Parole Hearing Set For Man Linked To Hudson Killings

The convicted felon questioned in the killings of Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother and nephew in Chicago has a chance at winning his freedom in a parole hearing.

William Balfour is set for a hearing Monday before the Illinois Prisoner Review Board in Joliet.

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No one has been charged in the shootings but authorities have called Balfour a “person of interest.” He’s the estranged husband of Julia Hudson, the sister of the singer and actress.


The 27-year-old Balfour is in custody for violating his parole from a 1999 attempted murder conviction.


Review Board Chairman Jorge Montes (HOR’-hay MON’-tehs) says Balfour could be released if the board finds no cause to continue holding him

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