Ellen Greenberg & Donna Adelson, Attorney Eric Faddis Expert Legal Breakdown

About this episode

The episode explores the contrasting cases of Ellen Greenberg and Donna Adelson, highlighting failures in the justice system.

Two cases. Two women. Two very different ends of the justice system — and both asking the same question: how does this happen? In Philadelphia, Ellen Greenberg was found dead with twenty stab wounds, yet her death is still officially classified as a suicide. In Florida, Donna Adelson sits in a state prison for orchestrating her former son-in-law’s murder, preparing to appeal a conviction that rocked her family to its core. Both cases raise a larger truth: the law doesn’t always get it right — and when it does get it wrong, it rarely admits it. Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis joins Tony Brueski and Stacy Cole on Hidden Killers Live to unpack the legal and moral threads tying these two stories together. From medical examiner recantations and conflicted expert testimony to the complex machinery of appeals, we look at how American justice sometimes closes ranks instead of cases. What does it mean when a city won’t reverse a death ruling everyone questions? What does it say when a wealthy Florida family can still fight the system for years after a life sentence? And why do so many families — from Greenberg to Markel — feel like they’re fighting not for justice, but…

People in this episode

Hosts: Tony Brueski, Stacy Cole

Guest: Eric Faddis

Topics covered

• justice system
• true crime
• legal analysis
• death investigation
• appeals process
• moral implications

Keywords

• Ellen Greenberg
• Donna Adelson
• Eric Faddis
• justice system
• true crime
• appeals
• murder
• suicide
• legal breakdown

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hidden Killers Podcast

Places: Philadelphia, Florida

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