Hudson 's sister , Chicago , testifies defendant threatened to kill her family . ` ` Where he was , I tried not to be , '' William Balfour says of Hudson . Through tears , she talked about the last time she saw her family together and the day she found out about the murders . Balfour is accused of fatally shooting Jennifer Hudson 's mother , brother and nephew . Hudson , the estranged husband of Hudson 's sister , has denied the charges .
Hudson 's sister , Chicago , testifies defendant threatened to kill her family . `` Where he was , I tried not to be , '' William Balfour says of Hudson . Balfour is accused of fatally shooting Jennifer Hudson 's mother , brother and nephew . Hudson , the estranged husband of Hudson 's sister , has denied the charges .