Turkey hunter who found Samantha Josephson's body 'startled' by what he found

[@swagger1930]

How crazy is it to find a dead body then sit in the court room with the killer

[@mizzury54]

And he knew the killer from school.

[@tylerbeechey4234]

That s what police do on a daily basis….

[@joebruno8785]

@@mizzury54 really?

[@65timmy1]

Yes its really hard to do. I stared at the defendant who would not look add t me at all rhile i I described the bodies of his daughters thst i found. It was really hard being in the same room as him. Also knowing this happened while i was a few hundred feet away that night . To this day i cant get it out of my mind . I had never seen a dead body before that day .And i pray i never do again.

[@swagger1930]

@@tylerbeechey4234 yeah I give them credit but it comes with their job. I imagine it’s much more traumatizing for a normal passerby who never experienced something like that

[@KrazyMuzik901]

Dude looks more traumatized than the defendant. That's what being human is! The defendant is a sociopath, and feels no remorse! I feel so sorry for this dude.

[@adomamparbeng]

Thank you .

[@adomamparbeng]

@Some Fire Stuff then it would either rot till her bones or someone else would find it

[@KrazyMuzik901]

@Some Fire Stuff if he's innocent, he wouldn't be remaining calm.

[@dianarose7131]

I don’t think he looks traumatized, but i do agree I Would have been crapping my pants, screaming

[@xavierjames9270]

Smh

[@junemoonz]

He seems like such a gental young man, the fact that he’s self soothing himself by rocking his chair back and fourth. I couldn’t imagine the horror of what he came across 💔 rip Samantha

[@yadinavarro9810]

I hope one day he stops hunting animals, it’s cruel

[@sheepsfoot2]

Plus Its nerve racking getting up in Court well it was for me !

[@indianqueen4607]

@@yadinavarro9810 It’s part of nature.

[@yadinavarro9810]

@@indianqueen4607 hundreds of years ago for necessary but now is for sports

[@KayInMaine]

@@yadinavarro9810 For some but most eat what they kill.

[@jazzy5041]

I just want to hug that Man. He was just minding his business now he has that image etched in his brain for the rest of his life.

[@sarahj2551]

Me too. He looks emotionally traumatised. You can see the tears in his eyes a few times.

[@Guztenify]

Yeah, by observing his mouth and eyes (even when he is quiet) you can see what he sees and feels. He is watching the traumatizing image in his mind the whole time and he is just waiting for that particular part of the case being braught up. He is devestated but he did a great job, holding his composure and being very articulate to be able to help out. Awesome guy

[@historicalcucumber]

Poor guy, what a horrible thing for anyone to have to see. You can tell its really messing with his head, as it would any normal human.

[@ladypamela8269]

This poor gentleman is going to have that in his head for the rest of his life. My heart goes out to him and anyone who took care of this case. Prayers go out to any family member or friend or loved one.

[@ninjakitty4816]

I found my bosses son deceased from an OD 25 years ago and it is still in my head... it was kind of expected but still traumatizing... I can’t imagine the trauma from discovering this poor girl in a place that should be peaceful. My heart breaks for everyone involved in this case .. except the killer

[@ladypamela8269]

@@ninjakitty4816 I'm so sorry for your pain. I had to find my brother after his murder. It never leaves.

[@novice5895]

Lady Pamela Gosh, I’m so sorry for your loss & trauma. I wish comfort for your mind & heart.

[@smith806]

she wasn't his family or anything

[@silvermainecoons3269]

@@smith806 So since she wasn’t family this poor guy should’ve..what? Just pick up her corpse and chuck it in the nearest dumpster?

[@1456Sassy]

It's a wonder she was found within the first 24hrs of her going missing. So many are never found or years before they are. My heartfelt condolences to her family and friends. God put those hunters in that area to find her.

[@glennielsen]

If "God" put the hunters in that area to find her, it's the same God who put Nathaniel Rowland on the street corner that day to abduct and murder her...keep that kind of God away from me...is your God the mastermind behind Saw?

[@1456Sassy]

​@@glennielsen God gives us humans free will to choose good or evil. The devil is evil.

[@packman4664]

Too bad God didn’t just prevent her from being raped and murdered, but putting hunters there to find her brutalized dead body within 24 hrs will have to do I guess.

[@puddingtame3483]

​@@1456Sassy the "devil" is just the evil side of human nature, anthropomorphized.

[@jonnyjetstreamer997]

Where was your “God” for Samantha when she was getting a knife stuck in her neck? Maybe that would have been a better time for him to show up? It’s really hard to believe the lack of critical thinking and irrational beliefs some people have.

[@mmac8379]

This young man looks totally traumatized. Praying for everyone.

[@QuinnieMae]

Do you think her parents prayed for her to be alive?

[@sportsinthebay1603]

Yes he does. His eyes were racy. So sad.

[@Peterisheree]

@@QuinnieMae of course they did. prayers arent always answered.

[@egyptianprincess2560]

@@QuinnieMae yes

[@fairey66]

The rocking side to side in his chair is a self soothing move, what a terrible event for him to go through ..

[@AliJaeJR]

Disgusting,,disgusting his family stands behind him... ALL HE HAD TO DO WAS TELL HER SHE HAD THE WRONG CAR... but to have the child locks on the door so it can't be opened from the inside...HE WAS PLOTTING, THIS WAS PREMEDITATED MURDER!

[@VABee59]

Good point.

[@aprilwalkeraw3]

@CaRbOn CoPiEd I agree about your reason the child lock was on. But don't you have to take the child lock off from outside the car or can you do take it off from inside the car too?

[@Userxyz-z2d]

Yup, capital murder

[@nataliestowers-n8b]

@CaRbOn CoPiEd there’s a lot of killers who have their cars on child lock. just because there IS a child around doesn’t mean that’s the main reason. just means it can be used as an excuse for it

[@Thinkerman22]

They don’t care cuz she hwyte

[@sm3296]

What a nice young man. I hope he can sleep well after what he’s experienced.

[@karlypearl9701]

I know I was thinking the same thing... Poor kid.

[@isabellenicaud3725]

Same thought. I bet he did not sleep well after this horror

[@c.c.germaine9960]

He may have nightmares about murdering women. But a few years in prison and eventually, he may be able to sleep well again. Personally, I thought he was a jerk, but a good person can see the good in all men.

[@sm3296]

@@c.c.germaine9960 I think you’re talking about the murderer, I’m not.

[@baby_boi123]

What a dummy 🤣

[@rder3855]

He’s such a courageous man for this you helped put a killer away and helped a family receive justice you did great no one can prove you to be anything else sir❤️💯🤞🏽💪🏽

[@socorrojimenez2955]

That red shirt fits him as the devil! It's scary nowadays.you don't know what to expect!

[@kcet1948]

Samantha lead the hunters to her body. It would be nice if the hunter caught the killer that day and point the gun at him to surrender.

[@biscuitdunker3948]

@@kcet1948 how she was dead.?

[@michaelschumacher3869]

@@kcet1948 theres no surrender to Killers, pedos or rapist. Just a shoot in the face.

[@rolltide1912]

Not gonna lie, as a life long turkey hunter that has been blessed to be able to hunt public land in several states…it has been a thought/fear in the back of my mind of coming across a body that has been dumped in the woods when hunting public land. Me and a buddy of mine hammock camp while we hunt and we often have gone days without seeing another person. Perfect opportunity for someone to dump a body where not a lot of people frequent. But I’m probably just being weird. Also, my heart goes out to that poor girls parents. Makes me want to cry.

