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milestogo

(22,784 posts)
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 01:32 PM 11 hrs ago

Jill Biden's ex-husband arrested and charged with killing his current wife

Source: NBC News

William Stevenson, 77, was taken into custody Monday and is facing a charge of first-degree murder in the death of Linda Stevenson, according to a grand jury indictment filed in Delaware.

New Castle County police did not provide details on the death, but an initial release had noted that officers responded to a domestic dispute Dec. 28 at a residence in the Wilmington area.

Linda Stevenson was found unresponsive in the living room and died despite lifesaving measures by officers at the scene. The press release at the time said that her body was turned over to the Delaware Division of Forensic Science for an autopsy.

A cause of death was not included in the statement on William Stevenson's arrest. The grand jury's indictment Monday was the result of an "extensive weekslong investigation" into the death, police said.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jill-bidens-ex-husband-arrested-charged-killing-current-wife-rcna257257

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Jill Biden's ex-husband arrested and charged with killing his current wife (Original Post) milestogo 11 hrs ago OP
Would not be a top story if Jill had not been married to him UpInArms 11 hrs ago #1
whow. Jill Biden has been divorced from 1st husband for 50 years and this still makes headlines. riversedge 11 hrs ago #4
Why is that so surprising to you?...Murder whathehell 4 hrs ago #23
...No surprise there. whathehell 5 hrs ago #21
Looks like Jill's divorce was prudent Ritabert 11 hrs ago #2
Glad Jill divorced him SheltieLover 11 hrs ago #3
She did so much better with the next guy. llmart 10 hrs ago #8
She was only 18 when she married the first one. milestogo 10 hrs ago #9
That wasn't really so unusual given the era. llmart 10 hrs ago #10
For sure! SheltieLover 10 hrs ago #12
Yup! SheltieLover 10 hrs ago #11
When will the conspiracy theories start? 5-4-3-2-1... jmbar2 10 hrs ago #5
LOL! This could be mental health related of the ex-husband. He doesn't have a criminal record. n/t Jacson6 10 hrs ago #6
Right on target! frogstar0 10 hrs ago #7
"Well, OBVIOUSLY the next, as-yet-to-be-named Democratic nominee for President was responsible for this!" Zelda_Orchid 4 hrs ago #22
That is horrible news purr-rat beauty 9 hrs ago #13
Spousal murder. A regular thing in my area of Pa. twodogsbarking 9 hrs ago #14
It's a regular thing everywhere on the planet maxsolomon 8 hrs ago #15
Scary indeed. twodogsbarking 5 hrs ago #20
THIS is news??????? Scubamatt 8 hrs ago #16
Was this his second, third, fourth wife ? eppur_se_muova 7 hrs ago #17
He's a MAGAt price of shit and was attacking Biden during the campaign fujiyamasan 6 hrs ago #18
Ya, first I heard of it on my local news channel. a kennedy 5 hrs ago #19
No doubt Trump will post some tasteless comment on Truth Social. sop 3 hrs ago #24

UpInArms

(54,384 posts)
1. Would not be a top story if Jill had not been married to him
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 01:35 PM
11 hrs ago

Divorced in 1975 … 50 years ago

riversedge

(79,983 posts)
4. whow. Jill Biden has been divorced from 1st husband for 50 years and this still makes headlines.
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 01:47 PM
11 hrs ago

whathehell

(30,389 posts)
23. Why is that so surprising to you?...Murder
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 08:22 PM
4 hrs ago

is still a great subject of interest to people. When the suspect was close to famous person, it can be all the more so.. I don't get the seeming 'annoyance' and befuddlement about it.

milestogo

(22,784 posts)
9. She was only 18 when she married the first one.
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 02:13 PM
10 hrs ago

Too young to have good judgment IMHO.

llmart

(17,440 posts)
10. That wasn't really so unusual given the era.
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 02:18 PM
10 hrs ago

Bad judgment in choosing a spouse happens at all ages, even today.

Jacson6

(1,824 posts)
6. LOL! This could be mental health related of the ex-husband. He doesn't have a criminal record. n/t
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 02:02 PM
10 hrs ago

Zelda_Orchid

(53 posts)
22. "Well, OBVIOUSLY the next, as-yet-to-be-named Democratic nominee for President was responsible for this!"
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 07:49 PM
4 hrs ago

"Linda Stevenson just knew too much!"

purr-rat beauty

(1,071 posts)
13. That is horrible news
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 02:56 PM
9 hrs ago

And will be amplified to cover the news of the persons trump and his fellow epstein ilk killed

twodogsbarking

(17,872 posts)
14. Spousal murder. A regular thing in my area of Pa.
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 03:32 PM
9 hrs ago

Most times it is just attempted but other times completed.

Scubamatt

(269 posts)
16. THIS is news???????
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 04:36 PM
8 hrs ago

You can't report credible allegations that the President of the United States is both a pedophile and a Russian agent, but you can report what an ex-husband of an ex First Lady does??? The media is corrupt and complicit and needs to be subjected to antitrust scrutiny.

eppur_se_muova

(41,234 posts)
17. Was this his second, third, fourth wife ?
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 05:41 PM
7 hrs ago

If nothing else, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't call her his "current" wife.

fujiyamasan

(1,412 posts)
18. He's a MAGAt price of shit and was attacking Biden during the campaign
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 05:55 PM
6 hrs ago

Sounds like she dodged a bullet there (quite literally).

a kennedy

(35,537 posts)
19. Ya, first I heard of it on my local news channel.
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 07:15 PM
5 hrs ago

and 50 years ago??? Why bother even mentioning it.

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