Woman strangled to death while visiting her mass murderer husband for conjugal visit, prison officials say

Stephanie Dowells, 62, was described as the ‘cornerstone of her family and community.’ She was strangled to death while visiting her husband inside a prison - (Facebook)

A woman was strangled to death while with her husband for a conjugal visit at his California prison and now her family is demanding answers on how it could happen.

Stephanie Dowells, 62, was at Mule Creek State Prison in Ione, California, for an overnight unsupervised visit with her husband, David Brinson, 54, on November 13 when she was killed. Brinson has not been charged but the Amador County Coroner confirmed this week, four months after her death, that Dowells was strangled, KCRA 3 Investigations reports.