Suspect In Murder Of Jennifer Hudson's Family Charged
The main, and pretty much only, suspect in the gruesome slayings of Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother, and nephew (pictured above) was yesterday officially charged with their murders:
Police said they had the murder weapon and physical evidence as well as testimony that would convict William Balfour, 27, the estranged husband of Jennifer Hudson's elder sister, Julia.The motive for the October 24 murders involved a dispute between the two, police said.
Found dead from gunshots were Hudson's mother Darnell Donerson, 57, and brother, Jason Hudson, 29, in the family's South Side home. The body of Julian King, Julia's son, was found four days later, with the gun used in the slayings found nearby.
In addition to the slayings Balfour was charged with home invasion.
His mother, who seems to be from the Cindy Anthony School Of Denial, says that they have the wrong man:
Balfour's mother Michele Balfour protested her son's innocence to reporters, saying police relied on the word of one of his girlfriends who was facing a drug charge."They got a botched-up investigation," she said, adding Balfour loved Hudson's mother, Donerson, more than he loved her. "But I'm still his mother."
Oh yeah, he's completely innocent. Upstanding citizen of the community, this one is.
I hope that now they can move on with this case and perhaps give the Hudson family a small sense of closure so they can start the healing process. It's a sad situation all around.
