of defense attorney. so, although he's represented some individuals accused a very serious crimes, we weren't aware of any that had serious grievances against him. >> as law enforcement raced to find her sons killer, judge salas spent those early morning hours at robert wood johnson hospital. the loss of her only child was sinking in. daniel was your everything. >> he was the center of my universe, our universe, he was everything. >> was he a mama's boy? [laughs] >> the biggest moments boy. he and i had a connection that, you know, quite frankly is amazing. >> her disappear from daniel's death was compounded by a horrifying realization. her job as a federal judge was most likely the reason her son was gone. >> there is a part of me, immediately after everything happened, that i sort of said to myself, you know, did i make the right decision? but then i think about my son