In 2011, 27-year-old Philadelphia teacher Ellen Greenberg was found dead in her apartment with 23 stab wounds. The door was reportedly locked from the inside. Initially, it was a clear-cut homicide. But then, in a move that baffled her family and the public, the medical examiner officially changed the ruling to a suicide.
In this episode, we unpack the deeply flawed initial police investigation and the glaring inconsistencies in her fiancé’s 911 call. We also dive into the bombshell expert testimony—including neuropathological evidence suggesting several of Ellen’s wounds were inflicted after her heart had already stopped beating. How does someone stab themselves 23 times? Join us as we follow her parents’ relentless, decade-long legal battle against the city of Philadelphia to uncover what really happened behind that locked door.
