Am I guilty of being in love with him stupidly? And she's like, 'Mom, he's my friend, and he needs my help.' 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. Jennifer Cave Murder, Jennifer Cave, Laura Hall, Colton Pitonyak, Elizabeth Peacock, Joe James Sawyer, Information is power. Jennifer Cave was on track to putting her life back in order. So like, I definitely feel shackled.". "Trial set for college student accused of slaying, dismembering woman after date. [11] Pitonyak had no previous record of violent crime. But she admits she is guilty of falling in love with the wrong man. But as the investigation grew, the most intriguing player would be Laura Hall. Her battle with drugs and alcohol had been a constant struggle, but now the 21-year-old waitress was imbued with a new level of confidence she never felt before. he custody by Mexican officials and handed. Thank you very much in advance. So after they left, Jim muscled his way in through a window. ", The emotional toll of the case hit particularly close to home for the hosts who both have sisters when they sat down to interview Cave's own sister, Lauren. but Fernandez kicked them out after Pitonyak became belligerent It was just playing with it, like it was toy," Bishop tells "48 Hours Mystery" correspondent Maureen Maher. I want people to look at me for what I am. the gun used in the shooting "I have never heard anyone say anything but that she was one of the nicest people they knew," Bishop says of Jennifer. to Jennifer Cave's death as "an accident," prompting grumbles "We still feel Jennifer in our lives," Sharon says. Episode 5: Tylar Witt & Steven Colver. 48 Hours In Too Deep: Laura Hall. Laura Hall and Colton Pitonyak. Colton Pitonyak was fighting for a new trial and Laura Hall was now fighting the accusation of murder from Colton's attorney.The next legal chapter in Laura's life is about to be written. More specifically, the state claimed that Hall helped dismember Caves body and aided in Pitonyak s escape to Mexico. There was a heinous murder and two readily identifiable suspects, but the physical evidence was confounding, and there was never a clear motive. It was the post-murder behavior that made it so grotesque. Bishop does not accuse Laura of murdering Jennifer Cave, but the autopsy showed Jennifer was shot through the head after death. ", Early on, they were excited to gain access to any source, and breakthroughs came at unexpected moments (Thomas was in class when Colton's father, Eddie Pitonyak, said he was willing to speak with them). Asked if Colton had asked her to help him, Laura tells the detective, "No! carpet cleaner, gloves. For the young journalists, obtaining these rare interviews was understandably electrifying. Jordan Smith of the Austin Chronicle said "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. Merit Scholar, is standing trial She became eligible again in November 2012. Example video title will go here for this video. and the manager of the Casablanca Hotel that killed Cave. You can find the Orange Tree Podcast on podcast listening apps or at the Drag Production Houses website here. The murder happened in 2005 when she was 21. She had plans to take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) so she could become a lawyer. Michael Rodriguez, a friend, said he spoke to Cave at 1 a.m. and I watched my jury and I saw women and men flinch at that answer.". She had plans to take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) so she could become a lawyer. In 2020, A seven-part podcast called "The Orange Tree," published by The Drag, which is an audio production house at the University of Texas, took a deep dive look at Jennifer's life, the trials and the appeals. "The kitchen I think was the oddest room to me because it was sparkling clean," Bishop tells Maher. [14] A Mexican SWAT team[17] discovered the two in a Holiday Inn in Piedras Negras,[11] a city on the MexicoUnited States border across from Eagle Pass, Texas,[17] on August 23, 2005. "I will have a heart attack and die, probably on the courtroom floor if they come back with a guilty verdict. The next day, Cave's mother filed a missing persons report. he promoted her to a full-time position. Sharon Cave, the victim's mother, broke down as she recalled the ", Jennifer Cave's mother, Sharon, and her fiance, Jim Sedwick, National television shows such as Court TV, 48 Hours, Deadly Sins and Snapped: Killer Couples have also covered the investigation over the years, said Fugitt. Menu. 35 photos. She could get more time or be let go permanently. young son. The Colton and Laura fled Austin 16 hours after the murder. Combat veteran operated. "And they said, 'Jennifer has gone to work for us.' "I remember that night - when we were trying to figure out what we were gonna do and getting some clothes packed. He referred The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in 2015 denied the request. '", Prosecutors produced witnesses who claim Laura told them about her involvement in the mutilation. There was nothing I could have done to save her life at that point. And I'm like, 'Oh yes, I know.' "All I had was a flashlight. But Hall's trial, like Pitonyak's, in the end produced little understanding either of what really happened to young Jennifer Cave or, most especially, why her supposed friends ended her life with such brutal, emotionless, and unthinking cruelty. And that's when I said, 'Man, you need to turn yourself in,' and he goes, 'Your daughter had nothing to do with this. "It upsets me tremendously to be in the same room with her and see her flitting about and talking on her cell phone. the job," her new boss recalled. Another person, Laura Hall, was convicted of tampering with evidence and hindering the apprehension of Pitonyak after the two fled to Mexico. As for Laura, she was ultimately credited with time served, made parole in . ", CBS News. happy She is to be sent back to jail. Colton did that. 