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Va. Tech Couple Shot Dead in Forest

Campground killing apparently random

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(Newser) – Two Virginia Tech students have been found murdered in a campground near the school, bringing fresh horror to a campus already rocked by tragedy, the Roanoke Times reports. Police have found no murder weapon, motive or suspect. They believe an attacker shot the sophomore couple in a "random act of brutal violence." Virginia Tech was the scene in 2007 of the massacre of 32 students and teachers. Earlier this year a student was beheaded by a male friend.

Runners run past Norris Hall at the start of a 3.2 mile run in honor of the 32 victims of the April 16, 2007, shootings at Virginia Tech.
Runners run past Norris Hall at the start of a 3.2 mile run in honor of the 32 victims of the April 16, 2007, shootings at Virginia Tech.   (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
A family member wipes her face as she places a flower on a memorial marker during ceremonies this year marking the second anniversary of the April 16, 2007, shootings at Virginia Tech.
A family member wipes her face as she places a flower on a memorial marker during ceremonies this year marking the second anniversary of the April 16, 2007, shootings at Virginia Tech.   (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Students with the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets stand a watch at a memorial candle in front of Burruss Hall, in remembrance of victims of the Virginia Tech massacre earlier this year.
Students with the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets stand a watch at a memorial candle in front of Burruss Hall, in remembrance of victims of the Virginia Tech massacre earlier this year.   (AP Photo/Richmond Times-Dispatch, P. Kevin Morley)
Murder victims Heidi Lynn Childs, 18, and David Lee Metzler, 19, pose together in a photo from Childs' Facebook page.
Murder victims Heidi Lynn Childs, 18, and David Lee Metzler, 19, pose together in a photo from Childs' Facebook page.
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rosy_s
Aug 28, 09 4:45 AM CDT
wow! this is horrible!! security really needs to be reinforced at VA tech. Reply
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SalParadise
Aug 28, 09 7:40 AM CDT
You can't plan for anomalies. This is just an awful run of luck for the university. Their families have my best wishes.
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Jes
Aug 28, 09 6:59 PM CDT
I dunno man, they either need some psychological testing, more student mentoring programs, something. How the hell have all these loons gotten into one school in such a few times. School shootings, random double murders, fucking beheadings?! This is more than an anomaly. Most schools just have drunk and disorderlies, thefts, sexual assaults... Murder on a campus is bizzarre. This many is beyond that. Check the fucking water there.
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EKD
Aug 30, 09 3:56 AM CDT
They didn't say ON school grounds. They said NEAR.
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UKHokie93
Aug 30, 09 6:47 PM CDT
Where, oh where, does this implicate Virginia Tech?? What's next? To say that all crime in Atlanta is associated with Georgia Tech?
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