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Detective Perspective

110: Ellen Greenberg (Part 1)

Detective Perspective

Derrick Levasseur

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

51.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

On January 26, 2011, 27-year-old Ellen Greenberg left work early when a snowstorm hit Philadelphia. She stopped for gas on her way home, then spent the afternoon grading papers in the apartment she shared with her fiancé, Sam.

That evening, Sam called 911 to report that he had found Ellen in the kitchen with a knife in her chest. She had been stabbed twenty times, including multiple wounds to the back of her head and neck.

At first, the Medical Examiner ruled her death a homicide. But weeks later, the ruling was changed to suicide, shocking many. 

Ellen’s parents have spent more than a decade fighting that decision, convinced their daughter didn’t take her own life, and that the truth about what happened to her is still being covered up.

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0:00.0

On January 26, 2011, 27-year-old Ellen Greenberg left work early when a snowstorm hit Philadelphia.

0:17.1

She stopped for gas on her way home, then spent the afternoon grading papers in the apartment she shared with her fiancée, Sam.

0:24.5

That evening, Sam called 911 to report that he had found Ellen in the kitchen with a knife in her chest.

0:31.3

She had been stabbed 20 times, including multiple wounds to the back of her head and neck.

0:37.1

At first, the medical examiner ruled her death a homicide.

0:40.8

But weeks later, the ruling was changed to a suicide, shocking many.

0:45.5

Ellen's parents have spent more than a decade fighting that decision,

0:49.3

convinced their daughter didn't take her own life,

0:52.0

and that the truth of what happened to her is still being covered up.

1:30.9

The Hey everyone. Welcome back to Detective Perspective. My name is Derek Lavasser. I'm a licensed private investigator and former police detective. Each week I'll be covering an unsolved case and story

1:36.5

format. I'll then give you my perspective on the investigation and provide contact information

1:41.9

for the individuals or organizations connected to the case

1:45.4

so that if you have any tips, you can contact them directly, and maybe you can help solve a case.

1:50.9

So if you're someone who's interested in true crime, specifically unsolved cases,

1:55.3

and you would like to hear my opinion on those investigations,

1:58.3

please consider subscribing whether you're watching on YouTube or listening

2:01.8

on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or whatever platform you use.

2:06.1

All right.

2:06.6

So as you can see from the title and from that intro, recovering Ellen Greenberg, I have to

2:13.1

say that this is probably the most requested case I've ever received since we started

2:19.6

Detective Perspective, almost 100 requests, if not more. And I do think part of it is because

2:25.6

of the recent docu series talking about this whole incident. And I watched it. I understand why.

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