Jessica Zipkin was "a good soul" according to her family. She loved making cakes and pomegranate margaritas. Read more courtesy of Alania Perry

by Jesse Bunch Published Sept. 9, 2025, 4:32 p.m. ET

A Perkiomen man accused of bludgeoning his ex-girlfriend to death with a hammer left her body in his apartment for 10 hours while he tried to cover up the crime, Montgomery County prosecutors said Tuesday at the start of his trial for first-degree murder and related crimes.

William Carey Jr., 47, is accused of striking Jessica Zipkin in the head more than 20 times during a domestic disturbance in his Gravel Pike apartment on the afternoon of Nov. 1, 2024.

Police found Zipkin, 33, dead on the floor near the apartment’s entryway early the next morning after receiving a 911 call a

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