"On
the night of March 31, 2003, my Ben, almost sixteen and full of life, was brutally beaten to death by two complete
strangers that were adult gang members." The Ben Doran Foundation has been created to speak
up and out about crime victims' rights and to address the many societal issues that lend themselves to murder/homicide.
"After
the death of my beautiful son Ben, I felt I had to do something!"
"The
violent way he left this world will take a lifetime of grief." His
foundation works with
crime victim issues at the legislative level and
within the Twin Cities community.