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. But the judge refused to allow it, calling it inadmissable hearsay. an accident. comprehension that Colton would ever intentionally harm someone, "I felt he was innocent. dismember Jennifer Cave's body during her summation. Hall's crime, Sawyer argued, was loving Pitonyak "too much" irrationally and blindly, committing herself to protecting him from harm. On the same day, the jury panel recommended a 55-year prison sentence for Pitonyak. Tabitha Messina & Carlos Christopher. By clicking Sign Up, I confirmthat I have read and agreeto the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. a Investigators said Hall helped to dismember Cave's body. I'm kind of starting to freak out a little bit. As Laura tells it, she had nothing to do with the horrific crime. the chamber. The brown paper bag in Pitonyak's studio apartment led police to "Colton flipped out," Laura explains. Karim said the gun did not We stood right here in [the] hallway. The only real blemishes on his record were the DWI and PCOS previously mentioned. "His brain convicted in 2007 for hindering apprehension and tampering with evidence. Dismemberment of a human corpse is also rare.. 289256. Pitonyak fled to Mexico with a former girlfriend, Laura Hall. [6], Colton Aaron Pitonyak[7] was a finance major at the University of Texas at Austin,[6] originating from Bryant, Arkansas, in Greater Little Rock. Pitonyak was convicted in 2007 of Cave's murder and is still serving a 55-year prison sentence in Abilene. "Like I already know. Next Gallery. Her head and hands had been cut off and were in plastic bags on the bathroom floor. So that is how Jennifer Cave ended up partying with Colton Pitonyak on that last night of her life. At the time of the killing, Pitonyak and Hall had a romantic relationship. But that portrait of Hall, without her own testimony, was never fully fleshed out.). "She's still a part of us.". to cut up a turkey. "It was just too soon. Sharon Cave, the victim's mother, broke down as she recalled the Laura Hall & Colton Pitonyak Details Investigating the 2005 murder and dismemberment of a young woman. [11] Before Hall's re-imprisonment beginning in 2010, she lived in the area around Bandera, Texas, with her parents. 291136. to keep expanding and making Murderpedia a better site, but we really She invoked her Fifth, Colton Pitonyak's mother wept during the verdict, but he was 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. she reported that Pitonyak was upset because he had lost his phone and was We'd just stay in the house all day. officers in Texas. Prosecutor Bill Bishop was held accountable. 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. "There was a dead woman curled up in his bathtub. It was fired by. What more do you want?" She was also a student at UT, a government major with hopes of becoming a lawyer. I said, 'Thank you so much for giving her this opportunity.' Watch an excerpt of Laura Hall's interrogation. "I know one of them involves dismemberment with a machete.". "Not that big of a deal," Butler recalled. Colton Pitonyak's defense attorney says the appeal he filed last week in Travis County could clear his client's name. Hall's DNA was found on just three items: one of Cave's sandals, found near the bathtub; a blue shop towel, found on the coffee table; and the pistol used to shoot Cave. During Halls trial the state alleged that Hall aided Pitonyak in the murder of Jennifer Cave. "I was really attracted to Colton from the beginning. 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. "It's impossible for me to have been jealous of Jennifer Cave, because I not only didn't know her, but I didn't know she existed," Laura says. Police didn't believe Laura's story that Colton had forced her to drive him to Mexico. Would you please help me? 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. Orange Tree Apartments, an off-campus complex where Pitonyak Detectives believe Colton had just received a confirmation to meet his cocaine dealer so the two could do drugs together. Pitonyak stated during the trial that he must have killed Jennifer as he was the only other person there at the time he just couldn't remember the details. Much more importantly: Why did it happen? Pitonyak was enrolled in UTs Business Program (a rare admission for an out-of-state student) where he received high marks his freshman and junior years. We were in no condition," she explains. "And what did she say?" Pitonyak also bought heavy-duty garbage bags, odor eliminator, carpet cleaner, gloves and face masks at the store. Pedro Fernandez (pictured), Laura and Colton met at a party in the spring of 2005. TV-PG Reality and Game Show Primetime Full Episode Appearing: Sharon Martin Go to show. She was also a student at UT, a government major with hopes of becoming a lawyer. "I feel this huge weight of pressure - a dark cloud around me that is the police and the District Attorney's office that could snatch away what I have at any second. A jury found Pitonyak guilty and sentenced him to 55 years in prison for killing Cave. Colton Pitonyak testified he has no memory of killing Jennifer I'm innocent of the mutilation. Everyone has pointed their finger at me," she says.Prosecutors say Laura Hall did everything wrong the day of the murder: she left Colton's apartment and never told anyone what she had seen - not police, and not even her mother, whom she spoke with several times that afternoon. I'm absolutely stupid with them," she says. It was early evening by the time they arrived. ", "Well it's neither," she replies. His lawyer later said the only, The victim's relatives embraced after the verdict. of a lesser charge, such as manslaughter or "Mistakes were made," he says. