Although there were no eyewitnesses to the murders and no direct evidence tying Balfour to the crime scene, prosecutors have presented numerous witnesses placing him near the Hudson home on the morning of the slayings. Others have testified they saw him with Jason Hudson's. Skovran acknowledged that the records cannot pinpoint an exact location, only a general vicinity. Balfour's final call that morning was from Julia Hudson, who argued with her estranged husband about their car.
Cell records show that when the call ended at a. Witnesses heard gunshots coming from the home a short time later, but they did not call police.
Argos AO. Privacy Policy Feedback. Jennifer Hudson's killer brother-in-law breaks his silence after SEVEN YEARS to insist he 'had nothing to do with' murdering her family and claim he's the victim of a 'conspiracy ' William Balfour is speaking for the first time since he was convicted of murdering Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew Balfour maintains that he is innocent of the murders and said that he is searching for the killer He also said that Hudson's sister Julia, his estranged wife, lied on the stand when she said he had threatened to kill her in the past Hudson's mother Darnell Donnerson and brother Jason were found shot dead in their Chicago home in October The body of her 7-year-old nephew Julian, Julia's son, was found three days later in the back of Jason's stolen SUV Balfour had the keys to the SUV on him when he was arrested by police By Chris Spargo For Dailymail.
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In an opening statement on Monday, his lawyer suggested that Ms. Balfour right away, despite a lack of physical evidence against him. But a prosecutor said Mr. Balfour, who had been estranged from Julia Hudson, had repeatedly threatened her, even pledging that he would kill her family first, then her.
The lawyers on both sides seemed to agree about only one thing — a grim picture of lives in Englewood, a neighborhood where the drug trade seemed to thrive and where gunshots were heard but sometimes ignored because they were too ordinary.
Jennifer Hudson told jurors she had not liked Mr. Balfour ever, not in the sixth-grade class they attended together in Englewood and not later. By Chicago Tribune. During his brief marriage to Julia Hudson, William Balfour seemed to embrace the role of stepdad. He declared himself a "proud parent" on MySpace and decorated his page with photos of a smiling Julian King. The boy also is mentioned in a seven-line autobiography Balfour wrote for the social networking site.
On their Englewood block, the two often could be seen walking to the park or enjoying barbecues on the front lawn. Balfour, 27, helped support his fledgling family with money he earned as a Cosi baker and frequently indulged his stepson with boys-only trips to Popeyes and McDonald's, neighbors say.
Balfour's affection seemed so genuine that friends and relatives struggle to reconcile the involved stepfather with the man authorities call a "person of interest" in the 7-year-old boy's homicide. Authorities believe Julian's shooting death is linked to the Friday slayings of his grandmother, Darnell Donerson, and his uncle, Jason Hudson.
Police named Balfour as a suspect in an Amber Alert released Friday. He currently is at Statesville Correctional Center in Joliet; authorities say he violated his parole by becoming a murder suspect. Balfour's criminal rap sheet dates back at least a decade.
Court records show Balfour was arrested in after police spotted him driving a stolen vehicle. They tried to pull him over near the block of South Yale Avenue -- about a block from the Hudson family home -- but Balfour stopped the car and fled, according to court records.
Balfour was out on bond when a man saw Balfour breaking into his brand-new Chevrolet Suburban on Nov. Balfour, then 17, drove off with the man hanging from the roof rack.
As police followed, Balfour drove through alleys, front yards, through a police barricade and onto the Dan Ryan Expressway -- all with the victim clinging to the vehicle, records indicate. He eventually crashed into a telephone pole and fled. The victim suffered burns from fallen electrical wires as well as other injuries. Balfour was sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted murder and car hijacking in September He was released in May , returned to the neighborhood where he grew up and reconnected with Julia Hudson, one of the three Hudson siblings he had known while attending Yale Elementary School.
She was a single mother who drove a school bus, lived with her mother and depended on her relatives to help care for Julian. Balfour, who calls himself "Flex" for his chiseled physique, was smitten with the Rubenesque Hudson, who is four years his senior, his mother said.
Murderpedia Juan Ignacio Blanco. Investigation On the day that the bodies of Hudson's mother and brother were discovered, Chicago police took Julia Hudson's estranged husband William Balfour, 27, into custody but did not file charges against him.
Arrest On December 1, , Balfour was arrested and charged with three counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of Donerson, Jason Hudson and King, as well as one count of felony home invasion.
Legacy In the aftermath of the deaths, Hudson's family announced the creation of the Hudson-King Foundation for Families of Slain Victims, a foundation "to care for the needs of families who have lost relatives to a violent crime," according to a statement released to the press.
Juan Ignacio Blanco. MALE murderers. Classification: Murderer. Characteristics: Former brother-in-law of Jennifer Hudson, the singer and actress - allegedly because he was angry his wife wanted a divorce and was seeing someone new. Number of victims: 3. Date of murder: October 24, Date of arrest: December 1, Date of birth: May 10, Method of murder: Shooting. Status: Sentenced to three consecutive life sentences plus years in prison on July 24, While waiting for opening statements to begin a month later, Judge Charles Burns asked the jurors not to watch the television show "American Idol," because Hudson was scheduled to make an appearance on an upcoming episode.
During opening statements, Balfour's defense attorney told jurors that police targeted him for the crime because they were under pressure to solve quickly what they knew would become a high-profile case, because of Jennifer Hudson's notoriety. Balfour pleaded not guilty to the charges and claimed he was nowhere near the house when the murders occurred.
Jennifer Hudson's sister Julia testified that Balfour was so jealous that he would even become angry when her son Julian kissed his mother. He would tell the 7-year-old, "Get off my wife," she testified. Howard told jurors that Balfour helped buy her a prom dress and treated her like a little sister. In response to a specific prosecution witness, she said Balfour had asked her to lie for him.
Illinois State Police evidence analyst Robert Berk told jurors that gunshot residue was found on the steering wheel of Balfour's vehicle and the ceiling of the Suburban. His testimony followed that of another analyst, Pauline Gordon, who said no traces of Balfour's DNA were found on the murder weapon, but that did not mean he never handled the gun.
The jury deliberated 18 hours before finding Balfour guilty on three counts of murder and several other charges in connection with the October 24, , deaths Darnell Donerson; Jason Hudson; and her 7-year-old nephew Julian King. After the verdict, jury members described the process they used during their almost 18 hours of deliberations.
First, they voted on whether each witness was credible or not. Then they created a timeline of the crime to compare it with the alibi Balfour's attorneys outlined during the trial.
When the jury got around to taking its first vote, it was 9 to 3 in favor of conviction. Before he was sentenced, Balfour was allowed to make a statement. In it, he offered condolences to the Hudson family but maintained his innocence. I still love him. I'm innocent your honor. Under Illinois law, Balfour faced mandatory life without parole sentences for the multiple murders.
Illinois law does not allow death penalty sentences under any circumstances. Balfour was sentenced to life without parole.
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