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Next hearing date for suspect in USC student's killing still unclear

Nathaniel Rowland had been listed as scheduled to appear Monday on online documents, but that hearing will now take place later.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — It's still unclear when the accused of killing a University of South Carolina student will go before a judge.

Nathaniel David Rowland, 24, had been listed as having a court appearance on Monday in online records. But the Fifth Circuit Solicitor's office clarified that since Rowland has not posted bond, he could not be present for the hearing, and was not brought to the court house. 

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Rowland is charged with murder and kidnapping in the death of 21-year-old Samantha Josephson, a senior at the University of South Carolina.

Josephson was last seen in Five Points around 2 a.m. March 29 when she got into a car she mistook for her Uber ride. Columbia police say that car belonged to Rowland, who reportedly killed the student and dumped her body in a wooded area about 70 miles away in Clarendon County. 

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Rowland reportedly returned to Five Points the next morning, where he was arrested by officers. He was set to appear at bond hearing on March 31, but waived his right to be there.

"Shame on him." That's what Samantha's mother Marci Josephson had to say about Rowland's absence. "We'd like him to be here, to see his evil face," she continued.

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Marci, along with Samantha's father Seymour Josephson, both spoke at the hearing. They described their daughter as "full of life," saying the suspect has "taken away a piece of our heart, soul, and life."

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