Celebrity Parent Murders: The Horrific Murders of Jennifer Hudson’s Family
How an Enraged Man Killed the Famous Singer’s Family.
Jennifer Hudson is known around the world for having an incredible voice and amazing acting skills. She has received many awards, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and two Grammy’s. Just recently, time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the year 2020.
To say the least, Jennifer is an icon.
However, her success did not come without loss. In 2008, Jennifer’s family was shot and killed by someone that we close to them.
Throughout all of this grave trauma, Jennifer had to persevere.
The Murders
In Chicago on the Southside, Jennifer Hudson’s mother, Danell Donerson, 57, her brother Jason Hudson, 29, and her nephew Julian King, 7, were brutally murdered. The killer was Jennifer’s former brother-in-law.
On October 24, 2008, William Balfour, 34, walked into Danell’s house and shot her in the living room. He then killed Jason in his bedroom. Balfour took Julian, the child, and drove away in Jason’s SUV.
Two days later, the police found her nephew’s body in the back seat of Jason’s SUV. He sustained multiple gunshots on…
