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As the search for Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson’s 7-year-old nephew intensified over the weekend, many are turning a wary eye toward the boy’s mother — Jennifer’s older sister, Julia Hudson.

Julian King went missing the same day his grandmother and uncle were gunned down in their Englewood home early Friday (10/24). He hasn’t been seen or heard from since.

Questions first started to arise early Saturday morning when it appeared that Julia logged into her Myspace page to accept friend requests.

In an emotional plea Saturday for the safe return of her son, Julia King appeared well-rested and her hair was immaculately laid. Now I’m not judging Julia Hudson, but I can’t see a grieving mother sitting in a beauty salon for hours while her hair is curled and spritzed.

Add to this the fact that Julia reportedly returned home from work Friday to find the body of her mother lying on the living room floor. But Hudson is a school bus driver and Friday was a teacher work day in Chicago. Meaning, school was out for children.

Also, when she made her public plea Saturday, Hudson seemed to know that her son’s abductor was not her estranged husband. William Balfour was arrested late Friday but never charged.

Balfour was turned over to the state dept. of corrections on Sunday for violating his parole in a case unrelated to the murders. A judge could set him free as early as this week.

It’s obvious that Balfour is no longer a suspect or he would still be in police custody. Chicago police forensics technicians dusted the front door and inside the home for fingerprints and didn’t find any belonging to Balfour.

All of this is leading to speculation that Julia is somehow involved.

Jennifer Hudson has offered a $100,000 reward for the safe return of her nephew. Police are still looking for a 1994 white Chevy Suburban with license plate: X58-4859. Anyone with information is asked to call Chicago police.

http://myspace.com/iyonah iyonah

I really pray that they find this child unharmed and safe.
(Keeping all speculations to a minimum)
mizzdallas

This is horrible nightmare, I hope and pray that they find her nephew safe & sound.
mizzdallas

“This is a horrible nightmare”
shunda

I am praying that he is found safe and that she is just in shock. However, some of the things Sandra listed here make you wonder. His biological father looks awfully calm as well.
http://www.myspace.com/kymystrys Kymystry

You know what Auntie … I TRULY “felt” she was involved or at least KNOWS something .. I’m praying that “feeling” was just indigestion .. Lord knows this is tragic .. but JHud’s family isn’t the only family going thru something ..

Tom Joyner show is saying they May have found the BODY of Julian … they haven’t confirmed it yet …. waiting on a confirmation call……
http://umysis.com ms.kimba412

I’m seriously praying for this family. Years ago, a mother reported her son missing from a mall in Livonia,MI and the little boy was never found. Police suspected the mother because security videos clearly showed the mother entering the mall without the little boy. This young lady was also presumed guilty by the community (including me) because her hair and nails were ALWAYS done.

In hindsight, I’d bet someone MADE her keep herself together. We all know when you look better, you feel better.

I really hope that’s the case here. In the meantime, I join everybody in praying Julian is safe.
http://www.myspace.com/kymystrys Kymystry

The chicago police has said .. they found the car that fit the description issued in the Amber Alert with a Body inside that maybe Julian .. the Nephew ..

This is TOOOOOO friggin MUCH …
http://umysis.com ms.kimba412

Lord…
cutiechica

I just heard those same reports from the TJMS, and I truly hope it is a false report. However, I have feared the worse because the time lapsed of the murders.
hottieplus313

ms.kimba412, that child in Livonia was Dejuan Sims. Yeah, I thought that mother had something to do with his disappearance too. She has since married and had other children. I hope this child is alive and well. I hate when people get little kids caught up in there BS.
shunda

CNN has a breaking news video but I can’t watch it here at work
http://umysis.com ms.kimba412

@hottieplus313: Yep – that was his name. I believe to this day DeJuan was caught up in a drug deal that went bad.

It’s hard raising a child alone – I’ve done it, so I know. But we as women should make much better choices regarding the men we expose our children to today. These guys out here ain’t playin’.
http://MYSPACE.COM/ERIKAMAGALY hermosa

Good Morning everyone. . .

