Chicago, IL—There is so much more to the Hudson Family murders that makes no sense whatsoever. Julia Hudson did not dump William Balfour as a “friend” on her My Space page and when that information was published in the media she simply made her page private.
More importantly, as of today Julia Hudson has not bothered to file for divorce from the ex-convict that is now in custody for killing her mother, son and brother. Call that what you will, but it is sick.
I have heard from sources close to the investigation all along that Julia Hudson has not been totally candid with detectives investigating this case.
Julia Hudson stood to make a financial windfall with the death of her entire family but for her talented sister Jennifer Hudson who has enjoyed newfound wealth. I must say something really smells here.
Chicago, IL, Criminal Court 2600 S. California--I’ve obtained copies of the criminal complaints for three counts of Murder and one count of Home Invasion against William "Flex" Balfour along with the arrest report.
Balfour was ordered held without bond on these charges and still has a non-bondable parole violation hold outstanding. He has been remanded to the coustody of the Cook County Jail pending further proceedings. William Balfour Case[1]
Chicago, IL—Hudson family murder suspect William Balfour's mother, Michelle Balfour is quite agitated by her son’s arrest for the brutal killings of three members of Oscar winning actress and American Idol Jennifer Hudson’s family.
Balfour has been doing life in prison on the installment plan for a host of despicable and violent crimes. Perhaps if this loving mother had raised her child with a little more supervision he would be practicing medicine instead of costing the taxpayers millions for his legal fees, room and board behind bars.
I can’t help but believe the more Mama opens her moth the more damaging information she provides police investigators. This lady is right out of Hollywood’s Central Casting…
Chicago, IL—That was the official word from the Chicago Police Department in connection with the October 24, triple murder of family members of, singer and actress, Jennifer Hudson.
Balfour is set to attend a bail hearing tomorrow afternoon. He already has a lawyer at least for limited purposes of bail issues. He may wind up with another lawyer for the pending charges.
Deputy superintendent Steve Peterson was very tight lipped about the evidence and the role snitches played in the investigation. He did say Balfour had not confessed.
Peterson said that they are not ruling out other people being involved with the crime. Police believe that the motive was related to domestic matters between Balfour and his estranged wife.
Police say recovered physical evidence recovered is still being examined at the state crime lab.
The ball is now in the hands of the Cook County State’s Attorney. They may elect to put their case on at a future public, preliminary hearing or before a secret Grand Jury panel.
This case will be in the court for between one and three years until a jury will decide Balfour’s fate as he is housed in the Cook County Jail.
Based on information I have there are issues with Julia Hudson and various witnesses still under investigation.
Joliet, IL—Today Chicago police detectives from Area One, Violent Crimes paid a visit to Julia Hudson’s estranged husband, William "Flex" Balfour at the Stateville Correctional center where he was held on a parole violation. They served him with a warrant for triple murder and hauled him back to their officers.
A formal complaint for, three counts of First Degree Murder are pending preparation by the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Felony Review Unit. Of course this all began October, 24, 2008 with the shooting deaths of deaths of Darnell Hudson Donerson, Jason Hudson, and Julian King.
Balfour will face a Cook County Circuit Court judge in the morning and that’s when they will appoint a lawyer to represent him. Balfour will most likely be held initially with no bail and there is that second DOC hold that will also be non-bondable. Balfour's new home will be the infamous Cook County Jail.
Let me say I’m surprised that they did not already impanel a Grand Jury and pick Balfour up on an Indictment Warrant. I suspect that Balfour may have agreed to talk and implicate others for a future Grand Jury proceeding. That would be consistent with information I've learned earlier from my sources in the Windy City.
We will wait and see. As the salacious details are revealed, I’m told Julia Hudson has some culpability in this case that will be revealed.
Update: Balfour has been appointed a lawyer already, Joshua Kutnick which means he is cooperating as a co-conspiritor snitch...
Chicago, IL—My Space has proven to be as popular with Chicago’s Gangster Disciples street gang, as the high school and College students.
