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US actress Jennifer Hudson and her family have offered $100,000 (£63,000) for the safe return of her nephew, missing since a double murder. Chicago police investigating the killing of her mother and brother have been searching the area where they lived with seven-year-old Julian. His mother Julia, the actress's sister, found the bodies at the family home. Julia's husband - the boy's stepfather - has been in custody since shortly after the killings. Darnell Donerson, 57, and Jason Hudson, 29, were both found shot dead on Friday when Julia returned from work. A state-wide alert has been called in Illinois for the missing little boy. Mourners have been stopping by the Hudson home, many laying teddy bears and messages along the chain link fence around the property. "We love you," one message read. Another said: "We'll find the people who did this." Hunt for clues News of the reward came in a statement released by Hudson's publicist, Lisa Kasteler, on Sunday evening. "Jennifer and her family appreciate the enormous amount of love, support and prayers they have received while she and her family try to cope with this tragedy and continue the search for Julian," the statement said. Julia Hudson's son, whose full name is Julian King, is believed to have been in the house with his grandmother and uncle before the shooting. Deputy Police Chief Joseph Patterson said Ms Donerson's body had been found on the living-room floor of her home in the south side of Chicago. Jason Hudson's body was discovered in the bedroom. Investigators say there did not appear to be any sign of forced entry. The authorities have issued an amber alert - the US term for a search for a missing child - for Julian King. "Detectives are working 24 hours on this case," said Chicago police spokeswoman Monique Bond. "There's a lot of forensic evidence. We have to work the evidence and try and solve this case. Most importantly, we want to find the child." Parole violation The boy's stepfather, William Balfour, 27, was taken into custody for questioning after being named in a police alert regarding the child's disappearance.The alert said he was considered "armed and dangerous". Mr Balfour's mother, Michele Davis Balfour, denied her son had anything to do with the killings or the boy's disappearance. She said that Ms Donerson had ordered her son to move out of the family home last winter. Records from the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDC) show that Mr Balfour had been on parole after having spent nearly seven years in prison for attempted murder, hijacking and possessing a stolen car. Police transferred him back to the IDC on Sunday "based on his active parole violation unrelated to this investigation", Monique Bond said. 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.
And no matter who she is, a contestant on XFactor sharing her story, someone you read about in Real Life magazine, or the young woman round the corner, the story is a very sad one
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Chicago police have confirmed that they have found the body of a child that is the same age and race as Jennifer Hudson’s 7-year-old nephew, Julian King. According to sources, the body was found inside of the white Chevy Suburban that police were seeking, which was owned by Hudson’s murdered brother, Jason Hudson.The vehicle was discovered at 1313 S. Kolin Ave. in the Lawndale section of Chicago by police.At press time, the medical examiner has not made a positive ID on the body.Over the weekend, Hudson and her family offered a $100,000 reward for the 7-year-old’s safe return.News of the body is latest chapter to unfold in the aftermath of the shooting deaths of Hudson’s 57-year-old mother Darnell Donerson and 29-year-old brother Jason Hudson.The pair were found dead Friday (October 24) in their South Side Chicago home.That same day, the entertainer’s nephew, Julian, turned up missing.Authorities issued an Amber Alert for Julian King and asked people to look out for a 1994 white Chevrolet Suburban with Illinois license plate X584859.The Suburban was found a few miles from the scene of the crime, according to reports.Julian is the son of Hudson’s sister, Julia.According to media sources, the Cook County medical examiner’s office confirmed that Hudson identified her mother and brother’s bodies yesterday.Authorities have taken one person in to custody regarding the case.William Balfour, the estranged husband of Julia Hudson, is known as a "person of interest" in what has been described as a "double homicide investigation."He has not been charged in the crime.At this time, police do not have a motive for the slayings, which they label as “domestic related.”Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama his expressed his condolences via a statement issued over the weekend."Michelle and I were absolutely heartbroken to learn about this unimaginable tragedy and we want Jennifer to know that she is in our thoughts and prayers during this very difficult time," Obama said Saturday (October 25).

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