JenniferHudsonFamilyMurderTrial

Jennifer Hudson may finally be able to move forward now that her estranged brother-in-law is serving three life sentences for the murder of her mother, brother and young nephew -- but of course, the pain remains. The singer broke down in tears, sobbing through a charity event in her native Chicago, Ill...

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CHICAGO (AP) - A judge in Chicago says he'll decide next month on the request for a new trial for the man convicted of killing three members of Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson's family. Judge Charles Burns on Friday set a July 24 date to rule on the request from William Balfour's attorneys...

CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago jury has convicted Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson's former brother-in-law of murdering her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew in what prosecutors described as an act of vengeance by a jilted husband. The jury convicted 31-year-old William Balfour on three-counts of first degree murder on Friday, after three days of deliberations...

CHICAGO (AP) - A prosecutor began her closing arguments in the trial of a man charged with murdering three of Jennifer Hudson's family members by showing jurors photos of the smiling victimsbefore their deaths. State's attorney Jennifer Bagby then showed the Chicago jury crime scene photos of the bloody, bullet-riddled bodies of Hudson's mother, brother and nephew...

CHICAGO (AP) - Moments after finding her mother's body, the sister of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson sobs as she pleads for help in a disturbing 911 recording released to the news media Monday (April 30). "Oh my God ... Somebody's killed my mother," Julia Hudson says, while a dispatcher tries to get her to calm down and repeat her address...

CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago prosecutors created a buzz by calling Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson as their first witness during the trial of the man accused of killing her mother, brother and nephew. But the hard part starts Tuesday, when they'll have to get down to the nitty-gritty of their case...

CHICAGO (AP) - Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson broke down in tears Monday while testifying at the trial of the man accused of killing her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew in a jealous rage four years ago. Hudson was the first witness called after prosecutors and attorneys for William Balfour finished their opening statements...

CHICAGO (AP) - A judge will question would-be jurors as jury selection begins in earnest Monday at the Chicago trial of the man accused of murdering singer and Oscar winning actress Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew. Selecting 12 jurors and six alternates able to set aside sympathy for the Hollywood star and assess guilt only according to evidence presented in court against William Balf