the car and might have saved her life.
I was just going to comment the same thing. The bf should have called police while tracking the car. But knowing cops, they'd say "that's not evidence of a crime. You gotta wait 48 hours."
Or "sorry sir, busy eating donuts. Call back later."
@@kemeee5407 Yeah, guess it'll depend on how the situation is framed. From all the videos I've seen cops in the states do respond pretty quickly if they believe there is an emergency situation. Could've said it was not normal behaviour, she wouldn't go to that part of town etc. and truly believed she was in a distress so insist on a response. Better being a mistake than being sorry or sleeping on it.
Always check the number plate and ask who they’re waiting for when you are about to get in. RIP Samantha.
Once I was in a red light, and a wasted girl opened my car’s door thinking I was her Uber. I didn’t have any Uber sticker. I got scared too! But come on girl, this is how things happens :(
If one of your friends is drunk, go with her, or at least, make sure she gets in the right car.
This is not her fault at all, but psychos and mean people will always exist.
Was just about to go to bed... Guess sleep has to wait, can't leave this till tomorrow. Impossible.
3:15 "... would light up a room"
Uh oh. The only way I'll ever light up a room is by turning on the lights. I don't want to be murdered.