Ellen Greenberg: A Locked Door, 20 Stab Wounds, and No Clear Answers
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You guys, I am reeling over today's case. We're talking about a teacher who was found dead inside of her Philadelphia apartment. The door was locked from the inside, and there were more than 20 stab wounds on her body.
Investigators thought this was cut and dry. No foul play was involved. But then a medical examiner ruled otherwise. Her family calls it a botched investigation. So is someone getting away with Ellen Greenberg's murder?
Hi guys, welcome back to Clues, where we sneak past the crime scene tape to explore the key evidence behind some of the most gripping true crime cases.
I'm Kayla Moore. I'm going to be the one diving deeper into the timelines, the backstories, and the court files released on these cases.
And I'm your internet sleuth, Morgan Absher, diving into everything I can find online, including Reddit threads, Looking at those lesser known details and pulling at threads that just don't add up. This is a big one for you today, Morgan, then.
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This one is going to have a lot of people probably going back and forth with themselves. Oh, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean, even as this case unfolds, it goes back and forth a lot. But cannot wait to hear what the community has to say about this one.
I know.
Because Morgan and I are mad about this one.
Very confused, very conflicted. I went through basically everything I can find online. The Reddit forums are very heavily leaning one way. We'll get into that as we dive in. But Ellen Greenberg's case is very confusing. And without further ado, let's just get into it. Let's get into it.
We're going to have some images, videos. A couple 911 calls, I think, today on our YouTube channel. And if you're listening to the audio, you can find those same assets on our Instagram. That's at cluespodcast on Instagram.
And a warning for this episode. It does include graphic discussions of mental health, suicide, domestic violence, and murder. So please listen with care.
Yeah, please, guys, listen with care. All right, this case starts on Wednesday, January 26, 2011, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A snowstorm was bearing down on the city. 27-year-old Ellen Greenberg woke up in her luxury two-bedroom apartment with her 28-year-old fiancé, Sam Goldberg. Ellen was a first grade teacher. Sam was a producer for NBC Sports. And that day, 7 a.m., Ellen was headed to work at the Juniata Park Academy. It's a public school eight miles from her home. On the way, Ellen called her mother, Sandy, who said that they had a, quote, pleasant conversation. No alarms were set off during this. Ellen did admit, though, that she was stressed about submitting grades for her students. It was a lot of pressure managing a class of 30 to 40 kids at an inner city school, though that day she was going to get a bit of a break because shortly before noon, administrators announced school was being let out early because of this storm that was coming.
So at 1.15 p.m., Ellen was headed home and she stopped for gas along the way. At 1.32 p.m., she was back at her apartment building and And right before Sam came home at 1.51 p.m., Ellen texted a college friend and she said that she was stressed about work. Over the next two hours, they sent a total of 19 messages back and forth, mostly just chit-chatting about how her college friend wasn't feeling very well.
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Chapters
4 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–11:58
2
What were Ellen Greenberg's last documented movements and communications before she was found?
11:58–20:09
3
What timeline and events surround Sam Goldberg finding Ellen and calling 911?
20:09–45:04
4
Which medical and mental health details emerged about Ellen prior to her death?
45:04–58:59