[@recoveringbeautifully4920]

My friend was found last year dumped. She was missing for a long time before they found her 😞

[@wolfguy1912]

@@recoveringbeautifully4920 awwwww ohhh nooo what happend

[@recoveringbeautifully4920]

@@wolfguy1912 her bf was the last person to see her. She had court a few weeks later and they just swore she ran, but we all know she didn't. Type 1 diabetic without her meds, phone or anything else. She was found months later in a creek bed. The bf is in prison for something else, but we all know he was the only one with her and they were fighting.

[@wolfguy1912]

@@recoveringbeautifully4920 that's Soo sad I am sorry to here that I am you are recovering well

[@BUBBLESPOGO]

No your not being weird

[@tauresattauresa7137]

Thank god this man found her, for her family to lay her to rest, poor kid.

[@superjaded1738]

It was forensic science that will convict the man who did that to Samantha Josephson.

[@beverlybalius9303]

@@superjaded1738 Well it’s good for the Investigators and the family to have her body,,, DUHHHH!,,

[@TeaTephiTrumpet777]

God sends us paths to justice. It’s up to us to ensure our laws are enforced and written to deter the true monsters that can be created in mankind by evil spirits that invade their mind and hearts absent of Jesus Christ. But by the power of Jesus Christ, always remember evil has no power over us when we command it to depart and return to where it came from in Jesus Name. God says to send all murderers and rapist to me immediately that I the Lord May judge them immediately and so mankind will see and it will diminish among you.

[@superjaded1738]

@@TeaTephiTrumpet777 that’s all good & fine, but I’m not sure evil really exists. Who defines evil? It doesn’t exist in the animal kingdom. I’m starting to think that people who commit crimes aren’t “evil” or “monsters” they look just like you or me. And in a way, chalking their behavior up to “evil” kind of lets them off the hook for their behavior. I believe something is wrong with them & it exists in their mind. That’s where we come to sociopaths & psychopaths. It’s often a complex set of circumstances & events that lead up to a person committing a violent crime. And here’s where I have to be careful, because I believe mental illness plays a part in their actions, but I don’t want to stigmatize the mentally ill because not all mentally ill. Commit violent crimes. I certainly don’t want to label them as “evil”. You have to admit well adjusted stable people don’t commit violent crimes. It’s often a complex set of circumstances that lead a person to commit these types of crimes. I don’t believe that the Bible holds the answers, but science does

[@MetroBigBalls]

@@superjaded1738 one day we will know why people commit such acts of violence against each other… products of our environment but I agree with what you said very well put!

[@indiamitchell93]

He knew exactly what he was doing and his parents crying on tv saying he’s innocent. They can cry all they want this girl is dead and her family will never have her back. At least the SOB can call and speak to his parents. Her parents can never do that again. He needs to go to prison for life. All the evidence shows that he is guilty.

[@warrenbates2949]

They don't care because she was white.

[@pmelshearn5482]

@@warrenbates2949 You are absolutely right. I'm surprised that this is even being televised.

[@karenhummel49]

I felt sorry for his father who had a stroke 😔

[@isitoveryet9525]

@@karenhummel49 I feel sorry for Samantha’s parents, who’s child was slaughtered by a maniac 😔

[@mrsls2823]

@Indie Mitchell agree 100%

[@wizzardofpaws2420]

The killer sitting there taking notes, as if that's going to help him.

[@aqueelahsmith7289]

Right, like, wtf could he possibly even write down as if he has this unbearable evidence on his side. Bastard.

[@maureenotieno1989]

🤣🤣 he is soo shallow

[@SLEEPWALKINGINTHESNOW]

He was mostly taking notes when the attorney kept questioning the where the witness lives. I'm sure he did want the scum on trial to know that information. I wouldn't.

[@Jess-yq6bx]

Annoying 🤬🤬😡

[@yourofficialweeb6552]

Lol

[@mizzury54]

This poor guy was just out hunting and had to see that horrible scene.

[@normadailey7953]

I think he’ll survive. Seeing an animal blown away with it’s life taken is quite a horrible scene too for many people.

[@helenwalker716]

Then defense tries to make him seem like a drunk.

[@tg2535]

@@normadailey7953 what is wrong with you

[@Red-Rambo]

@@normadailey7953 i don't think hunters stab animals 120 times tho 🤔

[@Ty-op5xr]

He murders too.

[@zn6471]

Non-verbal throughout testimony: swinging chair from side to side, soothing the emotional trauma.

[@BlaQSheep]

Emotional trauma? With a smile on his face the whole time ?

[@saniya8885]

So you mean to tell me if someone sits you in an spiny chair you aren’t gonna swing??

[@saniya8885]

@@BlaQSheep exactly he’s chilling😂😂

[@carolynnalvarez7032]

@King Cole Smiling is also a non verbal way to soothe trauma. The brain and body wishes to believe it wasn't that bad and crying can be too painful and bring back the unwanted pain and terror of reality. Trauma survivor here. My Dr. brought it to my attention that I smile and laugh when recounting events that traumatized me.

[@PorshaLaVieBelle]

@@BlaQSheep that’s not a true smile. People do that when they’re uncomfortable

[@22lyric]

Hopefully he can get through this knowing what a gift he gave her family. I would think if he hadn't found her, she might have been lost forever. (Predators, build up of leaves, decomposition...) God bless him and calm his thoughts.

[@shanamitchell9326]

Absolutely. God had him in the right place and the right time. Praying for the family

[@TheRandompaint]

@@shanamitchell9326 why does everything have to do with god? And if everything is why have her murdered in the first place?

[@BeachCrew100]

@@TheRandompaint "The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist." The devil is a God in this world. Even the angels questioned God why he created this world. It’s only when you die, then you realized how worthless this life and world is. We are only here in this worldly worth less life for one purpose, to be tested. So don’t come at anyone for believing in God. That’s their believe. We all are gonna taste death and see the truth. Everyone will see it including you.

[@joycelynverma2388]

@@BeachCrew100 to God be the glory and power and honor forever and ever amen 🙏🏽

[@joycelynverma2388]

@@TheRandompaint He knew you before you were formed in your mother’s womb. The very breath you breathe is a gift of the heavens. Look around you into the world you live in. To deny the existence of God would mean there is no such thing as evil. This man that killed this young lady is the very proof that evil exists in this world. The justice that was served for the young lady shows the power of God upon evil. In God We Trust

[@meandercat7992]

That must be a strange experience to not only find a dead body but also to have to talk about it in front of the killer.

[@shark180]

Defense Attorney: We're you drinking before you found the body? Witness: No, sir it was the middle of the day. Defense Attorney: Whelp, I tried.

[@XBoysAtWorkX]

Yeah. All the defense attorney did was build the case that he is a responsible and credible witness.

[@exxtraterestial]

That’s why lawyers are the worst… Not all but some have no dignity

[@tymiller1633]

Right smh

[@anneleeuwen2105]

Defensive attorneys only do it for the money they don't give a f..k disgusting interrogating thus young man and suggesting that he was drunk

[@Jman417]

I am glad he didn't have money. He would have gotten away with murder with a manslaughter sentence which I think is 11 years with a minimum of 6 years sentence served and parole.

[@bayborn510]

Damn! He went to school with the defendant!

[@deplorabledave1048]

"There was also so little blood left in her body - 20 milliliters (1.3 tablespoons) when a body typically has at least 4 liters (1 gallon) - that workers at her autopsy struggled to get enough blood for routine testing, said Dr. Thomas Beaver, who conducted the examination of the woman after her death." stabbed over 120 times. Throat slashed and a knife driven through her SKULL in to her brain. It still took her 10 to 20 minutes to die in agony.

