This Saturday, June 2, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office and America’s Most Wanted will make a nationwide plea for information about an unsolved homicide that occurred early Thanksgiving morning in 2004.

   Christopher Abraham Mader, a 23-year-old Waldorf resident, was murdered Nov. 25 as he was driving from his job as a bartender at Bennigan’s Grill and Tavern in Waldorf about 3 a.m. Mader was traveling west on Smallwood Drive, just outside of his neighborhood, Hampshire, when he was shot and killed and his vehicle crashed into a sign and a power box. Despite detectives’ aggressive investigative efforts, the case remains unsolved.

   Ironworkers Local 5, a union serving Washington, D.C. and surrounding areas, is offering $20,000 for information leading to an arrest or indictment. This is in addition to a $1,000 reward being offered by Charles County Crime Solvers and a reward being offered by Mader’s parents through a memorial fund established in his name.

   There is no new information but the Sheriff’s Office hopes that by reaching a nationwide audience with the help of America’s Most Wanted, someone with information will be compelled to come forward. America’s Most Wanted aired a segment about the case once before, in September 2005.

   Sgt. Keith Moody, who is investigating the murder and was interviewed for both America’s Most Wanted segments, will be at America’s Most Wanted’s call center in Washington, D.C., to assist in gathering any tips that may be phoned in after the show airs.

   Detectives received several leads following the murder but the leads did not produce a suspect. Prince George’s County Police received a 9-1-1 call in connection with the incident shortly after it occurred, however, after a brief conversation the call was disconnected before the call-taker was able to obtain the caller’s information. The Sheriff’s Office released part of the recording to the public and the recording remains on the Sheriff’s Office’s Web site, www.ccso.us.

   The Sheriff’s Office also released a sketch of a person who detectives believed may have information about the murder but detectives were unable to identify the person in the sketch and say it does not appear to be related to the investigation.

   Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact Sgt. Moody at 301-609-6514 or Charles County Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS. All callers remain anonymous.