He may have deserved it. Those russians had plenty of good reasons to kill nazis and collaborators (Just sayin'.)
FR poster "steamshovel" was referring to my post - it was my ancestor that shot and killed his family before committing suicide.
My ancestor was a "hereditary judge" [meaning he wasn't appointed - his grandfather had purchased the position and he inherited it].
Anyway, I don't know much of the specifics. Some German/Austrians in positions of power and responsibility enthusiastically worked with the Nazis. Others in the same positions were forced to do so on pain of death to themselves and their families.
Which was my relative? I have no clue. All I know is that after the region was liberated, there was a witch hunt for ANYONE who had worked with the Nazis [willingly or not].
My relative decided to end his family's lives [as well as his own] in order to spare them the pain and humiliation of the bloodbath ...