Heidi Lynn Childs and David Lee Metzler, both sophomores at Virginia Tech, were found dead in the woods near the campus. The bodies of Childs, age 18, and Metzler, age 19, were discovered by a passerby on Thursday, August 27, 2009, at a campground popular with students.http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,543985,00.html?test=latestnews
Childs, who received a full scholarship was an honor student, studied biochemistry at Virginia Tech.http://www2.newsadvance.com/lna/news/local/article/two_teens_killed_in_montgomery_county_from_lynchburg/18973/
2 Va. Tech Students Found Slain in Va. Forest
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Found murdered at the Caldwell Fields Campground on August 27, 2009
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Was 18 years old at the time she was murdered
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Child's father, Sgt. Donald Childs, is an aviation sergeant with the Virginia State Police
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Childs was home-schooled
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Received a full scholarship to Virginia Tech
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Was an honors student studying biochemestry
