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Josh Shapiro ruled stabbing death a suicide in 2011

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will hear arguments from the family of Ellen Greenberg, a Philadelphia educator who died in 2011 in a case her family argues was not a suicide as officially ruled.

Greenberg, a beloved teacher at Juniata Park Academy, was found dead in her Manayunk apartment in 2011 with more than 20 stab wounds. She was just 27 years old.

Greenberg's parents have fought for years to undo the official paperwork ruling Ellen's death a suicide. Lawyers for her parents have alleged the investigation was mishandled

The Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office reviewed the case in 2019 and ruled the death a suicide, and in 2022, the office under then-Attorney General Josh Shapiro reaffirmed that ruling after again reviewing the case between December 2021 and January 2022.

More than 160,000 people signed a petition on Change.org asking for Greenberg's death certificate to be changed.

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 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

What does it say about our justice system when tens of thousands of people feel the need to petition for a reevaluation of a death ruling?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

How do you think the emotional impact on a victim's family should weigh in the investigation of a controversial death?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

Why do you think a community would rally to challenge an official ruling of suicide in a case like Ellen Greenberg's?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

Can you imagine a situation where over 20 stab wounds could realistically be self-inflicted, and what does that suggest about how we determine suicide?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

How would you feel if a loved one's unexpected death was quickly ruled as a suicide, despite evidence that might suggest otherwise?

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