{"id":266966,"date":"2026-02-04T09:50:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T09:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/266966\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T09:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T09:50:12","slug":"jill-bidens-first-husband-charged-with-killing-wife-in-domestic-dispute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/266966\/","title":{"rendered":"Jill Biden’s first husband charged with killing wife in domestic dispute"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first husband of former first lady Jill Biden has been charged with killing his wife at their Delaware home in late December, authorities announced in a news release Tuesday (local time).<\/p>\n

William Stevenson, 77, of Wilmington, was married to Jill Biden from 1970 to 1975. Caroline Harrison, the Delaware Attorney General\u2019s spokesperson, confirmed in a phone call that Stevenson is the former husband of Jill Biden.<\/p>\n

Stevenson remains in jail after failing to post US$500,000 (NZ$827,782) bail after his arrest on Monday on first-degree murder charges. He is charged with killing Linda Stevenson, 64, on December 28.<\/p>\n

Police were called to the home for a reported domestic dispute after 11pm and found a woman unresponsive in the living room, according to a prior news release. Life-saving measures were unsuccessful.<\/p>\n

\"First<\/p>\n

First Lady Jill Biden checks out the stage before the Democratic National Convention Monday (Source: Associated Press)<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Stevenson was charged in a grand jury indictment after a week-long investigation by detectives in the Delaware Department of Justice.<\/p>\n

It was not immediately clear if Stevenson had a lawyer. He founded a popular music venue in Newark called the Stone Balloon in the early 1970s<\/p>\n

Jill Biden married US Senator Joe Biden in 1977. He served as US president from January 2021 to January 2025.<\/p>\n

\"Where<\/p>\n

Where to get help for domestic violence. (Source: 1News)<\/p>\n

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