The National ENQUIRER has uncovered a horrible new fact in the Jennifer Hudson family murders.
The killer of Jennifer’s nephew Julian King also cut off one of the 7-year-old boy’s hands, The ENQUIRER has learned exclusively.
Julian’s body was found Monday in an abandoned Chevy Suburban SUV that police had been searching for since the boy’s grandmother and uncle were shot to death at their home in Chicago.
Julian had been shot in the head while he was in the vehicle, police believe.
The severed hand discovery raises the possibility that the killer had planned to hold the Dreamgirls star’s nephew for ransom.
It is not known whether the hand was severed before or after the boy was killed.
William Balfour, 27, estranged husband of Julian’s mother, Julia Hudson, is being questioned by police.
UPDATE 10/30/08: Suspected murder weapon found. Suspect Balfour refuses polygraph when asked about the murders.
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