Julia Balfour is the mother of Julian King, the 7-year-old boy who went missing after the shooting of Jennifer Hudson's family in Chicago, on October 24.CNN: Jennifer Hudson's sister begs for missing son's return (October 25, 2008) In the days following the shootings, Balfour made a public appeal broadcast on television and the Internet, asking the kidnapper to release her son. The police and the FBI were investigating the case, and on October 27, 2008, Julian King's body had been found.ABC News: After Killings, Hudson's Sis Pleads for Son (October 26, 2008) CNN: Reports: Child's body found in SUV (October 27, 2008)
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Julian King's body was reportedly found in an SUV in Chicago, Illinois, three days after the deadly Hudson family shootingsCNN: Reports: Child's body found in SUV (October 27, 2008)
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William Balfour was arrested as a suspect in the shooting, his legal status later changed to a "person of interest"CNN: Jennifer Hudson's sister begs for missing son's return (October 25, 2008)
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Julia Balfour recorded her plea at the Pleasant Gift Missionary Baptist Church, where Jennifer Hudson sang as a childCNN: Jennifer Hudson's sister begs for missing son's return (October 25, 2008)
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A handgun was also found in a lot about a block away from the SUV and is believed to be the murder weapon.TMZ: Murder Weapon Recovered (October 30, 2008)
