Jennifer Hudson, left, with her mother Darnell Donerson, center, and her sister Julia. Police are looking for Julia’s husband William Balfour (inset), a suspect in the deaths of Donerson and her son Jason
[UPDATED 10/24/08, 8:41 PM]
According to Illinois Dept. of Corrections, William Balfour, 27, was out on probation after serving 7 years in prison for attempted murder and car jacking. Jennifer’s sister Julia, who is a Chicago bus driver, saw the perfect thug in William with whom she had 7-year-old Julian. Police are looking for William and his son. Julia’s employer tells TMZ.com she worked her shift today but hasn’t been seen or heard from since.
[UPDATED 10/24/08, 8:21 PM]
From TMZ.com: Police are 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.
[UPDATED 10/24/08, 7:53 PM]
According to the LATimes blog, Jennifer Hudson is in Los Angeles to shoot a music video for her new album on Monday. She is expected back in Chicago later tonight.
Chicago police issued an all points bulletin for William Balfour who is driving a 1994 white Chevrolet Suburban with the license plate X584859 or a teal/green Chrysler Concord four-door sedan with a left front headlight hanging off and scratches on all along the left side with temporary tags 332K823.
The SUV was reportedly missing from the area of a home where Jennifer Hudson’s mother and brother were found shot to death earlier today.
A relative found the bodies of Darnell Donerson, 57, and her son Jason around 2:44 PM today. Police say they are looking for a Balfour, who is believed to be the husband of Jennifer Hudson’s sister Julia. Balfour is in the company of Hudson’s 7-year-old nephew Julian King — Julia’s son.
Friends say Jennifer is extremely close to her nephew who family call “Tugga Bear”.
Police spokeswoman Monique Bond said the deaths appeared to be the result of domestic abuse, but she declined to elaborate.
A publicist for Hudson at her record label said she was not aware of any incident involving Hudson’s mother. (Source)
OMG… Speechless, Just Speechless
Look at that cute kid with the Emanuel Lewis smile. I hope they find this baby ASAP, unharmed.
Wow.
This really really hurts. I can’t believe the pain she must feel by losing your mother and brother in the same day to some foolishness. The world is getting worse and worse.
wow wow wow. i’m so sorry to hear this. i can’t imagine; burying your mom and one of your siblings. lord have mercy.
RIP and my prayers go out to Jennifer. I hope they find her nephew unharmed.
This is too sad. I hope her sister and nephew are okay.
WOW……thiss is just beyond sad. I hope they find the baby unharmed, and hope they find him, the killer.
This is just becoming way to common.
my GOD…SMH…this is just CRAZY???
i just cannot fathom what in the WORLD jhud must be going through. to lose your mother and brother at the hands of someone who is close to the family (brother in law)??? i just cannot imagine. all i keep thinking…is me and my bro in law are thick as thieves and i cannot imagine someone who has married into any family doing this.
poor jen. the poor other sister whose husband committed the crime…then snatched their baby. she really must be hysterical and jen prolly gotta keep it together for HER.
lord. this hurts just thinking about it. it really does.
Horribly sad and prayers out to the family, but why the comment on how Jennifer’s sister saw the “perfect thug” in the brother-in-law? Was that necessary to say?
Sooooo sad and pointless. I pray for the family’s strength and healing. ….and justice served on a platter..but that will come on judgement day for certain. My heart just hurts.
missed you guys! Tell each and every person you love them every chance you get.
My Heart HURTS … just HURTS … JHud bany we LOVE you and are praying for your family ….
Lord Jesus … Be there … Please .. they Need you to make sense of the senseless … Send Ministering angles Lord Bring that Baby home SAFE .. Please Jesus .. We need you to to that for her … In Jesus Name
This is so tragic & sad
Jenny, I’m praying for you and your family & for the safe return of Julian.
