FBI Joins Search for Jennifer Hudson’s Nephew
The FBI joined the search Saturday for the 7-year-old nephew of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson, still missing a day after the bodies of Hudson’s mother and brother were found in the actress’ childhood home.
A suspect in the deaths remained in custody Saturday, but young Julian King had not been seen since the bodies of Darnell Donerson, 57, and Jason Hudson, 29, were found Friday afternoon.
Because of the possibility the boy may have been taken across state lines, police spokesman John Mirabelli said the FBI has been asked to assist in the search. FBI spokesman Ross Rice confirmed the agency was helping to look for the child, but he declined to provide details.
A family member entering Donerson’s home Friday afternoon found her shot on the living room floor. Officers later found Hudson shot in the bedroom, police said.
William Balfour, a man suspected in the deaths, was arrested Friday but had not been charged, law enforcement sources told the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times.
Records from the Illinois Department of Corrections show Balfour, 27, is on parole and spent nearly seven years in prison for attempted murder, vehicular hijacking and possessing a stolen vehicle. Public records show one of Balfour’s addresses as the home where Donerson and Jason Hudson were shot.
Balfour’s mother, Michele Balfour, said that her son had been married to Hudson’s sister, Julia Hudson, for several years, but that they were separated. She also said Donerson had ordered him to move out of the family’s home last winter.
Family friends said King is Julia Hudson’s son, but authorities would not confirm that.
Hudson\’s Nephew Still Missing After Murders
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