Stephanie Diane Brinson, also known as Stephanie Dowells, died from strangulation during an overnight family visit with her husband, David Brinson, a convicted murderer. Dowells was known for her compassion and had been supporting her husband to improve his life. Paramedics were unable to save her after Brinson reported she had 'passed out'. A coroner confirmed the strangulation cause, leaving family shocked by the prison's allowance for such visits with individuals having violent pasts. Legal actions are pending as the district attorney awaits a comprehensive report on the incident.
Brinson reportedly called prison guards around 2 am on November 13 from the prison's family visit unit, where he was having an extended conjugal stay with his wife.
Her cause of death was not immediately known, but as the Sacramento Bee reports, a coroner's report has been completed, and found that she was strangled.
Dowells's son, Armand Torres, tells KCRA, that his mother and Brinson would "read the Bible together," and he expressed outrage that prison officials would leave his mother alone with a man with such a violent past.
Brinson, who was convicted in a quadruple murder 30 years ago, apparently was given permission for family visits despite his violent history.
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