Chicago, Oct. 27 (Reuters): Police today found the body of a young boy following a search for Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Hudson’s 7-year-old nephew, who has been missing since Hudson’s mother and brother were slain last week.

Police did not immediately release the boy’s identity but local media reports said a vehicle in which the body was found belonged to Hudson’s slain brother, Jason, 29. Police had issued an alert on Friday saying the boy may have been abducted in that vehicle.

The boy, Julian King, has been missing since Hudson’s mother, Darnell Donerson, 57, and Jason Hudson were found shot dead in Donerson’s South Side Chicago home.

Police said the slayings appeared to be part of a domestic disturbance. Various media reports said police had taken William Balfour into custody as a suspect in the double homicide investigation. Balfour, 27, had a relationship with Hudson's sister Julia but is not the father of the missing boy. Balfour's mother said earlier her son and Julia were estranged.