James Walraven

James Samuel Walraven
Born	1949 Decatur, Georgia, U.S.
Died	c. April 2004 (aged 54 or 55) Jimmy Autry State Prison, Pelham, Georgia, U.S.
Cause of death	Suicide by hanging
Other names	"The Bathtub Strangler"
Conviction(s)	Murder (×1)
Criminal penalty	Death; commuted to life imprisonment
Details
Victims	1–3
Span of crimes	April – June 1981
Country	United 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]