It's been 14 years since year-old Greenberg was found in her kitchen with 20 stab wounds and a knife in her chest with a half-made fruit salad on the countertop during a blizzard on Jan. A judge on Friday ruled that a lawsuit filed by her parents against the city of Philadelphia could move to trial, and the forensic pathologist with the city medical examiner's office, Dr. Marlon Osbourne, backtracked on his suicide ruling, according to legal documents. The former Philadelphia pathologist initially ruled Greenberg's death a homicide in , according to court documents.
Then he reversed course after meeting with police behind closed doors and officially deemed it a suicide. The city will pay Dr. Josh and Sandee Greenberg an undisclosed amount in Monday's settlement, Podraza confirmed. We are very determined and not giving up. Greenberg's 20 stab wounds included 10 from behind, at least one of which could have been inflicted after she was already dead, according to court documents.
She was also found covered in bruises in different stages of healing, implying she had received them over the course of some time, according to the autopsy report.
The Greenbergs and outside investigators have questioned why authorities allowed the crime scene to be professionally cleaned and sanitized before detectives arrived with a search warrant, and they have also questioned why Goldberg's uncle, James Schwartzman, a prominent Pennsylvania judge, was allowed to enter the apartment and remove a number of Greenberg's belongings, including her computer and cellphone, according to court records.
A representative for Schwartzman previously told Fox News Digital that police gave him permission to go in and take Greenberg's belongings, confirming he had removed her computers and cellphones. In addition to their latest lawsuit, the Greenbergs filed another lawsuit in , aiming to have the designation of "suicide" on her death certificate replaced with "homicide" or "undetermined. Philadelphia police did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
