William Balfour is pictured in this recent handout photo from the Cook County Sheriff Department, received by Reuters April 23, 2012. Jennifer Hudson was the first witness called at the start of the murder trial of Balfour, who is charged with killing Hudson’s mother, brother and nephew. Even when Balfour attended the same school as Hudson, the singer said, she disliked him. REUTERS/Cook County Sheriff Department/Handout