Jill Biden's ex-husband, now charged with murder, called wife 'greatest thing in my life'

William "Bill" Stevenson, 77, was arrested Monday in connection with the death of 64-year-old Linda Stevenson following a weeks-long investigation, the New Castle County Division of Police said. 

Officers responded to the couple's Delaware home on Dec. 28, 2025 for a reported domestic dispute when they found Linda Stevenson unresponsive. 

She was pronounced dead at the scene. Her cause of death has not been revealed. Stevenson is being held in jail on $500,000 bail. 

Stevenson remained a critic of his ex-wife, but said he wasn't "bitter" about the way things ended. 

Bill has claimed Jill and former President Joe Biden had an affair before she was divorced, and that Bill introduced the pair in 1972. The Bidens have denied the affair allegations.

In a Facebook post, Linda's daughter Christine Vettori described her mom as her best friend, saying the pair talked nearly every day and ate dinner together every Friday. 

Vettori noted that her mother had her at a young age.

"In a lot of ways, we grew up together," she wrote. "We both were raised by a village of incredibly strong women, lead by love and determination to be the best examples of motherhood they knew."

"Together we will honor her memory by seeking justice for her murder and never letting her legacy to be overshadowed by her murderer," she added.