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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46. I was just saying this morning that I wanted to quit my job and go to work for a REAL garbage company. I'll bet the police in Chicago are thinking the same thing. This whole sick story reaks of subhuman behavior. Good luck to Jennifer Hudson trying to climb out of this hell hole AGAIN.

Posted at 12:12PM on Oct 29th 2008 by notafanofnasty

47. he's innocent... julia did this.... he's innocent.... don't let this guy go to jail for something he didn't do...

Posted at 12:15PM on Oct 29th 2008 by white girl from damascus

48. Last night on Nancy Grace William's mother said they were denying him an attorney. The whole thing reeks of a set up in the making.

Posted at 12:19PM on Oct 29th 2008 by name

49. I think Julia is involved in this. I hope the cops look into where she was. I don't give a rat's a$$ how differently everyone grieves - NO ONE would be blogging on Myspace the SAME DAY they found out their son was brutally murdered. Argue with me all you want but give me a break. Ontop of that she basically says in the blog that it is William who did it. How can she do that with an investigation going on? If she is so sure then why does she still have him on her Myspace page!??!?!?!?!?!?! You would think she would wipe out all his pics and the comments underneath! This woman is hiding a whole lot. SUSPICIOUS.

Posted at 12:27PM on Oct 29th 2008 by Jessie

50. Julia did it ? I bet if she has time to blog on myspace she has time to come here and sign on as someone sels and defend her beloved William...she was behind the set up cuz the fat walrus couldn't handle the fact that he found someone else and didn't want her walrus ass anymore. WOW

Posted at 12:29PM on Oct 29th 2008 by not surprized

51. I think something really doesn't add up. I think there is a good possibility that he was involved - Only if we are to really look at his character and past history. Somebody else had to have been involved, and Balfour may actually be completely innocent. He has a lousy man and definitely a criminal I just don't think we should be so quick to say he commited THIS crime. I think we need to get the person who did this off of the streets and keep them off the streets. That being said, let's make sure we actually get the right person.

Posted at 12:33PM on Oct 29th 2008 by My Two Cents

52. its hard for people to stomach the idea that the mother had anything to do it with it. but look at these people and how they lived. anything is possible. everyone felt sorry for susan smith as well, til it came out that she killed her own sons. maybe she is involved, maybe not. but they should investigate her. there are a lot of questions surrounding her that need to be answered. from the myspace blog, it sounded like she wanted everyone to think it was all william. i found her blog a little weird the way it was written. just strange for someone who just found out their baby boy was shot to death. i don't know folks, she seems suspicious to me

Posted at 12:36PM on Oct 29th 2008 by marianne

53. JUST IN --- A NEIGHBOR SAID SHE SAW THAT VAN DRIVE UP AND DOWN SOME STREET THEN PARKED BEHIND A RAGGEDY VAN AND TWO MEN GOT OUT AND WALKED TO WILLIAMS'S PREGNANT GIRLFRIENDS HOUSE!!!!

adios mio!!!

Posted at 12:37PM on Oct 29th 2008 by the trufe

54. #50 the trufe

Where was this witness on Friday when this was on every news channel and there were helicopters flying over head and police every where? She waits 5 days to say something? Yeah right!

Posted at 12:44PM on Oct 29th 2008 by bb

55. Evidently it is commonplace among these folks in that area to never "snitch" on anyone about ANYTHING. So, it is not surprising that nobody told anything to the police. It's a different world there in the hood. I am sure it is extremely difficult for the police and investigators to get the TRUTH out of anyone. I just pray that they do. If this was anyone else's family besides Jennifer Hudson's, we wouldn't be hearing anything about this at all.

Posted at 12:54PM on Oct 29th 2008 by Bewildered

56. My Two Cents-- or is it Polly Anna?

GET A GRIP ON REALITY! You actually think William Balfour (a known criminal) is actually innocent of murdering or even being involved in with the Hudson's and little Jason's death? What world do you live in?

