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Jennifer Hudson's former brother in law convicted of murder

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    Juror: 'This wasn't a case about Jennifer Hudson for us'

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A Chicago jury finding Jennifer Hudson's former brother in -- guilty of killing three of her family members.

31 year old William -- for convicted of murdering the Oscar winner's mother brother and little nephew this comes after the prosecution called more than eighty witnesses to the stand.

Including Jennifer.

The killings happened in October 2008 a day after Jennifer's sister.

Julia Hudson's birthday prosecutors saying the former gang member became enraged when he saw a gift to his estranged wife.

From her new boyfriend.

Evidence in this case was overwhelming.

It was overwhelming and everything that was presented.

For us made it clear it was a tsunami of evidence.

Jurors deliberated for three days before reaching their verdict.

This wasn't a case about Jennifer Hudson for this -- a case about William now four.

And sell for us her celebrity really had nothing to do with it.

There are several legal -- matters that we happen.

I would like to look at.

They're -- and continuing and that won't grant fit that affected our ability to become equally prepared for the case.

And there were some things that had to do with the most of the -- Jennifer -- 2004 American Idol finalist maybe most famously known for her performance in the movie dream girl.

She won the 2007 Academy Award for best supporting actress Jennifer attended every day of the trial sitting through two weeks of difficult testimony.

As the verdict was read her eyes filled with tears she shook her head and better let the sentence for Belfour is now mandatory life without parole.

In Chicago Mike Tobin Fox News.

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