BLACKSBURG (WINA) – It’s now been 13 years since Virginia Tech students Heidi Childs and David Metzler were found dead in the parking lot of Caldwell Fields… in the Jefferson National Forest just a few miles outside Blacksburg. The two had gone on a date the evening of August 26, 2009 to the picturesque spot the picturesque spot with Metzler’s guitar in tow. Their bodies were found the next morning, both shot to death… and Heidi’s father, Don Childs, in a video done by The Aware Foundation, wants to prevent this happening to another student.
State Police believe they were shot and killed sometime between 8:25pm and 10pm that night. The murders are still unsolved, and Childs says he’ll never give up helping to find the killer or killers… and State Police say there’s a $100,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction.
Childs is from Bedford County, and Metzler from Campbell County.