[@TrueNorth1987]

Oh my lord 😢💔

[@lastjob2011]

This ain't his first time. Who does 110 stabs as a first time? And who gets caught the first time? The dummy was driving around, hanging out, with another female, in the same car - with the blood and bleach smell! Doesn't he know there are cameras EVERYWHERE?? He hangs out at late hours. Other missing women in the area?

[@russdemello8029]

Dam man 🤦🏽

[@remedy9648]

This guy has got to be forever changed. He’s a good man who’ll do doubt suffer for what he saw. But worse to have to look at the POS who did it, a person you knew prior, to see the bf and worst, the parents and family in such pain. He did a phenomenal job and did the absolute right thing from start to finish. RIP 👼 and I pray her family finds a way to cope with this devastatingly violent loss.

[@robertbiondo9381]

Yes , there are many victims

[@dustinb1070]

It's actually therapeutic for some personality types to be a part of justice being served. I'd feel a lot better knowing I out someone away for a murder scene I had to witness

[@HighSpeedNoDrag]

Ok, every other comment has stated how he will suffer and never Turkey Hunt again. Freakin Annoying Human Software Robots.

[@brucepedersen4032]

He did a good job, both discovering the body and testifying !

[@shanghunter7697]

Oh yes, it's a great job to discover a ladies body stabbed 120 times. We should all be so lucky and do such great jobs, i can't take no more bruce, best wishes now.

[@brucepedersen4032]

Shang. He did testify good, putting that ahole in prison.

[@margueritemazzeo2904]

@@shanghunter7697 Shut up.

[@ladyzinada5341]

This is sad!🥺 poor woman. Unfortunately, many of these monsters out here amongst us

[@Userxyz-z2d]

Waaaay too many. And lucky women get to pick thru all that mess if they want traditional marriage & kids! Odds are like playing Russian Roulette

[@halibut1249]

That's right. If you look at cold cases that get solved it's often somebody you wouldn't think could be violent.

[@jessicafashionlover2148]

Gurl it ur next door neighbor watching ur every move waiting to strike

[@elizabethpeace4801]

@@Userxyz-z2d love your comments. It’s true

[@emilyvee4922]

My friend who is black won’t date American black men. She’ll date africans but she’s afraid of Americans. Thats a darn shame.

[@darladawn1111]

To be in that courtroom and hear people keep referring to your daughter as, "the body".

[@Rihardololz]

x person daughter is mouth full unless you speaking with the victims mother.

[@darladawn1111]

@@Rihardololz Regardless of what a mouthful it might be, as a parent of a child who was brutally murdered, it would be hard to hear her referred to as, "the body". At least for me and many others. Perhaps you would feel differently if it were your child and it wouldn't bother you if they referred to her as, "the body".

[@Y3172E]

Heart wrenching really 🥲

[@MrAmhara]

@@darladawn1111 Calling a dead person a "body" is appropriate. The life is gone.

[@darladawn1111]

@@MrAmhara That it's appropriate doesn't make it any easier for a mother to hear their child be referred to as "the body". That's my point....that dead body was someone's child.

[@cherrytie1060]

This defense attorney was hoping to get him on some "beers" to discredit his trauma and testimony. Not today Satan.

[@kathy411]

Not Today!!

[@athenarocks7657]

And the witness basically had all the right answers. That's why they say you should never ask a question you don't know the answer to.

[@WS_00]

Yep, Satan is real, you gotta watch out for Satan..

[@SilverFlame819]

He could have been falling-down drunk, and I don't get why that would matter.

[@kjh6903]

😂😂😂

[@lisa5335]

This defense lawyer seems hostile to this hunter. This hunter is not phased by the bs. I hope God will remove much of the memory from this hunter's mind now. That image, I imagine, is extremely troubling.

[@paulyou4629]

Dude, it's the defense lawyer's job to maintain the validity of evidences and check prosecutors', actions. Don't vilify him for doing his job even though it may seem unsavory.

[@spants1058]

@@paulyou4629 yeah, defending a murderer is such an honorable job 🙄

[@spants1058]

Defense lawyers are spoiled brats who have never been held accountable. Most hunters live in the real world and have had to work for everything they have.

[@TheTm9090]

This lawyer has to do his job and try to find any holes in the case. You should want this for a fair trial and system. The lawyer was nothing but polite and cordial with this young man.

[@lisacaron7224]

@@spants1058 it’s HIS job and if there weren’t defense attorneys, an awful lot of innocent people would be in jail.

[@lisasummer701]

It would be so horrifying to find a dead body when you’re just out and about with your life.. especially the way that monster killed her. Omg

[@clownchaostime3024]

My exfiance tripped over a dead body in the woods at 8 years old. She said the smell sometimes just comes from out of nowhere and just traumatizes her all over again. And this happened in 1978.

[@brandyamarillas487]

The defense asked him some stupid questions and seemed to treat him with judgement. This poor guy is scarred for life.

[@Userxyz-z2d]

Its his job to discredit him.

[@le_th_]

The questions are only stupid to those who do not understand what his job is. He needs to qualify who was present, how close they got, whether or not they touched the body, whether any of them may have discarded a cigarette nearby that may have their DNA on it (same for the can beverages), and of course they are going to try and see if they were consuming alcohol because that is probably the most important question after whether or not they touched the body. All the defense has to do is create "reasonable doubt" in the mind of a juror. If the defense attorney doesn't do his job thoroughly, the tax payers may have to pay for another trial later. That is rarely beneficial for the community and if further traumatizing to the family and loved ones of the victim, and sometimes to those people who found her body.

[@gordondeitz7838]

The defence always try to make witnesses appear unsure or decietfull God bless the victim and this man

[@richardbowers3647]

Def. attorney looks to be leading the witness by asking question upon question upon question upon question!!! Appears to me!!!

[@hilaryc3203]

I would refuse to give the location of my residence in court, in order to protect myself. You never know who the accused knows and what they'll do to witnesses.

[@lesleyromani]

Doesn’t it just make the blood boil watching Rowland’s face that has guilty written all over it. He knows he’s guilty. Just friggin confess and get the inevitable over with. Spare Samantha’s loved ones the the gory details. Stop wasting precious funds that could used for truly innocent defendants.

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

Well thanks to the idiots like Kim Kardashian and her virtue-signaling "Innocence Project" bullshit, he probably thinks that he can do like the other heinous murderers she has given attention to by simply claiming innocence and that the police and jury were racist. (Kardashian has given millions of people the impression that Kevin Cooper and other mass-murderers were innocent and falsely accused because they were black).

[@davidrosenzweig1380]

i truly appreciate that last line

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

@Bernedette Kuteyi False convictions are very rare, and even more rare in death penalty cases.

[@nataliestowers-n8b]

sadly he won’t let that happen. even though he knows he did it he wants to get away with it and thinks he can so he will try

[@nataliestowers-n8b]

@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 idk why people like you have to blame random people for things. why don’t we blame the pope while we’re at it. what about satan as well? let’s blame everyone under the sun! SOMEONE has to be at fault for this OTHER than the person who committed the crime. DEFINITELY

[@jessicaalexander5181]

I hope that man can find peace after finding something so awful, I know that had to weigh so heavy on him :( but thanks to him the family can have closure after such a horrific tragedy. You can see the guilt on the murderers face and it makes me sick, what a monster.

[@DNSMLT]

I wish he wasn't wearing a mask. Can't tell. He doesn't even have it on right. Nose don't covered.

