Former First Lady Jill Biden‘s ex-husband has been charged with the murder of his late wife.
William Stevenson, 77, is facing first-degree murder charges in the death of 64-year-old Linda Stevenson.
Linda was found unresponsive at their home Delaware home in December, and on Monday William was taken into custody at the same address.
Police were responding late at night on December 28, 2025 to a ‘reported domestic dispute’ at the Stevensons’ residence in Wilmington, according to a New Castle County Police Department press release.
Linda was pronounced dead on December 29, her obituary says she unexpectedly died and made no mention of her husband.
Investigators were seen on scene at the couple’s property on December 31 to investigate the suspicious death.
Before marrying Linda, William (Bill) was married to Jill Biden. The two wed in 1970, while she was still in college, and divorced in 1975. Two years later in 1977, Jill married former President Joe Biden.
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The ex-husband of Former First Lady Jill Biden, William Stevenson (right), was charged on Monday with the first-degree murder of his wife Linda Stevenson (left)
William, 77, was arrested for the murder of his wife in Delaware for the murder of his wife
Jill was married to William from 1970 to 1974. She then married Joe Biden in 1977
