The sad, shocking story that unfolded over the weekend involving the family of Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson just took an even more horrifying turn. The body of a little boy was found matching the description of Julian King, Hudson’s seven-year-old nephew who was reported missing in the wake of the shooting death of Jennifer’s mother and brother. It is thought that they were murdered by her estranged brother-in-law, William Balfour, who is now in police custody. The body of a little boy was discovered in a white SUV in a Chicago neighborhood early this morning.

The body of a male child was found Monday morning in a white Suburban on the West Side, and authorities were investigating whether it was Julian King, the 7-year-old nephew of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson.

Officials from the Medical Examiner’s Office were notified after the body of a black male child was found in an SUV that had been missing since Hudson’s mother and brother were found dead Friday.

Julian was missing when the bodies of Hudson’s mother and brother were found shot to death in their home in the 7000 block of South Yale Avenue.

The shooting is believed to be domestic-related. Neighbors said they heard gunshots between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. Friday morning, authorities said.

A family member found the bodies. The mother was found on the living room floor; the brother was found in a bedroom. The crime didn’t appear to be a robbery, police said, and the door to the home was not locked when the family member arrived.

After the two bodies were found, missing from the crime scene was Donerson’s grandson, 7-year-old Julian, who was possibly taken from the house in the Englewood neighborhood, Chicago police said. He was in a white 1994 Chevrolet Suburban SUV with Illinois license plate X584859, police said.

[From The Chicago Sun Times]

Poor Jennifer has already had to identify the bodies of her mother and brother, as well as provide emotional support to her older sister, the mother of the missing boy. This entire ordeal is just a nightmare. I cannot even imagine going through this. Jennifer has been quoted many times on how close she is with her family - particularly her mother. In her Academy Award acceptance speech, she called them out, saying “But I’m so grateful to have my mother here celebrating with me. My boyfriend, my sisters and my brothers back home and I’ve got two of them here.” I had a bad feeling when the brother-in-law was taken into custody and there was still no sign of the boy that something terrible had happened to him. Deepest condolences to out to Jennifer and her family today.

Source: Cele|bitchy