Son of federal judge in Epstein case slain, husband in critical condition.

| July 20, 2020

Judge Salas was assigned a case dealing with Epstein and Deutsche bank.

Son of federal judge slain, husband in critical conditionDaniel Anderl, 20-year-old son of Judge Esther Salas, was a student at Catholic UniversityBy David Wildstein, July 19 2020 8:58 pm

The husband and son of U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas were shot this evening after a gunman dressed as a Federal Express delivery driver entered their North Brunswick home, the New Jersey Globe has learned.

Daniel Anderl, the 20-year-old son of U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas.

Daniel Anderl , the judge’s 20-year-old son, is dead.   He was a student at Catholic University in Washington, D.C.

Her husband, Mark Anderl, 63, a criminal defense attorney and former Assistant Essex County Prosecutor, is in critical but stable condition after undergoing surgery at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in New Brunswick.

Salas in unharmed, the Globe was told.

The suspect remains at large.“

The FBI is investigating a shooting that occurred at the home of Judge Ester Salas in North Brunswick Township, New Jersey earlier this evening, July 19,” the Federal Bureau of Investigation said in a tweet.  “We’re looking for one subject & ask that anyone who thinks they may have relevant information call us.

”It is not immediately clear who the target of the shooting was.  Salas had been the target of threats, the Globe has learned.

“I know Judge Salas and her husband well, and was proud to recommend her to President Obama for nomination to NJ’s federal bench,” said U.S. Senator Bob Menendez.  “My prayers are with Judge Salas and her family, and that those responsible for this horrendous act are swiftly apprehended and brought to justice.”

Salas, a widely respected and popular jurist, had served as a public defender and federal magistrate before President Barack Obama nominated her to serve as a District Court Judge in 2010.

She is the first Latina to serve as a federal judge in New Jersey.

The daughter of a Cuban mother and a Mexican father, Salas spent part of her childhood on welfare after a fire destroyed her Union City apartment.

“Judge Salas and her family are in our thoughts at this time as they cope with this senseless act,” said Gov. Phil Murphy. “This tragedy is our latest reminder that gun violence remains a crisis in our country and that our work to make every community safer isn’t done.

”North Brunswick Mayor Francis “Mac” Womack said in a statement early Monday morning that “no words can express the sadness and loss we share tonight as a community after senseless shootings of the husband and son of USDC Judge Esther Salas.”

“We commit to do all we can to support the family in this time, as well as all law enforcement agencies involved,” Womack said.

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal urged ant potential witnesses to contact the FBI hotline at 973-792-3000.

“We’re shocked by this horrific and violent act, and (the office of the attorney general) and (New Jersey State Police) offer our full investigative support to our federal partners,”Grewal said. “We express our deepest sympathies to Judge Salas and her family, and to all who are grieving in the aftermath of this tragedy.

”In 2005, the husband and mother of U.S. District Court Judge Joan Lefkow were shot and killed in the judge’s Chicago home.  A suspect killed himself and left a suicide note admitting to the shootings.  That suspect said he broke into the home with the intention of killing the judge.

Source: Son of federal judge slain, husband in critical condition – New Jersey Globe

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Fyrfighter

RIP to Daniel, and a swift recovery to Mr Anderl

Not surprising that the idiot governor immediately makes this about gun control, instead of the targeted hit it obviously was. Being as the case the Judge was working on was related to Epstein, anyone want to bet there’s a clinton connection???

UpNorth

A double case of Arkancide? It’s likely the shooter is DOT(Dead Over There) somewhere in Jersey if this involves Epstein and his girlfriend.

The Other Whitey

It certainly has an odor of Arkancide, but like I said below, having a phone book full of mortal enemies comes with the territory when you’re a federal judge. Which of course muddies the waters enough that all possibilities are more likely. The best cover for Arkancide is the target having lots of people who want them dead. Likewise, if you want to get away with a high-profile murder, a known Arkancide candidate is probably your best bet.