[@chyennele1101]

He doesn't care!

[@howard1852]

Let him hit. He'll forget all about the case

[@HopefulInterventions]

He disgusts me so much!

[@janewilson2421]

This is the kind of witness prosecutors like...clear & unimpeachable..

[@kit3662]

This guy will NEVER be able to remove that images from his head. It will haunt him forever

[@HighSpeedNoDrag]

Shut up and the 50th identical comment SO original, NOT and annoying.

[@breeford1610]

@ HighSpeedNoDrag So what? Why all the anger?

[@HighSpeedNoDrag]

@@breeford1610 Why do you ask? Saying Shut Up does not demonstrate anger. All the anger? Whom is to say I have any anger and my anger is controlled being it can be turned On, Turned Off and placed in neutral and or Stand By. "People" these days are lacking creativity and originality as they are walking talking human software (not all) controlled by their radiation emitting Smart Phones. Anger is good when it is harnessed then turned loose to achieve a difficult goal. Has anyone seen my Zoloft or ankle holster?

[@suzannehedderly1331]

I found a dead body in the woods once. So I know how those young men felt. It's surreal. You keep telling yourself it can't be what it looks like. Poor girl. 😞

[@wwinky99]

I’m so sorry you went through that I

[@st421]

Really? Who was it? Murder victim? Perpetrator caught? Where was this?................do tell

[@suzannehedderly1331]

@@st421 I called a few weeks later to find out cause of death (because I walk in the woods in that area and wanted to know if a murderer was on the loose). I was told "natural causes." However I am skeptical. I can't fathom the position of his body with a natural event. He was flat on his back with his arms outstretched and feet together (somewhat like Jesus on a crucifix). I can't picture someone dying from a heart attack, brain aneurism, hypothermia, etc. laying or falling in that position. He looked more like someone had dragged him into the woods under his arms and then let go. I maintain that spot in the woods to honor where his spirit left and I found his glasses there. How thorough an investigation did they do to not find his glasses? They were right there. The investigation took place at night (I found him in the late afternoon). Sooo...I dunno...I'm not convinced it was natural. But I was very relieved to find out he was identified and returned to his family. He was likely homeless but I'll never know how he ended up there (just off a farm field in the edge of the woods). Totally bizarre and sad experience. 😞

[@st421]

@@suzannehedderly1331 Wow, sounds a bit sinister with the body position. Cudos for honoring that spot in the wood. He may be forgotten by all but you. Sorry you had to see such a thing though. Had you not found him, his family may never have known what happened to him

[@suzannehedderly1331]

@@st421 That's what was sad. He died out in the woods alone. Broke my heart. 💔

[@JeffSmith-eq3kc]

The difference in humanity is startling between this man who found the body and the defendant who killed her.

[@JRenee-Sings]

Good and evil

[@skyangelthefan]

Praying 🙏 that peace and happier times comes expeditiously to Samantha’s family, loved ones, the men whom found her and those that had to recover her body. Wishing and praying for more kindness in the World.

[@danngspeed1732]

This literally happened to my cousin. He found the body of a girl out hunting deer... I remember hearing all the adults talking about it in the kitchen at my grandma's when I was kid and the details haunted me for life... so I can only imagine the trauma this man has.

[@jbratt1091]

Had it been raining that day?do you play video games on Thursday? Have You ever watched Jeopardy while eating dinner? WTF are with these ridiculous questions?

[@thanos7110]

There to read body language if he lies or not. For research purposes.

[@thatsthejobbb8587]

@@thanos7110 why would he have reason to lie though? He ain't on trial!!

[@marymary20]

I’m guessing they know what they are doing, having law degrees and trial experience and all.

[@lisacaron7224]

Truly a miracle her body was found. No doubt her spirit guided them.

[@bettyjean2793]

So very true 💜🙏

[@bige8496]

Very True.....Sometimes the Lord works in Mysterious Ways.

[@akingaard3535]

How bout not getting murdered in the first place be a real miracle.i know thats me asking too much but man this is sad. Just, sad.

[@bige8496]

@@akingaard3535 this was a hard video to watch at times....It gives the family closure.....

[@royalbee0068]

@@bige8496 she wanted to help people. I certainly hope this trial helps the system protect others from incidents like this.

[@DECADESISTERS]

I can’t imagine the parents of Samantha having to sit through this!!🥺😢😫

[@nancygreen3705]

Her parents' victim impact statements were heart-wrenching! 😪💔

[@sportsinthebay1603]

I am truly not looking forward to my cousins trial. Her ex murdered her. God bless this family.

[@Squatch34]

My heart shattered for them

[@heathernicole3655]

@@sportsinthebay1603 My heart goes out to you. We were spared the trauma of seeing evidence/ photos of my cousin's murder scene and her 10 gunshot wounds but only because her "husband" who fired 7 of the 10 bullets that killed her and their unborn child was given a plea deal to turn state's evidence against the other individual who also shot her. We had voiced numerous times that we wanted no plea deals offered but the state disregarded our wishes.

[@rosalynjeffery9510]

It would take every ounce of strength not to go after him and that still might not be enough to keep me from knitting to him...

[@jengirl6475]

Poor Hunter is about to cry. He will never forget what he saw.

[@sadezem991]

Ohh, this hurts to watch. I think of this poor woman and her family every day. I will think of this poor man, too. I can tell by the way he is speaking that he is really traumatized. I have PTSD and when discussing the incident, I speak the same way. A fog goes over his eyes and he's reliving it, and he's describing it like he's locked in the memory. I hope he finds peace soon. If he hadn't found her, she might have never been found.

[@donnagalvan1047]

He is making that guy and his friend look guilty of finding that girl..Boy that is a shame..

[@gaffle619]

The question regarding drinking was more than likely to establish that he was sober and therefore his recollection should be accurate. The question regarding touching the body pertains to the potential for contamination of the crime scene. I'm under the impression that a cigarette butt may have been discovered, and the question regarding smoking is to eliminate him as the smoker and source of any potential forensic evidence obtained from a potential cigarette butt. A lot of the other questions seem to pertain to establishing a timeline and whether or not the potential crime scene was visible from the access road.

[@bexsy34]

Yes because in the verdict video, the prosecutor mentions about "other" DNA found on Samantha. They haven't released names, so im assuming it maybe peoples DNA, who came into contact with Samantha prior too this happening, and after (maybe)

[@Ocietravels79]

The question regarding the drinking had to do with the beer can/bottle found near the body

[@latitiaboston188]

Thank you. I havent been following all the videos, but I was thinking, "why does it matter if he smokes?"

[@slaws2279]

Yup!

[@dustinb1070]

I would never hunt with people who are drinking. Especially turkey hunting.

[@melanieenglert931]

I feel bad for the defense attorneys in this case. He's so guilty all they can do is ask questions that fill the time to make it look like they did something.

[@Applest2oApples]

Lol yeah

[@catupthetree23]

Right? And I just knew that they were going to try to imply those drinks he mentioned were alcoholic.

[@shanepowers7566]

That’s exactly what was happening.

[@spanish_fly10]

Exactly

[@cowboykelly6590]

Exactly

[@mommyshark1124]

This poor 25yr old man will forever be traumatized seeing that poor woman. One would never be the same. I'm sure he's had nightmares. God bless all who were affected by this senseless tragedy 🙏🏼. Sincerely wishing this man all the best 💞

[@allenbennett5671]

Good that they went turkey hunting, it may have taken a long time to find the body

[@sportsinthebay1603]

Facts

[@FishFind3000]

Probably was the intention of the murderer

[@valentine3380]

Yep he was hoping no one would find the body. Thank God she was found before forensic evidence started to deteriorate . I can't imagine being a parent of a missing child.

