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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The former first husband of Jill Biden is scheduled for a court appearance on Tuesday in Delaware concerning charges of murdering his current spouse.
William Stevenson, aged 77, is anticipated to issue a plea regarding the first-degree murder accusation. He was married to Jill Biden between 1970 and 1975.
This month, a state grand jury indicted Stevenson for the alleged murder of Linda Stevenson, aged 64, who was discovered unresponsive at their residence on December 28. Since being charged on February 3, Stevenson has been held in custody due to his inability to meet the $500,000 bail requirement.
Currently available court documents do not indicate any defense attorney representing him.
In the early 1970s, William Stevenson established the Stone Balloon, a renowned music venue in Newark, Delaware.
Linda Stevenson ran a bookkeeping business and was described in her obituary as a family-oriented mother and grandmother and a Philadelphia Eagles fan. The obituary does not mention her husband.
“One hug from her and all your worries would disappear,” her daughter, Christine Mae, wrote in a Facebook post. “The pain of losing her is paralyzing and the emptiness in my heart is an abyss.”
Jill Biden married U.S. Sen. Joe Biden in 1977. He served as U.S. president from January 2021 to January 2025. Jill Biden’s spokesperson has said she has no comment on the Stevenson case.