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'He Was A Monster': Grieving Father Of Samantha Josephson Pleads With Mourners To Be Extra Vigilant When Using Ride-Sharing Apps

ROBBINSVILLE, N.J. (CBS) -- Samantha Josephson was killed Friday when she got into a car she mistakenly thought was her Uber. On Tuesday, a vigil was held in her hometown of Robbinsville.

A father facing tremendous grief, a boyfriend mourning and a community came together to remember the 21-year-old Josephson, a student at the University of South Carolina.

Police say Nathaniel Rowland stabbed and killed her after she got into his sedan, mistaking it for her Uber.

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"He was a monster, right? What he did was -- I don't want anybody else to go through it as a parent," Seymour Josephson said.

In front of hundreds who gathered to remember his daughter, Seymour Josephson pleaded with those gathered to be extra vigilant while using ride-sharing apps.

"I'm telling you, this is not something you would ever want to do. You don't want to go through this," he said.

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Many shared funny memories of the quirky student destined for law school at Drexel University on a full ride.

And all gathered hoped such a tragedy never hits home again.

Josephson's funeral is scheduled for Wednesday in Princeton Junction.

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