Ellen Greenberg was found with 20 stab wounds, many to the back of her head and neck, but her death was ruled a suicide despite a "flawed investigation." Her parents say she was murdered and are still fighting to clear her name
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[...] But in a 2-1 decision last month, a Pennsylvania appellate court ruled that the Greensbergs do not have standing to sue the city of Philadelphia over the investigation into her death. The Commonwealth court did not rule on whether the manner of death could or should be changed, and criticised the investigation into Ellen’s death.
The panel said that while they were “acutely aware of the deeply flawed investigation of the victim’s death by the City of Philadelphia Police Department detectives, the City of Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, and the Medical Examiner’s Office, we have no choice under the law,” and instead sent it back to the lower courts for further action.
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Ellen Greenberg’s parents are taking their fight to the Pennsylvania supreme court
Monday 09 October 2023
[...] “Even so, 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,” wrote Judge Elaine Ceisler in the 13 September ruling.
The “deeply flawed” investigation included a crime scene cleanup that happened before the forensics team arrived and sealed it off, according to appellate court documents.
But the Greenbergs say they’re not giving up. Now, they are taking their fight to the state supreme court.
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