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27 Oct, 2011

Contemplated suicide

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Madoff and her husband Bernie contemplate suicide after receiving hatred from stealing billions of dollars from victims. Madoff states that she sent jewelry worth millions to family members as she prepared for her death.

I don’t know whose idea it was, but we decided to kill ourselves because it was so horrendous what was happening.

31 Oct, 2011

Mother mourns

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Madoff comments on the death of Mark Madoff. She blames herself for her son’s suicide.

I just wish, until my dying day, that I had done what he wanted…I don’t know if it would have made a difference or not, but if I could change things, at least if I had tried, I would have felt a little better. I don’t know if it would have mattered.