WILMINGTON, DELAWARE– Former First Lady Jill Biden’s first husband has been charged with killing his wife at their Delaware home in late December, authorities announced in a news release Tuesday.
William Stevenson, 77, of Wilmington was married to Jill Biden from 1970 to 1975. Carolyn Harrison, a spokeswoman for the Delaware attorney general, confirmed in a phone call that Stevenson is Jill Biden’s ex-husband.
Stevenson remains in jail after failing to post $500,000 bail following his arrest Monday on a charge of first-degree murder. He is accused of killing Linda Stevenson, 64, on December 28.
Police were called to the home for a domestic dispute just after 11 p.m., and found an unresponsive woman in the living room, according to an earlier news release. Life-saving measures were unsuccessful.
She ran a bookkeeping business, was described as a family-oriented mother and grandmother and a Philadelphia Eagles fan, according to her obituary, which did not mention her husband.
Stevenson was charged in a grand jury indictment after a weeks-long investigation by investigators with the Delaware Department of Justice.
It was not immediately clear if Stevenson has an attorney. He founded a popular music venue in Newark called Stone Balloon in the early 1970s.
Jill Biden married US Senator Joe Biden in 1977. He served as President of the United States from January 2021 to January 2025.
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