Ok, maybe I am being a little harsh here, but doesn’t William Balfour, the main suspect in the murders of Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother and nephew, seem like the type of guy that you would NOT want to bring home to your family - let alone let your child be around?

And it’s not like William is the black sheep of his family or anything. His father is currently serving a 30-year prison sentence for murder and his brother served time for drug dealing. William, himself, has served 7 years for attempted murder and carjacking. This past June he was arrested for drugs, but his parole was not revoked. He is also a known member of the Gangster Disciple Street Gang.

I told you guys the other day that Julia’s MySpace had a questionnaire that she filled out and the question, “Of all your friends, who is most likely to end up in jail?” she answered with “William.”

What a great influence on your child, eh? It’s not like she didn’t know. She probably hooked with with the loser after he was released from prison.

Now, let me make it clear that while I am not blaming the murders on Julia Balfour, I can’t help but feel as though she could have avoided this situation had she have been smarter about the sort of people she chose to surround herself, and more specifically her family, with.

Another sad day for Jennifer Hudson and her sister, Julia Balfour.

The women must identify the child’s body believed to be Julia’s son, Julian King, 7.

It has been reported that Julian’s body was discovered in an abandoned white Suburban, shot to death in the back seat.

Police are testing the clothing of William Balfour, Julia’s estranged husband, for gun powder residue.

Hudson family members will be identifying the boy at around 3p.m. today. A police press conference will be held at 4 p.m.

The vehicle was discovered by a 75-year-old, John Louden.

From ChicagoBreakingNews.com:

He [John Louden] said he has lived on the block for 18 years and worried about people selling drugs in the abandoned building behind it. He saw the SUV while walking his dog. After a double-take, he realized the license plate matched the one police were looking for.

“I didn’t look in there. I didn’t touch it. I knew it was a strange vehicle,” Louden said. He said police showed up in about five minutes after his wife called them. They discovered the child inside. The body was removed and the SUV was towed away for evidence processing. “I feel bad about that baby,” Louden said.

If the boy is identified as Julian King, it will confirm detectives’ worst fears because a law enforcement source said bullet casings were found in the boy’s room on Friday. But the source said they had not found other evidence of violence in the room.

As the car was processed by evidence technicians and workers at the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office sought to identify the body, Hudson’s family members and supporters assumed this was the third member of her family killed since Friday.

“It’s shocking. It’s unreal. We had been praying that it would not come to this,” said Rev. Krista Alston, a cousin of Hudson and a minister at the Pleasant Gift Baptist Church in Chicago. “We know it’s a reality now, but it’s still shocking.”

UPDATE:

The boy believed to be Julian King suffered at least one gunshot wound to the head. [TMZ]

The body has been confirmed to be that of Julian. [ABC]

The sad story of Jennifer Hudson’s family being murdered just keeps getting grimmer.

A white SUV was discovered by police on Chicago’s West Side, the Suburban is among the vehicles police have been searching for since the killings last Friday.

A young boy’s body was found inside. Police have not yet positively identified the body, but it is thought to be Julian King, Jennifer Hudson’s 7-year-old nephew.

Police have issued the following statement:

“At approximately 7:06 A.M. a 1994 White Chevrolet Suburban bearing Illinois license plate X584859 and identified in the Amber Alert was located at 1313 S. Kolin. A body was discovered inside the Suburban, in the rear seat of the vehicle. Identification of the body will be made by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office following their examination. The vehicle is being processed for evidence and the investigation remains on-going.”

Hudson put up $100,000 for the safe return of her nephew this weekend.

I glanced over Julian’s mother’s MySpace page this weekend and it is obvious that she and the suspect, William Balfour, were very, very close. She had photos of him, names him as her first best friend - only behind her mother, and in a questionnaire, says of all her friends, William is the one to ‘Most Likely Go to Jail’.

So sad.

[People]

Devastating news out of Chicago; Jennifer Hudson’s mother, Darnell Donnerson, and brother, Jason, were found murdered earlier today.