[@slaws2279]

Definitely.

[@anpowicasta2135]

Know what I just realized sir ? Allen bennett .you're a terribly brilliant man . And I caught that . Your a sharp guy . Tell me . Where'd ya get them smarts. And I'm not being sarcastic here in the least . I'd be really interested in knowing when and if THERE IS a Turkey season around those parts. How about you ? Or , is it all yr round ?

[@traviscoates6878]

Sounds like the jury really struggled with this verdict. Thy deliberated for a whopping 2 hours. I hope he rots...

[@mackenzie8911]

@Valentina Joy that’s the point. They were being sarcastic

[@SOS-ct9mv]

lol

[@1polyron1]

@Valentina Joy damn son

[@justsaying1198]

I think it was just over an hour actually!

[@juliesprik9479]

His sentence should be dying the same way he murdered her,in terror and horrible pain.

[@Eyewonder3210]

Walked down dirt road looking for turkeys, walked back, saw something odd, called police. Went home. Case closed. Lawyers go on and on and on and on. Have to drag it out.

[@christinecormier7452]

ikr🤷‍♀️

[@tradeladder146]

The most Boring Lawyer on the Planet, Sheesh 😴

[@FishFind3000]

It’s the lawyers job to poke holes and discredit anything to protect their client.

[@Eyewonder3210]

@@FishFind3000 You are assuming that nitpicking hunters to death is the qualifications of a good lawyer.

[@kimberleytaylor4475]

Poor girl,probably knew something bad was about to happen to her when she realized the car's door was locked,she must have been terrified,God rest her soul🙏

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

If she had a gun she would have been able to protect herself. #Pro2A #ConcealedCarryRights

[@kimberleytaylor4475]

@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 your right,I wish she had one😢

[@stacyeandrew2]

@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 they will never put those cases on the news. I know it happens but they won’t encourage guns

[@iamezekiel1970]

@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 a woman with her Carry Conceal license in her wallet and a micro 9 in her bra is a very protected woman. I don’t leave my front door with out my 9. I am a business owner in the United State of Florida and as a Christmas gift to my employees they received Carry Conceal class and $100 Visa Gift Card towards a weapon of protection. Everyone of my trucks is legally armed.

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

@@iamezekiel1970 That's awesome! One thing I learned though is that if a woman (or a man for that matter) isn't already inclined to self-protection they are very difficult to convince to seek out training and getting a gun. For some reason some people just have sheep mindsets.

[@georgiadreamingbb1245]

Absolutely no remorse what so ever! What a waste of this earth's resources to sustain his life. When you take another's life you can not just serve your "debt to society".... you pay a debt taking a life with giving up yours... his family should not get to continue to have visits and make any further memories with their loved one just as the victims family loss their ability to with theirs!

[@ceruleanc505]

I wonder (just pontificate) about how many of these murders wouldn't happen if the murderer knew for sure he'd get death himself for committing murder.

[@georgiadreamingbb1245]

@@ceruleanc505 A LOT MORE I believe!

[@ST-xg3gy]

I'll bet he didn't expect some hunters to find her that quick.

[@waderivers3304]

Totally agree. Monsters should be destroyed.

[@frndofbear]

@@ceruleanc505 Very few. Actually states that have the death penalty have HIGHER murder rates on average.

[@faithbenedict7823]

I hate that the innocent are interrogated like they are guilty. AND THEN once they get their information they just leave you high and dry. I found my ex husband (he had passed away) and the cops acted like I was the one who had did it. I politely checked them and let them know that I had asked for their help with him several times that week (called the cops to do welfare checks on him, he was suicidal, they said he was fine and I've done all I could do to help) but as soon as they got there, they acted like I was the one who had ended his life... anyways, when I'm feeling really low, them implying that I would do such a thing likes to bring me even lower. Not that it's anyone's job to soothe me but i feel like some empathy or something should be involved during or after you have received all your information. The only cop that gave me anything, looked mortified himself lol

[@DD-oi3vh]

I'm so sorry for your loss & traumatic experience 😔 Where I live in Florida, cops r just as bad. I called every day & night, for 6 weeks straight, BEGGING them to come do a welfare check/ retrieve a body, bc I knew my good friend, who lived next door to me, was inside dead. I'd spent weeks, up til then, trying to get her help, or baker acted, but blocked every step, bc I was not "family", but I knew she was suicidal, & now nobody's been able to contact her for days. I explained all the circumstances, so they know y it was so serious & urgent, but they wouldn't come! After several days, they said they'd come arrest me, if I didn't stop calling & wasting their time! After 3 weeks, finally, a deputy arrived to arrest me, but when he saw how pregnant I was, said it's an official last warning, & that he looked in her windows & saw moving boxes, so obviously we were just not as good of friends as I thought, since she's simply moved and did not want tell me, bc she probably thought I was annoying, if I called her as much as I had called the cops about her 😡! I knew that was BS, bc her house was sealed professionally weeks earlier, & u couldn't c in at all.... I'd been trying to look through every window, nearly 24/7, for 3 weeks- it was literally impossible to see in, anywhere! He filled report with his lies, while I kept calling. End result, was them coming out after six weeks, to arrest me… Me asking them to wait and let me break her window first, then they could arrest me for breaking and entering. She (corporal) called her supervisor and then told me that if I was willing to pay for the window they break, that they would break it, so it would not risk injuring my baby. I instantly agreed, & the moment they broke her window, the death smell blanketed the neighborhood. In this 6 weeks, they'd threatened to arrest me countless times, bc I wouldn't quit calling! They also said things like I was a terrible friend, for thinking she was suicidal, and not getting her help that she needed beforehand, if I truly believed she was dead in that house... then STILL wouldn't do a welfare check! None of them were reprimanded! Meanwhile, in the following weeks, despite it clearly being suicide right away, I was treated as if I'd killed her myself, including deputies calling & coming to my house repeatedly, instead of having spent 6 weeks trying to get them to get her body- 1 of the most traumatic incidents I've experienced, in my adult life, & I'm STILL so unbelievably hurt, by it, with the constant reminder, every time I walk outside & c her house🙁 The cops took a terrible situation, & turned it into a catastrophic 1😥

[@justagirlwithadream2933]

Always and it's not a racist thing either it's to the point of who you know also.

[@_greybones925]

May God bless and keep you 🙏

[@dustinb1070]

The cops job is to arrest someone for a crime. Period. If the see a situation that can result in a charge they go for it regardless so they can boost their own career.

[@DD-oi3vh]

@Nikki Lauren thank u SO much, for ur kind/ supportive words, & for having taken the time, to read through all of that- I know it was a lot😉 Honestly, it’s still an open wound, that still hurts, & getting to talk about the situation, is the only kinda thing I can do, to try & heal... with that being said, I know that most people will not read long msgs, or will just reply something nasty about it being “too long”, without reading it, so when I typed it, I hadn’t actually expected anybody to acknowledge it- I’d just wanted to vent, to feel better, lol, so the fact that u did read & reply to that comment in itself, was enough to put a smile on my face, & improve my rough day, a bit.... so wanted to thank u again, for your kindness 😉

[@hockeyb4886]

I always feel terrible that poor innocent people like this guy have to go through these trials. God bless this man. He helped bring closure to this victims family

[@lucretiaroxanne19]

People are talking about animals being killed on here and forgetting a YOUNG WOMAN was killed. WTF😠😡

[@rder3855]

Exactly 🤦🏽‍♀️💯

[@dwizzleusa4202]

And.......this is a murder trial they want every detail.

