Linda Stevenson, the former wife of Jill Biden’s first husband Bill Stevenson, was discovered deceased in her Delaware residence, as confirmed by local law enforcement.
The New Castle County Police Department disclosed that the 64-year-old’s body was found by authorities on December 28 at around 11:16 p.m. local time.
According to their press release, officers were sent to a residence on the 1300 block of Idlewood Road in the Oak Hill community in response to a ‘reported domestic dispute.’
Upon entering the home, the officers found Stevenson unresponsive in the living room.
Life-saving measures were immediately administered by the officers; however, despite their efforts, Stevenson was pronounced dead shortly thereafter.
The case is now with the division’s Criminal Investigations Unit, which arrived at the scene to commence an inquiry into the circumstances of Stevenson’s death.
Her remains have been transferred to the Delaware Division of Forensic Science for an autopsy to ascertain the cause and manner of death.
While details about the investigation remain sparse, Stevenson’s daughter, Christina Vettori, shared with The Daily Mail that it is ‘still a murder investigation,’ though she refrained from making further comments.
However, the sheriff’s office has countered this claim, categorizing it as a ‘death investigation’ for the time being.
No arrests or charges have been filed, and investigations continue into the circumstances of Stevenson’s passing.
Stevenson leaves behind her husband Bill and their 45-year-old daughter Christina.
Jill Biden, at 74, was originally married to Bill in 1970 during her college years.
The couple divorced five years later in 1975, with Jill eventually marrying Joe Biden, the future president, in 1977. The Bidens have remained happily married since.
Bill and Joe Biden have had a strained relationship over the years, with Bill accusing his former wife of having an affair with Joe while they were still married.
Bill has repeatedly claimed that Jill became close to Joe in 1972 while working on his initial Senate campaign for Delaware.
That was the same year Joe Biden’s first wife, Neilia, and their infant daughter perished in a car accident.
Bill alleged that he grew suspicious of the affair in 1974, but the Bidens have consistently refuted this claim, maintaining that they met on a blind date in 1975 when both were single.