Hudson Killings -- Did Balfour Have Help?

There's evidence this morning suggesting there may have been another person involved in the murder of Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother, and nephew.

Investigators have honed in on William Balfour's movements after the killings on Chicago's South Side, according to the Chicago Tribune, and "are trying to determine" if someone else drove the prime suspect to the West Side, where the body of 7-year-old Julian King was found.

Witnesses have told cops they saw Balfour drive a teal Chrysler to the Hudsons' block on Friday morning, and that car was eventually found about a mile away. The SUV in which Julian was discovered ended up about 13 miles away from the Hudson house.

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16. mk, that was my first question, also. "Julia?" She entered the house, saw a body on the floor, backed out of the door, and called 911. Most mothers would run like crazy through the house looking for your child knowing that's where you had left him last. A mother's instinct would lead her to scramble to find her child, no matter how disturbing the scene was, and jump over dead bodies if she had to. And she's already on myspace laying the foundation for her defense? Suspicious.

Posted at 9:38AM on Oct 29th 2008 by Believe

17. I agree with "MK" and "SNOOP". Look at Julia and Jason. It was a Drug Hit to send a message to someone in the family. Julia knows exactly who killed her family and who has said they will kill Jennifer as well. Julia is the target here. Here ex-husband is being set-up.

Posted at 9:41AM on Oct 29th 2008 by Sand

18. I have to say I honestly think that Julia is somehow involved with this. What kind of mother after they have found out that their family and SON was brutally murdered would even have the time to log on to myspace. Then, I remember the first day (friday) the day of the murderers the police could not find Julia or Julian. They were saying the hoped that she fled away with him for his safety. Then when they arrested Balfour she just pops up out of nowhere. Something strange is going on and they need to consider everyone at this point. My heart goes out to Jennifer Hudson and I will keep her in my prayers. God Bless!

The police will find JUSTICE!

Posted at 9:55AM on Oct 29th 2008 by G

19. The mother Knows who did it , the boy knew everything and i believe she would rather sacrafice her son -than to be honest about her short comings as a women a mother and a human being.We will see the sick , sick rage and recklessness of a tired beat , ghetto queen related to the icon un the following weeks - she digust me in every way -may the burn on earth and in hell !

Posted at 3:56PM on Oct 29th 2008 by Princess

20. Julia to Julian; " Mama and step daddy are going to kill you now but don't be afraid because you will go to Heaven and become an angel and then you can look after Mommy."

Posted at 10:26AM on Oct 29th 2008 by Mama knows the truth

21. PEOPLE, we have the right to be Prejudges…..but be warn….Prejudges produce despair…..and despair leads to hopelessness…..and when a person feels hopelessness ….they don’t give a s**t………and when they don’t give a s**t about anyone or anything….YOU BETTER RUN.….You better stop the madness of “PREJUDGES” before one of these hopeless person coming knocking

Posted at 10:21AM on Oct 29th 2008 by Please

22. Facts of the case? It was my understanding that another relative found Jen's Mom, then backed out of there. Julia did not find the bodies, did she?

Posted at 10:25AM on Oct 29th 2008 by Texanite

23. I say Julia is a woman scorned!!!! William left her for another woman and she is so upset until she wanted to set him up. You can clearly see that she was in love with him if you go to her myspace page. She commented on every pic that she took of him. She even commented on one of the pics using his myspace ID and stated that it was her under him. She didn't think that he would leave her because Jennifer Hudson was her sister. When he realized that Julia was never going to leave the nest, he could'nt take it anymore. Remember when he did time for that attempted murder case and he tried to flee from the police? What makes you think that he would kill these people and then go where the police will check first to find him!!! Don't make any sense. Julia knew that the fingers would be pointing at him. If she can't have him noone will. She even put a comment on his page that stated "We will be together until death do us part." I don't think that she thought that her assailants would kill her son which is why she never shedded a tear when asking the public to help find her son. If they wanted the son dead they would have killed him in the house with his grandmother and uncle. You do the math!!!

Posted at 10:27AM on Oct 29th 2008 by Tameka Brown

24. THERE'S ONE THING I HAVE YET TO HEAR - WAS BALFOUR THE FATHER OF JULIAN OR THE STEPFATHER? CAN SOMEONE TELL ME??????????????

