Bernie Madoff's sister, her husband dead after suspected murder-suicide

Bernie Madoff's sister, her husband dead after suspected murder-suicide

The sister of the late fraudster and financier Bernie Madoff and her husband are dead after a suspected murder-suicide.

NEW YORK - The sister of the late fraudster and financier Bernie Madoff and her husband are dead after a suspected murder-suicide.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office on Sunday identified the couple as 87-year-old Sondra Wiener of Boynton Beach and her 90-year-old husband, Marvin. They were found unresponsive with gunshot wounds Thursday afternoon inside their residence.

"Detectives from the Violent Crimes Division arrived on scene to investigate further. After further investigation it appears to be a murder/suicide," the Sheriff's Office statement said.

Officials said the cause of death will be determined by the Medical Examiner’s Office.

A woman who identified herself as the wife of son David Wiener asked for privacy "at this time of grief."

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Boca News Now reported that an internal email sent to homeowners who lived near the pair confirmed their death. 

"Let me start off by stating that as many of you have heard, we had a tragic situation on Barca Boulevard regarding the passing of Sondra and Marvin Weiner," the email read. "Our thoughts and condolences go out to their family. There is currently an investigation pending. All I can say is at this time there is no security or safety threat to anyone in the community."

Bernie Madoff pled guilty in 2009 to running the largest Ponzi scheme in history, defrauding his clients out of $65B. He died in federal prison in 2021 at the age of 82, while serving a 150-year sentence.

Madoff's older son, Mark, committed suicide in 2008, while his younger son, Mark, died of cancer in 2014.