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Hudson In-Law Arrested in Family Murders

Sister's husband to be charged with slaying 3, including 7-year-old

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 1, 2008 4:59 PM CST

(Newser) – The estranged husband of Jennifer Hudson’s sister has been arrested and will be charged with the murders of the Oscar winner's mother, brother, and 7-year-old nephew, the Chicago Tribune reports. William Balfour was in state custody on a parole violation until today, when the Chicago police served an arrest warrant. The case against him is largely circumstantial, the Sun-Times reports.

The casket carrying the body of Julian King, the nephew of Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson, is placed on a horse-drawn wagon after his funeral in Chicago, Monday, Nov. 3, 2008.
The casket carrying the body of Julian King, the nephew of Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson, is placed on a horse-drawn wagon after his funeral in Chicago, Monday, Nov. 3, 2008.   (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
Jorge Montes, left, chairman of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board, accompanied by hearing officer Jeanetta Cardine, center, and board attorney Ken Tupy, announces that William Balfour, the convicted felon questioned in the killings of Oscar winner Jennifer Husdon's mother, brother and nephew is staying in prison on parole issues Monday,...
Jorge Montes, left, chairman of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board, accompanied by hearing officer Jeanetta Cardine, center, and board attorney Ken Tupy, announces that William Balfour, the convicted...   (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
This undated file photo provided by the Illinois Department of Corrections shows Jennifer Hudson's estranged brother-in-law William Balfour.
This undated file photo provided by the Illinois Department of Corrections shows Jennifer Hudson's estranged brother-in-law William Balfour.   (AP Photo/Illinois Department of Corrections)
In this Oct. 6, 2008 file photo, Jennifer Hudson poses at the post-premiere party for  The Secret Life of Bees at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, Calif.
In this Oct. 6, 2008 file photo, Jennifer Hudson poses at the post-premiere party for "The Secret Life of Bees" at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, Calif.   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)
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COMMENTS
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Shannonals
Dec 3, 2008 1:24 AM CST
Special place in Hell for a person that slays a child
Guest
Dec 2, 2008 8:19 PM CST
LOL Sideshow bob!

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