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Jill Biden’s ex-husband arrested and charged with killing present spouse

William Stevenson, 77, is dealing with a cost of first-degree homicide.

William Stevenson (Picture: County police)

Jill Biden’s ex-husband has been arrested and charged with the homicide of his present spouse. William Stevenson, 77, was detained on Monday (February 2) and is dealing with a cost of first-degree homicide over the loss of life of Linda Stevenson, based on stories of a grand jury indictment filed in Delaware.

Former First Woman, Mrs Biden, was married to Mr Stevenson for 5 years, however they divorced in Could 1975. Police in New Fortress County didn’t present particulars of the loss of life. Early stories mentioned officers had responded to a home dispute on December 28 at a property within the Wilmington space.

Officers discovered Mrs Stevenson unresponsive in the lounge. She died regardless of life-saving efforts carried out by police on the scene.

The police mentioned her physique was handed over to the Delaware Division of Forensic Science for an post-mortem, NBC Information stories.

New Fortress County police had carried out a week-long investigation into the loss of life, based on the grand jury indictment cited by the identical outlet.

Mr Stevenson is claimed to be in custody on the Howard Younger Correctional Establishment after failing to publish bail of $500,000 (£364,984).

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Mrs Biden, then Jill Tracy Jacobs, was 18 when she married Mr Stevenson, who was then 23, in February 1970. On the time she was a scholar on the College of Delaware.

She met Joe Biden, former US president, in March 1975 when he was a senator for Delaware.

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