'ANTI-FEMINIST KILLER'
Attorney Roy Den Hollander ‘kills himself after shooting Epstein judge Esther Salas’ son and hurting husband’
AN ANTI-FEMINIST attorney suspected of killing Judge Esther Salas' son and wounding her husband has been found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The suspect, , was found dead near
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Federal authorities on Monday identified Hollander, "as the primary subject in the attack that occurred at the home of the Honorable Esther Salas."
The FBI confirmed that Hollander is dead.
, Hollander, a lawyer and men’s rights activist, represented a New Jersey woman who was suing the US Selective Service System so she could register for the male-only draft.
Salas had agreed to hear the case, which was filed in 2015, but in 2019, Salas dismissed part of the lawsuit, while another part was still pending.
Sources that authorities are now investigating whether Hollander was involved in the death of a "prominent men's rights figure in earlier this month."
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Salas' son, Daniel Anderl, 20, was killed and her husband Mark Anderl, a 63-year-old criminal defense attorney, was critically wounded after the gunman — dressed as a FedEx delivery driver — ambushed them inside their home in .
Daniel was , days after Salas took on a case related to .
Her husband was also shot at their home and was taken to the hospital in critical condition, the reported.
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, the suspect, described as a white man, was found dead in Sullivan County by a municipal employee who found the body.
A FedEx package addressed to Salas was said to be found in the car.
WNBC reported that Anderl was in stable condition after undergoing surgery at RWJ Barnabas Health.
said on Monday he's ordered a thorough investigation of the shooting.
“On behalf of the entire Justice Department, I send my deepest condolences to Judge Salas and her family on the death of their son and wish her husband a swift and complete recovery," he .
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"This kind of lawless, evil action carried out against a member of the federal judiciary will not be tolerated, and I have ordered the full resources of the FBI and U.S. Marshals Service to investigate the matter.”
In a statement, FedEx spokesperson Jonathan Lyons said: "We are aware of the media reports and are fully cooperating with investigating authorities."
MURDER AT FAMILY HOME
The terrifying assault happened at around 5pm Sunday when Mark answered the front door of the family home and was blasted several times by the gunman.
His son Daniel, a student at Catholic University in , then came to investigate and was fatally shot "through the heart," it has been reported.
Salas, 51, was in the basement at the time of the shootings and was not injured.
A neighbor who lives directly next door to the Salas family home .
Wenfeng Zhang, 44, said he locked eyes with the suspect moments after he carried out the shooting, but didn’t realize what had just happened at the time.
“He looked at me and I looked at him when he was walking from the house to his car,” Zhang said. “Then he walked calmly up to his car and drove away."
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“He looked normal. Not in a rush or anything. I thought he just delivered something."
Zhang said he became suspicious when he also drove away from the street and saw police cars racing toward the neighborhood.
“I rang my wife who was still at home and she told me they were across the street and the whole road was being blocked off."
Zhang’s wife, Jenny Wang, told The Sun she heard gunshots and a scream outside her home around 5pm on Sunday.
“I thought it was fireworks, they just went bang, bang, bang," she said. “I heard three or four shots.”
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Francis Womack, a family friend and the mayor of North Brunswick, said the judge had received death threats in the past.
He told ABC News: "As a judge, she had threats from time to time, but everyone is saying that recently there had not been any."
A neighbor said Salas said in the past that her status as a public figure could make her a target.
“She had some high-profile cases, and she was always a little concerned,” Marion Costanza, who attended Salas' swearing-in ceremony, .
She added of the family: “There’s no one like them. They’re extremely good-natured. They would do anything for anyone.”
“I think she cried for a week and that’s just in DC,” the neighbor said of Salas when Daniel went off to college. “He was her only child.”
The attack came days after the federal judge was assigned a case linked to pedophile financier Epstein.
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According to , Deutsche Bank is accused of misleading investors "about anti-money-laundering deficiencies," including failing to properly monitor high-risk customers, that included Epstein.
Anderl "turned 20 last week" and was a "rising junior" enrolled for classes at the Catholic University of America in Washington DC, CUA president John Garvey said in a statement.
"I was shocked last night to hear news of Daniel Anderl’s tragic death Sunday evening in New Jersey," he wrote.
"We all mourn and grieve this loss to our University community. Our deepest condolences go out to Daniel’s parents, Esther Salas and Mark Anderl.
"We pray too for Daniel’s father, who was also shot and is in the hospital."
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In 2014, for fraud.
On Monday, Guidice said she was praying for the judge and her family following the shooting.
The RHONJ star’s attorney, James Leonard Jr, told The Sun: "Teresa was very shaken by the news and was very emotional when she heard about it."
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“She told me that [she] would be praying very heavily for Judge Salas and her family," he said. “This is absolutely devastating.”
Salas was by President in November 2010.
Before being promoted by Obama, Salas served nine years as an assistant federal public defender in Newark, according to NJ.com.
New Jersey Senators Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez recommended Salas to the high court.
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In 2018, Salas raved about her son .
She said Daniel, who was 17 at the time, was interested in pursuing a career in law.
“I don’t want to dissuade him, but I was pulling for a doctor,” Salas said. “He’s been arguing with us since he could talk — practicing his advocacy skills.”
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She said she taught her son a popular Spanish mantra: “Tu no eres mejor que nadie, pero nadie es mejor que tu," which means: “You are not better than anyone, but no one is better than you.”
“It’s a profound way to live your life — to speak to the janitor with the same respect that you would show to [Supreme Court Chief] Justice [John] Roberts,” Salas said.
“It also means, in the end, you have to be respected too.”
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