They threw the book at Bernie Madoff one year ago, and now there's a new book about history's supreme swindler. It's called The Club No One Wanted To Join: Madoff Victims In Their Own Words. It contains stories of loss penned by 29 of the countless victims who lost an estimated $65 billion to Madoff's Ponzi schemes.
One Madoff victim said, "I have no money, other than a little Social Security, and I have nowhere to turn."
"We're still shell-shocked. It's still hard to understand that you could lose everything in a heartbeat," said another Madoff victim.
The victims gathered at a New York restaurant to launch the book and mark the anniversary of Madoff's sentencing to 150 years behind bars.
Here's an excerpt from an angry letter one victim wrote to Madoff in prison:
"...How are you managing without your forty Rolex watches, your thousand count sheets, your five thousand dollar suits, and your countless fancy shoes?"
When it comes to Madoff, time does not heal all wounds. When INSIDE EDITION's Les Trent asked one victim, "Do you feel added satifaction that Madoff is in jail at least?" she replied, "I don't care if he's in jail or not. I wish he was dead."
And the victims are enraged by a report claiming Madoff cursed them out in the foulest language.
Les Trent was with Maureen Ebel the day Madoff was sentenced in 2009.
"Doesn't that infuriate you to hear that?" Trent asked Ebel.
"Yes! I'm furious!" said Ebel.
Trent asked Ebel, "When you heard the judge say 150 years, what went through your head?"
"At last!" said Ebel.
But Ebel's jubilation was short-lived. Her $5 million nest egg went up in smoke. She had to clean houses to get by.
"I'm selling my clothing at consignment stores, I've sold some jewelry," Ebel told INSIDE EDITION.
She wonders how she'll ever be able to retire and she hopes her sad story will protect others from thieves like Bernie Madoff.
"You must be ever-vigilant and on guard," said Ebel.