Julia Hudson, Justin Hudson, Gregory King and William Balfour among many other members of the Gangster Disciples have My Space pages for social networking. Cops have been looking closely at the postings and the “friends” added to these pages.
As in every high profile story the media needs and longs for usable photographs of the newsmakers. Ms Space has proven to be a gold mine where people publish millions of photos without any form of copyright protection. That’s where most of the Hudson family murder story pictures came from.
Police found one young Mississippi college student who claimed she got a phone call from Balfour in the wee hours of October 24. 19 year-old, Rashia Whitlock told police that Balfour told her that he and his "boyz'' were "getting ready for something real big that's going to go down tomorrow" and asked if they could lay low in Mississippi. Whitlock rejected Balfour’s request. Whitlock also told police she met Balfour on My Space and had talked with him on the phone a couple of times.
I rejected the Internet long ago as a place to meet new friends. I think the old fashioned face to face method keeps the intrigue and prevarications to a minimum.
Joliet, IL—As Crimefile News has reported there was at least one snitch giving information to police about the gun used to kill three members of American Idol and Oscar winning actress, Jennifer Hudson’s family.
At an Illinois parole hearing this morning it was revealed that one of potential suspect, William Balfour’s girlfriends, Shonta Cathey revealed that Balfour was in possession of an unusual, two tone semi-automatic pistol believed to be the same Sig-Saur P220 .45 ACP used in the triple murder.
Another yet to be publically identified girlfriend has also come forward with damming information.
Crime labs are still conducting tests on DNA material. I’m told they are confident that they will have a solid case against Balfour for the murders. As of now Balfour has not been charged with anything except parole violations.
Balfour is set for another chapter in his parole violation saga on December 3, 2008. Until then he will remain safely behind bars. Chicago police have a little more time to make a case against Balfour.
Chicago Il. --William “Flex” Balfour is indeed a very dangerous criminal. His past is further exposed by the following documents that include a pre-sentence report prepared by a Cook County Adult Probation officer. That report was used by the sentencing judge to determine his punishment after the carjacking where he nearly murdered the victim. Balfour is a consummate ghetto rat, tough guy, gang member and fool.
Police are still trying to unravel the true motive for the carnage with the help of an inside snitch. Julia Hudson, her dead brother, Jason along with her son Julian’s Father Gregory King and William Balfour were heavily involved with the Gangster Disciples street gang and drug dealing. Julia Hudson has been misleading the cops about the motive for the killings to sanitize her own conduct.
Both Julia Hudson and Jennifer Husdon are skipping the public service. I guess they have no interest in answering any questions about drugs and gangs in the family members of the media may ask.
Singer and actress Jennifer Hudson is incredibly lucky her talents took her away from her siblings and their risky lifestyle or she too may have been another murder victim.
The recovery and matching of that Sig-Saur, two-tone, P220, nine shot .45 ACP semi-automatic pistol to the crime is the clearest demonstration of the snitch’s credibility. The police had already searched the area but the snitch sent police back to the scene giving them a precise location and the weapon was recovered.
The sad part of the story was an innocent little boy surrounded with gangs, drugs and violence. Had he lived he may well have been just another Englewood hood rat. Here are the records…
Chicago, IL—Based on numerous inconsistent statements made by Julia Hudson some investigators now believe that when that impassioned press conference was held little Julian King’s mother already knew the truth. That he was already dead.
Sources close to this investigation have raised several doubts.
Julia Hudson, her murdered brother Jason Hudson along with Gregory King and William Balfour were involved in the selling of drugs. Julia Hudson has known the motive for the killings all along but has misled investigators about important facts.
Police have obtained the cell phone records that reportedly tell a much different story that Julia Hudson gave police.
Police have made inroads with at least one of these players that has turned snitch giving police information including the actual location of the murder weapon.
Is Julia Hudson a better actress than her Academy Award winning sister Jennifer?
Chicago, IL—Police acting in information provided by a participant in the Hudson family bloodbath recovered what’s believed to be the murder weapon. The weapon is a Sig 220 two-tone .45 ACP semi-automatic pistol.
