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Jennifer Hudson: I forgive my family's killer
Singer and actress Jennifer Hudson said she forgives the man who murdered her mother, brother, and nephew. She also doesn't totally blame william balfour for his crimes. Hudson shared her feelings on "Oprah's Next Chapter." Balfour will spend the...
Tags: Jason Hudson, Jennifer Hudson, Darnell Donerson, Julian King
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Judge gives Balfour 3 life sentences, calls his soul 'barren'
Tribune reporterFor the first time since his arrest almost four years ago, William Balfour spoke out briefly in court as he was about to be sentenced Tuesday for the murders of three of singer Jennifer Hudson's family members, offering condolences for the youngest...Tags: Cocaine, Crime Victims, Litigation, Murder, Justice System
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Balfour Gets 3 Life Sentences in Hudson Family Murders
KTLA NewsCHICAGO, Illinois -- William Balfour, who was convicted by a Cook County jury in May in the 2008 murders of singer Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew, was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Judge Charles...Tags: Criminals, Prisons, Jason Hudson, DNA, Englewood
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3 life sentences for Balfour in Hudson family murders
William Balfour, who was convicted by a Cook County jury in May in the 2008 murders of singer Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother and nephew, was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Judge Charles Burns imposed three...
Tags: Murder, Justice System, Crimes, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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Jennifer Hudson's family's killer William Balfour sentenced to three consecutive life terms
Pop2itWilliam Balfour (inset), who in May was convicted of the 2008 shooting deaths of singer Jennifer Hudson's mother Darnell Donerson, brother Jason and nephew Julian King, was sentenced by an Illinois judge Tuesday (July 24) after being denied a new trial...... -
Defense claims Hudson shouldn't have testified at murder trial
Tribune reporterSinger Jennifer Hudson should not have been allowed to testify against her former brother-in-law because she had no direct knowledge of the murders of three family members and her celebrity unfairly influenced the jury, defense attorneys argued today in...Tags: Murder, Litigation, Justice System, Jason Hudson, Darnell Donerson
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April 23: Poll Results
WGN NewsMORNING NEWS POLL: Do you think Jennifer Hudson's celebrity status will influence the jury at the Wiliam Balfour trial? Yes: 53% No: 47% MIDDAY NEWS POLL: Do you think Jennifer Hudson's celebrity status will influence the jury at the William Balfour...Tags: Elections, Jennifer Hudson, Politics
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William Balfour found guilty in Hudson murders case
Chicago Tribune and WGN NewsWilliam Balfour has been found guilty in the Hudson murders case. Balfour was found guilty on all counts of murder, home invasion, armed robbery and kidnapping and faces mandatory life in prison. He showed no emotion when the verdict was announced, but...Tags: Justice System, Murder, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Jennifer Hudson
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Jennifer Hudson, sister take stand in Balfour trial
Jennifer Hudson and her sister Julia took the stand Monday, the first day in the trial of William Balfour, the man accused of killing Hudson's mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew. During Jennifer Hudson's testimony, which only lasted about 10 minutes,...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Murder, Jason Hudson, Gun Control, Punishment
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Friend: Suspect in Jennifer Hudson family murders asked her to lie about his whereabouts
A close friend of William Balfour's testified Wednesday that Balfour asked her to lie about his whereabouts just hours after prosecutors allege he killed three members of singer Jennifer Hudson's family. Brittany Acoff-Howard, 21, was the second state...
Tags: Health, Chicago Tribune, Murder, Justice System, Jason Hudson
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Friend says Jennifer Hudson's brother had only one enemy: Murder suspect William Balfour
A maintenance man who grew up with singer Jennifer Hudson's family on Chicago's South Side testified Thursday that he could think of only one man who would have wanted to harm Hudson's brother: William Balfour.
Balfour, on trial on charges he killed...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Murder, Justice System, Jason Hudson, Darnell Donerson
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Witness describes phone call with suspect in Hudson family slaying trial
Tribune reporterQuincy Brown was sitting at home in Blue Island on the afternoon that three of Jennifer Hudson's family members were slain when he says he got a panicked call from his friend William Balfour. "At the time he was speed talking. He was in a rush, like a...Tags: Murder, Jason Hudson, Prisons, Jennifer Hudson, Theft
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