Bensalem Man Murdered Ex-Girlfriend, Gets Up To 70 Years

BENSALEM, PA — A Bensalem man who pleaded guilty Monday to stabbing to death his ex-girlfriend will serve up to 70 years in prison for the crime.

Preparing to face trial, William H. Table, 46, pleaded to third-degree murder and other charges in the July 2018 slaying of 43-year-old Teresa Priestly. Judge Brian T. McGuffin sentenced him to 35-70 years in state prison.

On July 9, witnesses reported seeing a man matching Table's description run away from Priestly's car just before 7 a.m. The car had jumped a curb along Hulmeville Road near Brookwood Drive.

According to prosecutors, one witness reported that Table's arms appeared "wet" as he ran away. Officers arrived to find Priestly dead in her vehicle from multiple stab wounds.

In court Monday for his plea, Table stated repeatedly that he was sorry for killing Priestly.

McGuffin noted statements from Priestly’s daughters, who said their late mother would have been the only one who could possibly help them cope with their grief.

"This didn’t have to happen," McGuffin said of the family’s "profound loss." The case was investigated by Bensalem Township Police, and prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Monica Furber and Deputy District Attorney Chelsey Jackman.