[@lia8302]

Any compassionate person will appreciate all lives equally

[@randallrodriguez6269]

@@lia8302 Animal life is beautiful, and the unexpected loss of that life has hurt my heart in my lifetime. The unexpected loss of human life hurts my soul, especially with heinous circumstances such as the above describes. So I would say human life is the most precious to me. One man’s humble opinion.

[@mr._durden_]

@@lia8302 I’m compassionate. Human life is more valuable than an animals. I love animals, but humans are more important.

[@ilenetyrrell4484]

Why would you describe the area as THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE? Because it's the middle of nowhere! Do these lawyer's get paid by the word?

[@memyself4431]

no, but the court reporters do

[@rhubencollins8603]

Lawyers are paid by the minute

[@haleyt3754]

@@rhubencollins8603 hour

[@hotsauce1646]

I am from the Netherlands and even for me in the middle of nowhere is just that. The middle of nowhere .

[@nataliestowers-n8b]

@Lea Brown yea but the place where the girl was placed at was again in the middle of nowhere and not a place you’d just randomly come across with your normal daily adventures. that’s the point.

[@jenniferbullett7254]

I work in healthcare, so I've seen what a deceased body looks like; however, I never want to see a murder decease body. I can't even imagine. Samantha wherever your spirit is I pray that it's at peace and I am soo sorry your physical body went through this horrible situation. 🙏💜🙏💜🙏💜🙏

[@sdparrett]

My mind can’t comprehend what makes people do these things, unless you’re protecting yourself or your family. Why? My prayers for peace and comfort for Samantha’s family and friends. So sad and pointless. ♥️

[@btbistawros8155]

Some people are evil and have no regard for human life. It's also possible that this young lady was not his first victim.

[@BUBBLESPOGO]

The Bible said that in the last days of this wicked society of mankind that "wicked men and imposters would advance from bad to worse."

[@btbistawros8155]

@@BUBBLESPOGO Very true. 2 Timothy 3:13. Pray for our country. In a bright but still sad one, I just read about a woman who was assaulted and two men came to her aid, only to be assaulted themselves and knocked to the ground with broken bones and had to be taken to a hospital. One man was arrested and the police still looking for the other assailant.

[@jeovs1]

@@BUBBLESPOGO there were worse times before this. People treated awful as kids often grow into awful adults

[@BUBBLESPOGO]

@John Smith yes that's true. The Creator's time table is much different from humans who only live 70 or 80 years if they are especially mighty. The issue of the Creator's Universal Sovereignty (His right to determine what is good and what is bad for mankind) has taken over 6000 years to near completion. False religion has mislead the masses away from the True God Jehovah and His Kingdom Government with Christ Jesus as its rightfully appointed King. Since 1914 the human race has been living in the time of the end. Jesus's composite signs he talked about in Matthew 24, Luke 21 are here and worsening each day as it draws near. Only the Creator and His Son Jesus Christ know the timetable. But it will begin when world governments turn on false religion and completely destroy them. That momentous development will signal the end for the rest of Satan's wicked world society with its brutal governments ruining the earth and oppressing the human race.

[@EstablishedLowriders]

Y’all see how the court system will make you feel during someone else murder case, I feel bad for the hunter because this screwed him more than the killer sitting there like he don’t know what’s going on🤦‍♀️ rip Samantha 🌹

[@rder3855]

I was thinking that like object to something

[@EstablishedLowriders]

@@rder3855 definitely like an object💯

[@DOC-Jake-]

Hunters like this young man have Ethics ! May god bless him it’s hard to see a dead body of a young girl ! It’s not normal to see when hunting. ✌️

[@spiritmatter1553]

It’s always hunters and hikers who find dead bodies in the woods. Bless them, they’re not trained or prepared for that sad duty.

[@latasharussaw3364]

It's not normal to see period

[@angelajanson4357]

I'm always worried we will find a body when we are out kayaking 😱

[@trick351]

Tragic, heartbreaking, and senseless!!! Life is about choices!! He could have chose to be a gentleman and just tell her, “wrong car”!!! I hope he rots in prison!!!

[@sisterchannel4465]

Yes he could have just said wrong car or tried to flirt with her like hey I can take u hone if u do something for me and if she hestitates stop the car immediately and let her GO

[@malindaallen718]

He was ready for the chance to kill.

[@Userxyz-z2d]

Rotting will be the least of his worries in there, heard the shower time is brutal.

[@le_th_]

Predators almost NEVER choose to be a gentlemen because they're same species predators. Some are opportunists....some are hunters who hunt and ensnare or lure and entrap. The fact that you think an ANTISOCIAL personality....aka a predator....would ever choose to be a gentleman frightens me (for your own safety). People with Antisocial Personality Disorder or even Narcissistic Personality Disorder (trump, jeffrey epstein, kevin spacey, harvey weinstein, bill cosby) feel entitled to take whatever they want, even when it's not theirs. They believe the rules and laws of society and the social contract apply to everyone else BUT them. You have MUCH to learn if you think narcissists and antisocial are going to "choose" to be gentlemen when they are BOTH entitled and lacking in empathy for others PLUS believe rules and laws of society and the social contract apply to everyone else BUT them. If you have daughters, you better teach them better than you were taught (or rather NOT taught). These individuals can damage you for life and you will never be the same after one gets ahold of you.

[@BrandiXo]

He did 4 u turns to get to her. In the video. Shows her getting into his car and he still denies it.

[@williamhufnagel8790]

I can't imagine finding a dead body of such a beautiful girl... I'd have nightmares about it the rest of my life...

[@marys3127]

Me, too ....me too. But that is what separates us from the monsters who kill.

[@Kathryn4268]

I’m sure he does have nightmares about it, poor man. I’m sure the sweet girls family does also. My heart goes out to them so much, I can’t imagine losing someone I love in such a terrible way, especially a child.

[@juliesprik9479]

I would be so horrified.

[@renaehenderson9625]

IT'S horrible either way regardless of how beautiful she was/is. Women need to start mattering. Way more woman die at the hands of men.

[@January.]

For me, it doesn't matter how beautiful or good-looking someone who is killed is. Loss of life is devastating for me regardless.

[@ericaquick7157]

Things like this make me so paranoid to go out. There is evil everywhere and it wears a disguise. May this family heal and find some peace.

[@rc59191]

Buy a pistol and train how to use it and you won't be a victim.

[@digidrum2003]

I am a father of two daughters 19 and 27 and I always preach to them about being aware of their surroundings and to carry pepper spray and or a knife.

[@kathleenmckeithen118]

Yes, the turkey hunter looks and acts appropriately shaken by this cold-blooded killing. The cold-blooded killer looks unmoved.

[@parkerwhitewolf8963]

I feel so sorry for this young man. I can see the trauma he experienced that day that he found her. It is all over his face. Thank you for stepping up. GODBLESS YOU. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@jasonlindsey9946]

And to think he went to the same High School as Rowland. What a contrast in character.

[@idc20627]

You think all highschool students from a single district are the same? Character is built by family, experiences and yes at school and with classmates but you can’t think the chess club kids will end up with the flunkies.

[@jasonlindsey9946]

@@idc20627 Perhaps when you graduate from high school you'll be able to understand more clearly my comment.

[@johnlamphier3515]

Well the judge did something with his life. Rowland floundered around and other things

[@sandrawehrley4212]

That means the defendant took her body back to where he was familiar....if someone who found her body knew and went to school with him means to me he was familiar with the area.

