“It been almost 13 years. Were used to this. But that doesn’t mean we’ve given up,” Ellen Greenberg’s mother said.
It's been nearly 13 years since Ellen Greenberg, 27, was found bloodied and lifeless in her apartment, the victim of 20 stab wounds, many to the back of her head and neck. Her Harrisburg-area parents have been fighting the official ruling of suicide in her violent death ever since. Their battle now goes to the Pa. Supreme Court.
Last week, the Greenbergs’ attorneys filed a motion to appeal the Commonwealth Court opinion that they, as Ellen’s parents and executors of her estate, lacked legal standing to challenge the medical examiner’s suicide ruling. The appellate judges on the Commonwealth Court were divided 2-1 over this narrow legal question.
“In the interests of justice, we believe that providing a detailed review of the victim’s death and the ensuing investigation is clearly warranted with hopes that equity may one day prevail for the victim and her loved ones,” the court wrote. This has been the Greenbergs’ goal for a dozen years, and they said they aren’t backing down now, despite Josh Greenberg estimating theThe Greenbergs’ nightmare began on the snowy, stormy evening of Jan. 26, 2011. Ellen, who was being medically treated for anxiety, was found by her live-in fiancé bloodied and lifeless in the kitchen of her apparently locked unit in the Venice Lofts apartment building, located in Philadelphia’s upscale, trendy Manayunk neighborhood.
An undated photo of Ellen Greenberg with her fiancé, Samuel Goldberg. Photo provided by Greenberg family Osbourne, the pathologist who performed the autopsy and initially ruled the death a homicide, amended Ellen’s death certificate, officially changing the manner of death to suicide. It has remained a suicide ever since, despite the Greenberg’s ongoing investigation and legal battle.
Should the high court accept the appeal, the process of written legal motions, oral arguments before the court, judges’ deliberations and written majority and dissenting opinions could stretch out for up to another two years, Podraza estimated.Meanwhile, the Greenbergs’ second lawsuit, alleging conspiracy among select law enforcement, prosecutors and medical examiners involved in Ellen’s death investigation, is heating up with various motions, discovery requests and countermotions.
The lawyer added that he’s seeking the full documentary record of the police investigation into Ellen’s death, including all interview statements, other police forms, evidence logs, and Ellen’s personal diary, laptop computer and any other personal electronics held in evidence.
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