Yeah, Chicago police have confirmed that the body is Julian.

I’m sorry but this post disgusts me. It disgusts me because there are absolutely no REPUTABLE reports in Chicago that suggest that Julia was involved in these murders and that fact that GOSSIP blogs go out of their way to speculate and gossip for the sake of traffic about this case is pathetic and horrendous.

This is not fun and games, this is a family that is gone. Only 2 are left. Until there are reputable sources saying that Julia was involved then no one should speculate for the sake of traffic! What a way to hit them while they’re down.
katgirl33

GM Fam,

Thw white SUV has been found, with a child’s body inside…just reported.

I believe that he ain’t talking, and they didn’t have no evidence….that mudda fukka ain’t finna get out…..this is a death penalty case.

My sincerest condolences go out to Jennifer and her family.
missmiami

AGREE W/EVERYTHING U SAID SANDRA. She seems suspect. I truly believe she did something to get some money. Wouldn’t put it past her. Maybe she had something to do w/the entire thing. Nonetheless, it’s still sad. Little boy may be hid somewhere until she gets some money. Trifling family members trying to pimp J. Hudson and blame the damn babydaddy.
katgirl33

ITA Hermosa!

A damn shame!
missmiami

***Walking out in shame*****
closetcolumnist

I would never wish this on anyone let alone this child’s mother but from the start she seemed shady. God Bless that child where ever he is.
http://umysis.com ms.kimba412

*my heart is breaking…*
dcwife1622

I too live in Chicago and there are soo many unanswered questions. I hope and pray she’s not involved.
Mspeng

I saw on MSNBC that they have found the SUV with Julian’s body in it. I am deeply deeply saddened by this whole chain of events and wonder how the family is supposed to get past it. I know if it were me, I would just die. I can only pray for Jen and her sister at this time. My personal opinion of her sister is not necessarily that she had something to do with it. They have verified that she was working on the day. But I feel like her grief process might have started with denial. I think now they found her son dead, she might actually show more emotions because i don’t see her carrying a child and caring for him for this many years to do away with him for money from anybody. I think this is the work of some sick person who was planning to get ransom for the little boy and didn’t realize all the heat that was going to come from all this. Therefore did away with him because there’s nothing else he could have done.

May God bless Jen and Julia at this time.
PAGESINADIARY

SHE GOT HER HAIR DONE CAUSE SHE WAS GONNA HAVE TO ATTEND A FUNERAL. MAYBE THE BEAUTICIAN CAME TO THE HOUSE AND DID IT?
babyjam824

in response to the hair-her birthday was this past thursday and maybe that is why her hair is done.

and i thought she was a CTA bus driver and not a school bus driver according people here in the city.

the myspace thing. i know it seems odd but maybe people were reaching out sending messages and such, i cant say but people greive differently.

i just cant speculate on this tragedy like that. this post kinda made me sad.
MZN

I can see where she would be suspect but everyone grieves differently. Maybe this is her way of not trying to break down. I’ve been in situations, where very bad things have happened to me, and I’ve done some strange things…

But honestly, I bet it has something to do with her current husband, you never know… I had the feeling one time in the pit of my stomach.
coaretained

omg…. I can’t take it.
dcwife1622

This is soooooooooo reckless, even for you Sandra! Death is a strange thing. I lost someone very close to me and folks said I was acting strange. Wait until you hear the damn facts before you make someone a damn suspect. There are so many things you could have reported regarding this case. This is BS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bloggergirlz

the speculation in this post is wrong…the reasons listed here wouldn’t make anyone sound guilty…whoopdyfuckingdue she was on myspace and her hair was styled…as far as her job/schedule, you better believe the police covered her whereabouts and if there were any holes in the story we would’ve heard about it…

damn, just say you have a gut feeling about julia’s involvement in all of this…
MRSJONESK