[@jasonlindsey9946]

@@sandrawehrley4212 Of course. He lived in the area.

[@Sweettea_Muddin]

I cant believe someone in the comment section has the audacity to accuse this young man, whom btw has been permantly traumatized by his findings, as the murderer. I cant believe some people are as sadistic as them. Bless this young huntin blue collar man and keep him safe. He seems like an innocent soul.

[@lesliesorady5771]

He didn't even know her yet he stabbed her over 100 times...that is major overkill.

[@juliaweber212]

I agree

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

He likely hates all white people and white women in particular. The new standard it to teach blacks they are owed the world and white people took it away from them.

[@nowirehangers2815]

@bearraaaaTV he's not wrong

[@lesliesorady5771]

@Nicklas Denhus In instances of overkill like that, yes, the victim is usually known by their killer and it's driven by rage and hatred toward that individual.

[@indianqueen4607]

@bearraaaaTV I’m guessing you don’t like hearing the truth.

[@pjtruesdale16]

There’s no way y’all are trying to say he’ll be okay because he’s a hunter. Finding a dead human, and killing a turkey.. that the majority of you rant and rave about over thanksgiving is two completely different things. You don’t eat meat? That’s great, a lot of us do. And making comments about him swaying and smiling, can you imagine how traumatizing it is to find something like that, and then have to sit in the court room across from someone you went to school with accused of murder?? I crack smirks when I’m nervous so I imagine it’s something of the sort. I went to school with both of these guys, none were ever know to really cause trouble. A lot of people saying Nate probably has a ton of “bodies” on him, I would honestly doubt it. Not standing up for him by any means because I believe the forensic evidence in this case but I don’t think he’s a serial murderer. My personal opinion is something didn’t go the way he wanted and he just snapped but we’ll never know so no reason to speculate.

[@lapeez2277]

i dint think anyone is saying that tbh

[@pjtruesdale16]

@@lapeez2277 scroll through the comments, you’ll find them

[@zekeyeager1458]

@@lapeez2277 scroll ya troll

[@jeremyncrm2012]

Animals in nature kill and hunt each other all the time, nature isn't some peaceful harmonious thing, people in the comments acting like because he was turkey hunting he basically has the same morality as the murderer. People can be so judgmental. Hunting is in our nature, it's not like animals that aren't hunted are going to have happy little lives, they're just going to get killed and eaten by some other predator.

[@cellodabest]

I have not seen one comment saying any of that

[@littlebrookreader949]

Wow. How unpleasant a thing for that man. First, to see what he did. Then, to be in the situation of all that he experienced in questions. That man will never get over that sight. He deserves gratitude.

[@Surannhealz]

The defense asked some weird questions. “We’re you drinking that day”, “Did you touch the body”, “Do you smoke cigarettes”. Yo......there is a dead body here! Can we focus on that.

[@jjoneil1554]

Those aren’t stupid questions... they wanted too make sure he was in a right state of mind when he came upon the body and he didn’t touch the scene of a crime...

[@ksagstertohi6156]

Important question from a legal standpoint to prevent defense from making neutralizing the incriminating aspects of witness testimony.

[@ellybean5868]

Is it near a big city? Did you find anything when you were hunting in a different area that morning? Yeah... He found a dead body everywhere he went...

[@kirstenmccluskey4445]

You must not watch a lot of court TV☺️

[@QuinnieMae]

I don't think you understand how this works, Surran. They are trying to cat doubt on his testimony and/or what he saw.

[@axemangang1584]

Poor guy. Hope he accepts help with this trauma

[@janethutcheson3678]

Such tragic events and I guess her killer did not think she would be found. Thank God they went looking for turkeys. Praying for justice and her family. Praying also for the guys who found her that they would heal emotionally and mentally.🙏🏼 Is it me or is the defense fishing for a loop hole?

[@WalkwYah]

You realize this is old right?

[@HopefulInterventions]

They’re definitely fishing for a loophole. There’s no defense here! The evidence is overwhelming against this evil murderer.

[@melissamccleary9611]

This guy looks scared. Made sense after finding out they went to HS together.

[@karlypearl9701]

Wait ... The turkey hunter went to school with the killer?!

[@melissamccleary9611]

@@karlypearl9701 around 14:28

[@RaoulThomas007]

@@melissamccleary9611 The witness’s whole demeanor changed with that question.

[@robert7984]

"WE ARE BEING HUNTED LITERALLY EVERYDAY!" ~LeDouche James

[@nataliestowers-n8b]

lebron james?

[@freeman4589]

@@nataliestowers-n8b Le'bronica

[@beverlybalius9303]

Yea mainly by the people they know, not police officers.

[@clintoncampbell3076]

Idiot...literally has nothing to do with this case.

[@katieakin9397]

A girl is killed and you really thought, “You know how I’m going to make use of time I’ll never get back? I’ll add racism to the mix, that’ll improve the situation!” When you have hate in your heart, you’re no different than her killer.

[@pamelaflirtyskunk7698]

The defense attorney trying to imply they were drunk when they saw the body... Even if they WERE drunk, they STILL found her body! 🤣 What a jerk. Anything they can try to make the witness less credible... But finding a body is finding a body. FFS

[@judyhughes470]

Hearts, Prayers & thoughts for the family, friends for the loss of their special loved one. God bless them all for what they are going thru, especially going thru this trial. Heartbreaking.

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

This monster was so lazy he apparently dumped the body and made no effort to bury or otherwise conceal it. I suppose we should be thankful of that or he might never have been convicted (though it appears there is more than enough evidence to convict him without the body).

[@neilcroonM3]

this to me says hes got previous...if its your 1st murder surely you're more self aware and careful to point of paranoia (unless he wanted to be caught) This tells me he was getting over confident thus happy to take more risks...

[@c.2538]

It’s actually “better” to not bury a body because when it’s out in the open it’s more exposed to the elements like animals and weather. Decomp is faster on an unburied body.

[@dachala1792]

I keep saying poor baby. My daughters are 18 and 22, still my babies. Samantha. I keep thinking of how terrified she was and the pain she endured. Rip. My heart goes out to her parents.

[@karlypearl9701]

Damn... Cross, you would have done better to just say "I have no questions for this witness". 😬

[@RaoulThomas007]

Defense made it worse because the jury just heard the story of the discovery again! He is just a chain of custody witness - the first link.

[@rociocolon-debruyne5592]

Sad that this Youngladys life was taken away when she had so much more living to do. I don’t understand why did he do this?

[@isitoveryet9525]

For the $35 she had in her bank account 😔

[@jellybear35]

I don't know. I haven't heard if she was sexually assaulted or not. I think it probably happened so fast I was sitting here wondering if he like grabbed her phone immediately from her because I haven't heard that she tried to call 911 either. But to stab someone 120 times is usually crime of passion, rage. Someone that they knew. I find it very hard to believe that someone could stab someone in 120 times just for $35. But there are a lot of psycho people out there that Have done worse for nothing. Makes me sick. I feel bad for everyone involved except the murderer. Especially the poor guy is that found her and her family and friends.

[@almeeks1721]

What the hell is he asking all these questions dam he found her while hunting let it go. Move on this is why people don't want to get involved.

[@ellybean5868]

I know right! Give it up dude! Asking such stupid questions. Did you find anything in the area you hunted in the morning? Yeah he found a dead body everywhere he went... WTH leave the guy alone

[@camark0819]

It's his job lol

[@leahwhiteley5164]

He's establishing an air tight case, so they have nothing to appeal on when he is convicted.