Green Thumb

Word.

Ex-PH2

If it involves Epstein’s dealings with Deutsche Bank, it’s unlikely that it has anything to do with clinton.

It’s a mystery to me why the Jersey AG brought up the 2005 murder of a Chicago judge’s parents, other than to deflect attention from the “bad business” of murder in his home state. If it’s deflection, it’s a piss poor job of it.

Anonymous

Being linked to the Clintons should come with a Surgeon General’s warning…

QMC

Anybody check Ghislaine Maxwell’s cell in the past 24 hours?

Ya know, just in case a completely unrelated case of suicide just so happens to come about?

The Other Whitey

Shooter disguised as a FedEx driver to gain access to the house? Yeah, this wasn’t some random asshole doing asshole things. Somebody put some money into this hit. Besides Epstein (who didn’t kill himself), I wonder what other cases she was involved with A federal judge will have a long list of enemies; that just comes with the job. The question is which of them are rich, powerful, and brazen enough to try to clip a judge and/or her family.

If this is connected to Epstein (who didn’t kill himself), then that begs the question of why. What does she know that hasn’t yet seen the light of day?

Ex-PH2

It also begs the question: why does the Jersey AG try to deflect attention from this by bringing up a Chicago murder of a judge’s family in her home in 2005, when it has nothing to do with this judge?

rgr769

One has to wonder why the shooter didn’t search the house for the judge, if she was the target. Maybe the husband was the target.

Mason

That’s what I was wondering. Shoot whoever answers the door and then go find the target (if he wasn’t it). If it’s a hit, they kind of half-assed it.

5th/77th FA

Was just reading on this at the Fox linky. 7k+ and counting comments already. Just a SWAG here, my $.02 worth. Click bait Epstein connection and seems to be a bit of a reach. If the killer was after the Lady Judge, he’d of gotten her. She was at home in the basement? Maybe the son was actually the target and Dad was collateral damage? Or maybe we are getting to be more and more a third world country?

Got to agree with Fyrfighter, the NJ Guv going straight to the gun control (grabber) issue.

Hondo

Dunno about that, 5/77. Some (hopefully most) men would try to shield their spouses under those conditions, even at the risk of taking a bullet meant for them. Ditto sons and moms.

Have no idea if that’s what happened here or not. But it’s a possibility.

And yeah: this smacks of being a professional hit. Last time I checked, most hitmen don’t exactly obey gun control laws. If anything, they support such laws – because they make their job easier and less risky.

Green Thumb

Or the people behind the hit were sending a message….

5th/77th FA

Agree fellas. More questions raised than answered by the different inherwebz articles out there. Not enough details released. I live in a very small community that has little to 0 crime to speak of and I still have a weapon in my hand when I go to answer the door. And if I don’t know who it is, I don’t answer. I also get deliveries from USPS, UPS, and FedEx on a regular basis. They scan the package, set it on the porch, sometimes tap on the door, and then just leave.

And yeah, somebody was sending a message.

David

Reminds me of the Columbus, OH mayor who wants an assault weapon ban after 8 people were shot this weekend. None, of course, with an ‘assault weapon.’

On an amusing note, you can only say that here – Yahoo censorship is now so sensitive that they censor any word CONTAINING ‘ass’- class, assume, etc. are all being censored.

Fjardeson

Kinda weird, what would a 20 year old young adult know, or do, that would warrant a professional hit?

rgr1480

“Just deliverin’ a message to your mom.”

OWB

The list of those who engage in this type hit is rather short.

And, yes, the actual shooter is likely already out at sea somewhere also the victim of suicide. Maybe also the facilitator of said suicide.

Suicide seems to have become a communicable disease.

Slow Joe

Only if the shooter was an amateur.

Professionals take precautions to make sure they don’t sleep with the fish, and at the same time guarantee their silence to their clients.

