Season of Justice

THANKS TO ALL WHO HELPED US REACH OUR $10,000 GOAL!  The $10,000 matching funds from Season of Justice means that we will have $20,000 to conduct advanced forensic testing on evidence seized from the crime scene!

These two young men were robbed of their lives, and those responsible must be found.

 

Ryan Riddell and Mark Prasse were just 32 years-old when they were gunned down at Mark Prasse’s rural Christman, IL home on January 28, 2008. Their loved ones are hoping that items collected at the scene by police contain trace evidence that can link those responsible to this brutal crime, and bring them to justice.

 

The Illinois State Police are heading up this investigation, and they are working with a lab to do advanced forensic work on those collected items. The lab is a private company and the scientific work it conducts will need to be paid for.

 

The first $10,000 given will be matched by Season of Justice!

 

Season of Justice is a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting law enforcement by providing funding to do advanced forensic examination on pieces of evidence, so that violent criminals can be brought to justice for their senseless crimes. The family and friends of Ryan and Mark reached their initial goal to raise $10,000 to assist with the advanced scientific examination of the collected items from the crime scene. Season of Justice will match the first $10,000!  With the Season of Justice $10,000 match, there will be $20,000 to use for advanced forensic testing on the unsolved murders of Ryan and Mark!     

 

As a reminder, there is a $25,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the murders of Ryan Riddell and Mark Prasse. You can call the Illinois State Police to give information. The Wabash Valley Crime Stoppers is also paying an additional $1,000 for information that leads to the arrest of the perpetrator(s). You can reach them anonymously by web at: wvcrimestoppers.org or through the P3 Tips app.

 

Please help us find the killers who took the lives of Ryan Riddell and Mark Prasse.

 

This fundraiser is being organized by:

Rhett Burris

Chris Cheely

Jason Jones

Rich Osborne

Tim Reinhart

Lon Tay

Chris Vandeventer

 

To learn more about this case and to listen to the True Crime Takedown Podcast by Troy Daniels with investigative assistance from Dawn Coyne Trimble, click here: https://truecrimetakedown.com/2021/02/23/midwest-murders-part3-ryanriddellandmarkprasse/

This podcast can be found at Apple, Spotify, Stitcher and other major podcast platforms.

(In case any funds raised are not needed for this case, those funds will remain with Season of Justice to assist with other unsolved violent crimes.)  

Season of Justice is an organization that played a crucial role in bringing justice to Rita Curran's cold case murder 52 years after her tragic death. Rita was a compassionate and caring second-grade teacher whose kindness and empathy impacted all those around her. Despite years of investigation, her case remained unsolved until advancements in DNA testing, genealogy research, and state-of-the-art DNA scrubbing procedures could be used on evidence collected 52 years ago. This was made possible by Season of Justice's generous donation to the Burlington Police Department to fund this advanced technology. We are grateful to Season of Justice for their tireless efforts and contribution to bringing justice to Rita and her loved ones.

Thanks to Season of Justice's donation, the Burlington Police Department was able to make progress in the case and finally uncover the truth. We extend a special thank you to the Burlington Police Department for their unwavering dedication to solving this case and helping us find answers after all these years.

In gratitude for their efforts, our aim is to raise the funds Season of Justice donated to the Burlington Police Department for the testing and research that ultimately helped make progress in this case. We hope that this funding will support their mission to find justice in other cold cases and closure for the families affected. Please join us in honoring the memory of Rita and supporting Season of Justice, an organization that fights tirelessly to help bring closure to cold cases like hers.