Kaiden Kriger

In March 2024, the life of three-year-old Kaiden Kriger was tragically cut short in San Antonio, Texas. Kaiden was a young White male who became the victim of a devastating murder-suicide.

The events unfolded on the afternoon of March 18, 2024. Kaiden’s mother, 32-year-old Savannah Kriger, was involved in a custody dispute with his father, and a court hearing was scheduled for the following day. That afternoon, Savannah left her job early and went to her ex-husband's home, where she damaged his clothing and furniture. She then returned to her own residence, where investigators later found wedding dresses laid out on a bed and two wedding portraits with bullet holes in them. Around 2:30 p.m., Savannah picked Kaiden up from his daycare.

After leaving the daycare, Savannah made a FaceTime call to Kaiden’s father, telling him, “You don’t have anything to go home to now… And you won’t have anything at all at the end of today.” She then drove with her son to Tom Slick Park. From there, she sent a final text message to her ex-husband that read, “Say goodbye to your son.” Before her death, Savannah recorded a 21-second video of herself and Kaiden in a drainage ditch, in which she told the little boy to “say bye to daddy.”

Later that evening, after family and friends raised concerns, authorities were asked to perform a welfare check. Deputies found Savannah’s car abandoned at the park, and an Amber Alert was issued for Kaiden. The search ended in heartbreak on the morning of March 19, when a park police officer discovered the bodies of both Savannah and Kaiden in a ditch near the park.

The Bexar County Medical Examiner determined that Kaiden died from a single gunshot wound to the head, and his death was ruled a homicide. His mother, Savannah, also died from a gunshot wound to the head, which was ruled a suicide. Investigators found a gun near the bodies and shell casings at the scene that matched those found at Savannah's home. With the primary suspect deceased, authorities officially classified the case as a murder-suicide. The Bexar County Sheriff's Office released a detailed timeline of the events in May 2024, and the case is considered closed.