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Balfour indicted for Hudson slayings

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Julian King, 7, (R) and his mother Julia are pictured in this photo left at a makeshift memorial in front of the childhood home of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson on October 27, 2008. A body found in an SUV on Chicago's west side early Monday morning is believed to be that of Jennifer Hudson's missing 7-year-old nephew Julian King, the focus of a desperate search since the Oscar winner's mother Darnell Donerson, 57, and 29-year old brother Jason Hudson were found shot to death in their home three days earlier. (UPI Photo/Brian Kersey) 
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Published: Dec. 30, 2008 at 3:39 PM

CHICAGO, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- William Balfour was formally indicted Tuesday for the slayings of three members of singer-actress Jennifer Hudson's family in Chicago.

Hudson's mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew were shot and killed in October.

E! News said Balfour, the estranged husband of Hudson's sister, Julia, was indicted Tuesday on murder and home invasion charges following a brief court hearing.

Balfour and his attorney have insisted Balfour did not commit the triple homicide.

The suspect is being held without bond on a parole violation at Illinois' Stateville Correctional Center.

Hudson is best known for her Oscar-winning performance in the big-screen musical "Dreamgirls." Her other screen credits include the movies "Sex and the City" and "The Secret Life of Bees."

Topics: Jennifer Hudson, William Balfour
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