Coroner: Victims Had Multiple Gunshot Wounds

The Cook County Medical Examiner just told us both Jennifer Hudson's mother, Darnell Donerson, and brother, Jason Hudson, each suffered multiple gunshot wounds.

Police said there appeared to be defensive wounds on one of the victims, suggesting at least one of the shootings involved domestic violence.



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16. Well I went to her page yesterday and she didn't check it, but had checked it today. I can't knock her for getting on the internet for a bit to check her page, but I thought at LEAST she'd have enough sense to make it private. However, none of us here know all the facts about the case. I can't speak on her motherhood abilities, but she (and all of us as women) need to make better choices in men ESPECIALLY when there are young children involved, particularily young boys. Otherwise, we are just continuing the cycle. On her survey it says, which friend most likely to be arrested, and she writes: William.

Yea..good decision making skills there...most definitely!

Posted at 4:53PM on Oct 25th 2008 by blk woman 2008

17. Who Myspaces a day after your family is murdered? The Julia woman is an idiot. Can't spell and vulgar. Her 7 year old is "bringing sexy back" ?? Lovely family.

Posted at 5:01PM on Oct 25th 2008 by Bex

18. #16 Kimi...

"We all have convicts and black sheep in our family"? Are you serious? NO. We DON'T all have those type people in our familiies. How sad for you that you think this is somehow "normal".

Posted at 4:58PM on Oct 25th 2008 by Yeah, I said it

19. Posted at 4:58PM on Oct 25th 2008 by Yeah, I said it

come one kime said we all have black sheep in the family, not people like that in the family,

Posted at 5:05PM on Oct 25th 2008 by Adrienne

20. Balfour's mother just said publicly that maybe Julia can talk to William and get him to tell her. Yeah, her mother and brother are dead, her son is missing, and she's supposed to interrogate the suspect. Pure stupidity. My prayers are that this innocent little boy will be found safe very soon. This family needs a silver lining, a miracle, and a break.

Posted at 5:13PM on Oct 25th 2008 by rainbow68

21. Folks may beg to differ, but here's my heart-filled opinion on the mother of the family.

She was selfish. May her soul rest in peace, but here me out: she was selfish.

She didn't want to leave her roots. The place she called home, where she could go outside and know everyone within the 15 mile radius, their folks, and their folks, and so on...

She felt safe, she felt comfortable.

She was selfish.

She was selfish because instead of thinking about her comfort, and having the fear of the 'church people' thinking she got too ' big headed ' once her daughter became a celeb and famous.. she should have been thinking about ONE person's live she could change forever: her grandson.

South Side of Chicago. Slums. Crime. Violence. Poverty.

I doubt he went to a school that valued HIGH education standards.

I doubt he was involved in local extra- curricular activities.

His community does not promote and encourage kids to necessarily excel.

But his Grandmother felt safe, thus, her offspring choose mates who were also products of this environment.

It's a sick vicious cycle.

People ask 'why should she have moved? this could've happened anywhere!'.. well yes, true.

But perhaps in another community Julia could see that her health affects her life. Perhaps she would've been inspired to lose weight and participate in a healthy lifestyle - which would in turn trickle down to her son. 7 years old and 130lbs?? That's quite a bit of weight. Well of course. We're in the South Side. There aren't alot of afterschool programs. Was he in soccer? Oh no, the kids in the inner city does embrace those sports, as they are deemed "too white". This young kid is a product of his grandmothers selfishness.

It's OK to move out the hood. It's even better to put money back into our communities. But we don't have to be in the midst of drama and raise our children to think having fatherless homes, no jobs, and crime on every corner is the way of life.

Stop being so selfish!

Got an opportunity to do better? Take it..and run, don't walk!

Posted at 5:19PM on Oct 25th 2008 by blk woman 2008

22. You cant judge her for the things he did. I have never dated anyone with a jail record, but she may have felt that he changed. Do you honestly think she would marry someone that she thinks would harm her, her son or anyone in her family. We dont know the specifics surrounding the prior case (Im sure the media will release those details soon) so we cant judge her. Also she just lost her mother, her brother and possibly her child by the hands of her husband. Blaming her and questioning her reasons for marrying him is not helping at all. If the situation were reversed, Im sure you wouldn't like being blamed for marrying the person that shot your mother and brother multiple times causing there death. Offer your condolences not your critiques.

Posted at 5:23PM on Oct 25th 2008 by shebakescheesecakes.com

23. Condolences have been offered by EVERYONE in this thread thus far.

Someone needs to step up and tell women, Black women, that we don't have to settle for this.

The church ain't doing it, fathers ain't doing it(many are not around), mothers are not doing it, the community isn't doing it, the media sure in the hell is not going to do it...SO I'M DOING IT

So from a black woman to all the other black women out there: DO BETTER.

Posted at 5:28PM on Oct 25th 2008 by blk woman 2008

24. On the news they said that William threatened to kill the famly, Jennifer sister should have contacted the police immediately, however she said she did not take him seriously, now all of those people are dead

Posted at 5:35PM on Oct 25th 2008 by Shay

25. Also on the sister's page it says she's 5'10, and between 165-210 pounds. Now she may be that tall, but there's no way she's seen 210 pounds in a very long time.

Posted at 5:50PM on Oct 25th 2008 by Jennifer deserves better

26. Posted at 4:55PM on Oct 25th 2008 by Kemi at HipHossip Canada
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Thx for clearing that up for me. :)

Posted at 5:34PM on Oct 25th 2008 by Adrienne

27. I mean Julia should have contacted the police as soon as her ex made that threat.

Posted at 5:37PM on Oct 25th 2008 by Shay

28. This is so sad, She seems so nice and it's just so unbelievable that she has to go thorough this. My prayers are with her & her family. God Bless Them

Posted at 1:33PM on Nov 19th 2008 by Paris for President

29. Shay, I agree. I don't see why people don't settle things the old fashioned way. If someone stole my car, I'd call the cops

Posted at 5:42PM on Oct 25th 2008 by Adrienne

30. HELLO PEOPLE, GRANTED THAT JULIA HUDSON HAS MYSPACE SHE IS STILL HUMAN AND AT THE ED OF THE DAY SHE HAS LOST 2 LOVE ONES HER MOTHER AND HER BROTHER, HAVE SOME RESPECT IF YOU HAE ANY CHILDREN HER SON JILIAN IS STILL MISSING WHAT WE NEED TO BE DOING IS PRAYING FOR A SAFE RETURN. DID YOU VERY THINK THAT THE LAW IS ON HER MYSPACE TRUST AND BELIEVE IT'S NOT JULIA......

Posted at 8:50PM on Oct 27th 2008 by ANGELA CARTER

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