Identifiable fingerprints are rarely lifted from handguns. DNA is another matter since sweaty hands load and handle these weapons. DNA matter can be caught in the numerous nooks and crannies located on pistols and their magazines.
Police already had searched that area but returned in force this afternoon based on the new information.
Cooperation from a co-conspirator and participant of this crime will lead to a quick resolution.
Chicago, IL.--Police detectives investigating the murders of American Idol and Actress, Jennifer Hudson’s family have been getting inconstant statements from Julia Hudson. Cell phone records are proving to be very helpful in this triple murder and kidnapping case.
Police have been analyzing cell phone records of calls made along with the approximate locations of the calls in relation to area cell phone towers. The phone records being examined include are that of every member of the Hudson family including those of Jennifer Hudson.
A source close to the investigation has told me that they believe that the trigger man and central suspect is William Balfour. They are also looking at alleged criminal activity that Jason Hudson, Julia Hudson, Gregory King and William Balfour were involved with and how that led to the killings.
William Balfour’s talkative mother, Michelle Balfour has accused Jason Hudson of dealing drugs. I’ve been told that despite the new wealth of Jennifer Hudson she has not been supporting her family beyond their home and taking care of her mother’s needs. Hudson’s siblings were having serious money problems of their own.
The conduct of members of the Hudson family and Julia Hudson statements to police will be fertile ground for Balfour’s defense attorney’s to plow. Stay tuned!
Chicago, IL today Julia Hudson posted a personal message of sorrow and hope over the savage murders of her mother brother, and young son on her My Space page. The message has one glaring passage that's a clear accusation directed at her former husband William “Flex” Balfour. That passage reads, “NOW BECAUSE I CHOSE TO DO WHAT WAS NATURAL TO ME AND LOVE SOMEONE , IT COST ME MY BEAUTIFUL FAMILY MY WONDERFUL BEAUTIFUL LOVING SUPPORTING MOTHER DARNELL, MY TRUE BLUE BABY BROTHER JASON , I LOVE U BIG BABY ...”
Julia Hudson faced up to the difficult reality that she brought the killer to her family. She will need a lot of help dealing with sad fact.
Often police share confidential portions of their investigations with homicide victim's survivors. It is clear Julia Hudson is now satisfied that no strangers committed this horrible act but the man she brought into their home.
My sources in Chicago tell me they are tying up loose ends and are very close to bringing murder and kidnapping charges against Balfour. They probably will seek a Grand Jury indictment. The homicide dicks handling the case will travel to Stateville prison in Joliet and pick up their suspect.
Balfour will be brought back to the Area One Detective Division and get booked for a morning court date. He will be held without bond, have an additional DOC parole violation hold on him and be housed in the Cook County Jail until his trial concludes in the next couple of years.
I expect these things will take place before the murdered Hudson family members are finally laid to rest after a star studded funeral service.
I do have one difficult question, why is Balfour still carried as a friend on Julia’s My Space page? Maybe she just forgot.
Joliet, IL—William “Flex” Balfour is inside one of America’s toughest prisons, Stateville. The population of this infamous Big House is mean and Black. Balfour is there on a parole violation and is entitled to the presumption of innocence.
The problem is that American Idol and Oscar Winning actress, Jennifer Hudson’s picture hangs in many cells there. I know that people suspected of killing children don’t normally do well in prison. I also know that the presumption of a child killing suspect’s innocence does not have much meaning to the nastiest inmates at stateville.
Balfour would not last ten minutes in any kind of group setting without catching the business end of a shank, garrote or other exotic improvised prison weapon.
Here is William “Flex” Balfour latest mug shot taken this morning and in it he does not look unconcerned.
Joliet, IL—The person detained in connection with the triple murder and kidnapping of Actress Jenifer Hudson’s family, William "Flex" Balfour is on ice at the venerable Stateville Correctional Facility. He is awaiting a hearing on allegations of parole violations. Balfour is ineligible for bail. Parole officials have a much lower standard of proof needed to revoke his parole than in a criminal court matter.
The longest they can keep Balfour incarcerated is until May 2009 when his entire carjacking, attempted murder sentence expires.
