Wife of Jill Biden's ex-husband described him as 'a romantic' in 2020 interview

The woman of Jill Biden’s ex-husband, William Stevenson, had described him arsenic a romanticist successful an interrogation astir 5 years earlier helium allegedly murdered her successful December.

Stevenson, and his 2nd wife, Linda, had spoken to Inside Edition successful 2020 erstwhile erstwhile President Joe Biden was moving for bureau against then-President Donald Trump. The mates gushed astir their narration during the interview.

"She was sitting crossed the barroom with a communal friend," Stevenson said. "I said, ‘Is that Linda?’ and helium said, ‘Yes.’ And from that time on, we person ne'er been apart."

"Quite a romantic, this guy?" the interviewer asked Linda.

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This undated photograph released by New Castle County Police, Del., connected Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, shows William Stevenson. (New Castle County Police via AP)

"Yeah, yes," she said, portion smiling and holding her husband’s hand.

"He was persistent," the interviewer said.

"Yes, very," Linda responded.

The location of William Stevenson, the ex-husband of erstwhile archetypal woman Jill Biden, is shown successful Wilmington, Del., connected Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. Stevenson has been charged with the sidesplitting of his existent woman astatine the home.  (AP Photo/Mingson Lau)

Stevenson, 77, was taken into custody Monday and has been charged with first-degree execution successful the decease of Linda, 64, according to the New Castle County Police successful Delaware.

Officers were called connected Dec. 28 concerning a home quality to a location wherever they recovered Linda Stevenson unresponsive, authorities said astatine the time. 

After being pronounced dead, her assemblage was turned implicit to the Delaware Division of Forensic Science for an autopsy.

Authorities person not provided a origin of decease arsenic of Wednesday.

A motion speechmaking "Justice for Linda" is seen successful a gait adjacent the location of William Stevenson, the ex-husband of erstwhile archetypal woman Jill Biden, successful Wilmington, Del., Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Mingson Lau)

Linda Stevenson’s obituary states that she "passed distant unexpectedly." It lists those she is survived by — a database that notably excludes her husband.

At the clip the obituary was published, the missing item caught the public’s attention, with a person asking Stevenson connected Facebook wherefore that was the case.

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"Bill, your wife's obituary is successful the insubstantial and you are not listed anyplace arsenic her hubby oregon your sanction is not listed," a pistillate wrote connected Jan. 14, according to People. "Is determination a crushed for this oregon a misprint?"

The societal media station was nary longer disposable pursuing his arrest, according to the outlet. It was unclear who deleted the station oregon when.

Stevenson remains successful jailhouse aft failing to station $500,000 bail aft his apprehension and expansive assemblage indictment pursuing a weekslong probe by detectives.

Former archetypal woman Jill Biden was joined to Stevenson from 1970 to 1975. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images, File)

Stevenson was joined to Jill Biden from 1970 to 1975. Jill Biden joined then-U.S. Sen. Joe Biden successful 1977.

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Jill Biden declined to remark connected the substance done an emailed effect from a spokesperson astatine the erstwhile president and archetypal lady’s office, according to The Associated Press.

Fox News Digital’s Louis Casiano and The Associated Press contributed to this report.