Sapper3307

Clinton body count++

Thunderstixx

Nothing with regard to epstein or the clintoons would surprise me at this point in time…

Ret_25X

What the story missed:

If Menendez recommends her, that indicates that someone in the family is corrupt. Also, Menendez is tied to the whole Epstein story and would be in prison in other states for his campaign money scandals.

Also, friends in NJ tell me that Anderl is the dirty party and that they are surprised this didn’t happen sooner.

So, three possible ways this works…

1. Anderl is dirty and was the target because he has some bad relationships

2. Salas is not dirty and the tribe is pressuring her.

3. The son is dirty and the hit targeted him.

This need not be related to Epstein to be dirty. Remember that Menendez is the pig pen of dirty politicos.

Fyrfighter

Agree 100% about Menendez. The fact that he’s still walking free is proof of the corruption in that part of the world..

Ret_25X

Forgot to add…could be the work of someone crazed by ideologies and/or revenge for some conviction or sentencing.

The act was fairly organized, so it would seem too much planning to be someone suffering from a mental illness…or disorganized cognitive functions.

I don’t see this as a revenge killing in the normal way…but perhaps some form of ideological revenge?

Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?

Hondo

Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?

The Shadow. (smile)

Skippy

I’ll take MI-6 for a 1,000 dollars
The Clintons are good, but this
Has high speed written all it
Protecting Andrew comes first

NHSparky

Any federal judge has a long list of enemies, and she is no exception. But the timing on this is incredibly suspicious.

Anyone who is willing to risk a federal death penalty is a seriously desperate person, or simply ran out of fucks to give.

Combat Historian

Breaking: shooting suspect found dead from apparent “self inflicted gunshot wound”. That ‘s rather convenient…

5th/77th FA

Tanks CH. Looks like the Dad was the target and the son was the collateral damage. Still a lot of unanswered questions on this guy too.

Jay

The whole damn thing is starting to sound like a John Grisham novel….

RGR 4-78

“Den Hollander is a notoriously anti-feminist men’s rights attorney, whose vitriolic website and book condemn women in rage-filled terms.”

How bernathian.

NHSparky

The comparisons are bizarre.

All that’s missing is an airplane.

Thunderstixx

And a gas can…..

Thunderstixx

Of course, that was missing on the first event too…

charles w

According to John Cardillo, who is an ex NYPD official, she also sentenced some cartel gang bangers to 50 years in prison. Just putting that out there.

The Other Whitey

The easiest way to get away with murder is to murder someone with dozens of mortal enemies.

Anonymous

Not suspicious at all. Nope. Something you see out of conspiracy/spy movies in real life, no big.

OldCorpsTanker72

A few years ago, a Louisiana sheriff was being paid off by the Mob. He somehow managed to tick them off. Rather than waste a perfectly good paid-off sheriff, the sheriff’s son soon died in a murder down in New Orleans. No one was ever caught for the murder. Just one of those things. But the sheriff got the message, and followed “the rules” from then on.
Maybe the husband was the target. Or maybe the judge was just being reminded of “the rules.”

LC

More info on the (deceased) suspect:
https://heavy.com/news/2020/07/roy-den-hollander/

5th/77th FA

Real piece of work, this one is. Wonder if he’s related to a certain Be Nasty wanna be pile its lawer? They will have at least some things in common. Maintaining their social distancing at a minus 6 feet AGL will be a case closed….and no brief.

Tanks LC.

Commissar

Another attack by another incel.

Ret_25X

one that is, in many ways, rather Antifian.

Same anger.

Same inability to cede humanity to others.

Same identity political ideology.

Same incel personality traits.

To paraphrase Ayn Rand, Racism and sexism are the lowest forms of collectivism.

Ret_25X

To see only the group. To identify only the mass. To acknowledge only those who agree with you.

All hallmarks of small minds and smaller moral development.

In other words, this guy seems like a mirror of the violent terrorists loose in Portland and Seattle. The only difference? The groups in his worldview.