William Stephenson: Jill Biden's first husband charged with killing wife in Delaware
The first husband of former first lady Jill Biden has been charged with killing his wife at their Delaware home.
The first husband of former first lady Jill Biden has been charged with killing his wife at their Delaware home in late December, authorities have announced.
William Stevenson, 77, of Wilmington, was married to Jill Biden from 1970 to 1975. Caroline Harrison, the Delaware Attorney General’s spokesperson, confirmed on Tuesday in a phone call that Mr Stevenson is Jill Biden’s former husband.
Mr Stevenson remains in jail after failing to post $US500,000 ($A714,000) bail after his arrest on Monday on first-degree murder charges. He is charged with killing Linda Stevenson, 64, on December 28.
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She 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.
Mr 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 Mr Stevenson has a lawyer. He founded a popular music venue in Newark called the Stone Balloon in the early 1970s.
Jill Biden married US Senator Joe Biden in 1977. He served as US president from January 2021 to January 2025.
