COLUMBIA, S.C. (CBSNewYork) – The New Jersey student who was kidnapped and killed near the University of South Carolina will be getting a special honor.
University officials say they will be awarding Samantha Josephson with a posthumous degree.
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Police say Josephson mistakenly got into her killer’s car thinking it was her Uber vehicle.
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