Mysterious Death Of Manayunk Teacher Reviewed By Chesco DA

MANAYUNK, PHILADELPHIA — It's been more than 11 years since 27-year-old first grade teacher Ellen Greenberg was found dead in her Manayunk residence.

And with more than a decade passing and no true answers to her death, the Chester County District Attorney's Office is reviewing the case

Greenberg was found dead with 20 stab wounds in her Manayunk condominium on Jan. 26, 2011.

Investigators said she was stabbed after she was already dead.

Initially, her death was ruled a homicide, but authorities later said her death was a suicide.

Detectives and the Medical Examiner's Office initially could not agree on a cause of death, with the Medical Examiner's Office calling the death a homicide, and law enforcement calling it a "suspicious death."

Greenberg's family in 2019 asked for the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office to reopen the case, but District Attorney Larry Krasner sent the case to the Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro's office, According to Action News.

In late 2021, the AG's office was given a 10 gigabyte file by Greenberg's family.

A representative of Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro's Office told Patch in December 2021 that the file was being reviewed and that it was too early to say if it contains new details or new evidence.

However, the case was sent back to Philadelphia.

"While the Office of Attorney General does not have an actual conflict in this matter, circumstances beyond our control have created the appearance of a conflict and our involvement is no longer serving one of the primary purposes of the District Attorney's original conflict referral," the AG's office said in July.

According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Krasner's office referred the case to Chester County, as he previously represented the Greenberg family when he was in private practice.

The Chester County District Attorney's Office confirmed to Patch that it has accepted a referral from the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office to review the case.

"We have assigned an investigator and prosecutor to review it," the Chester County DA's office said.