Key takeaways:
– Savannah Kriger, a Texas mom, fatally shot her 3-year-old son and herself following a disturbing video call with her ex-husband, as revealed by Bexar County Sheriff, Javier Salazar.
– Prior to the murder-suicide, Kriger had illegally entered and damaged her ex’s house, including property such as his clothes.
– Kriger also shot her wedding dress and photos following the destruction of the ex-husband’s property.
– Kaiden, the 3-year-old son, was taken out of daycare before the tragic event.
– The murder-suicide occurred amidst a custody battle, with a court hearing scheduled on the day they were found deceased.
Detailed Case Overview
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar recently detailed a harrowing sequence of events leading to the tragic deaths of Savannah Kriger and her son Kaiden on March 18. From illegally breaking into her ex-husband’s home, damaging his things, firing bullets into her wedding photos, extracting her son from daycare before finally committing the murder-suicide, Kriger’s series of actions have left the community in shock.
Destruction of Ex-Husband’s Property
According to Sheriff Salazar, Kriger started her deathly chain of events by leaving her office around 12:49 p.m. on the day of the incident. She drove to her ex-husband’s house where she was believed to have caused considerable damage to his personal belonging, including clothes and furniture. This illicit action occurred while the husband remained unaware, busy at his car dealership workplace.
Salazar affirmed that they have managed to confirm this timeline using GPS information from the husband’s cell phone. News4 San Antonio reported that Kriger filed for divorce from Brian Kriger on March 7, indicating that there might have been some ongoing disputes.
Destruction of Wedding Memorabilia
After causing destruction at her ex-husband’s residence, Kriger returned home. It was here she fired shots into her wedding dress and portraits carefully laid out on her bed, indicated Sheriff Salazar. The casings from bullets fired at her residence matched the casings found at the crime scene.
Mandatory Goodbye Via Facetime
Next, Kriger went to her son’s daycare, officially checked him out, and placed him in the backseat of her vehicle. In a chilling Facetime call lasting 2 minutes and 13 seconds, Kriger informed her ex-husband without any detail that he would find nothing left when he returns home. She cruelly manipulated the innocent child to say his final farewells to his daddy during that phone call.
Final Moments & The Murder-Suicide
Following the disconcerting call, GPS data tracked Kriger’s car to a park, the same place where she and her son’s lifeless bodies were later discovered. During this time, Kriger unsuccessfully attempted to Facetime her ex-husband once more, resorting ultimately to a horrifying text stating, “Say goodbye to your son.”
According to Sheriff Salazar, she then recorded a grim 21-second video in a drainage ditch, where she encouraged Kaiden to say goodbye to his daddy again and then kissed him. Shortly after, she searched for cartoons on YouTube before she shot both herself and her innocent son, thereby ending their lives tragically.
The bodies of Kriger and her son were discovered in a drainage ditch by park police on a routine patrol. A thorough investigation is currently underway.