stoic. Within days of the murder, Colton ran off with another woman, Laura Hall, to Mexico. In February 2009, Laura Hall is unexpectedly released when a court ruled her sentencing hearing wasn't fair. If convicted, There is no doubt that Colton Pitonyak was solely responsible for the murder of Jennifer Cave, said Fugitt. He ended up saying, 'Take me to Mexico,'" Incredulously, she adds, "So, I did.". The detective disagrees. The clerk asked him what he needed a hacksaw for and he said he was frying a turkey and needed a hacksaw to cut it up because it was frozen.". On Tuesday, the same jury sentenced Hall to five years in prison and a year in jail, with the sentences to run concurrently. Except for the murder itself, he blamed Laura for almost everything. Prosecutors offered testimony from her former cell mate in the Travis Co. 291126. Finally, she called her friend, Michael Rodriguez. "Trial set for college student accused of slaying, dismembering woman after date. We were in no condition," she explains. This friend, which police believe was her drug supplier, was named Colton Pitonyak and although a top-marked student at the University of Texas, had some previous arrest for DWI and PCOS (possession of controlled substances.). "All I had was a flashlight. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. self-incrimination and refused to testify for Pitonyak's defense. Her statement then became she'd seen the body but didn't know what had had happened. His lawyers say She had spent time in Austin as a student, but was about to start work at a law firm. The mutilation was anger it wasn't any effort to hide the body or get rid of the body. "The great challenge is to say to them, 'Feel any way you want. Asked if Colton had asked her to help him, Laura tells the detective, "No! [20], As of 2013, Colton Pitonyak, TDCJ#01413729 and State ID (SID)#07004898, is incarcerated in the Memorial Unit. Loren and Carol Hall desperately tried to reach their daughter. "Part of Jennifer's nature," she explains, "is she had a real problem with stray dogs. But she admits she is guilty of falling in love with the wrong man. And it eventually grew into, 'I was a victim, I was kidnapped, I had nothing to do with it. but that it must have been Laura continues to fight a current of public rage that she believes was sweeping away her very life. Woman sent to prison after gruesome West Campus murder to be released Watch on Laura was released in 2018. Submit yours now at austinchronicle.com/opinion. Pitonyak fled to Mexico with a former girlfriend, Laura Hall. Later, Travis County Deputy Medical Examiner Elizabeth Peacock (since retired) would discover that another bullet had been fired up through Cave's severed neck and into her brain a particularly gruesome detail that would remain unexplained. It was fired by The former charge originates from the dismemberment of Cave's body. was fried on drugs," he told police. time Jennifer Cave is believed to have been killed. He shot her through the arm, bullet traveled into the chest, through the heart pretty much killing her instantly. He shot her through the arm, bullet traveled into the chest, through the heart pretty much killing her instantly. Prosecutor Stephanie McFarland holds the hacksaw used to "We have new evidence that we've developed that establishes that Colton was not responsible even for the killing," says Joe Turner. "Hey dude, I'm eating pizza, don't bother me any more. "Colton's going, 'No man, I don't know. Pitonyak is serving 55 years for the slaying. By clicking Sign Up, I confirmthat I have read and agreeto the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. carpet cleaner, gloves. It was fired by. I felt that he didn't really do this. Colton Pitonyak's defense attorney says the appeal he filed last week in Travis County could clear his client's name. The relatively light sentence, after an emotional appeal from Hall's father, suggests that the delay in reaching a verdict reflected some division in the jurors' judgment of Hall's culpability. Pitonyak fled to Mexico with a former girlfriend, Laura Hall. I mean, when you look at Laura, there is nothing there - at all. 'That's a mannequin.' Jennifer paid for that friendship with her life. "You'll hear after her death she was dismembered. and "You'll hear that Ms. Cave died as a result of a gunshot through the arm and the torso of her body," Bishop tells the court. Another person, Laura Hall, was convicted of tampering with evidence and hindering the apprehension of Pitonyak after the two fled to Mexico. Colton will remain in prison for most of his life after receiving 55 years. The answer in the presence of that jury, quote, 'Some Bitch.' Investigators said Hall helped to dismember Cave's body. Hall was He will not get a new trial, but his attorney now has more ammunition. After calling 911, police raced back to the apartment and began the search for Colton. [11] Before Hall's re-imprisonment beginning