Celebrity Justice
Hudson Murders - "Trouble in the Marriage"

The hunt for Jennifer Hudson's 7-year-old nephew continues to intensify. And we're told the operating theory among Chicago detectives is an "ongoing domestic dispute" between the suspect, William Balfour, and his estranged wife, Julia Hudson.

Chicago cops would not be more specific, other than to tells us there is an "underlying domestic aspect" to the investigation ... that there was "trouble in the marriage."

We're told cops continue to interview people, but no one other than Balfour is in custody. As for Balfour, so far no charges have been filed.

Chicago cops are now using flyers with Julian King's pic to find the missing boy.

The boy hasn't been seen since the bodies of Hudson's mother and brother were found Friday in her home in the South side of Chicago. The two had been shot to death.

The police will be handing out the flyers today all over Chicago, particularly on the South side.



Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Jennifer Hudson


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1. Why is this even news. It's normal behavior in the hood.

Posted at 10:44AM on Oct 26th 2008 by Naturally N'Awlins

2. I hope the find the boy so this tragedy will end and they can mourn their loss.

Posted at 10:48AM on Oct 26th 2008 by tkennedy

3. Such an attractive couple with everything in the world going for them. If this can happen to them it can happen anywhere. Is no one safe?

Posted at 10:52AM on Oct 26th 2008 by Matt

4. These cops need to start lookign in the water....According to the reports an SUV is still missing..........Yeah Chicago cops are that stupid..........And yeah, Englewood is a very very rough neighborhood. So much despair and poverty there. Why didn't she get her family into a better area? I can not imagine anyone wanting to stay in Englewood.......Even the rats left......Why was her sister married to a conviced murderer for god sakes. Women stop being so damn hardup for a man...This is what you want in your life?????? So sad so sad...........Our hearts go out to the family, may theu find this child alive and well.

Posted at 10:59AM on Oct 26th 2008 by chitown lady

5. charge him or let him go

Posted at 11:04AM on Oct 26th 2008 by legal counsel

6. Naturally N'Awlins,

You sir must be a racist. I live in an upper-middle-class, white neighborhood of $500,000 plus homes. However, just on my street alone if I had a dime for every time in the last few years someone's in-law talked smack on their myspace page and it resulted in a shooting I'd be able to finally get the in-ground pool the wife and I have been talking about. Just the other day my neighbors cousin (lives with my neighbor alng with mother, boyfriend grandmother, and wifes mother) disrespected me in front of a lady jogger. I was so angry I went right to my myspace account and was going to say something about him not being a real man and not being able to take care of his own bizness (pregnant gf), but my wife talked me down. Things are just getting crazy and no-one is safe anywhere. No sir, incidents like this are not just problems for those living in "the hood" as you put it.

Posted at 11:11AM on Oct 26th 2008 by Matt

7. I agree with you sir, When an Imidiate family member wins an Oscar and has alot of Fame. the 1st thing to do is to move out of the hood. I believe that this is Hood related. People get sensitive when they are jealous and it took something small to blow it out of poportion. This is Ghetto poor peoples nature. If the Husband did commit this murda it is because he was jeolous. If somebody else commited this murda it was because they was jealous. Jealousy is the motive. Jennifer should have moved her mother along time ago and left the ignorance completely behind her. Unfortunately we cannot leave living parents behind. We must move them forward as we move forward. Somebody very close to these people commited this murda out of the purest form of Jealousy.

Posted at 11:25AM on Oct 26th 2008 by solay

8. When it comes down to it, dead is dead. Death doesn't discriminate. Sure it may have been a rough neighborhood, but crimes happen all over this countr every day among all classes and walks of life. Instead of pointing fingers at a specific race or neighborhood, maybe it's time this whole country took a good look at itself.

Posted at 11:26AM on Oct 26th 2008 by Ummmmmm

9. Matt stop lying you ass off

Posted at 11:32AM on Oct 26th 2008 by MyTwoCents

10. MyTwoCents,

LOL

Posted at 11:38AM on Oct 26th 2008 by Matt

11. I still can't figure out why Jennifer allowed her mother to live there and why she didn't know what was going on....possible drugs, domestic problems, etc.

Posted at 11:40AM on Oct 26th 2008 by Mitzi

12. charge him or let him go???? Hello, where have you been? They are holding this man for questioning because he is obviously the last person to see the missing boy. I'm not a detective but this man had motive. He should not be let go unless he as an iron clad alibi. I pray the boy is found safe.
Going back to what another has said, what is with these women who associate with criminals (the man has a record).
They are just asking for trouble. I know the Hudsons are devastated right now and I am sorry about that. This needs to be a lesson to other women that a man convicted of attempted murder could murder your own!

Posted at 11:44AM on Oct 26th 2008 by AJ in Florida

13. where is the poor boy?!!!

Posted at 11:46AM on Oct 26th 2008 by sympathy

14. Sorry Dont nobody wanna live or stay in the hood specially these days trust that........Jennifer was selfish and now she will live with that guilt...I feel bad moms and bro.........Im good with my commits cus if I go up bump everybody and everything else....My moms got no choice but to come with me or ima flip......Im sure her moms talked her into stardom........if she ca pay A-idol, 5 % she could have gave her only moms a 1/2 percent......

Posted at 11:47AM on Oct 26th 2008 by solay

15. Mitzi I think it's a case of it will never happen to me as far as JHud's mother goes. She lived in the neighborhood so long that she thought that since she was not involved in crime and violence that it would not be visited upon her. I think that if she didn't want to move she should at least had more security measures put at her home such as an alarm system and cameras to help deter some crazy commiting crime. At least the authorities could have gotten this crime on tape. Jennifer's reps should have had the foresight to have done this for her mother.

Posted at 11:52AM on Oct 26th 2008 by MyTwoCents

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