Brown and Shaw 's family both attribute her death to how his conviction affected her .
Cathy Shaw , Brown 's girlfriend in 1977 , died in 1992 at the age of 35 from alcohol poisoning .
Brown and Shaw 's family both attribute Cathy Shaw 's death to how Brown 's conviction affected her .
Cathy Shaw , Brown 's girlfriend in 1977 , died in 1992 at the age of 35 from alcohol poisoning .