I am from Chicago and this is just horrific for people upon hearing, she is a hometown hero here. it is just terrible, so sad, thoughts and prayers to her andher sister. especially for her sister, a man she loved hurt her and her family and the victims friends in the worst way.
this is very sad, EXTREMELY sad, prayers and thoughts to the hudson family,
Beyond sad and tragic,I hope the child is found unharmed.
My prayers for her and her family.
I can’t imagine her mental state right now,I hope she has a great support system.
I just read that they caught the coward. Wish they could just do with out the trial, and put in the chair
just hope they find this child safe
We, The Sandra Rose family bow our heads in prayer together to say ” We pray for you on this difficult day to help you through this sadness that we are all feeling'”.
I am not a fan of Kayne West but when his mom died I felt his pain. My mom past away when I was 10. I am 41 now and you only get one mom and you never get over it.
Not to shine a light , buht Obama is not going to make the same mistake twice. His grandmother is his priority now. She is ill and “family first'”. He was not at his moms beside as she saw her son on tv but a mother knows her chilsds greatness/leadership even if the man does not see it at the time.
I saw this mess sitting in the ER tonight! Hopefully he isn’t crazy enough to hurt his own child…the little man he made. I pray for this family.
Bless the entire family. I pray that God comforts them. I also say a special prayer for her sister to get through this as it is horrible to not know where your child is. Also that this man she loved could have done this to her family. I just read he is in custody but no sign of the the little boy, and that frightens me. I have a son and I would be out of my mind, so God please comfort them is this time of need!
sorry for the typo “my mom passed away”
He needs to be forced to reveal where the child is. It is unacceptable that he is allowed to sit with that information. This is so infuriating.
I hope Jennifer, her sister and family can get through this because I can’t even imagine how traumatic this must be.God bless them.
“Jennifer’s sister Julia, who is a Chicago bus driver, saw the perfect thug in William with whom she had 7-year-old Julian” The perfect thug in williams, was that really called for.
I’m so sad to hear this happened to Jennifer & her family…just so tragic & senseless. I recall reading that the suspect is supposedly NOT the father of the missing child. Not that, that makes it much better but…and has her sister Julia been seen & heard from yet?
All I’ve read is that she worked her shift today at work.
I’ve just read more updates:
– It was Jennifer’s older sister, Julia Hudson, who made the gruesome discovery after returning home from her day shift at a bus company.
– She summoned the police and also reportedly told them that her seven-year-old son was missing
-Balfour is also Julian’s step-father.
– Balfour reportedly stole Jason Hudson’s (Jhud’s slain brother) car on Friday, a white Chevrolet Suburban truck.
– Balfour was not co-operating with investigators and was not disclosing the whereabouts of the seven-year-old boy.
Updates:
– It was Jennifer’s older sister, Julia Hudson, who made the gruesome discovery after returning home from her day shift at a bus company.
– She summoned the police and also reportedly told them that her seven-year-old son was missing
– Balfour reportedly stole Jason Hudson’s (Jhud’s slain brother) car on Friday, a white Chevrolet Suburban truck.
– Balfour was not co-operating with investigators and was not disclosing the whereabouts of the seven-year-old boy.
SORRY FOR THE DUPLICATE POSTS!!
^^thanks for the updates!! so sad..
My BFF called me lastnight and told me this..so sad. It hurts me like I know her because I just read her interview in the current Sister2Sister magazine on stands now, and she is extremely close to her family and said her mother didnt like the limelight and would even go as far as saying she wouldnt tell anyone that she was her mother because she didnt want to be focus of attention. She also said its the reason why she’s so private when it comes to her relationship’s etc. because whatever she says or does affects her fam.
They said ole dude’s Myspace page said he wants to “experience everything”..
His mother has reported that Jen’s mother made William move out last winter..so he was probably just made that he wasnt reaping and “experiencing everything” and did those people in.
My prayers go out to Jennifer and her family. I hope they find her nephew safe. This is so sad.