in 2010, she lived in the area around Bandera, Texas, with her parents. Example video title will go here for this video, Depression among teen girls is on the rise | Mom Squad. A medical examiner later determined that Cave It was a crime that shocked a city a 21-year-old woman shot, stabbed and partially dismembered in the condo of her friend, a UT student. to cut up a turkey. University of Texas student Colton Pitonyak, a one-time National Cave's parents found her in a bathtub. "How hard is it to go like this?" Pitonyak (pictured) twice by phone trying to get information His kitchen?" she was still out with Pitonyak. the gun used in the shooting after the There is no soul.". The reporters were acutely aware of the gravity that came with securing an interview with Pitonyak himself, who is serving his 55-year sentence for murder in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice French M. Robertson Unit maximum security prison, just outside of Abilene. inside this bag. In August 2005, 21-year-old Cave was last seen with her close friend, UT finance major Colton Pitonyak, in Downtown Austin, on the eve of starting a new job at a local law firm. Apparently, it is very possible. 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She was released Thursday and is under mandatory supervision until August, the Department of Criminal Justice said. And I'm kind of like, sitting up, 'Colton, what's the deal, what's going on?' Watch Live: Closing arguments underway in double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, Top McCarthy aide, House Oversight chair each met with Ashli Babbitt's mother, Colon cancer rates rising in younger age group, study finds, Garland testifies before Senate panel amid ongoing special counsel probes, Ex-Georgia star Jalen Carter was racing in deadly crash, arrest warrants allege, Fiery train crash in Greece kills dozens, many of them students. Yeah," she continues with a laugh, "I felt I was on top of the world when I was with Colton. Laura Hall & Colton Pitonyak. Pitonyak is not eligible for parole until 2033. "I'm definitely not a sociopath.". Become an Oxygen Insider. His apartment As Laura tells it, she had nothing to do with the horrific crime. In August 2005, 21-year-old Cave was last seen with her close friend, UT finance major Colton Pitonyak, in Downtown Austin, on the eve of starting a new job at a local law firm. Her head and hands had been cut off and were in plastic bags on the bathroom floor. Pitonyak testified in January that he doesn't remember shooting Cave but that he must have done so; he'd been struggling with substance abuse for several years and was on the tail end of a several-days-long bender by the time he hooked up with Cave on the night of Aug. 16. A note to readers: Bold and uncensored, The Austin Chronicle has been Austins independent news source for over 40 years, expressing the communitys political and environmental concerns and supporting its active cultural scene. On the second visit, Sharon Cave slipped a window lock, and Sedwick climbed inside. In the end, Butler says, "We really do believe that being sensitive to a family who's been through a lot is not mutually exclusive to good journalism.". In court, Colton says he did not cut Jennifer's body with the knife." 2023 Talk Murder To Me. As it turns out, the cab driver failed to identify Laura when investigators showed him a photo lineup. Another person, Laura Hall, was convicted of tampering with evidence and hindering the apprehension of Pitonyak after the two fled to Mexico. Support the Chronicle. "I spent 21 months in jail for things I didn't do. Check out a scene from Episode 7: Elizabeth Turpin & Karen Brown. Colton testifies, "I can't remember exactly what I told her, but I showed her Jennifer's body.". Pedro Fernandez (pictured), the manager of the Casablanca Hotel in Piedras Blancas, took a photo with his Jennifer Cave, 21, had struggled with drugs and dropped out of As Jim Sedwick (Cave's stepfather) shakily recounts the fateful night in August 2005, in which he sneaks into Pitonyak's condo to search for his missing stepdaughter, Thomas and Butler pump the brakes and take a moment to describe the affectionate bond Cave had shared with Sedwick in life. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said Laura Hall, 34, was released from prison in Gatesville at 10:30 a.m. Hall wasconvicted in 2007 for hindering apprehension and tampering with evidence after prosecutors said she helped Colton Pitonyak, also a former UT student, dismember Caves body in an attempted cover-up before driving him to Mexico. "She told me, 'Dad, Colton's killed someone and they found a body.' And I'm not talking the four-legged kind.". More specifically, the state claimed that Hall helped dismember Caves body and aided in Pitonyak s escape to Mexico. Unfortunately Cave wouldnt show up for her first day of work, or any other day, because little did anyone know at the time she was laying in a bloody bathtub murdered and partially dismembered. 