Overview
- The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania recently sent subpoenas seeking records tied to the case, sources told the Philadelphia Inquirer.
- Sources said the federal review appears focused on how local agencies handled the case over the years and on potential corruption; prosecutors declined to confirm any investigation.
- WGAL/NBC10 previously reported that federal authorities requested and obtained documents from the Philadelphia Police Department and other agencies last month.
- Ellen Greenberg, 27, was found in 2011 with 20 stab wounds, and the medical examiner’s homicide ruling was later changed to suicide, which her parents continue to contest.
- Following the family’s $650,000 settlement with the city, Chief Medical Examiner Lindsay Simon’s October 2025 review increased the documented injuries and reaffirmed suicide, though the original examiner in 2025 said the death should not be ruled suicide.