After fourteen years of fighting for justice, the Greenbergs reached a settlement with the city of Philadelphia and Dr. Marlon Osbourne, the pathologist who initially ruled their daughter Ellen’s death a suicide. Dr. Osbourne reversed his ruling, stating new information led him to believe Ellen’s death was not self-inflicted. This settlement includes a financial payment to the Greenbergs and a commitment by the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office to re-examine the case, potentially paving the way for a criminal investigation. The Greenbergs’ lawsuits, alleging a cover-up, were resolved, bringing some closure to their long battle.
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Ellen Greenberg’s autopsy revealed eleven bruises, described as “in various stages of resolution,” suggesting infliction over time. An independent pathologist later deemed these bruises consistent with a repeated beating. Despite an initial homicide ruling, the medical examiner subsequently changed the cause of death to suicide, a decision disputed by Greenberg’s family. This ruling stemmed from the belief she was alone in a locked apartment, a claim contradicted by evidence suggesting otherwise. Ongoing lawsuits by the Greenberg family continue to challenge the official narrative and seek justice for their daughter.
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When I first came across the news that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to review the ruling on the death of a woman who was found with 20 stab wounds, my immediate thought was, “How is it even possible for someone to commit suicide by inflicting such severe wounds on themselves?” The case of Ellen Greenberg, a first-grade teacher who tragically lost her life in 2011, is beyond comprehension. The fact that the medical examiner initially ruled her death as a homicide, only to switch the ruling to suicide without a valid explanation, is absolutely mind-boggling.
I mean, let’s think about it for a moment.… Continue reading
John Q. Hosedrinker