In 2009, the 20-year-old Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington was murdered after leaving a Metallica show in Charlottesville, Virginia. The killer hasn't been caught, but since then, the murderer has also been linked with a 2005 sexual assault in Virginia. And now the band has gotten involved with the case, with James Hetfield recording a PSA displaying the police composite sketch of the killer and urging any viewers to contact authorities if you've seen him. Watch it below.
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It can be easy to make fun of Metallica sometimes, but it's always good to see a band, especially one on their level, standing up for their fans after something terrible happens.
