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Jennifer Hudson tragedy: Girlfriend saw suspect with murder weapon, police say
By David Heinzmann |
Tribune staff reporter
- 8:05 AM CST, November 11, 2008
William Balfour is likely to remain behind bars at least three more weeks while police continue to investigate the triple homicide of actress Jennifer Hudson's family.
Illinois prison officials Monday ordered that Balfour, the lone known suspect in the case, continue to be held on a parole violation at least until a Dec. 3 hearing. At a closed hearing in Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill, investigators presented evidence that Balfour had a gun matching the weapon used in the Oct. 24 slayings of Hudson's brother, mother and young nephew, Jorge Montes, chairman of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board, said later.
Prosecutors have not charged Balfour, 27, a former convict, with any crime related to the murders.
The Prisoner Review Board's chief reason for holding Balfour was a report from Cook County prosecutors that his girlfriend, identified as Shonta Cathey, said she saw him holding a gun that matched the color of the murder weapon, Montes said.
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