PASSAGE OF THE DAY: "The Greenbergs aren't the only ones who pushed for the case to be reopened. A Change.org petition called "Justice for Ellen Greenberg" gathered over 160,000 signatures and urged the case to be revisited, claiming "top forensic pathologists all agree the case is highly suspicious of murder."
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STORY: "Ellen Greenberg: Former ADA (Assistant District Attorney) allowed to testify 13 years after teacher's death," by Fox 29 staff, on April 18, 2024.
GIST: "The 13-year-old case of Ellen Greenberg's death may be heading back to court as the parents of a young Philadelphia teacher continue to search for answers surrounding the loss of their beloved daughter.
At the age of 27, Ellen was found fatally stabbed 20 times inside her Manayunk apartment in January 2011, just days after sending out save the dates for her upcoming wedding.
On Thursday, her mom, Sandra, confirmed to FOX 29 that a former Philadelphia prosecutor was granted permission to testify as part of the family's ongoing fight against the city.
"We are pleased and so should every parent in America," Sandra said. "Ellen’s death is so obviously a murder. This case is riddled with delay tactics!"
Article: Ellen Greenberg case: Chester County DA to take over investigation of teacher's stabbing death, lawyer says'
School teacher Ellen Greenberg was found stabbed to death in her Manayunk apartment more than ten years ago. Now, after her family fought the ruling that her death was a suicide, the Chester County District Attorney's Office will be investigating the case.
Greenberg family lawsuit:
The family filed a lawsuit against the medical examiner's office in 2021 in a push for investigators to reevaluate the case.
Officials initially ruled Ellen's death a suicide before changing it to homicide, then switching it back to suicide days later.
However, her parents contended that Ellen could not have stabbed herself that many times and pushed to have the case reopened.
"I want my daughter's name cleared, because there's no way that she could have done that to herself," Sandee told Good Day Philadelphia back in 2021.
They were granted a non-jury trial to try to get the cause of death changed to "undecided" or homicide.
On Tuesday, a court ruled that the former ADA Guy D'Andrea could be deposed on or before May 6.
Family of Ellen Greenberg searching for answers 10 years after her death
The parents of Ellen Greenberg are still searching for answers in the death of their daughter who was stabbed to death inside her Manayunk home over 10 years ago.
Ellen's items moved:
During that same Good Day Philadelphia interview, the Greenbergs and private investigator Tom Brennan said Ellen's fiancé's uncle removed items from the apartment after it was no longer a crime scene, including Ellen's two laptops and cell phone.
"Right then and there, that negates that chain of evidence," Brennan said. "That adversely impacts the chain of evidence on those devices so that anything that's discovered on those devices can be challenged in court."
Brennan claims the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office promised to provide a forensic analysis of Ellen's laptop, but they never provided the report. The Greenbergs believe the analysis was never done.
Meanwhile, the Attorney General's Office called allegations of new evidence "unfounded" and said they won't reopen the case until "legitimate new evidence is brought forward."
"Ellen’s death is nothing short of a tragedy, and our heart goes out to her family and friends. Her death is unimaginable and admittedly hard to accept, but all of the evidence thoroughly reviewed by our office and the findings of the medical examiner show this was a suicide. Allegations of new evidence have been unfounded. While it is heartbreaking to everyone that our investigation didn’t find the resolution her family wanted in this bizarre and perplexing case, there is nothing more for our office to do until and if legitimate new evidence is brought forward. At this time, no such information has been shared with our office not withstanding our request for interested parties to provide any relevant information."
Public support:
The Greenbergs aren't the only ones who pushed for the case to be reopened. A Change.org petition called "Justice for Ellen Greenberg" gathered over 160,000 signatures and urged the case to be revisited, claiming "top forensic pathologists all agree the case is highly suspicious of murder."
Chester County takeover
More than 10 years after her death, the Chester County District Attorney's Office took over Ellen's case in August 2022."
The entire story can be read at:
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: I am monitoring this case/issue/resource. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog for reports on developments. The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at: http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith. Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at: http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html Please send any comments or information on other cases and issues of interest to the readers of this blog to: hlevy15@gmail.com. Harold Levy: Publisher: The Charles Smith Blog.
SEE BREAKDOWN OF SOME OF THE ON-GOING INTERNATIONAL CASES (OUTSIDE OF THE CONTINENTAL USA) THAT I AM FOLLOWING ON THIS BLOG, AT THE LINK BELOW: HL:
https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/120008354894645705/4704913685758792985
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FINAL WORD: (Applicable to all of our wrongful conviction cases): "Whenever there is a wrongful conviction, it exposes errors in our criminal legal system, and we hope that this case — and lessons from it — can prevent future injustices."
Lawyer Radha Natarajan:
Executive Director: New England Innocence Project;
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FINAL, FINAL WORD: "Since its inception, the Innocence Project has pushed the criminal legal system to confront and correct the laws and policies that cause and contribute to wrongful convictions. They never shied away from the hard cases — the ones involving eyewitness identifications, confessions, and bite marks. Instead, in the course of presenting scientific evidence of innocence, they've exposed the unreliability of evidence that was, for centuries, deemed untouchable." So true!
Christina Swarns: Executive Director: The Innocence Project;
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YET ANOTHER FINAL WORD:
David Hammond, one of Broadwater's attorneys who sought his exoneration, told the Syracuse Post-Standard, "Sprinkle some junk science onto a faulty identification, and it's the perfect recipe for a wrongful conviction.
https://deadline.com/2021/11/alice-sebold-lucky-rape-conviction-overturned-anthony-broadwater-12348801
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SEE BREAKDOWN OF SOME OF THE ON-GOING INTERNATIONAL CASES (OUTSIDE OF THE CONTINENTAL USA) THAT I AM FOLLOWING ON THIS BLOG, AT THE LINK BELOW: HL:
https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/120008354894645705/4704913685758792985
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FINAL WORD: (Applicable to all of our wrongful conviction cases): "Whenever there is a wrongful conviction, it exposes errors in our criminal legal system, and we hope that this case — and lessons from it — can prevent future injustices."
Lawyer Radha Natarajan:
Executive Director: New England Innocence Project;
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FINAL, FINAL WORD: "Since its inception, the Innocence Project has pushed the criminal legal system to confront and correct the laws and policies that cause and contribute to wrongful convictions. They never shied away from the hard cases — the ones involving eyewitness identifications, confessions, and bite marks. Instead, in the course of presenting scientific evidence of innocence, they've exposed the unreliability of evidence that was, for centuries, deemed untouchable." So true!
Christina Swarns: Executive Director: The Innocence Project;
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YET ANOTHER FINAL WORD:
David Hammond, one of Broadwater's attorneys who sought his exoneration, told the Syracuse Post-Standard, "Sprinkle some junk science onto a faulty identification, and it's the perfect recipe for a wrongful conviction.
https://deadline.com/2021/11/alice-sebold-lucky-rape-conviction-overturned-anthony-broadwater-12348801
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