This is really sad. I will pray for this family.
terika83

Wow, I really hope she isn’t involved. But in regards to her hair, she may have gotten it done the day before and put a scarf on it that night. Her hair really doesn’t say anything, but the other things pointed out does. I just hope they find out who did this. Sad.
GAGIRL73

Please stay focus, a child is missing! Who cares about her hair etc…God bless this family!!!
msmika31

My condolences to the Hudson and King family. I pray this mom is not involved in the killing of her family. In regards to her work schedule, if she is a school bus driver, my son is a student at a charter school here in Chicago and school was in session on Friday for the them. I pray whoever is responsible has swift justice.
sexyma078

Again sandra we’re going to have to get you some sensitivity classes boo…you act like her hair was some emmaculate do it was in a ponytail…have you lost a child, do you even have a child, you have no right to judge this woman none she is facing a terrible loss right now we expect our mothers to go before us but our children….the pain she is in right now is unbearable have some respect and keep your speculations to your self….but I will say i doubt she is conspiring with her husband being as though he has a baby on the way with thte next chick
brwnsugga4you

i can’t comment or speculate….just because her hair is done. let the facts come out and evidence arise before we start judging please.
shhhh

Sandra why don’t you STFU. We get it! She was accepting friends request. SO WHAT!!!! Who are you to dictate what she should and shoudln’t be doing.

Gosh Sandra you are really annoying sometime.
mimi08

SANDRA, I WAS THINKING THE EXACT SAME THING. HER HAIR STOOD OUT…AND OBVIOUSLY THERE’S A LOT OF DUMB PEOPLE ON THIS SITE WHO HAVE NO IDEA WHAT A CLUE IS. SOMETIME IN SOME CASES, THERE IS NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OF WRONG DOING IN A CRIMINAL CASE, AND IT THEN BECOME A MATTER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES, CALLED CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE….WHAT A PERSON DOES AND HOW THEY REACT COULD INDICATE GUILT OR NOT, THAT FACT THAT HER HAIR IS DONE IS HUGE!…..WHAT MOTHER WOULD GET THEIR HAIR DONE, OR HOW IS IT POSSIBLE HER HAIR IS LOOKING THAT TIDY AFTER THE HORRENDOUS EVENTS? I WOULD HAVE BEEN ROLLING ON THE FLOOR IN GRIEVE, AND MY HAIR WOULD BE A HOT MESS FROM CONSTANT CRYING, LAYING ON OTHERS SHOULDERS, NO SLEEP, ETC. THIS TRICK LOOK LIKE SHE GOT A FRESH DOO, I AND FRANKLY I THINK SHE KNOWS MORE THAN HER FAT ASS IS ADMITTING TO KNOWING. TOO MANY THINGS AREN’T ADDING UP, AND HER DEMEANOR IS QUESTIONABLE.

AND WHY WOULD YOU BE ON THE COMPUTER AT ALL DURING THIS TIME?! YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO BE POSTED UP UNDER YOUR FAMILY, SICK WITH REVENGE OR GRIEF! THIS TRICK IS ACTING AS IF SHE’S ENJOYING THE ATTENTION IN SOME WEIRD WAY! ADDING FRIENDS TO YOUR MYSPACE, WTF!
mimi08

@GAGIRL73

THE FACT THAT THIS TRICK’S HAIR IS DONE MIGHT MEAN THE POLICE ARE “FOCUSING” IN THE WRONG DIRECTION….YOU SAY STAY FOCUSED, BUT MAYBE THEY ARE LOOKIN IN THE WRONG DIRECTION, AND NOT AT HER, CAUSE I THINK SHE DEFINITELY KNOWS MORE THAN SHE’S TELLING.
cocoa49

it is obvious that the child knew and seen the killer murder his grandmother and uncle. i believe that is why they murdered him.
mimi08

