Jill Biden’s ex-husband charged after current wife found dead
The first husband of former first lady Jill Biden has been charged with killing his wife at their Delaware home.
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Former US first lady Jill Biden’s ex-husband has been charged with murdering his wife, according to American media.
William Stevenson, 77, was indicted in Wilmington, Delaware, which is the hometown of former US president Joe Biden and Jill.
The charge followed the discovery of Stevenson’s current wife’s body in their home on December 28.
TMZ reports that police had responded to a report of a domestic dispute at the couple’s Delaware house.
William’s wife Linda Stevenson, 64, was found unresponsive in the living room about 11.15pm. Police officers gave first aid but could not revive her.
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“Officers immediately administered life-saving measures; however, despite their efforts, Linda was later pronounced deceased,” police said.
The cause and manner of Stevenson’s death have not been released.
TMZ reports that dispatch audio from the incident mentions cardiac arrest and it was William who called emergency services.
William Stevenson was arrested on Monday (US time) and held in jail on $US500,000 bond ($713,000).
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His wife ran a bookkeeping business and was described as a family-oriented mother and grandmother and a Philadelphia Eagles fan, according to her obituary, which does not mention her husband.
Stevenson was charged in a grand jury indictment after a weeks-long investigation by detectives in the Delaware Department of Justice. It was not immediately clear if he has a lawyer.
Stevenson founded a popular music venue in Newark called the Stone Balloon in the early 1970s.
The home of William Stevenson in Wilmington, Delaware. Photo: AAP
Jill Biden, then Jacobs, married Stevenson in February 1970, when she was a student at the University of Delaware. They separated in 1974, and went on to have a bitter divorce.
Jill went on to marry Joe Biden in June 1977. He served was America’s 46th president from January 2021 to January 2025.
The Bidens have their main home in Greenville, an upscale suburb of Wilmington, Delaware.
-with AAP
