Bernie Madoff's Wife Blames Him For Son's Suicide, Author Says
Posted on Dec 13, 2010 @ 04:48AM
Ruth Madoff, wife of Bernie Madoff, believes her son Mark "would not have died if it weren't for what [Bernie] had done," a friend of the embattled family told an author, according to the NY Post.
As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Bernie’s oldest son, 46-year-old Mark Madoff, hanged himself Saturday with a dog leash in his New York City loft as his 2-year-old son slept in the next room. His suicide came on the second anniversary of his father's arrest in connection with a massive, billion-dollar Ponzi scheme.
Writer Jerry Oppenheimer, who penned the book Madoff With the Money, spoke with friends of the Madoffs, and said that Ruth remains "totally disgusted with [Bernie] and blames him for her son's death.
"She thinks this is the end of the family," Oppenheimer told the paper, adding "family members don't think [Bernie's] going to survive this.
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"It has made him realize what this whole thing has all been about," Oppenheimer said. "It's a Greek tragedy."
It's still not known whether Bernie, who's serving his 150-year sentence in a North Carolina prison, will be allowed to witness his son's funeral.
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Nov 01, 2011 @ 19:00
Feb 03, 2012 @ 06:00
The Madoff's were the least to get hurt by this, think of all the people he financially crippled in the process of becoming the embarrassment of his own family. People don't usually kill themselves because a parent is a theif - more to this...
Posted Mon, 12/13/2010 - 5:46pm
DOES THE TERM: "MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL" RING A BELL? KARMA BERNIE!
Posted Mon, 12/13/2010 - 2:00pm
It's "the love of money is the root of all evil."
Posted Mon, 12/13/2010 - 3:46pm
Ruth sure didn't have any trouble turning her back on her two sons the last two years. No, she was too busy staying in touch with Bernie so she'd know about the money left. She's no better than Bernie.
Posted Mon, 12/13/2010 - 10:52am
You got that right...She choose Bernie over her son when faced with that ultimatum. So Ruth you are certainly no better, actually a little worse for giving up your son.
Posted Tue, 12/14/2010 - 4:08pm
Finally Ruth Madoff is putting the blame on the person who caused this whole mess.....Bernie! It's hard to believe how one person can cause such horror for so many thousands of people
Posted Mon, 12/13/2010 - 10:00am