Posted at 4:32PM on Oct 29th 2008 by puppypaws

25. My prayers go out to Jennifer Hudson and her family. May God bless and keep you always in the Name of Jesus. I pray that God catch andpunish the perpetrators to fullest extent of the law. God Bless you.

Nessaann.

Posted at 10:30AM on Oct 29th 2008 by Nessaann

26. I think Julia planted the cocaine in his cars, and when he got pulled over knew what she had done and went crazy,probably wanting to kill her, and they say the brother dealed cocaine out of the house.

Posted at 4:08PM on Oct 29th 2008 by EZ

27. I AM A DAUGHTER OF GOD AND I TRULY FEEL THAT IF WE STOP ALL THIS TALKING AND PUT OUR ACTIONS INTO PLAY A LOT OF TRULY IMPORTANT SITUATIONS COULD AND WOULD BE HANDLED. NO MATTER WHAT OUR OPINION OF THIS DISGUSTING HEART WRENCHING ACT IS, THE FACT STILL REMAINS THE SAME. THE MASTER (GOD) REVEALED TO ME LAST NITE AS I WAS DISCUSSING THE COLDNESS OF ALL THE THINGS GOING ON IN THE EARTH TO HIM THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH 2ND CHAPTER ALSO ISAIAH 16 CHAPTER. EVERY ONE HAS NOTHING TO SAY GOOD ABOUT ANY POSITIVE ROLES WE AS A PEOPLE PLAY IN OUR DAY TO DAY ROLES IN LIFE ESPECIALLY WE WHO KNOW GOD. PLEASE LET ALL AGREE ON ONE THING IT IS TIME TO BE FOR REAL ABOUT LOVING EACH OTHER AND MOST OF ALL OURSELVES. SIN BRINGS DEATH BUT RIGHTEOUSNESS BRINGS LIFE. I LOVE YOU ALL ITS TO LATE FOR THOSE SOULS BUT NOT FOR OURS. IN JESUS NAME AMEN. MAY GOD GRANT AN EYE OPENING REVEALATION TO US ALL THROUGH THIS CATASTROPHY AND GIVE THE FAMILY STRENGTH TO ENDURE.

Posted at 11:52AM on Oct 29th 2008 by BETT

28. This is a devastating crime, the unimaginable to be exact. Eventually all the facts will come out and may the Lord bless the soul of the perpetrator. The person whom did this cannot be sleeping at night, with images of the young child going through their mind, how could they? This is obviously a very disturbed person, and they do not deserve to breathe another day. I am so sorry for the Hudson girls, I can't imagine what they are going through. Everytime I hear or read about this, I get a sick feeling in my stomach from imagining their pain. How can another humanbeing be so cruel? Why the baby? Thats all I can say is, why the baby?

Posted at 11:35AM on Oct 29th 2008 by damifudodamifudont

29. Oh my God did anyone hear this losers mom on CNN w/Nancy Grace last night. He gets his lack of smarts from his mom and from what I read his tendency to murder from his father. She sat there and tried to DEFEND her dumb ass son for his last crime where he was CAR JACKING some man and was also charged with ATTEMPTED MURDER. She truly tried to defend him and continously had a reason for everything that went wrong with her stupid ass son, who she is so upset with the media for protraying him as a murder! LOOK AND READ YOU DUMB LADY everyone says he is a PERSON OF INTEREST. She even made reference to her son STALKING Julia Hudson, LOL! TAKE NOTES PROSECUTORS THIS WOMAN JUST PRETTY MUCH HANDED YOU HER LOSER SON ON A PLATTER. Nancy Grace said no said that your son was stalking Julia or her family, this is the first we heard of that. all the woman said, was "Listen her, Listen to me." lol, lol the more she talked the more incriminated her son was being made out to be, while someone keep whispering to her (very loudly) . STOP BEING IN DENIAL YOUR SON IS A FREAKING KILLER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (ALLEGEDLY) THAT IS

Posted at 10:43AM on Oct 29th 2008 by appauled

30. Ran to call 9-1-1, she doesn't have a cell phone?? There is no phone in the house?? Where was she after she called police?? Where was she when we know she didn't have to work that day, her son was home, she should have been also. If she didn't go any where but the livingroom, how did she know her son was missing?? How come she didn't search the house for her son? It's almost like she knew he wasn't inside the home at that time.

Things just don't add up for Julia.

Posted at 10:57AM on Oct 29th 2008 by ?

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