Ellen Greenberg was bright, accomplished, and adored—a lively, warmhearted teacher who poured her energy into the young children she taught. She cherished her family and friends, and was deeply in love with her fiancé, Sam Goldberg. The two were planning their wedding and had just mailed out their save-the-date cards when tragedy struck. On January 26, 2011, Ellen was discovered in the kitchen of the upscale apartment she shared with Sam, a knife still lodged in her chest. She had suffered over twenty stab wounds, including at least one inflicted after death.

Initially, the Philadelphia medical examiner ruled her death a homicide. But after a series of behind-closed-doors meetings involving the Philadelphia Police Department, the District Attorney’s Office, and possibly even members of th

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