Ali Landry takes comfort in her children after her relatives were killed in Mexico

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Ali Landry was seen with her children outside their Los Angeles home
Former Miss USA seemed to be taking comfort in being with her family
Comes weeks after her father- and brother-in-law went missing in Mexico
Pair are thought to have been kidnapped before being killed by a cartel
Landry and husband Alejandro Monteverde scattered their ashes this week

Published: 01:01 EST, 27 September 2015 | Updated: 05:42 EST, 27 September 2015

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For the past month she has struggled through unimaginable trauma as her father- and brother-in-law vanished and were then found dead in a suspected cartel kidnapping.

It is a strain that might have driven others to the brink, but yesterday Ali Landry was determined to put on a brave show as she was seen with her children for the first time since the tragedy unfolded.

Surrounded by her three children, Landry, an actress and former Miss USA, was spotted outside the LA home she shares with husband Alejandro Gomez Monteverde.

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Ali Landry has been spotted with her children outside her Los Angeles home for the first time since her father- and brother-in-law were tragically kidnapped and killed

Landry, an actress and former Miss USA, was seen carrying one of her sons into the house she shares with husband Alejandro Gomez Monteverde, who was seen outside the property yesterday

Her appearance comes at the end of a month in which she and her husband are believed to have been hit with ransom demands by savage Mexican cartels after two relatives went missing.

Juan Manuel Gomez Fernandez, Monteverde's father, and brother Juan Manuel Gomez Monteverde, are thought to have vanished on September 4 from the Tamaulipas region of Mexico.

The region is currently in the midst of a bitter turf war between the Los Zetas and the Gulf Cartel, who are both known to use kidnappings as a way to raise capital.

According to reports, Landry and her husband were issued a ransom demand, which the paid, but were then hit a second time, and refused until they had proof the men were alive.

Then, on September 19, their bodies were found, apparently executed with gunshots.

Earlier this week Landry and Monteverde are believed to have traveled to Mexico to scatter their ashes, and now seem to be back in LA as a family.

Landry, 42, has been married to Monteverde, 38, since 2006 and the couple have a daughter aged eight, and two younger sons.

Landry was spotted today embracing her son as she lifted him out of her car, then affectionately leading her daughter along the road by the hand.

Landry was also seen leading her daughter along the road by her hand, clearly taking comfort in her family since the tragedy unfolded earlier this month

Landry, 42, has been married to Monteverde, 38, since 2006 and the couple have a daughter aged eight (pictured), and two younger sons

Hollywood movie director Monteverde also joined the family outing

Monteverde was spotted the day previously, looking in good spirits, smiling while he climbed out of his car along the same stretch of street.

According to US Weekly, the pair said their final farewell on Wednesday as they scattered the ashes off the coast of Tampico, Mexico.

The men's bodies were found on Saturday, two weeks after they initially went missing from an area of Mexico currently in the midst of a battle between the Los Zetas and the Gulf Cartel.

Landry (pictured with Monteverde) became a household name in 1998 when she starred as the Doritos Girl in a Superbowl advert

Investigators are still trying to work out exactly what happened to the pair, though it is thought they fell victim to this bitter feud, as ransom demands are a key source of income for many cartels.

It is thought that Monteverde and Landry had paid one ransom sum to the suspected kidnappers, but refused to pay a second until they had evidence that the men were alive.

Monteverde and his wife are yet to make a statement about the brutal killings.

Monteverde, who most recently directed the film Little Boy starring Emily Watson and Tom Wilkinson, posted a photo of his father earlier this year on Instagram, writing; 'Celebrating in San Miguel de Allende, with my best friend, my life mentor, the wisest man I know. My father.'

Landry became a household name as the Doritos Girl thanks to a 30-second commercial that aired during the Broncos-Packers Super Bowl XXXII game in 1998.

She married Alejandro Gomez Monteverde in 2006 - two years after her marriage to Saved by the Bell actor and television host Mario Lopez was annulled after two weeks due to his infidelity during the bachelor party with a stripper.

Monteverde's actor friend Eduardo Verastegui, who has starred in both of his films, sent his condolences via Twitter.

He wrote; 'With a heart full of pain and sadness, I ask for prayers for my friend and 'compadre' Alejandro Gomez Monteverde and all his family.

'My deepest condolences to my soul-brother, I love you so much 'compadre', I put my heart in your hands and I join you in this deep pain.'

Kidnapping in the Tamaulipas region of Mexico has become an industry and it is no longer centered on rich entrepreneurs, as victims can come from many walks of life.

The battle being waged by the government of President Enrique Pena Nieto against violent criminal activities has had ambiguous results.

The official number of registered cases has fallen by 14 percent between 2013 and 2014, but the feeling of danger and insecurity among inhabitants has increased.

Earlier this year Monteverde posted this image of himself with his father, calling the elderly man 'my best friend, my life mentor, the wisest man I know'

Monteverdeand Landry are believed to have been hit with two ransom demands after their relatives went missing, paying the first one, but refusing to pay the second until they knew the men were alive