Arrest Made In Hudson Case

Within days of the slayings, it seemed all of America knew William Balfour's face and that he was Chicago police's lone suspect in the shooting deaths of three of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson's family members.

Still, police worked slowly and methodically, hoping to amass physical evidence against the estranged husband of Hudson's sister, taking time afforded them when Balfour was held for violating his parole.

Police tested carpet fibers, checked for prints on every inch of the getaway vehicle and searched the murder weapon for signs that Balfour was the killer. On Monday, five weeks later and two days before Balfour was set to appear before the parole board again—and possibly be freed—police arrested him on a warrant for murder. No charges had yet been filed.

And although there still remains some evidence to be tested, the case is largely circumstantial, sources say. There are witnesses who say they saw Balfour at the family's home on the day of the slayings, cell phone tower records that tracked his movements and a girlfriend who says Balfour confessed and that she saw him with a gun that matched the murder weapon. The motive, the sources say, was an ongoing domestic squabble among Balfour; his estranged wife, Julia Hudson; and Hudson's family members.
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