Josh Shapiro’s Review of ‘Suicide’ Caused Uproar With Family, May Have Hurt VP Chances

Governor Josh Shapiro‘s actions while Pennsylvania Attorney General stirred up outrage among a dead woman’s family — and may have derailed his VP candidacy.

CBS News reported several of Shapiro’s actions while serving as PA AG are receiving renewed attention, including the death investigation of Ellen Greenberg — a Philadelphia teacher stabbed 20 times — 10 times in the back — in 2011.

While first ruled a homicide, local police scoffed at the conclusion … arguing it couldn’t be murder because the door was locked from the inside and her fiancé — who said he broke down the door to find her — had no defensive wounds. The medical examiner ultimately changed his determination and called it a suicide.

Lots of folks were outraged … how could someone commit suicide by stabbing themselves repeatedly in the back and the head?

Flash forward to 2022 … Shapiro — then PA’s AG — and his office reviewed the case and doubled down on the suicide determination. But there were unverified rumblings Shapiro had a conflict of interest — a relationship with Greenberg’s fiancé’s family — so the case was referred back to the Philadelphia DA.

Now, some are pointing to Shapiro’s handling of the case as a reason he was passed over for the VP candidacy … with Kamala Harrischoosing Minnesota Governor Tim Walz instead.

Ellen’s family has repeatedly expressed outrage over the official cause of death … with her mother Sandra publicly blasting Shapiro when he first announced he was running for governor … claiming he did little in the four years as AG to properly handle the case.

Worth noting … CBS News also mentions Shapiro’s office allegedly mishandling a sexual harassment allegation against an aide as another reason he didn’t get the gig.