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California woman strangled to death while on overnight prison visit with quadruple murder convict husband
David Brinson, found guilty of killing four men in 1993 and sentenced to life in prison, has not been charged with his wife's murder
Brie Stimson By Brie Stimson Fox News
Published March 22, 2025 4:00am EDT

A 62-year-old grandmother was killed while having an overnight "conjugal visit" with her convicted murderer husband at a California prison, according to reports.

David Brinson, 54, was found guilty of killing four men in 1993 and was sentenced to life in prison without parole, court records show.

In November, Brinson had an unsupervised visit with wife Stephanie Dowells, 62, at Mule Creek State Prison in Northern California, FOX 40 reported.


Brinson claimed to prison officials she had passed out, but the Amador County Coroner said this week her death was a homicide and determined she had been strangled. No one has been charged in the killing, KCRA-TV reported.

David Brinson, 54, was found guilty of killing four men in 1993 and was sentenced to life in prison without parole, court records show. (CDCR)

Fox News Digital has reached out to the Amador County Sheriff’s Office and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR).

"How could they just let this happen? I just don't get it," Dowells’ son, Armand Torres, told KCRA-TV. "My mom was just left alone, and she called for help, I'm sure, and there's nothing she could do.

"Given the history that this guy has, we kind of wanted to know how is it even possible for them to be unsupervised?"


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