62-year-old grandmother was killed while having a “conjugal visit” overnight with her overnight convicted killer Husband in 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 probation, judicial records show.
In November, Brinson visited an unsurpassed visit with his wife, Stephanie Dowells, 62, at Mule Creek State Prison in Northern California, Fox 40 reported.
Brinson claimed prison officials that she had passed away, but the coroner of the Amador district said that her death was a murder this week and found that she was strangled. No one was charged with murder, KCRA-TV reported.
David Brinson, 54, was found guilty of killing four men in 1993 and was sentenced to life in prison without probation, judicial records show. (CDCR)
Fox News Digital addressed the Sheriff’s Office of the Amador County and California repair department and rehabilitation (CDCR).
“How could they only let that happen? I just don’t get it,” Dowells’ son, Armand Torres, told KCRA-TV. “My mom just stayed alone and she called for help, I’m sure, and she couldn’t do anything.
“Given the history of this guy, we somehow wanted to know how it is possible that they don’t oversee them?”
Brinson has been located in Mule Creek State Prison in California since 1994. (Gary Friedman/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
CDCR told KCRA: “Family visits are privileges, and closed persons must be applied and fulfilling strict criteria for the eligibility to be approved. Only those who show constantly good behavior and fulfilling program requirements are considered. These visits are designed to support positive family ties and successful rehabilitation.”
Brinson was on a family visit with her wife, Stephanie Dowells when she was strangled until her death. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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A prison manual says that prisoners have to be presented four times in 24 hours, and unplanned checks can be made at any time, but “any effort will be invested in order to ensure the privacy of prisoners and their visitors,” KCRA said.
