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The gruesome daytime ambush shooting at U.S. District Judge Esther Salas' New Jersey home in July 2020 has been covered in Dateline: The Grudge. Salas' only son died in the attack, and her husband was seriously injured. The perpetrator was a gunman posing as a delivery person. The incident became national news not only because of the brutality but also its shocking motive.
The NBC crime series Dateline has dedicated an episode to the crime. Dateline: The Grudge has focused on what happened on the day of the assault, the perpetrator of the assault, and the overall implications of judicial security. The episode has analyzed the crime, presenting a timeline of events, discussing evidence found during the investigation, and the motive of the crime. Incidentally, according to Dateline: The Grudge, the assailant passed away the day after the attack.
Here are 5 harrowing details about the shooting at Esther Salas' home as depicted by Dateline: The Grudge
1. The Gunman used a disguise of a delivery person to reach Salas' home
One of the startling aspects of the case, as revealed in Dateline: The Grudge, was the way the gunman approached his target. Roy Den Hollander broke into the home of Judge Salas in North Brunswick, New Jersey, on July 19, 2020, in the guise of a FedEx deliveryman. Federal officials reported that he was standing at the door after pressing the doorbell.
Judge Salas's 20-year-old son, Daniel Anderl, opened the door and was immediately killed. Salas' husband, Mark Anderl, tried to come to the resuce of his son, and was shot several times, too. Salas, having been in the basement, wasn't injured.
2. Roy Den Hollander had already made an argument before Judge Salas
Dateline: The Grudge showed that Roy Den Hollander was a New York attorney widely known for prosecuting s*x discrimination suits on behalf of men. He had previously appeared before Judge Salas in a case to invalidate the all-male draft as unconstitutional. The court hearing could be a potential reason Hollander attacked Salas, though the investigators never reached a conclusion that the court case was the assailant's motivation for the attack.
3. The shooter apparently had several targets
Dateline: The Grudge showed that Hollander passed away the day after the attack in Sullivan County, New York, due to an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police officials discovered a rented car he was driving, with some papers. Among the papers was a list of numerous public figures and government members including judges, which implied that the assault on Judge Salas was a planned one.
4. The gunman left behind a written report of over 1,700 pages
The police discovered that Holander had left behind a 1,700-plus-page written report. As per Dateline: The Grudge, the late Hollander's notes had meticulous criticisms regarding gender, race, and judges. Dateline: The Grudge utilized this as an reference to form an opinion about Hollander's agenda and though process.
5. Legislative protection of judges was an outcome of the assault
One of the most significant results of the case, as revealed in Dateline: The Grudge, was legislative protection of federal judges and their families. President Joe Biden signed the Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act and it became a law in 2022. It was named after Judge Salas' son, and it restricts online revelation of personal information about judges, such as residence addresses and telephone numbers.
Dateline: The Grudge depicts how the legislative response is a direct outcome of the attack. Judge Salas herself later testified on behalf of the bill, assuring that additional protections would act as a curb against such tragedies in the future.
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Dateline: The Grudge series provides the accurate and proper reporting of Judge Esther Salas' ambush at home. The shooting incident led to a personal tragedy and a national debate about judges' security, the right of the public to access private documents, and the risk that individuals who work within the justice system face.
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