Le 28 décembre, la police avait été appelée par William Stevenson pour secourir sa femme Linda. Une dispute conjugale avait été signalée.
L’ex-mari de l’épouse de Joe Biden, l’ancienne First Lady Jill Biden, a été inculpé du meurtre de sa femme mardi à la suite d’une « enquête approfondie qui a duré plusieurs semaines », selon la police du Delaware.
Le 28 décembre 2025, tard dans la soirée, des policiers intervenus suite à un signalement de dispute conjugale dans une maison du quartier d’Oak Hill à Wilmington ont trouvé Linda Stevenson, 64 ans, inanimée sur le sol du salon. Son mari, William « Bill » Stevenson, avait appelé le 911, a indiqué la police à l’époque. Les secours ont prodigué les premiers soins à la victime, en vain : Linda Stevenson a été déclarée morte.
« Malgré leurs efforts, elle a succombé à ses blessures », disait le communiqué publié le 30 décembre par la police du comté de New Castle. Après l’autopsie, les causes de la mort de Linda Stevenson n’ont pas été révélées.
L’unité des enquêtes criminelles du département de police du comté a été chargée de l’enquête.
"Elle a succombé à ses blessures" : l’ex-mari de Jill Biden (l’épouse de Joe Biden), a été arrêté pour le meurtre de sa femme Linda Stevenson
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Linda STEVENSON (°29.04.1961 — †29.12.2025)
Saturday, April 29th, 1961 - Monday, December 29th, 2025
Linda STEVENSON (°29.04.1961 — †29.12.2025)
April 29, 1961 – December 29, 2025
Linda M. Stevenson — Age 64 of Elsmere, Delaware
Passed away unexpectedly on December 29, 2025. She was born on April 29, 1961.
Linda was preceded in death by her beloved parents Charles and Bernice Barnes. She is survived by her daughter, Christina (Jeremy); her granddaughter, Ciara (Madison and Logan); her sister Cathy (Tom) Lancaster, nephew Jason and extended relatives.
by: The Associated Press | Posted: Feb 3, 2026 / 02:38 PM EST |Updated: Feb 3, 2026 / 02:38 PM EST
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — 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.
William Stevenson, 77, of Wilmington, was married to Jill Biden from 1970 to 1975. Caroline Harrison, the Delaware Attorney General’s spokesperson, confirmed in a phone call that Stevenson is the former husband of Jill Biden.
Stevenson remains in jail after failing to post $500,000 bail after his arrest Monday on first-degree murder charges. He is charged with killing Linda Stevenson, 64, on Dec. 28.
Police were called to the home for a reported domestic dispute after 11 p.m. and found a woman unresponsive in the living room, according to a prior news release. Life-saving measures were unsuccessful.
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.
Stevenson was charged in a grand jury indictment after a weekslong investigation by detectives in the Delaware Department of Justice.
It was not immediately clear if Stevenson has a lawyer. He founded a popular music venue in Newark called the Stone Balloon in the early 1970s.
Jill Biden married U.S. Sen. Joe Biden in 1977. He served as U.S. president from January 2021 to January 2025.
Linda Mae STEVENSON (Barnes)(°29.04.1961 — †29.12.2025)
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Linda Mae STEVENSON (Barnes)(°29.04.1961 — †29.12.2025)Saturday, April 29th, 1961 - Monday, December 29th, 2025
William Stevenson is accused of killing Linda Stevenson late last year.
By Meredith Deliso | February 3, 2026, 9:17 PM