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Body of Hudson's nephew found | |
(about 1 hour later) | |
US police have identified the body of a child found in a car in Chicago as the missing seven-year-old nephew of actress Jennifer Hudson. | |
Julian King had not been seen since Hudson's mother and brother were found shot dead in their Chicago home. | |
Police confirmed his identity on Monday hours after finding it in a white car parked in the city's west side. | |
Police issued a search alert for Julian and the 1994 white Chevrolet after Friday's discovery of the shooting. | |
Hudson has offered a $100,000 reward for her nephew's safe return. | |
Aerial pictures showed the vehicle being photographed by police and then towed from a neighbourhood in the west side of Chicago. | |
Police later said the licence plate number matched the number listed in an earlier police alert issued about the boy's disappearance. | Police later said the licence plate number matched the number listed in an earlier police alert issued about the boy's disappearance. |
Stepfather's arrest | Stepfather's arrest |
Julian's mother Julia, Jennifer Hudson's sister, found the bodies of Darnell Donerson, 57, and Jason Hudson, 29, at the family home. Julian King is the son of Julia Hudson, Jennifer Hudson's sister | Julian's mother Julia, Jennifer Hudson's sister, found the bodies of Darnell Donerson, 57, and Jason Hudson, 29, at the family home. Julian King is the son of Julia Hudson, Jennifer Hudson's sister |
Julia's husband, William Balfour - the boy's stepfather - has been arrested. No charges have been laid. | Julia's husband, William Balfour - the boy's stepfather - has been arrested. No charges have been laid. |
He was transferred from police custody on Sunday to the Illinois Department of Corrections "based on his active parole violation unrelated to this investigation," a corrections spokeswoman told AP. | He was transferred from police custody on Sunday to the Illinois Department of Corrections "based on his active parole violation unrelated to this investigation," a corrections spokeswoman told AP. |
Jennifer Hudson, 27, a singer-turned-actress who found fame on American Idol in 2005, won an Oscar for best supporting actress in the hit film Dreamgirls in 2006 and starred in the film Sex and the City. | Jennifer Hudson, 27, a singer-turned-actress who found fame on American Idol in 2005, won an Oscar for best supporting actress in the hit film Dreamgirls in 2006 and starred in the film Sex and the City. |
She is currently starring in The Secret Life of Bees while her song Spotlight is No 1 in the Billboard R&B charts. | She is currently starring in The Secret Life of Bees while her song Spotlight is No 1 in the Billboard R&B charts. |