At best, more than 14 years later, IMO, the manner of death should be ruled "undetermined."
The Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office reviewed Greenberg’s 2011 manner of death and determined that it should remain a suicide - even though her family and friends believe she was murdered.
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10/13/25
In the end, Philadelphia Chief Medical Examiner Lindsay Simon disagreed.
On Oct. 10, 2025, in a 32-page review obtained by PEOPLE, Simon writes that the ME’s office was “asked to conduct an independent and unbiased review of all available materials relating to the death of Ellen Greenberg.”
Simon said she reviewed extensive records incuding reports from Wecht, Ross and Thomas Brennan, the private investigator hired by the Greenbergs and the documentary.
In her final analysis, Simon writes that “while the distribution of injuries is admittedly unusual, the fact remains that Ellen would be capable of inflicting these injuries herself," noting she was a "young woman suffering from anxiety."
Simon writes that “the fiancé’s DNA was not detected on the knife used to inflict the injuries” and that there was no evidence of an abusive relationship between them.
No findings of a struggle were found at the scene, she said.
“With all of this information considered, it is the opinion of the undersigned that the manner of Ellen Greenberg’s death is best classified as ‘suicide.’
“All opinions stated in this report are expressed with a reasonable degree of medical certainty.”
Podraza and a spokesperson for the City of Philadelphia and the medical examiner did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.
