William Balfour Charged With Jennifer Hudson Family Murders

by Jarrett Martineau | December 2, 2008 at 01:58 pm

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UPDATE | Dec. 02 — William Balfour, the estranged brother-in-law of Jennifer Hudson, has been arrested and formally charged with the murders of three of Hudson's relatives.

Formal charges were filed today against the man authorities say killed three members of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson's family.

William Balfour, 27, who had been the Chicago Police Department's lone suspect, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of home invasion and is scheduled to appear for a bond hearing Wednesday, the Cook County state's attorney's office said.

Mr. Balfour had previously been considered as a suspect in the vicious murders, which took place in October 2008.

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Chicago police said today they have arrested William Balfour for the murders of three relatives of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson.

Balfour, 27, has been in custody in Stateville Correctional Center on a violation of parole and was transferred to Chicago police custody today after they served an arrest warrant. He was then transported to the Wentworth Area, where he will be held pending approval of charges by the Cook County State's Attorney's Office.