It has been three years since Christopher Abraham Mader was shot
and
killed
while
driving
home
from his
job as a
bartender
at a
local
restaurant
early
Thanksgiving
morning.
The
Charles
County
Sheriff’s
Office
is
continuing
its
efforts
to solve
the
case,
which
has been
re-assigned
to the
newly-formed
Cold
Case
Detail.
Investigators
are
hoping a
new
reward
of
$56,000
may help
generate
information
that
will
lead to
an
arrest.
The
murder
occurred
about 3
a.m.
Nov. 25,
2004.
Mader,
who was
23, had
left his
job at
Bennigan’s
Grill
and
Tavern
in
Waldorf
and was
driving
near the
entrance
to his
neighborhood,
Hampshire,
at the
intersection
of Smallwood Drive and St. Stevens Drive in
Waldorf.
He was
shot and
killed,
and his
vehicle
left the
roadway
and
crashed.
A substantial reward is being offered for information
that
leads to
an
arrest
in the
investigation.
The
reward
includes
$30,000
raised
by
Mader’s
Family
through
a
memorial
fund
established
in his
name.
Ironworkers
Local 5,
a union
that
serves Washington, D.C., and surrounding areas and has offered
reward
money in
the
past,
has
raised
its
contribution
to
$25,000.
Charles
County
Crime
Solvers
is
offering
$1,000,
bringing
the
entire
reward
amount
to
$56,000.
A higher
reward
for
information
about
crime
has
never
been
offered
in Charles County.
Sheriff Rex Coffey and members of Mader’s family gathered
for a
press
conference
on Nov.
19 at
11:30
a.m.
where
the
murder
occurred
to
announce
the new
reward
fund and
appeal
to the
public
for
information.
Ensuring
justice
for
Mader’s
family
and
others
like
his,
whose
loved
ones
were
victims
of
unsolved
crimes,
is the
primary
reason
for
Sheriff
Coffey’s
new Cold
Case
Squad,
which he
established
in
September.
Mader’s
case has
received
nationwide
attention; America’s Most Wanted has aired two
segments
about
the
investigation,
one in
September
2005 and
the
other in
June
2007.
Detectives
received
leads
following
the
murder
and are
continuing
to
investigate
those
leads.
Among
their
intensive
investigative
efforts,
detectives
are
attempting
to
identify
the
person
who
called
9-1-1
from a
payphone
shortly
after
Mader
was
killed. Prince George’s County Police received the call but it was
disconnected
by the
caller
after a
brief
conversation
and the
call-taker
was
unable
to
obtain
the
caller’s
information.
The
Sheriff’s
Office
released
part of
the
recording,
which
remains
available
on its
Web
site,
www.ccso.us.
Anyone
who has
information
about
this
investigation
is urged
to
contact
Charles
County
Crime
Solvers
at
1-866-411-TIPS.
All
callers
remain
anonymous
and are
eligible
for the
$56,000
reward.
Those
with
information
may also
call
Det. K.
Keelan
at
301-609-6509.
