On this day in 1935, scandal struck the Santa Clarita Valley when 29-year-old Mrs. Gladys Carter, the wife of a sheriff’s deputy, shot and killed her husband’s mistress in Placerita Canyon. The victim, 20-year-old Frances Isabelle Walker, was one of the 12 Walker children of Placerita Canyon, bo rn to Frank and Hortense. She and her ... The post Today In SCV History: April 1, 1935 – Deputy’s Wife Shoots Husband’s Mistress In Placerita Canyon appeared first on KHTS Radio. ...read more read less