Boy's body found in SUV, possible link to Jennifer Hudson's nephew

27 October 2008 @ 10:22 am EDT

A body of a child was found in an SUV in Chicago on Monday which police are investigating to see if its connected to the missing nephew of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson.

A photo released Oct. 24, 2008, by the Chicago Police Department shows 7-year-old Julian King. Chicago Police issued an Amber Alert Friday, Oct. 24, 2008 for King, who police say may be related to singer and Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson. Julia Hudson pleaded for the safe return of her 7-year-old son, Julian King, on Saturday Oct. 25, 2008, a day after Julia and Jennifer Hudson`s mother and brother were found shot to death at the family h...

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The boy was found in a white SUV connected with Julian King, 7, the missing nephew of Jennifer Hudson, the Chicago Tribune reported.

Julian has been missing since Hudson's mother and brother were found dead in their home Friday. He was described as being 4-feet-11 and 130 pounds and was last seen wearing a striped brown polo shirt and khaki pants, according to an Amber Alert released by police.

Over the weekend, Oscar-winning actress Hudson offered a $100,000 reward for the safe return of her nephew.

"Please keep praying for our family and that we get Julian King back home safely," Hudson said in a posting on her MySpace page Sunday.

"If anyone has any information about his whereabouts please contact the authorities immediately."