Police Link Gun Found to Hudson Killings
Weapon Was in Weeds a Block From Where Nephew's Body Was Found
"We're just sad. We're going through this stage where we're just sad and in shock," Hudson's aunt, Dorothy Hudson, told The Associated Press Monday. She and her husband, John, own a Chicago funeral home that plans to handle arrangements for the family.
Hudson's mother, Darnell Donerson, 57, was found dead on the living room floor by her other daughter, Julia Hudson. Officers later discovered Hudson's brother, Jason Hudson, 29, in a bedroom.
Police say until they find evidence to the contrary, they believe one person is responsible for all the killings.
Records from the Illinois Department of Corrections show Balfour is on parole and spent nearly seven years in prison for attempted murder, vehicular hijacking and possessing a stolen vehicle.
According to their marriage license, Balfour and Julia Hudson were married on Nov. 14, 2006. Neighbors and his family members said the couple had been separated for about a year.
Balfour's mother, Michelle Davis Balfour, said Donerson had ordered Balfour to move out of the family's home last winter, according to local reports.
According to neighbor Bernice Russell, there was "a lot of tension" between the pair, and Russell overheard another neighbor say that Balfour had threatened to kidnap Julia's son a couple weeks ago.
Russell said as far as she knew, Balfour was living with his girlfriend, with whom he is expecting a child. The Tribune reported that police had interviewed her and that her account contradicted Balfour's alibi the day of the killings.
Russell's husband Joe said he had been "very dismayed" by the slayings. "I've never seen this kind of violence before," he said about his neighborhood of 17 years. "They were nice people."
The tragic events come just before Jennifer Hudson was scheduled to embark on a world tour today to promote her self-titled debut album with its chart-topping single, "Spotlight."
Hudson, whose star had been on the rise after she was ousted on Season 3 of "American Idol," was featured in the summer blockbuster "Sex and the City" and stars in the film "The Secret Life of Bees."
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