 They resulted in the death of 44-year-old Stephanie Francis in the Hopkinton home she and her children were living in, police said, at the hands of her estranged husband, Joseph Francis. He died after leading police on two chases, resulting in his suburban flipping over at high speed in Charlestown. The coalition saying this horrendous act of violence is a stark reminder of the need to strengthen Rhode Island's system's responses to domestic abuse.