A POSSIBLE UPDATE IN THE DEATH INVESTIGATION OF 27 YEAR-OLD ELLEN GREENBERG. THE CASE STARTED 15 YEARS AGO AND HAS SINCE RECEIVED WORLDWIDE ATTENTION. THE U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE FOR THE EASTERN EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA SAYS IT’S NOW INTERESTED IN THE CASE OF THE PHILADELPHIA SCHOOL TEACHER, WHOSE FAMILY LIVED IN THE HARRISBURG AREA AT THE TIME OF HER DEATH. THAT’S ACCORDING TO SEVERAL SOURCES, OUR NBC AFFILIATE IN PHILADELPHIA SAYS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REQUESTED DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION FROM THE PHILADELPHIA POLICE DEPARTMENT LAST MONTH, ALONG WITH OTHER AGENCIES. GREENBERG WAS DISCOVERED BY HER FIANCE IN JANUARY OF 2011 INSIDE THEIR SIXTH FLOOR APARTMENT IN THE MANAYUNK SECTION OF PHILADELPHIA. SHE HAD 20 STAB WOUNDS. THE MEDICAL EXAMINER ORIGINALLY RULED HER DEATH A HOMICIDE, BUT LATER CHANGED THAT TO SUICIDE. ELLEN’S PARENTS HAVE LONG INSISTED THAT THE EVIDENCE SHOWS THE TEACHER WAS MURDERED. THE MEDICAL EXAMINER PERFORMED AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW LAST YEAR OF ELLEN’S AUTOPSY, AND I
U.S. Attorney’s Office revisits death investigation of Ellen Greenberg in Philadelphia
Updated: 5:13 PM EST Jan 14, 2026
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has shown interest in the 2011 death of Ellen Greenberg, a Philadelphia school teacher, as federal authorities recently requested documents from local agencies.According to several sources, the federal government requested documents and information from the Philadelphia Police Department and other agencies last month.Death details Greenberg was discovered by her fiancé in January 2011 inside their sixth-floor apartment in Philadelphia’s Manayunk neighborhood, with 20 stab wounds.The medical examiner originally ruled her death a homicide but later changed it to suicide.Ellen’s parents have long insisted that the evidence shows the teacher was murdered. Last year, the medical examiner performed an independent review of Ellen’s autopsy, and in October, the new medical examiner once again ruled her death a suicide.About the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Responsible for one of the nation’s largest districts, covering 4,700 miles with nearly six million people living in its nine counties. The district court has 37 sitting judges, five bankruptcy court judges and 11 magistrate judges.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has shown interest in the 2011 death of Ellen Greenberg, a Philadelphia school teacher, as federal authorities recently requested documents from local agencies.
According to several sources, the federal government requested documents and information from the Philadelphia Police Department and other agencies last month.
Death details
Greenberg was discovered by her fiancé in January 2011 inside their sixth-floor apartment in Philadelphia’s Manayunk neighborhood, with 20 stab wounds.
The medical examiner originally ruled her death a homicide but later changed it to suicide.
Ellen’s parents have long insisted that the evidence shows the teacher was murdered.
Last year, the medical examiner performed an independent review of Ellen’s autopsy, and in October, the new medical examiner once again ruled her death a suicide.
About the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- Responsible for one of the nation’s largest districts, covering 4,700 miles with nearly six million people living in its nine counties.
- The district court has 37 sitting judges, five bankruptcy court judges and 11 magistrate judges.