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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: TheSarge on October 25, 2008, 09:06:32 AM

Title: Singer Jennifer Hudson's Mother, Brother Found Shot to Death, Nephew Missing
Post by: TheSarge on October 25, 2008, 09:06:32 AM
The mother and brother of Jennifer Hudson were found shot dead Friday at a South Side home, and police were looking for a missing child who is the nephew of the singer and Oscar-winning actress.

"We can confirm that there is an ongoing investigation concerning the deaths of Jennifer Hudson's mother, Darnell Donerson, and her brother, Jason Hudson," Hudson's personal publicist, Lisa Kasteler, said in a statement. "No further comment will be made and the family has asked that their privacy be respected at this difficult time."

Police spokeswoman Monique Bond said the deaths appeared to be the result of domestic abuse. The Cook County medical examiner's office said autopsies for Donerson, 57, and Jason Hudson, 29, were pending.

Police were talking to "a number of people in custody" on Friday night, said Bond, who declined to elaborate.

Deputy Chief Joseph Patterson said a family member entered the home around 3 p.m. Friday, found a woman shot on the living room floor and left to notify authorities. Responding officers found a man shot in the bedroom, Patterson said. There was no sign of forced entry.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,443989,00.html
Title: Re: Singer Jennifer Hudson's Mother, Brother Found Shot to Death, Nephew Missing
Post by: TheSarge on October 25, 2008, 09:08:49 AM
Police are looking for a 1994 white Suburban with the license plate X584859.
Title: Re: Singer Jennifer Hudson's Mother, Brother Found Shot to Death, Nephew Missing
Post by: Lord Undies on October 25, 2008, 09:21:48 AM
I take it Jennifer Hudson is some sort of celebrity?
Title: Re: Singer Jennifer Hudson's Mother, Brother Found Shot to Death, Nephew Missing
Post by: djones520 on October 25, 2008, 09:30:12 AM
I take it Jennifer Hudson is some sort of celebrity?

She was in Dreamgirls.  Apparently a big movie recently.  I haven't seen it myself.
Title: Re: Singer Jennifer Hudson's Mother, Brother Found Shot to Death, Nephew Missing
Post by: Lord Undies on October 25, 2008, 09:34:28 AM
She was in Dreamgirls.  Apparently a big movie recently.  I haven't seen it myself.

Well, it's awful no matter who she is.  Two murders and a kidnapping.  That's sick.
Title: Re: Singer Jennifer Hudson's Mother, Brother Found Shot to Death, Nephew Missing
Post by: TheSarge on October 25, 2008, 09:40:51 AM
She was a runner up on American Idol, was in Dream Girls, very pretty...and if I remember correctly Simon picked on her for being fat.


(http://www.collegecandy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/01/jennifer_hudson.jpg)


Title: Re: Singer Jennifer Hudson's Mother, Brother Found Shot to Death, Nephew Missing
Post by: djones520 on October 25, 2008, 09:42:38 AM
She was a runner up on American Idol, was in Dream Girls, very pretty...and if I remember correctly Simon picked on her for being fat.


(http://www.collegecandy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/01/jennifer_hudson.jpg)




I don't watch American Idol, but I do know that Simon is a grade A dick.
Title: Re: Singer Jennifer Hudson's Mother, Brother Found Shot to Death, Nephew Missing
Post by: Chris_ on October 25, 2008, 09:50:05 AM
She was in Dreamgirls.  Apparently a big movie recently.  I haven't seen it myself.

It is a good movie and she was great in it.  She got a well-deserved Oscar for her performance.

This is really sad, but I am pretty sure her roots are in the inner city, so you can expect this kind of thing.
Title: Re: Singer Jennifer Hudson's Mother, Brother Found Shot to Death, Nephew Missing
Post by: mamacags on October 25, 2008, 10:35:18 AM
She was also in the Sex and The City movie.
Title: Re: Singer Jennifer Hudson's Mother, Brother Found Shot to Death, Nephew Missing
Post by: guest on October 27, 2008, 10:39:30 AM
Bad news.  It appears the nephew is dead. :(

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Report: Police Find Body of Boy in SUV Sought in Hudson Murder Case

Monday, October 27, 2008

FoxNews

Authorities say they've found the body of a young black boy in an SUV in the city's West Side, but there is no confirmation that the body inside the vehicle is that of Jennifer Hudson's missing nephew, seven-year-old Julian King.

MyFOXChicago is reporting that police located the SUV, which is believed to be the getaway vehicle driven by William Balfour, a suspect in the murders of the family members of Oscar-winning actress and singer Hudson.

Chicago police confirmed Monday that the vehicle is in fact the white 1994 Chevy Suburban that authorities had been searching for, as the license plates matched the Amber Alert issued in the search for King.

FoxNews (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,444192,00.html)
Title: Re: Singer Jennifer Hudson's Mother, Brother Found Shot to Death, Nephew Missing
Post by: debk on October 27, 2008, 11:33:07 AM
Fox just announced a few minutes ago that an autopsy is currently being done on the child to see if it's Hudson's nephew......not looking good.
Title: Re: Singer Jennifer Hudson's Mother, Brother Found Shot to Death, Nephew Missing
Post by: Chris on December 01, 2008, 10:09:12 PM
Hudson Family Murders: Arrest Made
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Jennifer Hudson's brother-in-law has been arrested and is set to be charged in connection with the murders of her nephew, brother and mother, Chicago police have said.

William Balfour, who is estranged from Hudson's older sister Julia was questioned on the day that the relatives of the Oscar-winning star were found dead in their home.

He was sent to a correctional centre for parole violation, where on Monday he was arrested and transferred to Chicago police custody.

The 27-year-old is the prime suspect in the deaths of his seven-year-old stepson Julian King, Jennifer Hudson's brother Jason and her mother Darnell Donerson.

LINK (http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Showbiz-News/Jennifer-Hudsons-Brother-In-Law-Arrested-And-Set-To-Be-Charged-In-Connection-With-Family-Murders/Article/200812115170423)

This is just crazy.  Of course, mama is sticking up for her baby.