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Hudson family slayings defendant convicted in revenge case
A Cook County jury convicted William Balfour, 31, of the October 2008 slayings linked to Jennifer Hudson’s relatives. The verdict followed weeks of testimony and 83 witnesses over 11 days, with prosecutors urging circumstantial evidence and witnesses describing threats to the Hudson family.
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