The FBI became involved but now lost jurisdiction because it’s evident no state lines were crossed. Chicago police now has the time to gather their evidence without fear of their suspect fleeing. The FBI may assist police with analysis of the forensic evidence that is abundant.
Chicago, IL—On Chicago’s West side police made the grim discovery of Jason Hudson’s 1994 Chevy Suburban with a male child’s body inside that is consistent with that of the abducted seven year-old, Julian King.
The vehicle was found in the 1300 block of S. Kolin Street. The Cook County Medical Examiner is on the scene. Formal identification is not expected to be made for several hours. Under the circumstances they will painstakingly examine the vehicle and contents with the child’s remains inside. Once that task is finished the remains will be removed to the Cook County Morgue for the standard post mortem examination.
The location where the Suburban was found is very close to where William Balfour was picked up for questioning about the murders at his new girlfriend's home on the 1900 block of South Spaulding Avenue.
This will bring police much closer to making an arrest for what’s now a triple murder and kidnapping.
This tragedy has brought untold grief to singer and Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson. Crimefile wishes the surviving Hudson sisters well under these horrific circumstances.
Chicago, IL—Singer and actress, Jennifer Hudson’s publicist said a $100.00.00 reward is being offered "for the safe return" of year-old Julian King. The sad truth is that the little guy is the only witness to the murders and his chances of being alive are non-existent. That reward will never be paid.
What will be found is Jason Hudson's White 1994 Chevrolet Suburban. Perhaps that will lead investigators to the little guy’s remains. We also hope it will lead to solid evidence against the killer.
The plate that belongs on the vehicle is Illinois X584859. People need to look at every white suburban closely because the plates may have been taken off or switched. Chicago criminals like to dump vehicles in rivers, canals or crowded parking lots.
What would possess a woman to husband shop at the Illinois Department of Corrections? What woman would expose a young boy to a dangerous criminal in her own household?
The answer is Julia Hudson whose mother and brother were shot dead in what Chicago police have described as an act of domestic violence. Hudson brought a terrible plague upon her family and neighborhood.
An additional heartbreak is the apparent abduction of Hudson’s seven year-old son, Julian King. Young King is the only known witness to the killings and it’s highly unlikely that he was allowed to live knowing what he knew.
A violent man convicted of Carjacking and attempted murder generally does not make the most eligible bachelor list. That did not prevent Julia Hudson from endangering her own family by bringing a predatory creep into her family’s home.
One family member who escaped the carnage was the gifted singer and Academy Award winning actress, Jennifer Hudson. Jennifer Hudson had already moved to a much safer, Near North Chicago high rise apartment building.
William “Flex” Balfour has not been charged with this new high profile crime so far. Balfour should have served at least triple the time he got for his last despicable act of violence. Illinois residents should be mad that this mutt was allowed to return to the streets.
Illinois and Chicago politicians Mayor Richard M. Daley and Barack Obama think the cure for violent crimes like this is gun control. Keeping criminals like William “Flex” Balfour behind bars will do a lot more than any gun law. This is precisely why today Chicago is the Murder Capitol of America.
There are some difficult lessons to learn here both for women who like bad boys and American politicians entrusted with lawmaking.
There is no question that Balfour is the leading suspect here. If Balfour was left behind bars for his last terrorist act we would not be suspecting him for the new crimes and presuming his innocence under our laws.
If there is good news it's that Balfour is about to be returned to prison for violating his parole. They can keep him locked up until next May with no new charges.
Chicago, IL—Right now, police are painstakingly investigating the murders of Academy Award actress and American Idol, Jennifer Hudson’s mother and brother. They are also conducting a grim search for the only known witness, seven year-old Julian King. Police may get help from evidence only the killer could have left at the crime scene.
Chicago police are hoping that the killer’s skin cells and sweat were deposited on the shell casings from the murder weapon.
Ammunition must be first loaded into spring fed magazines before semi-automatic pistols can be fired. Sweaty fingers must make contact with the cartridge cases and sometimes minuscule biological material can be found trapped in the rim areas of the shell casings.
