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‘It was very, very weird’: A civil suit reveals new details in the case of Ellen Greenberg, whose death by 20 stab wounds was ruled suicide

Ellen Greenberg's death was ruled a homicide, then changed to suicide. Her parents are fighting to have the manner of her death changed back to homicide or undetermined.

Philadelphia teacher Ellen Greenberg, 27, was found dead of 20 stab wounds at her Manayunk apartment on Jan. 26, 2011. Her parents have filed a lawsuit against the Philadelphia Medical Examiner's Office and the pathologist who conducted her autopsy seeking to have the manner of her death changed from suicide to homicide or undetermined.
Philadelphia teacher Ellen Greenberg, 27, was found dead of 20 stab wounds at her Manayunk apartment on Jan. 26, 2011. Her parents have filed a lawsuit against the Philadelphia Medical Examiner's Office and the pathologist who conducted her autopsy seeking to have the manner of her death changed from suicide to homicide or undetermined.Read moreCourtesy of the Greenberg family