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Heidi Childs
Death by Force
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Two Virginia Tech students are found dead in the parking lot of a state forest
On August 26, 2009, 18-year-old Heidi Childs and her boyfriend, David Metzler, both students at Virginia Tech, were tragically murdered while on a date at Caldwell Fields, a remote area in Jefferson National Forest in Montgomery County, Virginia. The couple arrived at the parking lot around 8:25 p.m., and within the next 90 minutes, they were shot and killed. Investigators believe that David was shot first through the driver’s side window of his car, and Heidi was shot while trying to flee the ...Read More
On August 26, 2009, 18-year-old Heidi Childs and her boyfriend, David Metzler, both students at Virginia Tech, were tragically murdered while on a date at Caldwell Fields, a remote area in Jefferson National Forest in Montgomery County, Virginia. The couple arrived at the parking lot around 8:25 p.m., and within the next 90 minutes, they were shot and killed. Investigators believe that David was shot first through the driver’s side window of his car, and Heidi was shot while trying to flee the ...Read More
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Heidi Childs
April 18, 2023
Female
Caucasian / White
Montgomery County
VA
2009-08-26
1990-12-09
18
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Does anyone else find it odd that David's guitar was left behind during the murder? It's such a pers... ...Read More
03/23/2024
03/23/2024
I've been following Heidi and David's case for a while now, and it's been particularly haunting to t... ...Read More
09/13/2023
09/13/2023
It's been another year since we lost Heidi and David, and I often find myself reflecting on the cour... ...Read More
04/12/2023
04/12/2023
