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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... Read full story »

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