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The Madoffs’ Attempted Suicide: Who’s Lying – Ruth or Bernie? [VIDEO]

4:47 pm, October 27th, 2011

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“60 Minutes” has been hyping its Sunday interview with Ruth Madoff in which she claims that she and her husband Bernie Madoff attempted suicide.

On Christmas Eve a few years ago, according to Ruth, she and the Ponzi schemer who left scores of people, organizations, and charities broke, “decided to kill ourselves.”

“I don’t know whose idea it was… it was so horrendous what was happening,” says Ruth, whose husband horrendously ruined many people’s lives.

“We had terrible phone calls. Hate mail, just beyond anything and I said, ‘I just can’t go on anymore.’”

Ruth says rather unconvincingly that they took Ambien and possibly some Klonopin. As for how many pills, Ruth vaguely offers, “I took what we had, he took more.”

This is all very interesting, except Ruth may be as big a liar as her jailed-for-life husband.

Bernie Madoff told New York magazine earlier this year that he never considered suicide.

When discussing his son Mark‘s own suicide, Bernie said, “I don’t understand that. But [Mark] just couldn’t stand the pressure of what he was under.”

As for him, Bernie says he didn’t any have suicidal thoughts, “I never thought of taking my life. It’s just not the way I am.”

So who do you believe, and why?

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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Luna-Petunia/100000789652822 Luna Petunia

    For all we know, They talked about it, ‘agreed on it’ , got out the pills, and Ruth was actually the only one who swallowed the pills. (I don’t know if you can OD on ambien? Different sites, different answers.) . For all we know, Bernie the sociopath, spit out the pills. look at him-he says his ‘family’ knew nothing about this, but he did not protect them as far as we know. Now, he is supposedly ‘happy’ in prison???? Will not answer where the money is, how much was taken, etc. This guy just smiles and smiles. At least we have an answer for when Ruth M was caught mailing that jewerly to relatives in that December (forgot the year.), whether it is the truth, don’t know, don’t know her or bernie, don’t care to. This whole thing is unbelievable-He was ‘making’ more than any other investment company-and the feds did not investigate even when told SOMETHING WAS WRONG. Now lawsuits against owners of the Mets and others saying ‘they should have KNOWN these gains were wrong, fraudulant, too high’ by people who lost money. But these other people who lost everything invested with Madoff because of those HIGH RETURNS.

  • Nefertiti7008

    I do not believe one word these two say. I am sure they never tried to kill themselves. They are despicable!

  • http://dasteepsspeaks.blogspot.com/ Matthew Steeples

    This story continues to get more and more ludicrous. Here’s my take on the latest activities of the Madoff clan: http://dasteepsspeaks.blogspot.com/2011/10/made-off-with-millions.html

  • Georgeevonich

    Why would 60 minutes allow such nonsence to be aired? They are thieves and should be treated as such.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Swom-Smith/100002004503875 Swom Smith

    Ruth Madoff and Andrew Madoff 60 Minutes Overtime Interview Video

    http://su.pr/9TsXqP

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