A television show's segment on the slaying of Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington is generating tips for investigators.
WRIC-TV says Virginia State Police received six new tips after "America's Most Wanted" aired the segment on the investigation Friday.
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Wednesday marks the third anniversary since Harrington was last seen.
Harrington was last seen in October 2009 after she left a Metallica show in Charlottesville. Her remains were found in January 2010 in a hayfield in Albemarle County.
The FBI has said a suspect in a 2005 sexual assault in Fairfax County has been forensically linked to the Harrington case.
Metallica recorded a public service video as part of a law enforcement publicity blitz to try to catch the man.
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Original story from Oct. 9
Investigators searching for a Virginia Tech student's killer, hope national attention will help break the case.
Virginia State Police say Morgan Harrington's case will be featured on "America's Most Wanted" this Friday night.
Harrington disappeared during a Metallica concert in Charlottesville in 2009.
Her remains were found on a farm in Albemarle County four months later.
"America's Most Wanted" airs at 10 p.m. Friday on Lifetime.