0:00. Also included in the appeal is Hall's alleged confession to two jail inmates. was fried on drugs," he told police. Pedro Fernandez (pictured), Director Gregory Kohn Stars Robert Ivkovic Laura Fraker (uncredited) See production, box office & company info Watch on Bravo Now Abbott proposes. She had '", Sharon says she knew something was wrong. "We did have the realization that this was going to be a different story from any other that's been told about this case," said Thomas. 22-year-old Cave was found murdered in a West Campus apartment. "They stated that during the group that inmate Hall confessed to the murder of Jennifer Cave," Turner explains. It was the post-murder behavior that made it so grotesque. The Mexican law enforcement drove the two to the border. "Not that big of a deal," Butler recalled. ", CBS News. over to law enforcement "The kitchen I think was the oddest room to me because it was sparkling clean," Bishop tells Maher. "He went to a hardware store and bought cleaning supplies such as ammonia and Febreze, masks, gloves and a hacksaw. Am I guilty of being in love with him stupidly? The exact time of death could not be determined, but detectives surmise Jennifer was first shot between 1:05 am and 3:30 am. Bryan Case, with the Travis County District Attorney s office, said, We stand by our position and conviction of Colton Pitonyak. killed Cave, who she said, he "loved deeply." The next afternoon, Jennifer's mother, Sharon Cave, got a phone call in Corpus Christi from Jennifer's new employer, who told her Jennifer had never arrived at work that morning. "She's a psychopath. She said her daughter was Midway through The Orange Tree's first episode, there's a small moment that is instructive of their approach. There was a shop towel out in the living room of the apartment that had both her DNA and Colton Pitonyak's DNA," Bishop says. district. "She gave a series of statements to the police," says Bishop. Colton Pitonyak's mother wept during the verdict, but he was he mother testified. You can find the Orange Tree Podcast on podcast listening apps or at the Drag Production Houses website here. Remember the difference between feeling and proof.'". "I had no idea he was going to do what he did," she says. him guilty "The deputies basically were having to fairly forcefully remove her from the courtroom.". As the jury deliberates, Laura tries to remain optimistic. in prison if convicted of murder. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie . And it is about to get much worse. Defense attorney Sam Bassett holds a machete found in Pitonyak's plans and enthusiasm He later requested a new trial,saying that Hall had admitted to killing Cave in a jailhouse confession. TV-PG Reality and Game Show Primetime Full Episode Appearing: Sharon Martin Go to show. Pitonyak's ongoing appeals process still makes the news; more loose threads and details arise as more people discover the podcast; and there's the lasting responsibility they feel to their interview subjects, whom they've asked to revisit a painful chapter in their lives. Check out a scene from Episode 7: Elizabeth Turpin & Karen Brown. Laura Hall and Colton Pitonyak. We'd just stay in the house all day. that killed Cave. Jury finds former UT student Colton Pitonyak guilty of "knowingly and intentionally" murdering Jennifer Cave, gives him 55 years . We have many He bought the items, he testified, but he did not cut up the body, and he claimed it was Hall's idea to flee to Mexico. Laura Hall The 3rd Court of Appeals on Feb. 19 overturned the five-year sentence of Laura Ashley Hall, who was convicted of tampering with evidence and helping friend Colton Pitonyak. "There's no question the most volatile component in this case is that people are going to be repulsed by what happened to Jennifer Cave," Sawyer says. "I'm still just so excited that the UT community seems to like it," she said. She became eligible again in November 2012. The Sanderson, Pitonyak seemed high. Laura says she was afraid for her life, and that's why she drove him to Mexico. And before long, something else became clear: Colton's sometime girlfriend, Laura Hall, had also disappeared. At the time of the killing, Pitonyak and Hall had a romantic relationship. Pitonyak also bought heavy-duty garbage bags, odor eliminator, I can't live in Austin. Hall was charged with tampering with evidence and helping Pitonyak flee the country. His apartment Hall was convicted in 2007 and sentenced to five years. ", Jennifer Cave's mother, Sharon, and her fiance, Jim Sedwick, Next the group went to Cheers Shot Bar, where Jennifer and Colton were seen splitting away from the group and walking east on 6th Street. Laura's attorney says the witness is not credible. Laura will wait behind bars to find out what her final sentence will be. In 2007, a jury convicted Laura Hall, 34, for helping her boyfriend Colton Pitonyak dismember 21-year-old Cave's body in his apartment's bathtub at the Orange Tree condominiums in August of 2005. Her body discovered in a friends apartment near the University of Texas. Both were drinking, and according to witness Jeffrey Bill Bishop. 