Hudson's brother-in-law arrested over family murders

Police arrested the estranged brother-in-law of Jennifer Hudson in connection with the shooting deaths of the entertainer’s mother, brother and young nephew, taking him from a prison where he had been held on a suspected parole violation.

William Balfour, aged 27, was arrested at Stateville Correctional Centre on a warrant accusing him of murdering the relatives of the singer and Oscar-winning actress, said Chicago police spokeswoman Monique Bond.