Darnell Donerson, and brother, Jason Hudson, were tragically murdered in 2008 Jennifer Hudson has found ways to continue honoring her late mother and brother since their murders in 2008.

Ziff Sistrunk looks over a memorial outside the Chicago home of 57-year-old Darnell Donerson, the mother of Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson, in October.

Jennifer Hudson with mother Darnell Donerson in 2006 Julia Hudson's estranged husband, William Balfour, was convicted of the murders and was sentenced to three consecutive life sentences in 2012.

Getty;Jennifer Hudson/X Jennifer Hudson is sending ... Jason was murdered alongside her mother Darnell Donerson and 7-year-old nephew Julian King in October 2008, in the Englewood neighborhood ...

New York, Feb 29: Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson is on the witness list for the upcoming Chicago trial of the man accused of killing her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew in 2008, according to ...