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Cops Find Gun Linked to Hudson Murders

Discovery could be major break in case

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 30, 2008 1:49 AM CDT

(Newser) – A .45 caliber handgun, which could be the murder weapon used to kill Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew, has been found by police, reports the Chicago Tribune. The gun was discovered in an alley close to the spot where the body of 7-year-old Julian King was discovered in the back of a Chevy Suburban.

Several other undisclosed "small bits of evidence" were also recovered next to the gun, which was nestled in thick shrubs in a vacant lot, officials said. Police have named Jennifer's Hudson's estranged brother-in-law a suspect in the case, but he has not yet been charged.

A photo originally released Oct. 24, 2008, by the Chicago Police Department shows 7-year-old Julian King. Chicago Police confirmed Monday, Oct. 27, 2007, that the body of a young black boy found in an SUV on Chicago's West Side was that of 7-year-old Julian King, nephew of Jennifer Hudson.
A photo originally released Oct. 24, 2008, by the Chicago Police Department shows 7-year-old Julian King. Chicago Police confirmed Monday, Oct. 27, 2007, that the body of a young black boy found in an...   (AP Photo/Chicago Police Department, File)
A cross with a photo of 7-year-old Julian King, nephew of Jennifer Hudson, stands at a makeshift memorial outside the home of Hudson's mother.
A cross with a photo of 7-year-old Julian King, nephew of Jennifer Hudson, stands at a makeshift memorial outside the home of Hudson's mother.   (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Singer and Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson. She has been in seclusion since the murder of her mother, brother and nephew.
Singer and Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson. She has been in seclusion since the murder of her mother, brother and nephew.   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)
Chicago Police search an alley where a .45 caliber handgun, possibly used in the murders of Jennifer Hudson's family members, was discovered.
Chicago Police search an alley where a .45 caliber handgun, possibly used in the murders of Jennifer Hudson's family members, was discovered.   (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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