William Balfour

Jennifer Hudson: I forgive my family's killer

2012-09-11 08:32:00

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...

Judge gives Balfour 3 life sentences, calls his soul 'barren'

2012-07-24 19:24:00

For 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...

Balfour Gets 3 Life Sentences in Hudson Family Murders

2012-07-24 17:39:00

CHICAGO, 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...

3 life sentences for Balfour in Hudson family murders

2012-07-24 11:15:00

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...

Jennifer Hudson's family's killer William Balfour sentenced to three consecutive life terms

2012-07-24 16:32:15

Defense claims Hudson shouldn't have testified at murder trial

2012-06-08 13:05:00

Singer 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...

April 23: Poll Results

2012-04-23 06:28:04

MORNING 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...

William Balfour found guilty in Hudson murders case

2012-05-11 22:27:00

William 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...

Jennifer Hudson, sister take stand in Balfour trial

2012-04-24 07:54:00

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,...

Friend: Suspect in Jennifer Hudson family murders asked her to lie about his whereabouts

2012-05-02 19:47:00

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...

Friend says Jennifer Hudson's brother had only one enemy: Murder suspect William Balfour

2012-05-04 00:00:00

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...

Witness describes phone call with suspect in Hudson family slaying trial

2012-05-07 12:38:00

Quincy 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...

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.

2012-07-24 11:27:05

Charles Gardner exits the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago following the sentencing of William Balfour. William Balfour, convicted of killing Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew, was sentenced to 3 life sentences.

2012-07-24 00:00:00

Assistant State's Attorney James P. McKay walks in the lobby following the sentencing of William Balfour at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago. William Balfour, convicted of killing Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew, was sentenced to 3 life sentences.

2012-07-24 00:00:00