Balfour indicted for Hudson slayings

Published: Dec. 30, 2008 at 3:39 PM
Oscar-winning actress and American Idol star Jennifer Hudson's family slain in Chicago

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."

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