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Two Virginia Tech students are found dead in the parking lot of a state forest
On the evening of August 26, 2009, 18-year-old Heidi Childs and her 19-year-old boyfriend, David Metzler, were tragically shot and killed in the Caldwell Fields parking lot of the Jefferson National Forest in Montgomery County, Virginia. The couple, both sophomores at Virginia Tech, had driven to the rural recreation area for a quiet evening together. Their bodies were discovered the following morning by a person walking their dogs.

Heidi, known for her bright smile, was a biochemistry ma ...Read More
Victim Details

Heidi Childs

April 18, 2023

Female

White / Caucasian

Montgomery County

VA

2009-08-26

1990-12-09

18

Heidi Childs

Heidi

Childs

01/08/2026


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