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Sister's ex arrested in Hudson family slayings

Chicago police served arrest warrants Monday on William Balfour, alleging murder in the slayings of Academy Award winning actress Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and young nephew. Balfour is the estranged ex-husband of Hudson's sister, Julia. full story

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