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An Illinois judge on Tuesday (July 24) handed down a sentence of life in prison without parole to the man convicted of the 2008 murder of three members of the family of Grammy-and- Oscar-winning singer and actress Jennifer Hudson. William Balfour had been convicted in May of breaking into the Hudson family home and fatally shooting Hudson's mother, Darnell Donerson, 57, her brother Jason Hudson, 29, and her 7-year-old nephew Julian King. Balfour's motive was jealousy of his estranged wife Julia Hudson, whom he threatened numerous times. Balfour received three consecutive life terms, with no opportunity for parole, plus 120 years for the three murders and other charges, including counts of aggravated kidnapping and home invasion. Balfour's attorneys said they planned to appeal the sentence. John Russell, Reuters.