Posted at 12:53PM on Oct 29th 2008 by My Five Cents

57. Every time I read about this woman I get angry. Something's not right with her and I hope the police catch on. For those
of you who have blinders on and want to treat Julia like the innocent victim- fine with me. However, as far as I'm concerned there were
three victims and they're no longer here to tell their stories. The most defenseless victim, Julian, a poor little 7 year old boy who
suffered the most unimagineable fate, witnessed the brutal killings of his grandmother and uncle before being shot twice in the head. We
must fight for this child and if this means by exposing his mother-then so be it. I come from a realistic world where
unfortunately, mothers sometimes murder their children or contribute to their demise. This is my opinion and if you're one of those
people who live in untainted worlds, I ask you to move to the next post because this will probably upset you.
Theory 1: Julia Hudson's Involvement
There are too many holes in this story:
1)The body of Jennifer Hudson’s mother Darnell Donerson was found by Jennifer Hudson’s sister Julia around 2:45 PM Friday. Julia
called 911 to report the shooting. She also reported her 7-year-old son missing. Police arriving on the scene found Hudson’s brother Jason shot to death in a bedroom.- I got this from CNN. My question is how could she report her son missing if she never walked through
the house. She claimed to have walked in the door, and after seeing her mother's body in the living room, left out the house and called
911. She then went to the police station to report Julian missing. How did she know he was missing and not hiding in the house or
somewhere murdered in the home? Apparently, the police discovered her brothers body- she did not. As I said, she only made it to the front
door.
2)What would motivate William to kill her family? William appeared to have gotten everything he wanted out of the deal. He sold the car (and I'm assuming kept the money), was living with a girlfriend and didn't have any car payments (apparently, Julia found out the payments were automatically being deducted from her check). For those of you are saying that Julia was a victim of domestic abuse- that's false. The news media reported that they had domestic issues, which equates to arguments. Who would most likely want revenge out of this?
3)Police have stated that Jason Hudson was shot when the gunman shot through the wooden front door. He also received defensive wounds.
I've seen pictures of the door and the bullet pierced the door towards the middle, and yes it was closed. What could've happened was
the gunman rang the doorbell and when Jason asked them who they were (through the closed door), they shot him. However, his body was
found in an upstairs bedroom. If you've seen a picture of him- he was no small guy. William, a man of small stature, could not have taken
him upstairs alone. If Jason was shot in the thigh, he would have needed a very large person to help him upstairs. I always wondered
in that type of area, shouldn't they have a gun in the home?
4)Shell casings were found in Julian King's bedroom, yet police are saying he was killed in the SUV.
5) The small bullet only went through the wooden door, so the door should have still been locked. How did the killer get in? If he shot
at the door first, who in their right mind would have opened it for
him? Assuming they shot Jason when he came to the unopened door, who in their right mind would have opened it? Was the door already
unlocked? Police said there was no sign of forced entry, but I can't imagine an unlocked door in that area- unless it was done intentionally.
6)Why didn't they come at night when most murders occur? The whole family would've been there, and they could've killed everyone.
7)Yes, people mourn differently. I'm sorry, but I just can't imagine with your mother and brother being tragically killed, and your son
missing, the last thing I'd be thinking about is the damn computer. And if it was her on the computer, and William was a suspect, why did she keep him as her #2 friend? His *ss would've been gone with the quickness. Why did she feel the need to explain her actions on
Myspace? Why is she still Ms. Flex? If she had enough time to write a blog, she definitely had enough time to press the delete button. Why has she been seeking support from her fans on Myspace when I'm sure she's surrounded by family and friends who love her? I'm sure her closest friends/family are probably with her. Then to lie and say she was on Myspace to try to solicit help for Julain- b**ch please!! You never asked for help on your Myspace page. Jennifer, yes- you no. Come up with another excuse. I hope she's enjoying her newly found celebrity status? To live in the shadows of a famous little sister. Well, all eyes are on you now Julia. A word of advice- ask Jen for some acting lessons-your performance to date is not Oscar worthy and rather suspicious.
8)Her appearance at the press conference was a little too calm and collected for me. Her hair was fly, she looked pretty well-rested,and
she said Julian was more "like a little brother?"
9)On Friday night when Julian was missing, why was she on Myspace instead of in someone's car driving around the city looking for her baby and the white Suburban truck? I don't give a damn what anyone on this board says about how people grieve, if her fat ass had to walk the city of Chicago, then that's what she should have been doing in order to bring him home. The first 48 hours are the most crucial with missing children, and you're chilling on the computer? WTF?
10) She claims after he birthday dinner, she took Julian home and handed him over to her mother who was waiting for him at the front
door. Julian was asleep and Julia said she went to bed downstairs. Why would her mother be waiting at the door for Julian if they all
lived together? Why couldn't Julia carry him upstairs? Had she been kicked out or moved out? Why didn't her mother join her for her
birthday dinner? Were there some problems at home?
This is just the beginning- there's more to come including holes in her story about her "fight" with William, her birthday dinner, and her alibi for Friday.

Posted at 12:57PM on Oct 29th 2008 by fight4julianhudson

58. A 7 year old was killed because he knew the attackers, pure and simple.

Posted at 9:34AM on Oct 29th 2008 by JEH

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my thoughts exactly, I believe Julian would be alive today if he could not identify the attacker.

pook kid, he never sstood a chance. he looked older than 7, but I remember when my kids were that age, the were just innocent little kids. so sad, for the boy, his uncle, and grandmother.

Posted at 1:01PM on Oct 29th 2008 by Adrienne

59. I knew it! Sadly enough...they had at least 1 week to plan this. They took in consideration that the little boy did NOT have school that Friday. And taking him away from the house AFTER killing the Grandma and Uncle...PLANNED, William did that to put the fear of Satan in Julia's heart. Purely done to torment her. All of this will become clearer once whom ever was involved is going through the court system.

Posted at 1:13PM on Oct 29th 2008 by Missy

60. Posted at 12:57PM on Oct 29th 2008 by fight4julianhudson

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not copying your work, just making it easier to read
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Every time I read about this woman I get angry. Something's not right with her and I hope the police catch on. For those
of you who have blinders on and want to treat Julia like the innocent victim- fine with me.

