"This is a terrible and unnecessary tragedy. Mark was an innocent victim of his father's monstrous crime who succumbed to two years of unrelenting pressure from false accusations and innuendo. We are all deeply saddened by this shocking turn of events."

"This is a selfish act. Let's get lunch."

After Mark Madoff (46), the son of Bernard Madoff, killed himself on the second anniversary of his father's arrest, his attorney released the above statement. The line below is from two passers-by as they watched the body of Mark Madoff being removed from his NY apartment.