PHILADELPHIA (Court TV) — Less than a year after reopening the investigation into the death of Ellen Greenberg, the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office has declared her death a suicide.
Ellen Greenberg shows off her engagement ring in a photo. (ABC News/Hulu)
Greenberg was found stabbed to death on Jan. 26, 2011, with more than 20 stab wounds to her body. Those wounds included 10 on her back; the knife was found plunged into her heart. Assistant medical examiner Dr. Marion Osbourne initially ruled Greenberg’s death a homicide, but changed that to suicide after a closed-door meeting with Philadelphia police and members of the district attorney’s office four days later.
In Feb. 2025, Osbourne again changed his ruling, saying he now believes Greenberg was murdered. The Office of the Medical Examiner agreed to re-examine the case after increasing pressure from Greenberg’s family, who hired multiple experts who also concluded she was the victim of a homicide…