AND P.S. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG WITH LOOKING AT EVERYONE AS BEING A POSSIBLE SUSPECT…WHY SHOULD JULIA BE OFF LIMITS? SHE WOULDN’T BE THE FIRST OR LAST LOW SELF ESTEEM TRICK RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEMISE OF HER CHILD. YALL ACT LIKE SHE’S UNTOUCHABLE….THE ONLY PEOPLE I FEEL TRULY SORRY FOR ARE THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES, THE VICTIMS….EVERYONE ELSE WOULD BE A SUSPECT IN MY BOOK, AND I COULD GIVE LESS THAN A F()*, ABOUT ANTYHING ELSE…ANY GOOD DETECTIVE WON’T CARE ABOUT HURTING HER FEELINGS AT THIS TIME, CAUSE PEOPLE ARE DEAD AND NOT COMING BACK…THEY ARE THE PRIORITY, THEY ARE THE VICTIMS, OUR TEARS SHOULD BE FOR THEM AND NOT JULIA’S FAT ASS.

YALL ALL JUMPING DOWN SANDRA’S THROAT FOR JUST POINTING OUT SOME ODD DETAILS OF THIS WHOLE THING. IT IS ODD HER HAIR WOULD BE DONE, AND IT IS ODD SHE WOULD BE ON MY-FUCC-IN SPACE WHILE HER SON IS MISSING.
cocoa49

the body of the child found in the van was jennifer hudson nephew just on the news.
mimi08

@mskimba412 & hottieplus313

And yep, i remember the case of Dejuan Sims, and to this date, i believe her lying ass was a damn lie, and she knows what happened to that little boy. How you gone report going to the mall with the child, YET, the mall cameras show you walk into the mall alone, without the child?! And the mall cameras show you walking around throughout the mall without the child! Dumb trick probably didn’t think the mall had cameras when she told that bold faced lie!
indesign18

mimi and Sandra, i understand your point, but so you know it is standard for police cyber crimes unit to monitor emails and myspaces and those like this during a kidnapping case. Regardless of what you think, this girl julia, has lost everyone in her home in one swoop and no one wants to add to the family pain. Julia has no home to return to, and no family to live with. Jennifer has a fiance, a celebrity life outside of Chicago. Julia has lost immensely and won’t bounce back from this, we al have lost love ones and we all know life is never the same as it was before they died. Please don’t do this to their family during this horrible time. You can argue any point you want but this is an entire family you are speaking and try to think about if it was your family. A baby is dead, a mother, and a brother is dead, let’s all have some compassion. PLEASE!
dcwife1622

@Mimi

This type of crime bring out a lot of emotions in folks. Dumb, not hardly. Speaking as a mother that lost a son a few years ago, I can honestly say you go through many different phases. From denial to suicidal thoughts. My family didn’t know how I would react from one day to the next. I had a nervous breakdown and started having panic attacks.And If I was labeled a suspect in my son’s death that would’ve pushed me to doing something crazy. This is emotional for me so I’ll let you guys carry on………….
mimi08

@dcwife

I didn’t mean to touch a nerve, and i didn’t mean to be offensive, but anyone who knows me knows i’m passionate for the victim.

I father works in law enforcement and has done so for 30 years, so i know some things aren’t what they appear more often than not. And you’d be surprised and calloused as i am if you’ve seen what i’ve seen. Years ago i have learned to think outside of the box for work purposes. I too work in a sector of law enforcement….I started off soft hearted and thinking people were generally good, but boy did i get a wake up call. My eye now goes directly to WHAT DONT FIT IN A PICTURE, regardless of what the person is saying….It’s not law enforcement’s job to stroke people, it’s law enforcement’s job to solve crimes and protect the people. Therefore, NO ONE IS OFF LIMITS…the focus is to solve these murders, and you can’t have the attitude of, “oh it’s his mother, so she’s not to be suspected.” Puhleasse! If you knwo what i know, she’d be the first person to look at. So many crimes after committed by family members! We don’t know what was going on in the family dynamics of this family, we don’t know the troubles, we just dont know. But what i can say is that her behavior isn’t typical. It’s brings suspicion to her, and rightly so, cause that’s law enforcements jobs to not have any loose any ends and to investigate every lead, whether feelings are hurt or not….