Their bodies were discovered around 2:45pm at the home of Donnerson by a cousin who lives nearby.

They had both been shot to death and were not alive when help arrived.

UPDATE:

A 7-year-old boy is missing as well, and an Amber Alert has been issued in this case. Police think they know who the suspect is and are asking for the public’s help in finding the man in question.

From ChicagoBreakingNews.com:

A Chicago police spokeswoman also said a 7-year-old boy was reported missing. Police identified him as Julian King (right), but they would not say whether he is a relative of the actress. He is 5-foot tall, weighs 135 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. An Amber Alert has been issued for the missing boy.

The police said that they are searching for a William Balfour as a suspect in the double homicide. They said he is considered to be armed and dangerous, and may be driving a white 1994 Chevrolet Suburban with Illinois license plate No. X584859 or a teal/green Chrysler Concord four-door with a left front headlight hanging out that is scratched all along its left side. The Chrysler is displaying temporary tags of 332K823.

Hopefully they will find the child alive and well. How tragic this whole story is.

Update 2:

Here is a photo of the suspect. And the boy who is missing has been identified as Hudson’s 7-year-old nephew.

From TMZ:

Police are looking for looking for William Balfour (bottom left), who they claim could be with the missing 7-year-old. According to records, Balfour listed Hudson’s mother’s address as a place of residence within the last year. According to the Illinois Department of Corrections website, Balfour is currently on parole after serving jail time for attempted murder.

It’s also been reported that Jennifer was not in Chicago at the time, but Los Angeles, as she was to begin shooting a music video on Monday.

UPDATE 3:

It has been confirmed that the two victims were indeed Jennifer’s mother, Darnell Donnerson, 57, and Hudson’s brother, Jason Hudson, 29. At least one of the victims has defensive wounds.

TMZ is reporting that the mother of 7-year-old Julian is also missing. However, ChicagoBreakingNews.com has not reported this. The only thing they have mentioned about the mother is that she reported her son missing sometime today. From TMZ:

Jennifer’s sister, Julia, mother of the missing 7-year-old, is reportedly also missing. She is a bus driver in Chicago and did work her shift today, however, she has not been seen since.

A WBBM reporter is saying that neighbors have said a family member in the Hudson household apparently tried to steal a car a few weeks ago, an argument ensued, and he vowed revenge. A photo on Julia’s MySpace page (bottom) posted prior to today’s events alludes to some kind of dispute with William over a car.

UPDATE 4 (Saturday):

The car in question was owned by Hudson’s family and was recently stolen by the suspect and sold without their consent. When confronted, an argument ensued, with the suspect vowing to kill the entire family. Julia told police she did not report it because she did not take the threat seriously.

Still, no word on Julia being missing, so TMZ must have been wrong about that one. However, 7-year-old Julian is still missing.

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Keep Jennifer in your thoughts today, and pray for Julian.

This poor girl has been through the highest highs and the lowest lows that any of us can even imagine. I hope she has a good support system to help her through this awful time.

Jennifer Hudson is engaged to her boyfriend, David Otunga, also known as ‘Punk’ from the VH1 reality show, I Love New York.

Hudson’s publicist confirmed the news.  “I can confirm that Jennifer got engaged to her boyfriend David on Friday night in L.A.”

Otunga proposed with a Neil Lane diamond ring on September 12th, her 27th birthday.

They are both from the Chicago area and have been dating less than a year.

Jennifer Hudson is having one little problem with her role in the highly anticipated ‘Sex and the City: The Movie’.

She hates wearing stilettos everyday. Hudson plays Carrie Bradshaw’s assistant and is having a difficult time living in high heels

She told Us Weekly,

“They love heels! The producer Michael Patrick King is like, ‘Heels all the time! Have to wear the heels!’ I’m not a shoe girl at all, so I’m like, ‘Are you serious?’ So that’s very different for me.”

As anyone who watches Sex and the City knows, it’s all about the heels, baby.

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