A Canyon Country woman suspected of fatally stabbing her girlfriend 71 times returned to court for a pretrial conference Tuesday.

Pamela Michelle Walker, 36, is accused of fatally stabbing her 46-year-old girlfriend, Christine Diane McQueen, who was also known as Christine Himmle.

On April 8, 2017, the two allegedly got into a verbal altercation that turned physically violent, according to homicide detectives investigating the case.

Deputies forced their way into the home after receiving a call about the domestic incident and discovered McQueen, who was pronounced dead at the scene, with multiple stab wounds.

Walker was arrested later that day at McQueen’s mother’s home in Toluca Lake.

In June 2018, Walker entered a “not guilty” plea at the San Fernando Courthouse.

Walker’s bail is set at $2,020,000, and she is being held at the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood.

Walker is expected back in court on Jan. 9 for another pretrial hearing.

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