Philadelphia reaffirms Ellen Greenberg suicide despite stab wounds

Based on media reviews, Ellen Greenberg’s dying has been dominated a suicide once more following a brand new evaluation by the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Workplace.

Per Peoplethe report reaffirms that Greenberg, a 27-year-old trainer from Philadelphia, died by suicide regardless of struggling 20 stab wounds to her again, neck and head, with a knife protruding from her chest.

Greenberg, who taught first grade at Juniata Park Academy, was discovered useless in her locked condominium on January 26, 2011, after returning residence early from work as a result of a snowstorm.

Her fiancé, Samuel Goldberg, mentioned he found her physique after forcing the door open when she was unresponsive. Goldberg was by no means a suspect and was by no means charged with any crime.

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Ellen Greenberg, left, in an undated household picture. (Greenberg household)

The circumstances, which included a number of stab wounds and no indicators of pressured entry, have fueled years of debate and authorized challenges from her household over whether or not her dying was self-inflicted.

The brand new ruling sparked backlash, with the Greenberg household legal professional Joseph Podraza Jr. saying in an announcement that the evaluation was “a deeply flawed try to justify a predetermined conclusion.”

“It consists of false claims, such because the declare {that a} stab wound to Ellen’s backbone was sustained in the course of the post-mortem, a idea that has been rejected by each credible knowledgeable, together with town’s personal neuropathologist,” Podraza mentioned in an announcement.

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Sandee Greenberg in Philadelphia after a settlement was reached with town in her daughter Ellen’s case (Gavin Vis)

“By ignoring key proof that contradicts suicide, the in depth 3D photogrammetry, a recreation that proves Ellen couldn’t have inflicted all the injuries, unexplained bruises, lacking surveillance footage, an intact lock and tales of a poisonous relationship,” he mentioned.

Greenberg’s dying was initially dominated a murder in 2011, earlier than Assistant Medical Examiner Dr. Marlon Osbourne’s method of dying was modified to suicide after assembly with Philadelphia Police investigators.

Chief Medical Examiner Lindsay Simon led the newest evaluation as a part of a settlement with Greenberg’s mother and father, who’ve disputed the suicide discovering for years.

In February, Greenberg’s household settled lawsuits with town of Philadelphia and others, asking them to reassess Ellen’s method of dying. The household mentioned it ought to be modified to murder or undetermined.

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Dr. Josh and Sandee Greenberg in Philadelphia after a settlement was reached with town of their daughter Ellen’s case (Gavin Vis)

Per Individuals, the brand new report mentioned that “whereas the distribution of accidents is admittedly uncommon, the very fact stays that Ellen would have been able to self-inflicting these accidents,” noting that she was a “younger girl affected by nervousness.”

The lead investigator wrote that “the fiancée’s DNA was not discovered on the knife used to inflict the accidents” and that there was no proof of an abusive relationship or a wrestle on the scene.

“Considering all of this data, the undersigned believes that the way of dying of Ellen Greenberg is greatest categorised as ‘suicide,’” the report mentioned.

In his assertion, Podraza mentioned Simon’s report was “a humiliation to town, and an insult to Ellen and her household.”

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“Ellen’s household simply needed the reality. It’s clear that the reality won’t come from Philadelphia’s legislation enforcement equipment. Though town has turned its again on Ellen, we’ll proceed to pursue justice for her homicide by any means obligatory,” he mentioned.

Fox Information Digital has contacted the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Workplace and the Metropolis of Philadelphia Authorized Division for remark.