S1 Episode 9 – BOGO: The Murder of Abraham Shakespeare and the Unsolved Murders of Heidi Childs & David Metzler

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This episode is a two for one! First, we dive into the case of Abraham Shakespeare, a lottery winner who was taken advantage of and murdered by someone he trusted to help him manage his money. Then we examine the unsolved case of Heidi Childs and David Metzler, two college students who were murdered in a secluded area near Virginia Tech.

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Sources we used for this episode:

Abraham Shakespeare

• https://filmdaily.co/news/abraham-shakespeare/

• https://murderpedia.org/female.M/m/moore-dorice.htm

• https://murderpedia.org/female.M/images/moore-dorice/probable-cause.pdf

• https://www.bustle.com/p/women-who-kills-dorice-dee-dee-moore-is-still-serving-life-in-prison-for-the-murder-of-abraham-shakespeare-17000088

• https://www.theledger.com/news/20170612/mother-of-slain-lottery-winner-abraham-shakespeares-son-wins-1-million-jackpot-in-lakeland

• https://abcnews.go.com/US/lottery-murder-deedee-moore-found-guilty/story?id=17926009

• https://www.wfla.com/news/polk-county/polk-co-lottery-winners-murder-case-topic-of-upcoming-episode-of-bet-show/

• https://murderpedia.org/female.M/m/moore-dorice-photos.htm

• https://cute766.info/dorice-donegan-moore-htm/

• https://medium.com/crimebeat/murder-of-a-30m-lottery-winner-fe1bdd429234

• https://www.theledger.com/article/LK/20100206/News/608068403/LL

• https://www.newschief.com/news/20170612/mother-of-slain-lottery-winner-abraham-shakespeares-son-wins-1-million-jackpot-in-lakeland

Heidi Childs and David Metzler

• https://vspunsolved.com/

• https://abcnews.go.com/US/time-forward-reward-offered-2009-double-murder-virginia/story?id=65192739 

• https://roanoke.com/news/local/newport-billboard-seeks-clues-to-childs-metzler-murder-case/article_b3afad1a-22bb-11eb-bbc7-7ff1ecfeebf2.html 

• https://wset.com/news/local/new-leads-advance-investigation-into-2009-montgomery-county-murders 

• https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2020/08/26/wednesday-marks-11-years-since-murder-of-virginia-tech-students-heidi-childs-david-metzler/

• https://www.facebook.com/groups/124578852285/about 

• https://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/Understanding-David-and-Heidi-Parents-share-memories-as-police-put-new-focus-on-murder-investigation-557917151.html 

• https://www.reddit.com/r/VirginiaTech/comments/igzvss/noncovid_post_virginia_tech_students_heidi_childs/ 

• https://newsadvance.com/new_era_progress/news/heidi-childs-dad-says-dna-evidence-is-huge/article_1aa114d0-c404-5fdc-b393-8691cadc0e78.html

• https://www.whsv.com/2020/08/26/11-years-pass-since-killings-of-virginia-tech-students-still-no-arrest-made/

• https://247sports.com/college/virginia-tech/board/59428/Contents/heidi-childs-and-david-metzler-150694618/

• https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/4kpdjv/brutal_virginia_tech_murders_who_killed_heidi/

• https://www.reddit.com/r/UnsolvedMurders/comments/2esfj8/sophomore_students_and_high_school_sweethearts/

• https://www.wtvr.com/2012/03/29/sheriff-confirms-they-have-killers-dna-in-virginia-tech-students-murder/

• https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/new-information-released-in-serial-killer-case 

• https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/fbi-looking-for-info-on-murdered-virginia-tech-students-david-metzler-heidi-childs

• https://lightsonpod.medium.com/brutal-virginia-tech-murders-7b425cdf6454