Jill Biden’s ex-husband charged with murder of his wife | Delaware

The ex-husband of former US first lady Jill Biden has been arrested and charged with the murder of his wife, officials said on Tuesday.

William Stevenson, 77, was taken into custody on Monday and is facing a charge of first-degree murder in the death of Linda Stevenson, according to a grand jury indictment filed in Delaware.

On 28 December 2025, officers from the New Castle county division of police responded to a reported domestic dispute at the Stevensons’ home, where they found Linda unresponsive in the living room. Officers immediately administered life-saving measures, but were unable to revive her.

In a press statement issued at the time, police said that Linda Stevenson’s body had been turned over to the Delaware division of forensic science, where an autopsy would be conducted to determine the cause and manner of her death.

Dr Jill Biden, then Jill Tracy Jacobs, married William Stevenson in February 1970, as an 18-year-old student at the University of Delaware. The couple were married for five years. Jill met then senator Joe Biden in March 1975.

William Stevenson is currently in custody at the Howard Young correctional institution after failing to post $500,000 cash bail.

The office of Joe and Jill Biden did not immediately respond to a Guardian request for comment.