130: MURDER: Heidi Childs and David Metzler

130: MURDER: Heidi Childs and David Metzler

From Detective Perspective by Derrick Levasseur & Square Mile Studios

March 30, 2026 · 51 min · Episode 130

About this episode

The episode discusses the unsolved murders of Virginia Tech students Heidi Childs and David Metzler in 2009.

On the morning of August 27, 2009, a man walking his dog made a devastating discovery at Caldwell Fields, a campground in the Jefferson National Forest near Blacksburg, Virginia. In a parking area, two Virginia Tech students - 18-year-old Heidi Childs and 19-year-old David Metzler - had been shot and killed. Just 12 hours earlier, the couple had gone to the campground to talk and spend time together. They were expected to return home that night, but they never did. More than 15 years later, the murders of Heidi and David remain unsolved, and detectives are still searching for the person or people responsible. If you have any information in this case, you can contact the Virginia State Police at 540-375-9589. There is a $100,000 reward for information. Editor: Shannon Keirce Research/Writing: Haley Gray SUBMIT A CASE HERE: Cases@DetectivePerspectivePod.com SOCIAL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/detperspective/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/detperspective FIND DERRICK HERE Twitter: https://twitter.com/DerrickL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DerrickLevasseur Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DerrickVLevasseur CRIME WEEKLY AND COFFEE Criminal Coffee Company…

People in this episode

Host: Derrick Levasseur

Topics covered

  • murder
  • unsolved case
  • Virginia Tech
  • true crime
  • investigation

Keywords

  • Heidi Childs
  • David Metzler
  • murder
  • unsolved
  • Virginia Tech
  • Caldwell Fields
  • investigation

Sponsors

Criminal Coffee Company, Crime Weekly

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Virginia State Police

Places: Caldwell Fields, Jefferson National Forest, Blacksburg, Virginia

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