. >> sonia spoon called her daughter cala thompson and aden spoon the loves of her life. she posted this happy selfie. last week something apparently snapped in spoon's case so profound that her mother called the police. >> she advised her daughter had suicidal thoughts and also that she wanted to take the life of her daughter. >> spoon was hospitalized for a psychiatric hospitalization. it was after 2:00 a.m. sunday morning that police were again called to spoon's parents home. the children near death. >> without getting into too many particulars, there were bags placed over the children's heads. >> they died hours later. >> police say sonia spoon confessed but the motive remains unknown. we've learned from courses that she was involved in a custody battle for her daughter the cala. she told a friend she was going to kill the children. the father of her son lives nearby. he told us off camera he hasn't seen the baby or spoon for seven months. he says he's crushed by what happened. his father is speaking on his behalf. >> he doesn't know what to do. just have to move on.