Just when it seemed that Jennifer Hudson's family tragedy couldn't get any worse, things took an even more dreadful turn. After her mother, Darnell, and her brother, Jason, were found shot to death inside their home on Chicago's South Side on Oct. 24, Jennifer's
7-year-old nephew, Julian King, the son of Julia Hudson, Jennifer's sister, was declared a missing person.

"If anyone has any information about his whereabouts, please contact authorities immediately," Jennifer wrote on her MySpace page. She even offered a $100,000 reward. Only a day later, however, the search was called off: Julian's body had been found.

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