CHICAGO — Authorities are continuing their massive search for the 7-year-old nephew of singer Jennifer Hudson, who was reported missing Friday after police found the star's mother and brother shot dead in a South Side home.
On Saturday, Hudson's sister made an emotional plea for the return of her son Julian King.
"My greatest fear has already happened, my greatest hope is for having my child. I just want my son," said Julia Balfour, according to CNN. "That's all I have to say. Just let my baby go."
The bodies of Darnell Donerson, 57, and Jason Hudson, 29, were discovered Friday afternoon, with police suspecting the deaths were the result of a domestic dispute. Julia Balfour's husband, William Balfour, 27, was taken into custody for questioning after the shootings, but he has yet to be charged, according to The Associated Press.
On Saturday, William Balfour's mother, Michele Davis-Balfour, insisted that her son had nothing to do with the shootings and urged the public to focus on finding the missing child.
"Out of no means did my son do this," she told Chicago news station WLS. "This heinous crime to this family is unbelievable. It's unbearable.
"Whoever has Jennifer Hudson's nephew or Julia Balfour's son, please, I'm begging you, me and my family are begging you to return that son."
An Amber Alert was issued for Julian King on Friday, with authorities asking the public to be on the look out for a 1994 white Chevrolet Suburban with Illinois license plate X584859. The missing boy is described as being 4-feet-11 and weighing 130 pounds.
On Saturday, Hudson's family issued a plea along with a photo of Julian in the clothes he was last seen wearing — a striped brown polo shirt with khaki pants.
"Thank you all for your prayers and your calls. Please keep praying for our family and that we get Julian King back home safely," read the statement posted on MySpace. "If anyone has any information about his whereabouts please contact the authorities immediately. Here is a picture of Julian and what he was last seen wearing. Once again thank you all for being there for us through this tough time."
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