Witness to Testify Medical Examiner Initially Ruled Ellen Greenberg’s Death a Homicide

Justice For Ellen Greenberg

In a recent court hearing, shocking new details emerged in the long-contested death of Ellen Greenberg, whose demise in 2011 has haunted her family and baffled authorities. According to Joseph Podraza, attorney for Greenberg's parents, a key witness is prepared to testify that Ellen’s death was initially ruled a homicide by the then-Philadelphia medical examiner, Dr. Samuel Gulino.
During the motion hearing before Judge Linda Carpenter in the Philadelphia Common Pleas Court, Podraza disclosed that former assistant district attorney Guy D’Andrea is set to give critical testimony regarding the original investigation. D’Andrea reportedly had firsthand access to the investigation file which was largely neglected in a District Attorney’s office closet after Ellen's death was controversially deemed a suicide.
“Dr. (Samuel) Gulino told D’Andrea, ‘this is a homicide,’” Podraza asserted, adding that Gulino also believed Ellen's body had been moved post-mortem. This information shocked Ellen’s mother, Sandee Greenberg, who was watching the proceedings via Zoom. "That’s the first I’ve heard of it," she remarked to PennLive. "Her death is obviously a murder."
The case of Ellen Greenberg has puzzled many since that snowy January evening when the 27-year-old school teacher was found lifeless in her locked apartment in Manayunk, with 20 stab wounds. Her fiancé, Samuel Goldberg, discovered her body slumped against a kitchen cabinet—a scene initially misinterpreted by Philadelphia detectives as a suicide.
The legal battle to reclassify Ellen’s death as a homicide has been strenuous and costly for her parents, Joshua and Sandee Greenberg, who have spent over half a million dollars in their 13-year fight. The ongoing civil lawsuit accuses Philadelphia detectives, medical examiner officials, and assistant district attorneys of conspiring to cover up the true nature of Ellen’s death.
Judge Carpenter has allowed the Greenbergs' motion to depose D’Andrea under oath, albeit with a four-hour limit on the session and confined to his knowledge of the death investigation file and his discussions about the case. The deposition could be pivotal in the Greenbergs’ efforts to challenge a potential summary judgment motion seeking to dismiss their suit.
Ellen’s case has drawn significant public and media attention, partly due to inconsistencies and questions surrounding the initial handling of her death scene and subsequent investigation. The apartment was never sealed as a crime scene and was cleaned before a thorough investigation could occur, severely hampering the collection of evidence.
As the Greenbergs await further court proceedings, they also hope for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to entertain their appeal to officially change the manner of Ellen’s death from suicide to homicide. Such a ruling could potentially reopen the police investigation into the mysterious circumstances surrounding Ellen Greenberg’s tragic death.
The forthcoming depositions and continued legal proceedings aim to uncover the truth and provide closure for a grieving family that has long sought justice for Ellen.
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