Former First Lady Jill Biden's Ex- Husband Charged With Murder |Crime Alert Hourly Update 02.04.26
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🗓️ 4 February 2026
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William Stevenson, 77, has been taken into custody facing first-degree murder charges in connection with the death of Linda Stevenson, as reported by the New Castle County Police in Delaware Stevenson is the ex-husband of former first lady Jill Biden.
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| 0:00.0 | Crime alert, hourly update. Breaking Crime News now. |
| 0:03.8 | I'm Nicole Parton, William Stevenson, who is the former spouse of Jill Biden, was arrested and charged with murder, the murder of his current wife, according to officials on Tuesday. |
| 0:15.3 | The 77-year-old Stevenson was taken into custody on Monday and faced his first-degree murder charges in connection with the death of Linda Stevenson, as reported by the Newcastle County Police in Delaware. |
| 0:28.2 | Officers responded to a domestic dispute call on December 28, where they discovered Linda Stevenson unresponsive at their residence. |
| 0:37.8 | Following her death, her remains were sent to the Delaware Division of Forensic Science for an autopsy. |
| 0:44.0 | As of Tuesday, authorities had not disclosed the cause of death. |
| 0:48.1 | Stevenson's arrest came after a thorough investigation that lasted several weeks. |
| 0:53.2 | A grand jury indicted Stevenson on Monday, leading to his |
| 0:56.4 | transfer to the Howard Young Correctional Institution after he was unable to post a half-million |
| 1:02.3 | cash bail. Jill Biden and Stevenson were married in 1970 when she was just 18 and a student at the |
| 1:10.4 | University of Delaware while he was 23. Their marriage |
| 1:14.5 | lasted for five years before they divorced and she later married then Senator Joe Biden, who became |
| 1:20.9 | the president of the United States. More crime and justice news after this. |
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| 1:53.5 | U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Michigan. Prosecutors revealed that |
| 1:58.4 | Galarzo secured a position at a Michigan nursing home from August 22 to May 23 by submitting fake nursing credentials, including a counterfeit license, diploma, and ID all while using the name of a legitimate registered nurse. |
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| 2:19.5 | administered medications, started IV lines, and even oversaw the health care staff after being |
| 2:25.3 | promoted to the unit manager when, in fact, she was not a nurse at all. When her performance |
| 2:32.0 | began to decline, and she faced demotion, Galarzo sought new employment. However, |
| 2:38.0 | a potential employer discovered her true identity and alerted police. After pleading guilty in |
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