A killer who stabbed a man to death on his doorstep has been branded vain after scrambling around for fake tan and make up in prison.
Jail insiders claim Stephanie Bowie was "mortified" by the police mugshot after she was arrested for murdering Darren Russell at his family home in Erskine. And they say her main concern once being remanded in custody was ensuring she looked her best behind bars, the Daily Record reports.
The 29-year-old was sentenced to 16 years last week after being found guilty to knifing Darren in the chest twice on new year's day 2021. She ditched the blade and altered her hairstyle in the wake of the killing, but she was traced soon after and charged.
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The mugshot taken in the immediate aftermath of her arrest show her looking worse for wear.
A prison source told the Record: "Stephanie is always someone who's taken pride in her appearance and if she was heading out she was always dolled up to the max. Her social media accounts were littered with pics of her posing when she had a full face of make up on.
"She would never miss the chance of a posed pic or a selfie when she was done up to the nines. When she got remanded all she cared about was still being able to get her fake tan and her cosmetics.
"And she made sure as soon as she was in there that they were some of the first things she bought. She wants to try and make sure she always looks the same on the inside as she did on the outside."
Another said: "Stephanie is a pretty girl and always made sure she looked her best. The police mugshot was taken after she'd been on a bender at Hogmanay, murdered a guy and then been arrested, questioned and charged over it.
"She was mortified with how she looked in the picture and the fact it was plastered everywhere when she got convicted. She was telling everyone she 'looks like a bag of washing' in the picture."
They added: "That shows just how vain she is and how much she cares about her appearance. It's no surprise her main thought when locked up was getting fake tan and make up.
"The fact that poor Darren was murdered also shows how vain she is, it all stemmed from an argument with her brother She took it as her brother had been disrespected and she has such an ego that she couldn't handle that and felt she had to do something about it."
A Scottish Prison Service spokesperson said: "Those in our care are permitted to make purchases from their wages for approved sundry items from approved suppliers."
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