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Jennifer Hudson was the first to testify in the trial of William Balfour, the man who allegedly shot and killed Hudson’s mother, brother and nephew in a triple homicide in October of 2008.

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Hudson’s sister Julia took the witness stand earlier today and described her troubled relationship with Balfour, who is her ex-husband and was estranged from her at the time of the slayings.

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According to the Root, although she knew that he was seeing other women, the estranged couple continued to have a physical relationship.

Julia painted a picture of wanting to move on with her life with her new boyfriend while Balfour repeatedly professed his love for her.

Julia described one moment in which he told her that life had become unbearable without her and he couldn’t eat or sleep. He wanted her back while he continued to see other women.

Balfour’s pleas soon turned to threats as Julia described telling the courtroom what he said to her-

“If you leave me, you will be the last to die,” she told a hushed courtroom. “I’m going to kill your family first.”

Prosecutors say Balfour committed the murders in a jealous rage because Julia had a new boyfriend and if convicted faces life in prison.

For more on the Hudson family murder trial, please join the Praying for Jennifer Hudson Facebook page.