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On October 24, 2008, Hudson's fifty-seven year old mother, Darnell, and twenty-nine year old brother, Jason, were found murdered inside Darnell's home in Chicago, Illinois. The victims were reportedly shot to death before 3 p.m. They were discovered by a family cousin. An AMBER Alert was also issued for Hudson's seven year old nephew, Julian King, after Hudson's sister, Julia, reported him missing. William Balfour, who is married to Julia, is a suspect in the double homicide, but has not been charged

Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981) is an American actress, singer and model. She first gained notice as one of the finalists on the third season of the FOX television series American Idol. She went on to star as Effie White in the 2006 motion picture adaptation of the musical Dreamgirls for which she won numerous awards including an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA and a SAG Award.

Bonny Jean Jacobs, 78, the mother-in-law of Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr., the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, died Sunday after a long illness, a spokesman for Mr. Biden said.

2 persons with last name Allen died in about 24 hours period

Christie Allen (died August 12, 2008) was a pop singer in Australia
Sandy Allen (died August 13, 2008) was a world's tallest woman (lived in Indiana, USA).

Christie Allen (September 12, 1954 - August 12, 2008) was a pop singer who had a successful career as a recording artist in her adopted homeland of Australia.

Her first three singles from her debut album Magic Rhythm were substantial hits. The first single was a ballad "Falling In Love With Only You" reaching number 20 in 1979. Her next two singles were strongly influenced by the popular disco style - "Goosebumps" reached number 3 in 1979, and "He's My Number One" reached number 4 in 1980. With sales of 60,000, "Goosebumps" would be Allen's greatest success and was one of Mushroom Record's highest selling singles at that time.

Allen was voted the country's most popular female performer at the Countdown Awards in 1979 and 1980.

Christie Allen was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in March 2008 and died at her home in country Western Australia on 12 August 2008.

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György Kolonics, (June 4, 1972 - July 15, 2008), nicknamed Kolo was a Hungarian canoeist, who won two gold and two bronze medals on the Olympic Games. He also won a record of fifteen gold medals on World Championships.

Kolonics died on July 15, 2008 in Budapest due to a heart failure. He lost consciousness during training for his fifth Summer Olympics and the arriving paramedics could not help him.

Olympic medal record
Men's flatwater canoeing

Gold 1996 Atlanta C-2 500m
Gold 2000 Sydney C-1 500m
Bronze 1996 Atlanta C-2 1000m
Bronze 2004 Athens C-2 1000m