Digital Musings of Tabitha Hawk

Ruth Madoff, the wife of convicted Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff, sat down with 60 Minutes and said that things got so bad for the couple, at that height of the scandal, that they tried to kill themselves. Ruth said the couple downed "a bunch of pills," including Ambien and possibly some Klonopin, on Christmas Eve, but woke up the next day. She added, "It was very impulsive and I am glad we woke up."