Who Killed Ellen Greenberg?
From True Crime Recaps by Amy Townsend, Chris Nathan
April 18, 2026 · 20 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the mysterious death of Ellen Greenberg, initially ruled a suicide, and the inconsistencies surrounding the case.
Ellen Greenberg, a first-grade teacher, left work early after the school that she worked at had canceled class for the rest of the day. When Ellen’s fiance, 28-year-old TV producer Sam Goldberg, came back to their apartment after a workout, he discovered the body of 27-year-old Ellen Greenberg, brutally stabbed to death in her apartment. Investigators initially ruled Ellen’s death as a suicide, but the details of the case just didn’t seem to add up…Here’s everything we know about the horrific case of Ellen Greenberg on today’s episode of True Crime Recaps. Get all the crime in half the time! Watch True Crime Recaps on Facebook , TikTok, YouTube or Snapchat! Follow us on Instagram and Twitter . New episodes weekly!
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Hosts: Amy Townsend, Chris Nathan
Topics covered
- murder
- investigation
- suicide ruling
- true crime
- Ellen Greenberg case
Keywords
- Ellen Greenberg
- murder case
- true crime
- investigation
- Sam Goldberg
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