Inmate Charged With Strangling Wife To Death During Overnight Prison Visit

A California man serving life in prison for four murders has been charged with killing his wife during an overnight family visit.

On Wednesday (August 13), 55-year-old David Brinson was charged with murder in connection with the November 2024 death of Stephanie Dianne Dowells at Mule Creek State Prison, per PEOPLE.

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) said Brinson called prison officials just after 2 a.m. to report that his wife had passed out during an overnight family visit. Officers attempted life-saving measures, but Dowells was later pronounced dead. Her death was ruled a homicide by strangulation…

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