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 .
Hudson 's sister , Julia , testifies defendant threatened to kill her family . `` Where he was , I tried not to be , '' Jennifer Hudson says of William Balfour . Balfour is accused of fatally shooting Hudson 's mother , brother and nephew . Balfour , the estranged husband of Hudson 's sister , has denied the charges .