Celebrities Who Lost Loved Ones to Violence

Michael Jordan: In 1993, Michael Jordan's father, James Jordan, went missing. Days later, his car was discovered near Fayetteville, North Carolina, and so was his corpse.

Sofia vergara: In 1998, the 'Modern Family' star's older brother, Rafael, was abducted and killed by kidnappers in Colombia.

Kelsey Grammer: The 'Frasier' actor not only lost his two half brothers in a scuba-diving accident when he was a child, but he also lost his father.

Charlize Theron: Charlize Theron's father, Charles, was fatally shot by her mother, Gerda, in 1991.

Jennifer Hudson: In 2008, Hudson's brother-in-law, William Balfour, who was separated from her sister, Julia, murdered Hudson's mother.

Dylan McDermott: The actor lost his mother Diane in 1967, when he was five years old. Her boyfriend.

Serena and Venus Williams: The tennis stars' older half sister Yetunde Price was murdered in 2003 while driving in Compton, Los Angeles, with her boyfriend. 

Ice Cube: The rapper-turned-actor was 12 years old in 1981 when his half sister, Beverly Jean Brown, was murdered by her husband.

Roman Polanski: The director's wife, actress Sharon Tate, was infamously targeted by the Manson family in 1969. 

Patrick Duffy: In 1986, both the actor's mother, Marie, and father, Terence, were killed by two men, Sean Wentz and Kenneth Miller.

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