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Conviction October 24, 2008 Multiple Homicide

Darnell Donerson, Jason Hudson & Julian King

Status Conviction
Type Multiple Homicide
Date October 24, 2008
Location Chicago, Illinois
Victim Age Unknown
Gender Multiple

Actress Jennifer Hudson's mother Darnell Donerson, brother Jason Hudson, and seven-year-old nephew Julian King were murdered in their Chicago home. William Balfour, ex-husband of Hudson's sister Julia, was convicted of the murders in 2012 and sentenced to three life terms.

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