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William Stevenson Pleads Not Guilty in Wife's Death in Delaware

He remains jailed on $2 million bail with a hearing set for March 16.

Overview

  • Stevenson, 77, entered his plea during a video appearance in a Wilmington court on Tuesday.
  • A state grand jury indicted him this month on a first-degree murder charge in the Dec. 28 death of his wife, Linda Stevenson, 64.
  • Police say they were called shortly after 11 p.m. to a reported domestic dispute at the couple’s home and found Linda unresponsive in the living room.
  • He has been in custody since Feb. 3 after failing to post the $2 million bail set in the case.
  • Officials have not released autopsy findings, and a spokesperson for Jill Biden, Stevenson’s former spouse, has declined comment.