So sorry to anyone i’ve offended, but i’m sticking with my intial thoughts….I do not feel bad for Julia cause she seems ignorant to me…how many of us would date a attempted murdered? How many of us would bring them around our child? I don’t feel sorry for people like her whose ignorance endangers others, cause she was just being selfish. She knows she was wrong in bringing that man around, but she was doing what felt good to her…she didn’t consider her child. MY TEARS ARE FOR THE VICTIMS, FOR THE HELPLESS, THOSE WHO HAD NO SAY IN THIS…i cry for them at night, not her fat ass..she makes me so angry i swear i could literally hurt her if she was in my presence. You presume that she would feel bad, but how do you know? Some mothers don’t have that natural maternal love that we have for our children…so don’t spend the rest of their lives crying and weeping for that child…some pick right on up and keep it moving…you have to ask yourself, if that child was so precious, how could they endanger that child in the first place! Face it, some of us aren’t right in the head, and we don’t value life as we should. And just because she’s crying, don’t mean nothing. People get emotional for a time cause everyone else is emotional, don’t mean they are really feeling it.
only1fe

I’m not sure where some of this inaccurate information is coming from but as of 9:35am? It was still NOT confirmed to be Julian. It was still speculation. Julia’s employer confirm that she was working that day. And as far as her hair..I’m from Englewood, and thats a style alot of the girls in the neighboorhood get. They use whats called the “27 piece” Its short tracks similar to the pony hair that is already curled that stays curled, you can sleep as wild as you want to, going back 2 wks late its still in place that is da bizness” for some people.
Anyway, the power of prayer is whats going to get the family through this and rather than us all speculate we should direct energy towards that an pray for the strength the community to embrace the family and help them through this. Englewood is no joke I really hope that the police find the person cause Chicago dont play, they are already on the block talking foolish saying they’ll take matters in their on hands, and that is NOT the answer.
indesign18

I understand your point as I am married to a police officer and you guys do become immune to things because of what you see everyday, and admittedly it does change your personality greatly. But to say you don’t feel sorry for her is harsh, I don’t care the poor decision she may have made but she does not deserve to have her whole family murdered for it. let’s be honest they are from southside chicago in one of the roughest neighborhoods, so honestly William is not beneath her. They fought to get Jennifer out but chose not to leave this area, so that shows they feel at home there and see the neighborhood people just like them. yes the young man has other charges but it says that he stole a car with other teenagers and the driver jumped on the hood to keep his car and they crashed into a tree and thus the attempted murder. I am not defending this man on an level but he obviously has been on the wrong path as a child. Julia made a poor choice in mate, but no one deserves that man to kill your whole family, including your 7 year old baby. We all have made poor choices in life. And sometimes things happen no matter the choices, you make, I have a disabled child and didn’t do anything to deserve that but it happened. This is about that child and the family. I do understand the detective in you though as I am irritated by one everyday! LOL!
mimi08

@indesign18

Well I’m sorry, i don’t feel sorry for Julia. At some point, you gotta stop feeling sorry for people and start getting angry. People do dumb shyt everyday that cause others their lives, and it makes me made to hear others say they feel sorry for the perpetrator and how they will suffer….WELL WHAT ABOUT THE VICTIM?!

Why should i feel sorry for her? She was responsible for that baby, and she seemed to have thought more about her happiness than his…she is simply reaping what she sowed, but what did the baby do? He didn’t deserve that, who is who i feel sorry for…he’s the reason i’m crying, darnell and jason are the reasons i’m crying and angry.

