Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Review Controversial Ruling in Ellen Greenberg Case

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to review the case of Ellen Greenberg, a 27-year-old woman whose death was ruled a suicide despite being found with 20 stab wounds. This decision follows a request from her parents, who have been fighting to have the classification of her death changed to homicide or undetermined. The court's agreement to hear the case was confirmed by Greenberg's mother, Sandee, on Tuesday. Last year, an appellate court denied the parents' request but criticized the investigation conducted by the city, police, and the medical examiner's office. Dr. Joshua Greenberg, Ellen's father, expressed frustration over their lack of standing in the case, emphasizing that their fight began as a quest for justice for their daughter. The family is now focused on challenging the medical examiner's ruling. Ellen Greenberg was discovered dead in her kitchen in January 2011, with evidence suggesting foul play, including tampering with the door lock and the positioning of her body. Her parents' attorney, Joe Podraza, highlighted that the knife found at the scene had not been fingerprinted, raising further questions about the investigation. Forensic pathologist Dr. Cyril Wecht, who reviewed the evidence before his passing in May, stated that the circumstances surrounding Greenberg's death were inconsistent with suicide. He noted that the angle of the stab wounds would have made self-infliction highly unlikely, reinforcing the family's belief that her death should be reclassified.