Pennsylvania prosecutors announced that they’ve chosen not to proceed in re-opening the case of Ellen Greenberg.
Prosecutors from outside the case have determined they cannot prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a crime took place in the death of Greenberg, whose death was ruled a suicide in 2011.
As CrimeOnline previously reported, 27-year-old Ellen, a first-grade teacher, was found fatally stabbed in her Manayunk apartment. Greenberg’s fiancé, Sam Goldberg, said he left for the gym while Ellen chopped up fruit in the kitchen.
In a news release, the Chester County District Attorney’s Office stated that the case will be moved to inactive status. The agency has been overseeing the investigation due to conflicts in Philadelphia.
Since their daughter’s death, Dr. Josh and Sandee Greenberg have been locked in court disputes over changing the cause of death. They have claimed that the medical examiner’s office is hiding evidence of her homicide and have tried to sue to have her death certificate amended from “suicide” to “homicide” or “undetermined.”
Chester County detectives reviewed earlier investigations by the Philadelphia Police Department and the Attorney General’s office, conducted new interviews, and sought input from an independent forensic expert, among other investigative measures, CBS News reports.
The office did, however, say that there is a chance the case can be revisited, given the statute of limitations law in Pennsylvania.
“There is no statute of limitations for criminal homicide in Pennsylvania, and because investigations can take new directions, we are not closing the case,” the office said.
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