*William Balfour, 30, is expected to spend the rest of his life in prison after being found guilty on all counts in the killing of Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother and nephew.
Balfour was found guilty of three counts of first degree murder and one count each of home invasion, residential burglary, possession of stolen vehicle and aggravated kidnapping.
Balfour, 30, was accused of killing the three in a jealous rage, believing that his estranged wife, Julia Hudson, Jennifer Hudson’s sister, was dating another man.
Prosecutors alleged that Balfour fatally shot Hudson’s mother Darnell Donerson, 57, in her living room, and then shot Hudson’s brother Jason Hudson, 29, as he lay in bed. He then kidnapped Hudson’s nephew Julian King, who was 7. Investigators believe the boy was shot in the head as he lay behind the front seat of an SUV.
The jury took 18 hours of deliberations over three days to reach its verdict. Jennifer Hudson, her fiance and her sister, Julia Hudson, entered the courtroom shortly before the verdict was to be read.
The announcement of the verdict came shortly after the jury told Judge Charles Burns that it was split but, according to The Associated Press, told him in a note, “We are trying.” Burns ordered a resumption of deliberations in hopes of the jury reaching an agreement.
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Wow!!! THAT WAS FAST? Hope Bubba visit his nightly!!! child killer & family killer ugh!!!
Possessed by the devil. One cold calculated killer who is mean and evil. Justice was served, and he got what he wanted and deserves. As far as I’m concerned he would look far better than an apple hanging from a tree.
This brother was railroaded. The jury was deadlocked and the judge ordered them to go back and bring a verdict. There was no physical evidence, no DNA, no fibers, no clothes, no fingerprints, no witnesses,,,,,nothing that linked him to the crime other than a alleged motive that wasn’t proven. I’m thinking he’ll walk upon appeal. He was only convicted because of the “star power” of Ms. Hudson. These murders had all the markings of a drug related incident.
Last of the Frozen Chosin and one of the Chosin Few
sheer IGNORANCE….
..so this COWARD denied he shot the family that took him in off the streets..trusted him– housed him..fed him as any other family would do as a known drug dealer wanna be thug coward..and this is how he repays them by MURDER? Because his girlfriend(jennifer’s sister) didn’t want his punk azz anymore..
..it’s my hope the HUDSON family can close this chapter and move thru the remainder of their lives with peace knowing this punk azz coward will NEVER see the light of day outside of prison the remainder of his punk azz bitoch life.. he will be someone biotch in prison.. he’s a little short skinny punk..
“There was no physical evidence
That’s exactly what I said. I even started to respond yesterday based on that point, but I chickened out, knowing the usual suspects here would be going off.
It’s all circumstantial evidence and the motive doesn’t really make any sense. He lying about his alibi proves nothing. Who wouldn’t, knowing what he was up against? As you said, Hudson star power brought the type of attention where they had to get a conviction. And you know that once these prosecutors get a suspect, they don’t care whether they got the right man, only if they can convict him. They would rather try an innocent man than the real killer, if they think they can make a convincing argument.
As I said earlier, the girlfriend was forced to snitch on him. They were about to charge her as an accessory. You know her ass was lying when she said he confessed to her.
Chosen, glad I was not the only one seeing this. I’ve stated earlier in another story a week ago that these murders were done execution style. This was not totally based on a “possessive husband”. It was rumored that her brother owed money for a drug deal gone bad and Balfour was involved. I believed they may have tried to do a ransom with Jenn and off course her mouth is zipped about it as well as that sister who clsimed to be at work. Something is fishy and I’m not busing it. They just wanted this case to disappear quickly due to her starring. Balfour decided to go down by himself and refrain from snitching.