The estranged brother-in-law of Oscar-winning actress/singer Jennifer Hudson’s was indicted Tuesday in the murders of Hudson’s mother, brother and young nephew. William Balfour, 27, who was married to Jennifer Hudson’s sister, Julia, was indicted on three counts of first-degree murder and one count of home invasion, according to Cook County State’s Attorney’s office spokeswoman Tandra Simonton. Balfour went into a bloody rage because he was upset that Julia was dating another man, prosecutors say. He is scheduled to be arraigned on the charges Jan. 20. Police say that Julia Hudson argued with Balfour at the Hudson home. Darnell Donerson, 57, and Jason Hudson, 29, were shot to death in the home, but Julia was not there. Julian, 7, was found dead three days later in an SUV on the West Side. Police found a .45-caliber pistol in bushes near the place where the SUV was parked in late October. Ballistics tests linked the weapon to the murders, according to police sources.

Actress and singer Jennifer Hudson on Sunday put up $100,000 as a reward to help find her 7-year-old nephew, according to The Associated Press. In her first public words since Hudson’s mother and brother were found shot dead in their Southside Chicago home on Friday and her nephew, Julian King, was discovered missing, she also pleaded with the public for help. “Please keep praying for our family and that we get Julian King back home safely,” the Oscar-winning singer/actress wrote on her MySpace page. “If anyone has any information about his whereabouts please contact the authorities immediately.” An Amber Alert continued into Sunday for young Julian, who was discovered missing Friday after the bodies of his grandmother, Darnell Donerson, 57, and 29-year-old uncle Jason Hudson were found in the home they all shared. The Cook County medical examiner’s office confirmed Sunday to E! News that it was Jennifer Hudson who identified the bodies of her mother and brother, who died of multiple gunshot wounds on Friday. Cops turned her sister’s estranged husband over to state custody, Sunday, as they investigated whether he was responsible for the killings.

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