No we must get past feeling sorry for these ignorant people and start dishing out punishments for negligence.
pointhimout

i’m not gonna judge her at all. common sense says there’s more to this story than the public knows right now. this was more than a dispute between an estranged couple. obviously.

dont go dragging yo s h i t off on family. he was trifling when you met him and dont look like much changed after that. time will hopefully tell what all this was really about. a sold car aint it. im just not buying it. and for god phuckin sakes, stay off myspace adding friends. mom, brother, and YOUR OWN SON are dead; all in one weekend. myspace can wait. i cut her some slack at first, but logging in every damn day during a time like this…what the hell is going on in her head? is this her way of grieving? i dont know.
Tasha

Ok…maybe I’m playing Devil’s Advocate but I think you’re failing to consider some things:

1. Who said she got her hair done that day? If she wraps it right, she can maintain the look.

2. No one has said that she is a bus driver for his school district. Just b/c one district is out doesn’t mean they all are. Atlanta Public Schools vs. Dekalb is a prime example.

Now as for the myspace thing…I have nothing for that!!!!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=33008939&ref=profile daninicole

Sandra,
Get a life! Did you see Julia anytime before her press conference? Do you know if her hair was done before this? That woman is worried about her child. You don’t have children so you wouldn’t know how it felt to lose someone that you birthed. Not nephews or nieces or cousins. As far as myspace goes you don’t know who has access to the page. I don’t have a myspace page but I like looking at the profiles so I have my sister’s and bff’s login info. So just because a friend request was accepted doesn’t mean she was the one who did it. Why do you have to look for something negative in an already horrible situation. You are not a police office, detective, fbi agent, or anyone that deals with criminal investigations, so you should not be speculating on things you have no expertise in. If this was a case involving health, (since you claim to be a nurse) or a case involving photoshopping (since you have experience with photography) or a case involving blogging (since you are obvioulsy a blogger), then your professional opinion would be appreciated and respected. In this case unfortunately, it is neither professional, respected, or appreciated.
Tasha

Oh yea, Balfour is still a suspect but w/o charging him, they can’t hold him more than 48 hours. Thats the ONLY reason they released him. Thats also why he was turned over on that parole violation rather than being released and allowed to go home. This is their way of being able to keep up with him and ensure that he won’t flee. Granted, its his own fault b/c had he not violated parole, he could have gone home.

Don’t assume…(make an ass out of you)
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=33008939&ref=profile daninicole

Mimi says:

AND P.S. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG WITH LOOKING AT EVERYONE AS BEING A POSSIBLE SUSPECT…WHY SHOULD JULIA BE OFF LIMITS? SHE WOULDN’T BE THE FIRST OR LAST LOW SELF ESTEEM TRICK RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEMISE OF HER CHILD. YALL ACT LIKE SHE’S UNTOUCHABLE….THE ONLY PEOPLE I FEEL TRULY SORRY FOR ARE THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES, THE VICTIMS….EVERYONE ELSE WOULD BE A SUSPECT IN MY BOOK, AND I COULD GIVE LESS THAN A F()*, ABOUT ANTYHING ELSE…ANY GOOD DETECTIVE WON’T CARE ABOUT HURTING HER FEELINGS AT THIS TIME, CAUSE PEOPLE ARE DEAD AND NOT COMING BACK…THEY ARE THE PRIORITY, THEY ARE THE VICTIMS, OUR TEARS SHOULD BE FOR THEM AND NOT JULIA’S FAT ASS

@MIMI
Calm your nerves. There is no need to belittle the woman about her weight or call her names. You can express your opinion without being so damn nasty. Even Sandra’s post was respectful even if it is a bit unnecessary. Call her a fat ass or a trick is just sad to me. Right now NO ONE knows who is responsible for this. We may have our ideas about who is responsible but no one knows and we should not make hurtful statements like that. My GOD! I can only imagine how it would make her feel to read this after losing her MOM, CHILD, AND BROTHER! Then you call people dumb for wanting to let the mother grieve a little bit. How dare you? You shouldn’t be so quick to point fingers in such a manner because you never know what type of situation you might be in and how you may react to it!
SMDH!! The nerve of some people
GAGIRL73

@MIMI08
FOCUS ON THIS IT’S CALLED FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
THE RIGHT WE HAVE YOU, SANDRA AND I BOTH HAVE.
YOU FEEL ONE WAY I FEEL ANOTHER BUT I HAVE THAT RIGHT THERE IS NOT ONE THING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT!

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