Posts Tagged ‘bail’

William Balfour Indicted on Hudson Murders

December 30th, 2008

The man accused of killing Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother and nephew has been formally indicted on murder and home invasion charges.

William Balfour, 27, was indicted on the same four counts he was formally charged with earlier this month–three counts of first degree murder and one count of home invasion, E! online is reporting. Balfour appeared in court on Tuesday where he continued to deny any involvement in the Oct. 24 slayings of Darnell Donerson, 57, Jason Hudson, 29, and Julian King, 7 in Chicago.

Balfour’s attorney has asked that he be transferred to the Cook County Jail in order to be nearer to his family. The next hearing is set for Jan. 20.

 

 

Jealousy Possible Motive for Hudson Murders

December 3rd, 2008

William Balfour, the man charged with murdering Jennifer Hudson’s family members, may have had one of the oldest motives in the book for killing.

Just hours after his bail was denied on Wednesday, prosecutors say Balfour, 27, may have been plain jealous that his estranged wife Julia (Hudson’s sister) was seeing another man. He reportedly threatened to "harm" her family if she continued to see a new man and confronted them, prosecutors say, on the day of the murders.

TMZ is reporting that Balfour was just brought to Cook County Jail, booked and is now being housed in the general population.

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