James Walraven

James Samuel Walraven
Born1949
Diedc. April 2004 (aged 54 or 55)
Cause of deathSuicide by hanging
Other names"The Bathtub Strangler"
Conviction(s)Murder x1
Criminal penaltyDeath; commuted to life imprisonment
Details
Victims1–3
Span of crimes
April – June 1981
CountryUnited States
State(s)Georgia
Date apprehended
July 14, 1981

James Samuel Walraven (1949 – c. April 2004), nicknamed The Bathtub Strangler, was an American murderer and suspected serial killer from Georgia who murdered 22-year-old Giselle Clardy in 1981 and was the prime suspect in two similar murders of women in their apartments. He was convicted and sentenced to die in the electric chair, which was later commuted to a life sentence.[1]

  1. ^ "Walraven given life behind bars". Rome News-Tribune. September 2, 1983. Retrieved March 12, 2023 – via news.google.com.