Jill Biden’s first husband charged with killing wife in domestic dispute

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 on Tuesday.

William Stevenson, 77, of Wilmington was married to Jill Biden from 1970 to 1975. Caroline Harrison, the Delaware Attorney General’s spokeswoman, confirmed in a phone call that Stevenson is the former husband of Jill Biden.

Stevenson remains in jail after failing to post US$500,000 bail after his arrest on Monday on first-degree murder charges.

He is charged with killing Linda Stevenson, 64, on December 28.

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.

The deceased 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.