Texas mother and her three-year-old son are found dead in a ditch in suspected murder suicide on the same day she was due in court for custody battle hearing

Police believe they have found the bodies of a missing Texas woman and her three-year-old son, who died by suspected murder-suicide on the eve of a custody hearing.

Savannah Kriger, 32, and her son Kaiden were reported missing Monday after Kriger left work early to pick him up from daycare for a doctor's appointment.

But family members grew concerned when they could not contact Kriger. All calls when to voicemail and location services on her phone had been turned off. 

The Bexar County Sheriff's Office was called to the 8200 block of Dovers Den for a welfare check around 6pm, but were unable to get in the house.

No one was home and Kriger's white 2023 Lincoln Aviator had vanished from the driveway.

Police believe they have found the bodies of missing San Antonio woman Savannah Kriger, 32, and her three-year-old son Kaiden

Kriger left work early on Monday to pick Kaiden up from daycare for a doctor's appointment. However, family members grew concerned when they were unable to get in contact with her

Bexar County Sheriff's Office said deputies found evidence that created 'cause for concern' inside Kriger's home upon conducting a welfare check

Deputies eventually made contact with a family member who let them inside.

There they found evidence that created 'cause for concern for the child as well as Savannah,' according to Sheriff Javier Salazar. 

An AMBER Alert was issued the same day. Police suspected Kriger, who was involved in an ongoing custody dispute with the child's father, had abducted him. 

Authorities traced Kriger's car to Tom Slick Park off State Highway 151 East, following phone pings.

A search of the park began Monday night but had to be suspended as night fell.

On Tuesday morning, police continued to comb the area and found two bodies near a drainage easement. A gun was also recovered from the scene.

'We are operating on the premise that this is Savannah and the child,' Salazar told said during a news conference.

'It appears that there's some evidence that there may have been some gunshots fired, but again, at this point, it's too early to give anything beyond tentative identification.'

Police traced Kriger's SUV to Tom Slick Park, following phone pings. They located two bodies tentatively identified as the 32-year-old and her young son on Tuesday as well as a gun

An AMBER Alert had been issued for three-year-old Kaiden one day prior to the discovery of the bodies. In that alert, Kriger was named as his suspected abductor

Salazar said he believes their deaths resulted from a murder-suicide but did not elaborate on his reasoning.

'We don’t believe there are any suspects outstanding,' the sheriff added.

He said Kriger and Kaiden appeared to have left the SUV and walked a 'considerable ways' from the park to the ditch where the bodies were located.

'Disappointed that we're operating on that premise until we can verify,' Salazar said.

Police noted the ongoing legal battle between Kriger and Kaiden's father, Brian. A custody hearing had been scheduled for Tuesday.