Despite 20 knife wounds and 11 bruises, Ellen Greenberg’s death was ruled a suicide. The pathologist just changed his mind

Ellen Greenberg was found dead in 2011 in her Philadelphia apartment with 20 knife wounds and numerous bruises. Authorities ruled her death a suicide. Fourteen years later, the pathologist who performed her autopsy says he’s changed his mind.

Fourteen years ago, on a snowy evening in Philadelphia, Ellen Greenberg was found dead on the kitchen floor of her apartment. She had 20 knife wounds and numerous bruises. Authorities ruled her death a suicide. Greenberg was a 27-year-old schoolteacher. Her parents insisted she’d been murdered. They fought to have the ruling amended. Now, after years of investigation, multiple lawsuits, and an online petition that has drawn more than 166,000 signatures, the pathologist who performed her autopsy says he has changed his mind. Dr. Marlon Osbourne signed a document Friday saying that after considering new information in the case he no longer believes that Greenberg killed herself. Greenberg’s parents resolved their claims against Osbourne over the weekend, one of their attorneys said. And on Monday, just before a jury could be impaneled in a separate suit by the Greenbergs against various city officials, the remaining parties reached a settlement in both lawsuits. The Greenbergs were seeking damages for what they called a “conspiracy to cover-up Ellen’s murder.” Philadelphia city spokesperson Ava Schwemler said that while city officials did not admit liability, the Greenbergs will receive a monetary payment — the amount of which will be disclosed at a later date — and the city’s Medical Examiner’s Office will re-examine the Greenberg case. “We’re very excited,” Greenberg’s mother, Sandee, told CNN by phone after she heard the news of Dr. Osbourne’s reversal. “I mean, never in my wildest dreams did I think anything like this was gonna happen.”