A decades-old chapter of Jill Biden’s life is suddenly back in the spotlight — and the details are chilling.
William Stevenson, 77, the former husband of the ex–first lady, has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of his current wife, 64-year-old Linda Stevenson, at their home in Delaware.
Police responded to a domestic violence call on December 28 and discovered Linda unresponsive on the living room floor. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities have not yet publicly released her official cause of death.
More than a month later, Stevenson was arrested and charged. He is currently being held on $500,000 bail as he awaits trial.
The case has stunned locals and reignited interest in Stevenson’s brief but long-ago marriage to Jill Biden. The two were married for five years before divorcing in 1975. During their marriage, they were involved in Joe Biden’s first Senate campaign in 1972.
Over the years, Stevenson has publicly claimed that Jill and Joe began a relationship before her divorce was finalized. The Bidens have consistently denied that timeline, maintaining they first met in 1975 after Jill’s divorce and after Joe Biden’s first wife, Neilia, and their infant daughter were tragically killed in a car accident in 1972.
Now, with Stevenson facing a homicide charge decades later, critics say the arrest adds another layer of unwanted attention to a family long surrounded by controversy.
The Bidens have weathered years of public scrutiny. Joe Biden’s political career has often been overshadowed by questions about his health and leadership decisions, particularly during the 2024 election cycle, which he ultimately exited. Meanwhile, Hunter Biden’s legal and business entanglements — including scrutiny over foreign board positions and financial dealings — have repeatedly fueled headlines.
William Stevenson’s arrest is not connected to the Bidens in any legal sense. Still, the shocking nature of the charge has inevitably revived public curiosity about Jill Biden’s early personal life and the complicated timeline of her first marriage.
As the legal process unfolds in Delaware, many questions remain unanswered — including what led to Linda Stevenson’s death and what evidence prosecutors will present in court.
For now, a once-forgotten figure from Jill Biden’s past is at the center of a grim and tragic case that few could have predicted.
The old story of Joe & Jill meeting on a blind date is hogwash. Bill Stevenson has explained a million times, WHILE HE AND JILL WERE MARRIED, Joe and Bill were GOOD FRIENDS. Jill helped watch the Biden boys during Joe’s first political race that Bill helped organize & finance. Jill and Joe …….. ended up being JILL AND JOE during this period!!! Bill found out, divorced Jill.
The rest is history. Unfortunate how Bill Stevenson’s life ended up in this sad tragedy.
Why even bring up Jill Bidens name, this had nothing to do with her.