Madoff, a meticulous, elegant dresser, was still in his pajamas, bathrobe, and slippers when special agents Ted Cacioppi and B. J. Kang of the FBI stepped off the elevator into apartment 12-A.

Yet Ruth Madoff is not complaining, at least publicly. Since the suicide of her son Mark, and the cancer death of her other son Andrew, she has largely disappeared from the public eye.

According to the listing, Ruth's former NYC apartment on the Upper West Side located at 345 West 88th Street for $1.59 million. The three-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom co-op is renovated into two units.

The winning bid topped the $300,000 minimum pre-sale estimate. Ruth Madoff’s French diamond earrings fetched the next highest price. Valued at $100,000 to $137,500, they went for $135,000 to an ...