Jury convicts man of murdering Jennifer Hudson's family
- 12 years ago
The brother-in-law of Grammy and Oscar winning actress Jennifer Hudson has been found guilty of killing three members of her family in 2008.
A jury found William Balfour, 31, guilty of shooting dead Hudson's mother Darnell Donerson, 57, her brother Jason Hudson, 29, and her nephew Julian King, 7. He faces life in prison.
During 11 days of testimony in Cook County Criminal Court, prosecution witnesses said Balfour repeatedly threatened to kill his estranged wife, Hudson's sister Julia, and her family if she went out with another man, though he was seeing three different women at the time.
Julia Hudson testified she wanted a divorce.
Prosecutors charged that Balfour shot his way into the Hudson family home with a gun he had stolen from victim Jason Hudson and killed the victims.
Jennifer Hudson, who won a Grammy for her debut album and an Academy Award for her role in the movie "Dreamgirls," flew home to identify the bodies and was the first to testify in the trial. She said she had known Balfour since grade school and had never liked him.
John Russell, Reuters.
A jury found William Balfour, 31, guilty of shooting dead Hudson's mother Darnell Donerson, 57, her brother Jason Hudson, 29, and her nephew Julian King, 7. He faces life in prison.
During 11 days of testimony in Cook County Criminal Court, prosecution witnesses said Balfour repeatedly threatened to kill his estranged wife, Hudson's sister Julia, and her family if she went out with another man, though he was seeing three different women at the time.
Julia Hudson testified she wanted a divorce.
Prosecutors charged that Balfour shot his way into the Hudson family home with a gun he had stolen from victim Jason Hudson and killed the victims.
Jennifer Hudson, who won a Grammy for her debut album and an Academy Award for her role in the movie "Dreamgirls," flew home to identify the bodies and was the first to testify in the trial. She said she had known Balfour since grade school and had never liked him.
John Russell, Reuters.