Balfour Charged in Hudson Murders

The Cook County state's attorney's office has just officially charged William Balfour with the murders of Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew.

He's been charged with three counts of first degree murder and one count of home invasion.

Balfour is scheduled for a bond hearing at noon Central time tomorrow.

UPDATE 4:21 ET: In their presser, which just ended, the State's Attorney and cops said they're "confident" about their case, which some unnamed sources have claimed is "mainly circumstantial." They said they do have physical evidence tying Balfour to the scene, and emphasized they did not cut a deal with Balfour's girlfriend to elicit her testimony.


Tags: jennifer hudson, JenniferHudson, william balfour, WilliamBalfour

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1. Please shave this low life's head. I don't think the taxpayers of Chicago should have to pay for hair products!

Posted at 3:07PM on Dec 2nd 2008 by whatever

2. He looks like one big, dumb SOB. I hope he fries.

Posted at 3:08PM on Dec 2nd 2008 by RLR

3. WOW!

Posted at 3:08PM on Dec 2nd 2008 by wow

4. Better ask Santa for soap on a rope this year!

Posted at 3:08PM on Dec 2nd 2008 by ladee da

5. EVERYONE KEEPS FORGETTING THAT THIS THUG IS WHAT THAT FAT BITCH JULIA HUDSON LIKES.....PUT THIS BITCH ON TRIAL FOR CHILD ENDANGERMENT, CAUSE OF HER TATSE IN MEN HER FAMILY IS DEAD AS A DOOR KNOB AND THIS FAT AZZ BITCH IS STILL AROUND EATING HER WAY THRU LIFE...JULIA HUDSON IS A SUMBAG JUST LIKE THIS MONSTER.

Posted at 3:11PM on Dec 2nd 2008 by lolo

6. They check with his Momma yet on her view of this decision? She the one running around hollering "he a good boy"...

So was Plaxico Buress and Michael Vick. See, that what Balfour could have become had he not killed people---he could have just killed animals and shot himself. Or he could have waited for Obama to become President and found himself a whole new role model.

Please tell this community sports stars and entertainers are not role models. And neither are thugs like Balfour. A whole Generation lost, thanks to music, literature and the glorification of bling, prison life, and not doing your homework.

If it was the white mans fault, why didnt the motown generation do this? They had it worse than this generation by far and they didnt give up their values or love of family and education.

History will look upon this generation as the one that tried to send a whole culture and people back to enslavement....of themselves.

I wont sign up for the dumbing down of America nor be intimidated any longer into affirmative action kinds of thinking.

Posted at 3:14PM on Dec 2nd 2008 by Blame My Space

7. i bet he got some good booty tho. plus he got some nice hair.

Posted at 3:15PM on Dec 2nd 2008 by UM JUST SAYIN

8. Yeah, I can't wait to see how this plays out. And yes, the hair does need to go. Danger of lice & crabs if nothing else.

Posted at 3:16PM on Dec 2nd 2008 by Foghorn Leghorn

9. i hope he fries. what a piece of crap excuse for a human being.

Posted at 3:19PM on Dec 2nd 2008 by hateswilly

10. He looks like Jennifer Hudson.

Posted at 3:20PM on Dec 2nd 2008 by anokie

11. hes an idiot. thats what b!+ches like. to be treated like sh!+. women like enslavement. women like bad f'in role models. its a mans world. remember how its not good for a woman to be a rollin stone???

Posted at 5:18PM on Dec 2nd 2008 by eron

12. Not only did Julia Hudson bring this monster into her family's life. But it won't be long till we hear the that she has had some involvement in the murders, cover up or both.

Posted at 3:51PM on Dec 2nd 2008 by GoBruins

13. He has been held for how long now and they still haven't allowed him to call a lawyer.

Posted at 3:23PM on Dec 2nd 2008 by me

14. they all look the same to me

Posted at 3:24PM on Dec 2nd 2008 by anokie

15. wont the boys in jail just love those big,puffy lips

Posted at 3:27PM on Dec 2nd 2008 by anokie

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