However, as far as I'm concerned there werethree victims and they're no longer here to tell their stories.
The most defenseless victim, Julian, a poor little 7 year old boy who suffered the most unimagineable fate, witnessed the brutal killings of his grandmother and uncle before being shot twice in the head.

We must fight for this child and if this means by exposing his mother-then so be it. I come from a realistic world where
unfortunately, mothers sometimes murder their children or contribute to their demise.

This is my opinion and if you're one of those people who live in untainted worlds, I ask you to move to the next post because this will probably upset you.

Theory 1: Julia Hudson's Involvement
There are too many holes in this story:

1)The body of Jennifer Hudson’s mother Darnell Donerson was found by Jennifer Hudson’s sister Julia around 2:45 PM Friday. Julia called 911 to report the shooting. She also reported her 7-year-old son missing. Police arriving on the scene found Hudson’s brother Jason shot to death in a bedroom.- I got this from CNN.

My question is how could she report her son missing if she never walked through the house. She claimed to have walked in the door, and after seeing her mother's body in the living room, left out the house and called 911.

She then went to the police station to report Julian missing. How did she know he was missing and not hiding in the house or somewhere murdered in the home? Apparently, the police discovered her brothers body- she did not. As I said, she only made it to the front door.

2)What would motivate William to kill her family?
William appeared to have gotten everything he wanted out of the deal. He sold the car (and I'm assuming kept the money), was living with a girlfriend and didn't have any car payments (apparently, Julia found out the payments were automatically being deducted from her check). For those of you are saying that Julia was a victim of domestic abuse- that's false. The news media reported that they had domestic issues, which equates to arguments. Who would most likely want revenge out of this?

3)Police have stated that Jason Hudson was shot when the gunman shot through the wooden front door. He also received defensive wounds. I've seen pictures of the door and the bullet pierced the door towards the middle, and yes it was closed. What could've happened was the gunman rang the doorbell and when Jason asked them who they were (through the closed door), they shot him. However, his body was found in an upstairs bedroom.

If you've seen a picture of him- he was no small guy. William, a man of small stature, could not have taken
him upstairs alone. If Jason was shot in the thigh, he would have needed a very large person to help him upstairs. I always wondered in that type of area, shouldn't they have a gun in the home?

4)Shell casings were found in Julian King's bedroom, yet police are saying he was killed in the SUV.

5) The small bullet only went through the wooden door, so the door should have still been locked. How did the killer get in? If he shot at the door first, who in their right mind would have opened it for him?

Assuming they shot Jason when he came to the unopened door, who in their right mind would have opened it? Was the door already unlocked? Police said there was no sign of forced entry, but I can't imagine an unlocked door in that area- unless it was done intentionally.

6)Why didn't they come at night when most murders occur? The whole family would've been there, and they could've killed everyone.

7)Yes, people mourn differently. I'm sorry, but I just can't imagine with your mother and brother being tragically killed, and your son missing, the last thing I'd be thinking about is the damn computer. And if it was her on the computer, and William was a suspect, why did she keep him as her #2 friend? His *ss would've been gone with the quickness. Why did she feel the need to explain her actions on Myspace?

Why is she still Ms. Flex? If she had enough time to write a blog, she definitely had enough time to press the delete button. Why has she been seeking support from her fans on Myspace when I'm sure she's surrounded by family and friends who love her? I'm sure her closest friends/family are probably with her. Then to lie and say she was on Myspace to try to solicit help for Julain- b**ch please!! You never asked for help on your Myspace page. Jennifer, yes- you no. Come up with another excuse. I hope she's enjoying her newly found celebrity status? To live in the shadows of a famous little sister. Well, all eyes are on you now Julia. A word of advice- ask Jen for some acting lessons-your performance to date is not Oscar worthy and rather suspicious.

8)Her appearance at the press conference was a little too calm and collected for me. Her hair was fly, she looked pretty well-rested,and she said Julian was more "like a little brother?"

9)On Friday night when Julian was missing, why was she on Myspace instead of in someone's car driving around the city looking for her baby and the white Suburban truck? I don't give a damn what anyone on this board says about how people grieve, if her fat ass had to walk the city of Chicago, then that's what she should have been doing in order to bring him home. The first 48 hours are the most crucial with missing children, and you're chilling on the computer? WTF?

10) She claims after he birthday dinner, she took Julian home and handed him over to her mother who was waiting for him at the front door. Julian was asleep and Julia said she went to bed downstairs. Why would her mother be waiting at the door for Julian if they all lived together? Why couldn't Julia carry him upstairs? Had she been kicked out or moved out? Why didn't her mother join her for her birthday dinner? Were there some problems at home?
This is just the beginning- there's more to come including holes in her story about her "fight" with William, her birthday dinner, and her alibi for Friday.

Posted at 12:57PM on Oct 29th 2008 by fight4julianhudson

Posted at 1:13PM on Oct 29th 2008 by Joann

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