Ex-Husband of Former First Lady Jill Biden Charged with First Degree Murder of Wife

By Space Coast Daily // February 3, 2026

Linda Stevenson, 64, was found found dead on her living room floor on December 28, 2025, following a reported domestic dispute

William “Bill” Stevenson, 77, the ex-husband of former First Lady Jill Biden, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Linda Stevenson, following an investigation into her death in Delaware.

On December 28, 2025, New Castle County Police officers responded to a reported domestic dispute at a residence in the Oak Hill community of Wilmington, Delaware, shortly after 11:15 p.m.

Upon entering the home on the 1300 block of Idlewood Road, officers discovered 64-year-old Linda Stevenson lying unresponsive in the living room. Despite immediate life-saving efforts by responders, she was later pronounced dead at the scene.

After a weeks-long investigation, authorities arrested Stevenson at the same home on February 2, taking him into custody without incident.

William “Bill” Stevenson, 77, the ex-husband of former First Lady Jill Biden, above right, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Linda Stevenson, left, following an investigation into her death in Delaware. Linda Stevenson was found unresponsive in the living room and died despite lifesaving measures by officers at the scene. (Facebook image)

A grand jury subsequently returned an indictment charging him with first-degree murder in connection with Linda’s death. Stevenson was unable to post the $500,000 bail set by the court and was committed to the Howard Young Correctional Institution.

Police have not yet publicly released a specific cause or manner of death for Linda Stevenson; autopsy results, expected to clarify those details, have not been disclosed.

Stevenson and Jill Biden — then Jill Jacobs – were married in February 1970. During their marriage, Stevenson operated The Stone Balloon, a popular college bar and live music venue near the University of Delaware campus.

The couple separated in 1974, and their divorce was finalized in May 1975.

Jill Biden met then-Delaware Senator Joe Biden on a blind date in 1975, and they married in June 1977.