You know I'm a CNN fan right now so I've basically been watching it all day (and since there's no PB tonight, I'll guess tonight will be much the same). Yesterday morning, as I was getting ready for church, I was watching a segment on how this mother & son was shot to death in their home on Friday. A 7 year old little boy was taken from the home & a white SUV was missing. I'm not sure if you have been following the story, but this family is that of Jennifer Hudson.
The 7 year old boy is Jennifer's nephew (her sister Julia's child). A "person of interest" is the boy's step-father & his mother's estranged husband, William Balfour. He is currently being held on a parole violation but has not been charged with the murders of Hudson's mother & brother or the disappearance of her little nephew.
Earlier this morning, the white SUV was found on the southside of Chicago & there was a body of a small male child (yes, you guessed it - African American). The Cook County police did not release much information. The body of the child & the white 1994 Chevy Suburban has been transported for further investigation. According to CNN (as if you didn't know), FBI in Washington say they "believe [the body found] to be that of the missing boy".
CNN says that Balfour could only be held for 48 hours & was released last night BUT is now in custody of the Illinois Dept. of Corrections because of a parole violation, as I mentioned up there. Just to give a little background about Mr. Balfour (according to Chicago Sun Times): was paroled in 2006 after convictions for attempted murder, vehicular hijacking and receiving stolen property, state records show. He spent nearly seven years in prison. He has a myspace page where he says he's proud of his sister-in-law & is a proud parent.
Interestingly enough, TMZ reports that neighbors say a family member tried to steal a car a few weeks ago which lead to a "heated argument". No one was specifically named in the attempted crime, but, according to these neighbors, whomever the thief was "promised revenge". I can only hope & pray the the body found in the SUV is not that of Julian King, but we all know that it more than likely is... sad sad.
Info credit: CNN, Hollywood Gossip, TMZ & SunTimes
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