[@slaws2279]

@ Al Meeks “These questions” are part of the attorney’s job to ensure a conviction for the victim and the victim’s family. Although you may think they’re a waste of time or meaningless, they’re actually relevant.

[@lizaroedewaller-bridge407]

The witness is a hunter. One can see on his reactions and answers the amount of trauma he suffered. “Something caught my eye to the left, the more I looked at it. It look like a body.”

[@dodibenabba1378]

Bless him he has been damaged by that experience. People forget about the people who just stumble upon the victims. Guy is desperately trying to keep it together.

[@bubgum00]

That poor man having to find her.

[@ThatBeeyatch]

The nerve of this man to profess his innocence at sentencing! Smmfh 😡😡

[@remedy9648]

I just watched that and thought the same thing. Total POS, heartless, psychotic and thank God he’ll be behind bars til he’s dead. I can’t even fathom this happening to anyone I love or even know casually. My heart breaks for the family and I hope this murderer doesn’t have one moments piece til he rots.

[@justinhowell9036]

They put this man's hunting spot on blast. What the heck

[@lostinsauce4515]

gotta change hunting spots now gaw darn it this IS a hassle

[@HighSpeedNoDrag]

What the heck someone WAS MURDERED There you idiot.

[@stalker7188]

Underrated comment

[@TheCrossPearls]

What a nightmare for her family. I can not imagine the pain… pray they find peace and comfort thru Christ.

[@maxzzyzx8038]

Why do you feel the need to interject your "god" into this. Can't you just want them to find peace

[@Rebecca-hc5ju]

Amen💜

[@louiselangley9773]

If there was a god, explain how your “god” would allow this to happen to an innocent girl ???and yet this monster is still breathing

[@nicolegreene2208]

In Jesus name! I truly want the same for Samantha's family and friends as well and even the witness of the body.

[@maxzzyzx8038]

@@nicolegreene2208 praise Jesus for cigarettes and all cancer they have caused. Praise God for all th alcoholics that he freely shares.

[@Brandon68plus1]

Defense was itching to ask him if those drinks they got was beer. He shut him down quick.

[@miketapper5367]

Why what would that have proven?that he was under influenced and didn't see the body?Lol the body was found at that point what does it matter if he was drunk at this point what point would have that proven for the defense

[@miketapper5367]

That's not relevant

[@catieq5270]

@@miketapper5367 alcohol can impact memory and that was one of the hopes the defense team was hoping for. Obviously it didn’t work.

[@miketapper5367]

@@catieq5270 I forgot what I commented. Busy now will get back to u Having a drink now

[@catieq5270]

@@miketapper5367 lol it’s even funnier now since you’re enjoying a drink and forgot what we were talking about 😂😂😂

[@janedixon8491]

That find was meant to be! Thank goodness

[@hondaman3317]

What’s amazing is the case didn’t receive national coverage, just local stuff. It’s pure insanity

[@sillyrukus]

Blame the left who control the media

[@wvhillbille9458]

The defense attorney is trying to pin this on this guy and his friend…..He was a good son he would never murder anyone…Yea BS

[@dubby1]

The defense was just doing his job of cross examination of the witness. The defense attorney is a young guy, probably just starting his career. He asked reasonable questions and he didn't grill the witness excessively. The defense knows the defendant is guilty. Even monsters must have a defense in order for the system to work.

[@africansnowqueenqueen3296]

What makes you think defense attorney is trying to pin this on witness? That’s a bit far reaching . 🤔

[@TheJessC]

@@africansnowqueenqueen3296 Yeah i don't think he was trying to pin it on them. I think the attorney was trying to get at that it could've been someone else besides the defendant that went out there and did it. He's obviously guilty, but the attorney is just doing his job.

[@HighSpeedNoDrag]

Does anybody have a brain the Carolinas or are all Millennials comments robot repetitive and worthless.

[@sandrasolomon5757]

This is a monster! Glad he had a no nonsense judge who gave him exactly what he deserved. Prayers of peace and comfort to the family…I cannot even imagine their pain and suffering.

[@ladyracer219]

i thought turkey hunter was his name till i watched the video lol

[@micholakinola1053]

Right

[@Leighemm]

logical

[@misstati-tatianna1627]

😂😂

[@harmoniousfrequencies4446]

@@whatsup5791 Seriously?😆

[@christinecormier7452]

@ladyracer that was funny and made the air feel a liitle lighter.

[@slaws2279]

The defendant is evil. I can see it in his eyes. It’s a shame Samantha was unlucky enough to encounter this evil thing. Also, he’s not wearing his mask correctly. Loser.

[@kimmaschek2212]

i noticed that too. csnt even wear a mask right! loser for sure

[@montanatatum9598]

When the defendant gets to prison and the inmates find out what his charges/convictions are he will be asking for the same mercy he denied Samantha.

[@maggiefarrell7333]

The defence asked some really point less questions what a waste of time and taxpayers money

[@im-Sara-Jayne.]

They treat it like there on stage

[@psw4763]

Trying to confuse the person and scrabble his testimony. Also desperately defending his client. Can't stand watching their games.

[@lauriehollinger4540]

@@im-Sara-Jayne. Being a trial attorney is in large part a performance art as well as presenting facts.

[@isabellenicaud3725]

He was pissed off because the hunters did not drink alcohol

[@RoyalMetal9]

There’s a good reason and a purpose for all “pointless” questions. Both sides do it.

[@jamesdamrom751]

Mutilated body's in the woods usually do startle you!!!😵if your human

[@chickwitthagoodies]

Right

[@andrewg.carvill4596]

Re: Stupid defense questions: I thought the same myself, but when a defense strongly suspects their client is guilty, they have to be thorough, otherwise the defense can be accused afterwards of not doing their best for the defendant, and the whole rigmarole of appeals begins. Also, when someone is that guilty, a thorough defense examination can actually help the prosecution.....the extra defense questioning actually strengthened the credibility of that witness.

[@breeford1610]

@Andrew G. Carvill That’s what I said on another comment. Defense attorney is not a job I would want. They have to be thorough and defend the client efficiently, otherwise convictions could get overturned in appeals. However, it must feel amazing when they help someone who is innocent win their case. Like, could you imagine the awesome feeling of these attorneys fighting a case an free an innocent defendant who has been rotting in a cell. Must feel amazing.

[@woon1che222]

Guys don’t worry the mom of the defendant says he didn’t do it because he’s a good boy who respect others. Disgusting denial buts I get it

[@BootyFish]

she’s grieving the loss of her son, her perception of him, and he’s going to prison forever. Denial is a stage of grief. It’s not fair for people to judge her harshly while she’s still in that stage. She seems like a good mother, sometimes people are just evil no matter how they were raised. She needs time to accept what’s happened and what her son did. he’s made her a victim as well. Murderers victimize everyone around them. those who find the body, those who loved the deceased, those who loved the murderer, everyone suffers because of them, which is why he deserves to be held in isolation for the rest of his life. In a straight jacket for so long his arm muscles atrophy.

[@freddypizza3832]

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[@aloalo3727]

I don't get it at all. I will never take up for evil.

[@SmileyAdventures]

What makes this sad and frightening is that there was no motive. To take someone’s life in that manner at that. What was the reasoning behind such rage? Why her? Did you really think you’d get away with it? Why still deny it with such evidence? I am completely stunned that a human being can just exist like this amongst us. People, check the license plates and not just the color of a car please! 🙏🏽 Sending my prayers to her loved ones and may she RIP.

[@ytcomms3945]

Maybe they even checked her blood in the car. Fool.