It has been 16 years since Heidi Childs and David Metzler were murdered on August 26, 2009, officials say despite its age, the case has remained an active investigation.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. It has been 11 years since two Virginia Tech students were found shot to death, and no arrests have been made in the case. Heidi Childs and David Metzler were murdered in the Caldwell Fields parking lot of the Jefferson National Forest in Montgomery County. Childs, from Bedford County and Metzler, from Campbell County, both met in a high school church group but didn't start dating until college. They were just two weeks into their sophomore year at Virginia Tech when they were murdered and found by a man walking his dogs the next morning. Heidi's parents and siblings, David's parents and siblings, their friends have all been held hostage long enough.

ROANOKE, Va. - Authorities held a press conference last month regarding the unsolved 2009 murder of two Virginia Tech students, and they say it's resulted in about 50 new tips about the case coming in. At the Aug. 23 press conference, authorities emphasized that the case was still an active criminal investigation and not a cold case. They said they needed the public's help in fitting the pieces together to solve the case and bring justice to the victims' families. The public delivered, as Virginia State Police are reporting that the task force has fielded about 50 new tips and leads related to the murders. Greg Blankenship, commander of the Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation's Salem Field Office said in a statement.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. - UPDATEAbout 10 years after two Virginia Tech students were found shot to death in Jefferson National Forest, no arrests have been made in the case. Heidi Childs and David Metzler were murdered in the Caldwell Fields parking lot of the Jefferson National Forest in Montgomery County. They were just two weeks into their sophomore year at Virginia Tech when they were murdered and found by a man walking his dogs the next morning. It's been nearly a decade since two Virginia Tech students were murdered. On Aug. 26, 2009, Heidi Childs, 18, and David Metzler, 19, were shot and killed in the parking lot of Caldwell Fields in Montgomery County.

CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. - It's been nearly a decade since two Virginia Tech students were murdered. On Aug. 26, 2009, Heidi Childs, 18, and David Metzler, 19, were shot and killed in the parking lot of Caldwell Fields in Montgomery County. Both were sophomores at Tech and met before college through their church youth group. Members of both families will share remarks as well. Copyright 2019 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.