Suspect charged with killing 3 members of Jennifer
Hudson's family

post from Idol Chatter on 02 December 2008 12:44:00 PM. © Idol Chatter

Jennifer Hudson’s estranged brother-in-law has been charged with killing three members of the singer’s family.

A “person of interest” since shortly after the bodies of Hudson’s mother, brother and nephew were discovered in late October, William Balfour has spent the past few weeks behind bars for a parole violation. Chicago detectives took him into custody Monday at a state correctional center.

“He vehemently denies that he is guilty in this case,” said defense lawyer Joshua Kutnick. “Any evidence pointing to Mr. Balfour is not even thin. It is very, very weak.”

“If they found gun powder on his hands, you got a case; if they found a gun on him, he had a case; if they found a fingerprint on the truck that he did this, you got a case; but they don’t have nothing,” added the ex-con’s mom, Michelle Davis-Balfour.

Chicago police remain tight-lipped on details of the case, and Jennifer has declined comment through a spokesman. More details as they’re available …

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