William Balfour received 3 life terms without parole , plus 120 years . The sentence is fitting given the ` ` inhumane nature '' of the killings , he says . Balfour was convicted of murdering the entertainer 's mother , brother and 7-year - old nephew . Hudson spoke about her mother in an interview with CNN 's Piers Morgan this year . Prosecutors described him as a jealous man who murdered the three in a rage .
William Balfour received 3 life terms without parole , plus 120 years . The sentence is fitting given the ` ` inhumane nature '' of the killings , he says . Balfour was convicted of murdering the entertainer 's mother , brother and 7-year - old nephew . Prosecutors described him as a jealous man who murdered the three in a rage .