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No Bail for William Balfour

Published: 12/03/2008

Looks like William Balfour really isn't going anywhere anytime soon, as a judge just denied him bail at a hearing in Chicago. Prosecutors revealed they found gunshot residue on the steering wheel of the car Balfour drove to the Hudson house. They also presented evidence that refuted several of…

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Balfour Charged in Hudson Murders

Published: 12/02/2008

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…

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William Balfour Arrested for Hudson Murders

Published: 12/01/2008

Chicago cops have arrested William Balfour for the murders of Jennifer Hudson's mom, brother, and nephew. Balfour was transferred to CPD custody today after they served an arrest warrant. Charges from the Cook County State's Attorney's Office are pending. UPDATE: We're told the CPD had no new…

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Witness -- Balfour Wanted to Split for Miss.

Published: 11/11/2008

William Balfour called a Mississippi college student the morning of the Hudson triple murder -- so she says -- and asked if he and his "boys" could stay with her after doing "something real big" in Chicago that day. Rashia Whitlock told investigators Balfour called her at 4:00 AM on October 24,…

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Balfour: I Had Nothing to Do with the Killings

Published: 11/10/2008

William Balfour is flat out denying any involvement with the Hudson family triple murders -- and in today's parole hearing, officials say Balfour seemed "disturbed" by his girlfriend's accusation she saw him with a gun similar to the murder weapon. According to Illinois Prisoner Review Board…

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Balfour Remains in Custody -- Still Not Charged

Published: 11/10/2008

The parole hearing for William Balfour, the main suspect in the Hudson family killings has ended, and he will remain in jail at least until December. We're told the key evidence against Balfour came from a former girlfriend, who said she saw him with a gun that appeared to match the murder weapon.…

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Suspect Confession in Hudson Case?

Published: 11/09/2008

William Balfour -- the only suspect in the Hudson triple murder case -- allegedly told his current girlfriend he was involved in the murders of Hudson's mother and brother, according to sources at the Chicago Tribune. Balfour's girlfriend in turn told police what he told her. The Tribune also…

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Hudson Murder Suspect Could Walk Monday

Published: 11/07/2008

Monday morning could be absolutely huge in the Hudson family murder case -- the cops' only suspect, William Balfour, could walk out of jail a free man. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Balfour, who's only being held on a parole violation in a case unrelated to the murders, could "conceivably"…

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Julia Hudson -- 'NOW I'M THE PRETTIEST ONE'

Published: 11/07/2008

Two weeks to the day after her mother, brother, and son were brutally murdered, it's hard not to point out what Jennifer Hudson's sister Julia is saying with words and pictures on her MySpace page. Most bewildering is this: Under one picture Julia writes, "NOW THAT JASON'S GONE I'M THE PRETTIEST…

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Hudson Victim -- Murdered by His Own Gun?

Published: 11/02/2008

One of the victims in the Hudson murder case could have been shot to death by his own weapon. Jennifer Hudson's brother Jason owned a gun that may have been identical to the murder weapon, according to law enforcement sources and neighbors who spoke with the Chicago Tribune. According to those…

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Julia Hudson -- Still 'Friends' with Murder Suspect

Published: 10/30/2008

Almost a week after the brutal slayings of her mother, brother, and son, Julia Hudson inexplicably remains friends with estranged husband William Balfour, the "person of interest" in the case -- at least on the Internet. Julia Hudson has logged onto her MySpace account numerous times in the last…

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Hudson Suspect Refuses to Get Hooked Up

Published: 10/30/2008

The primary suspect in the murders of Jennifer Hudson's family insists he's innocent –- but won't take a lie detector test. William Balfour told cops he had a "good relationship" with the Hudson family, reports the AP, but when they asked him to take a polygraph, he refused and "stopped…

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