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The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in 2015 denied the request. "We would spend days together at a time. "That's ridiculous," Laura says of the statement. With movie production in lockdown, try the sounds of Paper Street, Casey Cep solves the mystery of the true crime book that Harper Lee never wrote, Amanda Jacobson pairs vino reviews with different varietals of lawbreaking, With unprecedented demand for new inventory, parts, and repairs throughout quarantine, local bicycle shops struggle to keep up, One click gets you all the newsletters listed below, Breaking news, arts coverage, and daily events. "'Donnie Brasco' and 'Goodfellas' and a series of movies that involved dismemberment," Bishop says. "And in making the small talk people do, he found out her boyfriend was accused of murder," Laura Hall's lawyer, Joe James Sawyer, explains. [18] On Monday February 8, 2010, Hall was placed in county custody prior to her new sentencing hearing. Among those It's been two years since 21-year-old Jennifer Cave was brutally murdered and dismembered inside the West Campus apartment of her friend Colton Pitonyak. She invoked her Fifth And I'm like, 'Were you with Jennifer?' "The net result is I have to advise my client, even though we planned on you testifying, 'You can't do it,'" Sawyer explains. AUSTIN, Texas Jennifer Cave was just 21 years old when her body was found in a bathtub at a West Campus condominium near the University of Texas on Aug. 18, 2005. In the summer of 2005, police were called to an apartment in Austin, Texas. Pitonyak was convicted of murder after fleeing to Mexico with his friend Laura Hall. 'Why yes,' he said, 'She's sitting right over there by Mr. but Fernandez kicked them out after Pitonyak became belligerent Asked what he needed the saw for, Sawyer countered that in fact Hall took no part in the abandoned dismemberment, a version of the story that the jury apparently found unpersuasive. [1] In 2009, Chuck Lindell of the Austin American-Statesman called it the "most infamous West Campus crime". Pitonyak is serving 55 years for the slaying. faces a possible life sentence. "Dude, I am eating pizza with Prosecutors, Hall faces trial later this year on charges of felony hindering The brown paper bag in Pitonyak's studio apartment led police to 289256. for murder in the fatal Aug. He said. But as the investigation grew, the most intriguing player would be Laura Hall. Accurate or not, it was the first time Sullivan had mentioned this conversation, even though she'd testified at Pitonyak's trial, and Sawyer objected and was granted additional time to interview Sullivan and prepare a rebuttal. Pitonyak's lawyer, Roy Minton, questioned Austin police firearms The dismembered body of a young woman exposes the dark side of two former honor students. The defense had wanted the jury to see the tape of Laura's police interrogation, where for nine emotional hours, she firmly maintained she had nothing to do with the dismemberment. [11] Before Hall's re-imprisonment beginning in 2010, she lived in the area around Bandera, Texas, with her parents. [2], Jennifer Rae Cave[3] moved to Corpus Christi, Texas, in high school. about her daughter's whereabouts, but both times he was rude and So I flipped the light switch on and there she was," he remembers. In fact, she spent most of the day running errands before she went back to pick up Colton and drive him to Mexico. But Laura does admit to a problem with men. especially a woman," she said. Several friends and acquaintances testified they saw Cave with "She is a convicted felon, and it's no longer about whether or not she's guilty," Bishop says. Check out a scene from Episode 6: Laura Hall & Colton Pitonyak. She insisted he could not have purposefully "It was on a flip flop in the bathroom. That made for a grueling combination: maintaining empathy for their subjects, immersing themselves in "an ocean of information" about the crime and its trials, and reopening the emotionally fraught chapter with the Cave and Pitonyak families alike. police found Cave's Saturn sedan parked on a street near the Hall was allowed to leave by herself. At some point after midnight, early on Aug. 17, he passed out, and when he woke, he said, he found Cave's body in the bathtub. In Hall's trial, prosecutors were left to develop a portrait of intent mainly through conversations the 24-year-old Hall allegedly had with others in the months following the murder. "Snapped: Killer Couples" Laura Hall & Colton Pitonyak (TV Episode 2013) photos, including production stills, premiere photos and other event photos, publicity photos, behind-the-scenes, and more. She had been shot dead and then stabbed numerous times; her hands and head had been severed and wrapped in a garbage bag left beside the tub. Cave, the young woman he considered, About 12 hours after he shot Cave, Pitonyak stopped for a meal A Connecticut woman says her two 10-year-old German Shepherds, Cimo and Lieben, were shot, beheaded, and killed by a hunter from New York. As for Laura Hall, she remains a mystery. Hall was released from her 10 year sentence five months early in 2018 while Pitonyak will not be eligible for parole until 2033, according to the KXAN report. Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Emmys STARmeter Awards San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic-Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film Festival Awards Central Festival Central All Events You need to get her out of there.' After he discovered Jennifer Cave's body, Jim Sedwick called 9-1-1 again. Her hands removed. It was Hall who came up with the plan to dismember Cave's body, Pitonyak said, and it was Hall who made a list of items they'd need to complete the job. Colton and Laura fled Austin some 16 hours after the murder. accidentally pull the trigger while trying to clear a document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); You have entered an incorrect email address! For the young journalists, obtaining these rare interviews was understandably electrifying. [9] Pitonyak received a 55-year sentence. Walking past the West Campus complex on their way to classes at UT-Austin, their conversations would inevitably circle back to the murder of Jennifer Cave, which occurred mere yards away, behind door #88. After Jennifers body was found, investigators began mapping out the crime scene, hoping to shed some light on how the murder actually happened. "I did not want to go to jail. He told me to get out of there. As for Laura, she was ultimately credited with time served, made parole in . "And what did she say?" and face masks at the store. His lawyer later said the only, The victim's relatives embraced after the verdict. to get more soda to add to the vodka he was drinking and ordered it for years. she reported that Pitonyak was upset because he had lost his phone and was Because of the D.A. "Laura Hall says she didn't have a plan on what to do next after getting to Mexico, and that she didn't know what Colton Pitonyak was planning. "no onions" on the sandwich. "And he inquired, 'Oh, who is he accused of killing, Miss?' It's put together by The Drag Audio Production House and KUT and can be found on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. into a playpen belonging to Fernandez's They found a machete that was in the dishwasher.". Police didn't believe Laura's story that Colton had forced her to drive him to Mexico. cellphone after he "I have never heard anyone say anything but that she was one of the nicest people they knew," Bishop says of Jennifer. When Jennifer Cave walked out of the local law firm newly employed, she was ecstatic. Can't keep up with happenings around town? effects of Jennifer's death. So you kind of want to know, who came in here and did this? Laura Hall is the only person who has shown this sort of vicious hatred for the last several years, said Joe Turner, Pitonyak's defense attorney. [5] She dropped out after one semester and worked at a restaurant in Austin, Texas,[6] while briefly attending Austin Community College, Riverside Campus. The next day, Cave's mother filed a missing persons report. "I felt he was innocent. Asked how he got back to his apartment, Colton said, "I assume Jennifer took me. Detectives believe Colton had just received a confirmation to meet his cocaine dealer so the two could do drugs together. And she's like, 'Mom, he's my friend, and he needs my help.' Considering that both killer and victim were on mind-altering drugs would be the only proper explanation to what detectives discovered next. She was also a student at UT, a government major with hopes of becoming a lawyer. left the courtroom with the victim's But Jennifer's parents feel they must bear witness. "There was a dead woman curled up in his bathtub. On October 28, 2011, the state denied parole to Laura Hall. [17] On Monday, January 29, 2007 Pitonyak, then 24, was convicted of murder. When it came to relating anecdotes about being young and at college? It all has to do with the testimony of a taxi driver in Laura's original sentencing hearing, who swore Laura was a passenger in his cab. Fernandez, to watch a pay-per-view professional fighting match, The apartment belonged to Colton Pitonyak, a University of Texas business student. It's something she regrets. And then, it got worse when the district attorney failed to tell Laura's attorney about that - which was a significant legal mistake. S1 E843m. shot her accidentally. He was convicted in 2007 of the murder and sentenced to 55 years in prison. 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