Shlomo Haliva

Shlomo Haliva
שלמה חליוה
Born1949 (age 7576)
Other names"The Weeping Rapist"
ConvictionsMurder
Rape (7 counts)
Criminal penaltyLife imprisonment
Details
VictimsSeveral attempted rapes (one conviction); 5 rapes (convicted); one rape and murder (convicted); suspicions in 2–10 rape-and-murder cases
Span of crimes
1969–1983
CountryIsrael
StatesCentral (convicted)
Haifa (suspected)
Date apprehended
1969 (suspended sentence); 1970 imprisoned for rape; main sentence 1991 for 1983 murder
Imprisoned at Shita Prison

Shlomo Haliva (Hebrew: שלמה חליוה; born 1949), known as The Weeping Rapist, is an Israeli serial rapist, murderer and suspected serial killer. While serving a rape sentence he was imprisoned for in 1976, Haliva was convicted for the murder of a woman in 1983, when he was sentenced to life imprisonment. He was released after 47 years in April 2024.