William Stevenson, ex-husband of first lady Jill Biden, is charged with first-degree murder in death of his second wife, Linda Stevenson, in Delaware.<\/b>
\nThe wife of Jill Biden\u2019s ex-husband, William Stevenson, had described him as a romantic in an interview about five years before he allegedly murdered her in December.
Stevenson, and his second wife, Linda, had spoken to Inside Edition in 2020 when former President Joe Biden was running for office against then-President Donald Trump. The couple gushed about their relationship during the interview.
\u00ab\u00a0She was sitting across the bar with a common friend\u00a0\u00bb, Stevenson said. \u00ab\u00a0I said, \u2018Is that Linda?\u2019 and he said, \u2018Yes.\u2019 And from that day on, we have never been apart.\u00a0\u00bb
\u00ab\u00a0Quite a romantic, this guy?\u00a0\u00bb the interviewer asked Linda.
\u00ab\u00a0Yeah, yes\u00a0\u00bb, she said, while smiling and holding her husband\u2019s hand.
\u00ab\u00a0He was persistent\u00a0\u00bb, the interviewer said.
\u00ab\u00a0Yes, very\u00a0\u00bb, Linda responded.
Stevenson, 77, was taken into custody Monday and has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Linda, 64, according to the New Castle County Police in Delaware.
Officers were called on Dec. 28 concerning a domestic dispute to a home where they found Linda Stevenson unresponsive, authorities said at the time.
After being pronounced dead, her body was turned over to the Delaware Division of Forensic Science for an autopsy.
Authorities have not provided a cause of death as of Wednesday.
Linda Stevenson\u2019s obituary states that she \u00ab\u00a0passed away unexpectedly.\u00a0\u00bb It lists those she is survived by \u2014 a list that notably excludes her husband.
At the time the obituary was published, the missing detail caught the public\u2019s attention, with a friend asking Stevenson on Facebook why that was the case.
\u00ab\u00a0Bill, your wife’s obituary is in the paper and you are not listed anywhere as her husband or your name is not listed\u00a0\u00bb, a woman wrote on Jan. 14, according to People. \u00ab\u00a0Is there a reason for this or a misprint?\u00a0\u00bb
The social media post was no longer visible following his arrest, according to the outlet. It was unclear who deleted the post or when.
Stevenson remains in jail after failing to post $500,000 bail after his arrest and grand jury indictment following a weekslong investigation by detectives.
Stevenson was married to Jill Biden from 1970 to 1975. Jill Biden married then-U.S. Sen. Joe Biden in 1977.
Jill Biden declined to comment on the matter through an emailed response from a spokesperson at the former president and first lady\u2019s office, according to The Associated Press.<\/p>\n