Convicted murderer kills wife during conjugal visit in Northern California prison, officials say
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A convicted killer serving life in prison for four Los Angeles County slayings killed his wife during a conjugal visit, Northern California sheriff’s officials announced.
Stephanie Brinson, 62, was killed in November by her husband, David Brinson, 54, at Mule Creek State Prison in Ione, the Amador County Sheriff’s Office said this week.
In 1994, Brinson was sentenced to four consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole for killing four men during a robbery at a Los Angeles apartment, The Times reported.
He is currently incarcerated at the California Health Care Facility in Stockton.
Around 2 a.m. on Nov. 13, Brinson contacted officers and told them his wife had passed out, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Officers attempted lifesaving efforts, but Stephanie Brinson was pronounced dead at 2:51 a.m.
Amador County Dist. Atty. Todd Riebe confirmed that Stephanie Brinson was killed during a conjugal visit. He said he hadn’t received the reports from Mule Creek to make a charging decision.
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