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*Jennifer Hudson’s former brother-in-law William Balfour has received three life sentences for murdering her mother, brother and seven-year-old nephew. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The 31-year-old was found guilty of three counts of murder and four other counts related to the 2008 killings earlier this year and he has received the life sentences along with [...]
*One day after a Chicago jury found William Balfour guilty of the triple murders of her mother, brother and nephew, Jennifer Hudson was on a roller coaster at Six Flags – taking a much-deserved break from the harsh reality of the past few weeks. Hudson was accompanied at the Chicago-area Great America theme park by [...]
*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 [...]
*Jurors deliberating in the case of the man charged with murdering Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew today asked to re-watch video footage shown during the trial. They made the request in a note to the presiding judge on their third day of deliberations, reports the AP. They offered no explanation about why [...]
*The DNA of the man accused of killing Jennifer Hudson’s family was not found on the offending weapon, according to an expert witness in court. Illinois State Police forensic scientist Pauline Gordon said she tested the gun and found an inadequate measure of DNA belonging to a man who was not a match for main [...]
*The disturbing 911 call placed by the sister of Jennifer Hudson moments after finding her mother’s body was released to the news media today. “Oh my God…. Somebody’s killed my mother,” Julia Hudson says, while a dispatcher attempts to get her to calm down and repeat her address. “She’s on the floor and I see [...]
*Jennifer Hudson left a Chicago courtroom today for the second day in a row, too distraught to look at graphic photos showing the gunshot wounds that took the life of her 7-year-old nephew, Julian King. The boy was found dead in an SUV three days after police discovered the bodies of Hudson’s mother and brother [...]
*The Hudson family murder trial is beginning to dig deep in testimonials and evidence. Prosecutors are forced to present compelling evidence that William Balfour is indeed the killer of Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother, and little nephew. Chicago police Sgt. David Dowling described the gruesome scene, telling the court he found the mother’s body sprawled out [...]
*Jennifer Hudson couldn’t hold back her tears Monday while testifying at the trial of the man accused of killing her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew in a jealous rage four years ago. Hudson was the first witness called after prosecutors and attorneys for William Balfour finished their opening statements, reports the AP. During her brief [...]
*The trial for the suspected murderer of Jennifer Hudson’s family is under way, but the singer’s fame could complicate matters. Her role now will be in a triple murder trial of a man charged with killing her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew. Hudson is expected to be present every day once testimony begins, which includes [...]
*Jennifer Hudson is on the witness list for the upcoming trial of the man accused of killing her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew, reports the Chicago Tribune. However, prosecutors haven’t yet disclosed whether the Oscar winner will actually testify at William Balfour’s trial, which is slated to begin April 9. Balfour was the estranged husband [...]
*The man accused of murdering Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother and nephew in October 2008 is finally set to stand trial this spring. William Balfour, the estranged husband of J-Hud’s sister Julia, is facing first-degree murder charges in connection to the slayings of the singer’s mother Darnell, her brother Jason and her seven-year-old nephew, Julian King [...]
*Just months after a family tragedy that saw her mother, brother and nephew murdered, Jennifer Hudson somehow gathered the strength to return to the stage for a performance of the Star-Spangled Banner at Super Bowl XLIII. But as the “Dreamgirls” star and former “American Idol” favorite sees it, she didn’t have a choice — her [...]
*Jennifer Hudson has revealed that going to see her fiance in a wrestling match may have saved her life and kept her out of the house on the day her family was murdered in Chicago. The Oscar-winner was in Florida with David Otunga on Oct. 24, 2008, when her mother and brother were shot to [...]
*Singer and actress Jennifer Hudson will open up at length about the murders of her mother, brother and nephew on today’s episode of “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” The Chicago native will also discuss her recent weight loss and sing during the broadcast, the AP reports. Hudson, a Grammy and Oscar winner, has been a spokeswoman [...]
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