There's a well-worn adage that talks about death by a thousand cuts.

It implies that it's slow and it's painful, something that no one would ever want to endure.

For years I handle cases involving sharp instruments, I have to say that in all of my years

as a death investigator, I don't believe I've ever encountered a case involving this

many stab wounds and so many unanswered questions.

I'm talking about 20, not a thousand, but 20 cuts, the case of Ellen Greenberg.

I'm Joseph Scott Morgan and this is Body Bags.

Today I'm joined by my friend Jackie Howard, who's the executive producer of Crime Stories

with Nancy Grace.

Jackie, won't you tell us about this case?

Joe Ellen Greenberg was a bride to be.

She had just sent out the safe to dates for her upcoming wedding, by all accounts she was

excited about this wedding.

Her fiance and live-in boyfriend went to the gym in their apartment complex, he came

back up and found the door locked.

At that time he began beating on the door, calling, texting, but Ellen did not answer.

He tried to get into the door, but fiance finally manages to break the door down, and I'm

sure most people are thinking, why didn't you just use a key?

The door had a lock on it, like you have at a hotel that has a bar that swings across

the opening of the door to make it impossible to open the door from the outside, even if

you have a key.

So he's trying to get in, Ellen does not answer, he finally manages to break the door down.

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