Man found dead possibly linked to shooting of federal Judge Esther Salas’ family
An attorney found dead in New York’s Catskills may have been behind the shooting of federal Judge Esther Salas’ son and husband in New Jersey, police sources said Monday.
The man, identified by sources as Manhattan lawyer Roy Den Hollander, was found Monday in Rockland, New York, with an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound, sources said.
Den Hollander, a self-avowed anti-feminist lawyer, had a case pending before Salas challenging the military’s male-only draft policy, The Daily Beast reported.
A package or envelope addressed to the jurist was found near the man’s body, sources said.
The FBI and police were headed to the scene to investigate a possible connection between the man — and a gun found nearby — and the bloody attack on a district court judge’s home in North Brunswick, NJ, sources said.
An assailant dressed as a Federal Express deliveryman came to the front door around 5 p.m. Sunday, and opened fire as soon as Salas’ son, Daniel Anderl, opened up.
The gunman also blasted Salas’ husband, prominent attorney Mark Anderl, 63, authorities have said.
The younger man was killed, while the older was hospitalized in critical condition. Salas, believed to have been in the basement of the home at the time of the attack, was not injured.
She has worked on several high-profile cases, and was recently assigned a class-action suit from Deutsche Bank investors who claim the company failed to monitor “high-risk” customers including late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
The FBI declined immediate comment on the Catskills body and its possible ties to the case.
Additional reporting by Craig McCarthy