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Body Of Hudson's Nephew Found On West Side (Update)
CBS2Chicago ^ | 10/27/2008 | CBS

Posted on 10/27/2008 4:33:53 PM PDT by BossLady

7-Year-Old Had Been Missing From Home Where Jennifer Hudson's Mother, Brother Were Found Murdered

CHICAGO (CBS) ― Chicago police confirmed Monday that the body of a young boy found inside a white sport-utility vehicle on the city's West Side is the nephew of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson. The child had been shot in the the head, authorities said.

Hudson's nephew, Julian King, 7, had been missing from the South Side home where the bodies of Hudson's mother and brother were found murdered on Friday. An Amber Alert for Julian was canceled late Monday morning.

The discovery is the latest in a series of tragedies to befall Hudson and her family over the past four days. Jennifer Hudson and other members of the family were at the medical examiner's office Monday afternoon and identified the body.

The SUV was found at 1313 S. Kolin Ave. in the Lawndale neighborhood, police said. The body of an African-American boy who looked to be about 7 was found in the back seat, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.

Police discovered the SUV just after 7 a.m. Monday morning. Responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle, police looked inside the vehicle and found a body.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: chicago; hudson; jenniferhudson; obamanation
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Prayers for Ms. Hudson's nephew, mom and brother.... So tragic.......
1 posted on 10/27/2008 4:33:56 PM PDT by BossLady
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It is just hard to fathom murdering a little boy. Horrible.


2 posted on 10/27/2008 4:35:50 PM PDT by Bahbah (Typical white person-Snow white)
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To: BossLady

Prayer bump.


3 posted on 10/27/2008 4:35:59 PM PDT by Twinkie (Democratic Party = Communist Party)
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To: BossLady

Sad sad. Who shoots a child in the head? This is just terrible for that family. Mother, son and grandson.


4 posted on 10/27/2008 4:36:17 PM PDT by cajungirl
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To: BossLady

Prayers.


5 posted on 10/27/2008 4:37:02 PM PDT by Biggirl (Throw The Bums OUT!=^..^==^..^==^..^==^..^=)
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To: BossLady

Prayers and condolences for Jennifer Hudson and her family.


6 posted on 10/27/2008 4:37:07 PM PDT by TwelveOfTwenty
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To: BossLady

We have a society that coddles the criminal, and absolutely insults the memory of the victims. Until we get serious with perps that do things like this, we will suffer this violence.

Perps should be arrested, tried, and executed in eighteen months to two years. Put it on televison in prime time, and let it look as gruesome as possible.


7 posted on 10/27/2008 4:38:37 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Is Obamanation what our founding fathers, our fallen men in combat, and Ronald Reagan had in mind?)
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To: BossLady

I pray that Jesus will help the family of Jennifer Hudson. The story is so sad.


8 posted on 10/27/2008 4:38:44 PM PDT by GinaLolaB (=^..^=)
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To: BossLady

It’s like someone was in debt to the mod and didn’t pay up or something. Very sad.


9 posted on 10/27/2008 4:39:26 PM PDT by Grig
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Poor kid... Why kill him? The monsters already spilled the blood in that family.


10 posted on 10/27/2008 4:39:31 PM PDT by allmost
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Anyone heard if any of the neighbors who said they heard gunshots between 8 and 9 AM called the cops to report it?


11 posted on 10/27/2008 4:39:47 PM PDT by mewzilla (In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
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It is impossible to imagine the evil that does this, yet its real.

God rest his soul he had just begun...

12 posted on 10/27/2008 4:40:46 PM PDT by Kakaze (Exterminate Islamofacism and apologize for nothing.....except not doing it sooner!)
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Dear God, help this family. And please bring them the monster who did this!
Amen


13 posted on 10/27/2008 4:40:48 PM PDT by jackv (Just shakin' my head!!)
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This is just a horrific crime from beginning to end. One can't imagine the grief that Jennifer Hudson and her sister are feeling.

My thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of the victims.

14 posted on 10/27/2008 4:42:32 PM PDT by ninergold3 (By Election Day I'll Be An Anorexic/Alcoholic. . .Stress Sucks!)
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The report I heard said that neighbors reported hearing gunshots between 8 and 9AM but didn’t call police because it wasn’t out of the ordinary in that neighborhood. How sad.


15 posted on 10/27/2008 4:48:42 PM PDT by ninergold3 (By Election Day I'll Be An Anorexic/Alcoholic. . .Stress Sucks!)
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I did not read that anyone in the neighborhood reported the gunfire but check out the chronology of the van's discovery:

Police discovered the SUV just after 7 a.m. Monday morning. Responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle, police looked inside the vehicle and found a body.

Lynette Louden said she first noticed the SUV parked on the street Saturday morning and saw it was still there Sunday.

The family first suspected it could be the vehicle police were looking for when John Louden was walking his dog. He said the dog howled at the SUV, which was unusual, and convinced him to take a closer look at it.

16 posted on 10/27/2008 4:49:00 PM PDT by rabidralph (Yeah, she's all that.)
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Perp Info -

"William Balfour, the estranged husband of Jennifer Hudson's sister, Julia, has been in police custody since Friday. He was transferred Sunday to the Illinois Department of Corrections "based on his active parole violation unrelated to this investigation."

17 posted on 10/27/2008 4:49:15 PM PDT by BossLady (Obama Says: I want to give $$$$ to freeloaders .....from the Americans who did not vote for me!!!)
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Nope. The AP is re;posrting that it's domestic related and they have the estranged stepfather, William Balfour in custody. He has been since Friday. He's a real gem. Corrections records show Balfour spent nearly seven years in prison for attempted murder, vehicular hijacking and possessing a stolen vehicle.

Singer's 7-year-old nephew found dead in SUV

18 posted on 10/27/2008 4:49:30 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (In VP's, McCain picked the future, Obama chose the past.)
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William Balfour

19 posted on 10/27/2008 4:50:53 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (In VP's, McCain picked the future, Obama chose the past.)
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The report I heard said that neighbors reported hearing gunshots between 8 and 9AM but didn’t call police because it wasn’t out of the ordinary in that neighborhood. How sad.

Hope they can live with themselves.

20 posted on 10/27/2008 4:51:21 PM PDT by mewzilla (In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
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