DNA sampling may well lead police to the killer. Obviously the police must be able to find the killers DNA profile from a database or by taking a sample from a suspect. Testing like this takes weeks at a minimum.
Chicago, IL--Chicago police have located and taken into custody ex-convict, William Balfour who lived with the murdered victims and the missing child. That complicates and compromises any forensic examinations.
So far Balfour has not been charged with the killings. Since he’s on parole, I’m almost certain police found some technical parole violations they can use in order to hold him at least for a while.
Balfour’s fingerprints and DNA will be found everywhere in that home simply because he lived there.
Police have detained and questioned other people associated with Balfour, but none have been arrested.
Police will need a witness, confession, the murder weapon or other items actually found in Balfour’s possession.
Since seven year-old Julian King is still missing and probably knows what happened, that made him an undeniable and certain murder target. Sadly I’ve given up all hope that he will be found alive. Police are working against the clock to find the boy’s body in order to find a preserve any evidence.
Finding both vehicles associated with this case may be helpful but again, finding Balfour’s fingerprints or DNA in vehicles he uses or has been in the past a legitimate passenger is also meaningless.
The Chicago police detectives from Area1 have their work cut out for them. This may well turn into one of those cases that go unresolved that we hear so much about.
As for Jennifer Hudson, she will have to deal with this nightmare. Hudson does not live in her mother’s home but in a near North side high rise building. She and her sister will be dealing with funeral and estate issues in the coming weeks.
Update: 8:55 AM Officer O’Brian of Chicago Police News Affairs would not officially confirm Balflour’s arrest or interrogation. He did say a number of subjects were interrogated and so far no arrests have been made. O’Brien did say officers are working several promising leads at this hour.
Breaking News! The Chicago Tribune is reporting that Balfour is in custody and being interrogated by Chicago Police, Area 1 detectives at this hour (9:30 PM Chicago time). The missing child has not been found. I've been told that the interrogation ended when Balfour demanded a lawyer. He will have a court appearance in the morning for bail purposes. This is where they will appoint an attorney for him and by the afternoon he will be in the Cook County Jail. I suspect even if he’s not charged with murder he will not be bondable because of various parole violations.
Chicago, IL--Chicago police are seeking William Balfour as a suspect in the killing of Jennifer Hudson’s mother and brother. Balfour is also suspected in the abduction of seven year-old Julian King.
Balfour should be considered armed and dangerous. He is believed to be driving a white 1994 Chevy Suburban with license plate: X58-4859 or a teal or green Chrysler Concord with a temporary tag with a left front headlight hanging out and scratches on the left side of the vehicle.
When Balfour was last seen he had his hair in "Buckwheat" style braids.
Balfour is the husband of Jennifer Hudson's older sister, Julia. He was a resident of the home where the killings happened.
Here is the Illinois Department of Corrections history of this suspect:
Amber Alert Information: Abducted Name(s): Julian King Date/Time Abducted: 10/24/2008 Between 8am and 3pm Location of Abduction: 7019 S Yale, Chicago, IL View/Close Details
Originating Agency: Chicago Police Department Contact Person: Area 1 Detective Division Phone: 312-747-8380 Fax: 312-747-5372
Photo(s): If available, photos are posted at www.missingkids.com
Description of Abduction: The Chicago Police Department have a confirmed child abduction that occurred at 7019 S Yale, Chicago, IL. Julian King is a male black, 7 years old, 4 feet 11 inches, 130 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes, wearing a brown polo shirt with stripes and khaki pants. Suspect vehicle is a white 1994 Chevrolet Suburban, Illinois registration, X584859. Anyone with information should call 9-1-1 and advise they have an Amber Alert report. This concludes this Amber Alert issued by the Illinois State Police.
Additional Details: STATEWIDE
My question: What was the Illinois Pardon and Parole Board thinking when the let this mutt go? A source has informed me that Jennifer Hudson appeared on his behalf before the board or at leasst wrote a letter for him.
Chicago, IL—There is so much more to the Hudson Family murders that makes no sense whatsoever. Julia Hudson did not dump William Balfour as a “friend” on her My Space page and when that information was published in the media she simply made her page private. 
