The stress and having trusted someone who lied to them had been hard to deal with, she said.
She was one four victims who eventually complained to police about Murray's activities.
She claimed Murray owed nearly $1.2 million to 22 people, most of whom did not want to make an official complaint.
Another victim, who met Murray at their church, invested in Murray's business by initially loaning him money he inherited, $225,000, and more later, he said.
Murray would pay the interest, but kept rolling over the principal.
Another victim has been left with a $48,000 bill to a finance company after Murray faked an invoice to the company to obtain the loan, to pay back a loan he took from her company. She said she had tried to help Murray sort his books in the hope of getting back her money.
When she realised he was insolvent, she organised a meeting for 22 creditors he identified.
"One woman was 80 and gave him her life savings. Another man had Alzheimer's. It was just ... awful."
She said it was unclear on what Murray spent the money.
He was always well dressed and had "the best of everything", but had been operating a ponzi-scheme of sorts.
"He would borrow $2000 and pay you back $3000, then he would borrow more from you, but eventually the paying back stopped."
She said his creditors rallied around him for six to nine months, spending hours going through his accounts, trying to find ways to help him, before one couple finally made an official complaint.
She was happy he was going to prison, and hoped it might be a warning to others about dealing with him.
"We know we are never going to get our money back, but we got justice. Otherwise, he would have still be walking the streets."
