Hudson Family Funeral

Actress Jennifer Hudson’s relatives have been buried yesterday in Chicago.

Hundreds of people have attended the service to support the young woman in her grief and so have fellow actors.

The three caskets were carrying the bodies of her mother, Darnell, her brother and her nephew, Julian King. They were all shot dead; the first two in their Chicago residence, on the 24th of October, and her nephew was found dead three days later in an abandoned car.

Amongst the famous faces who attended the funeral were Sarah Jessica Parker and Oprah Winfrey. Also, at the service came to perform Fantasia, the winner of the American Idol competition.

No arrests have been made yet, although Hudson’s brother in law had been in custody for questioning for a couple of days.

Julian King, Jennifer Hudson's Nephew

Julian King, the nephew of actress Jennifer Hudson, was declared missing since last Friday.

On Monday, the police discovered the body of a seven year old boy in a white Chevrolet Suburban, in the West Side of Chicago, but they could not say for sure whether it was Julian King.

The actress, who had offered a $100,000 reward for her nephew’s safe return, had to go identify his body on Monday. It was confirmed that it was indeed Julian King’s body.

The corpse was taken to Chicago’s Cook County medical examiner’s office and sources say the boy died as consequence of being shot multiple times. They performed an autopsy, but they did not give any details regarding the time of death and location of the gunshots on the body.

Until now, the only person arrested is Julian’s stepfather, William Balfour. He has been detained on Friday for questioning and has, since then, transferred to prison on a parole violation charge.

William Balfour(left) and Julia Hudson(middle)

After the shocking discovery made in Illinois, the Police are now investigating the murder of Jennifer Hudson’s mother and brother, and the disappearance of her nephew – Julian King – as well.

The police have already started questioning suspects and amongst the first on the list was William Balfour, the husband of Julia Hudson, Jennifer’s sister. Julian King, the 7 year old boy, is his stepson.

The suspect’s mother, Michelle Davis-Balfour complained to the press that the police have not allowed her and her daughter, Sensuous, to see him.

When asked, police spokesman Daniel O’Brien did not make any comments regarding the situation. However, sources say William Balfour has been in custody since Friday night.

Balfour, 27, has quite a criminal record, and is now released on parole after having spent seven years in prison on charges of attempted murder, car hijacking, and possession of stolen goods.

The police have issued an Amber Alert for the actress’ nephew, who was reportedly wearing a brown polo shirt and khaki pants, and have issued a search warrant for a white Chevrolet Suburban.

Jennifer Hudson and her mother, Darnell Donerson

Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson was totally shattered by the news of her mother and brother being shot to death. Moreover, her nephew is missing ever since the terrible happening.

On Friday, the Police attended the Chicago home of the actress’ mother, Darnell Donerson, and was confronted with a shocking discovery. Inside they found the lifeless bodies of the woman and of her son, Jason Hudson. They had been shot to death. The seven-year-old son of Jason was nowhere to be found and had been declared missing.

Lisa Kasteler, the publicist of the actress, has officially confirmed the incident, but has not given any details about where she is located.

The police representatives have declared that they suspect the young boy has been kidnapped and that they have already arrested a possible suspect. They have also given details about the crime scene; the body of the mother has been found on the ground floor and the brother’s in the bedroom.

The young actress, who is currently involved in several projects, has not given any details regarding any of them.