Four days before she died, Sandra Bland was upbeat when she showed up at the home of longtime friend LaVaughn Mosley, and excited about a last-minute job interview.
After working a series of temporary jobs, Bland, 28, was interviewing for a community outreach job at her alma mater, a university near Mosley's home. She needed a place to store her things and freshen up.
Mosley, 57, waited for her to shower before seeing her off, Bland wearing a dark orange sleeveless dress and black pumps, her hair in short natural twists. He could see excitement in her eyes.