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Boston Herald
| 1 year ago
An approximate trial date has been scheduled for a Pittsfield man who fatally shot another man but is only facing firearms charges because a grand jury determined that he fired in self-defense. The Berkshire Eagle reports that a judge on Monday told...
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ExpoSay
| 1 year ago
Jennifer Hudson was ''nice and relaxed'' during a day at a Chicago theme park this weekend. The 30-year-old 'Spotlight' singer was treated to the fun experience the following day after a jury found the suspect in her family's murder trial guilty last...
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Perez Hilton
| 1 year ago
Jennifer Hudson has been going through some pretty tough times recently. As we previously mentioned , she was just in court, hearing that her ex-brother-in-law was found guilty on all charges in the murder of her mother, brother and nephew. It's all...
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YourTango
| 1 year ago
The singer's brave response The singer and her family have a commendable and emotional reaction to Balfour's conviction. Oscar winner and American Idol alum Jennifer Hudson was the first to testify in the trial against her former brother-in-law,...
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National Public Radio
| 1 year ago
May 14, 2012 May 14, 2012 Jurors in Chicago recently reached a verdict in the murder case against William Balfour, the man accused of killing Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother, and nephew. Natalie Moore about the elements of race, class,...
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MTV
| 1 year ago
New Zealander Kimbra gained international attention for her part in Gotye 's "Somebody That I Used To Know," and now her solo debut album, Vows , will be released Stateside. Stream the jazzy pop, R&B and soul concoction now. ( NPR ) + Check out ...
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Boston Globe
| 1 year ago
Associated Press / May 2, 2012 E-mail this article To: Invalid E-mail address Add a personal message: (80 character limit) Your E-mail: Invalid E-mail address Sending your article Your article has been sent. Cellphones ringing during testimony at the...
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Celebrity Gossip
| 1 year ago
Just one day after her family's grueling trial came to a close, Jennifer Hudson was spotted having some much needed fun at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois on Saturday afternoon (May 12). The Dreamgirls star attended the theme park and...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 1 year ago
The brother-in-law of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson has been found guilty of murdering her mother, brother and seven-year-old nephew in what prosecutors described as an act of vengeance by a jilted husband. William Balfour, 31, a small-time...
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Pop Crunch
| 1 year ago
Hudson's former brother-in-law, William Balfour, was convicted Friday of the murders of the singer/actress' mother, brother and sever-year-old nephew in October 2008. On Friday afternoon, jurors deliberating the fate of William Balfour informed a...
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The Australian
| 1 year ago
Jennifer Hudson's brother-in-law has been found guilty of killing three family members. William Balfour, the estranged husband of Hudson's sister Julia, was accused of killing Hudson's mother, brother and young nephew in October 2008 and then hiding...
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dailystab.com
| 1 year ago
It took the jury three days to reach their verdict and when it was read out loud Jennifer was visibly over come with emotion. William Balfour is a former gang member and was married to Jennifer's sister, Julia, at the time of the murders. Witnesses...
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United Press International
| 1 year ago
Singer-actress Jennifer Hudson says she is grateful to Chicago's police and prosecutors for putting behind bars the man who killed her family. William Balfour was convicted Friday of the 2008 murders of Hudson's mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew.
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Celebrity Gossip
| 1 year ago
Finally receiving the justice which they'd waited to occur for over four years, Jennifer Hudson and family were in court as William Balfour was found guilty of first degree murder. The verdict was read in a Chicago courthouse on Friday afternoon (May...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
Articles The 31-year-old Balfour will now serve a life sentence in prison. The murders took place on 24 October 2008 with no surviving witness and hence the police built the case with circumstantial evidence based on witnesses, Balfour's cell phone...
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Starcasm
| 1 year ago
Jennifer Hudson's ex brother-in-law William Belfour has been found guilty of murdering her mother, brother, and nephew three-and-a-half years ago (Darnell Donerson, 57, brother Jason Hudson, 29, and Balfour's own stepson, Julian King, 7.) He was also...
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Pop Crunch
| 1 year ago
Jurors deliberating the fate of William Balfour informed the judge Friday afternoon that they had reached a verdict. Balfour, the estranged husband of Hudson's older sister Julia, was convicted of three counts of first-degree murder in the triple...
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I Need My Fix
| 1 year ago
Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew. Back on October 24, 2008 he flew into a jealous rage when Jennifer's sister (his estranged wife) Julia received a balloon gift that he thought was from her new boyfriend. The two were married in 2006 and...
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ExpoSay
| 1 year ago
A jury has found Jennifer Hudson's former brother-in-law William Balfour guilty of murdering her mother, brother and seven-year-old nephew. Balfour, 31, was found guilty of three counts of murder and four other counts related to the 2008 killings and...
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Los Angeles Times
| 1 year ago
William Balfour was convicted Friday of killing the mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew of pop star and award-winning actress Jennifer Hudson . The verdict was returned by a Chicago jury of six men and six women who began deliberations Wednesday.
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US Magazine
| 1 year ago
The estranged husband of Hudson's sister, Julia Hudson , had been charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the Oct. 24, 2008 killings of her mother, 57-year-old Darnell Donerson , her 29-year-old brother, Jason Hudson , and 7-year-old...
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The Dish Rag
| 1 year ago
Jurors returned the guilty verdict after about 18 hours of deliberation over three days. The Chicago Sun Times reports that Hudson had her head down when the verdict was read. She then talked to her fiance, David Otunga , and began to get emotional...
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Orlando Sentinel Online
| 1 year ago
May 11, 2012 Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez arrives at court to hear the verdict in the William Balfour trial. (Abel Uribe, Chicago Tribune / May 11, 2012) William Balfour has been convicted of the murders of actress Jennifer Hudson 's...
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Chicago-Sun Times
| 1 year ago
Staff Reporters rhussain@suntimes.com May 11, 2012 10:24AM William Balfour's (left) fate is in the hands of 12 Cook County jurors who entered their third day of deliberations Friday in the high-profile triple-murder trial involving the October 2008...
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USA Today Life
| 1 year ago
According to the Associated Press, jurors came to the decision after three days of deliberation in the case against Balfour, who was previously married to Hudson's sister Julia. At one point, the jury was split on the decision, sending the judge a...
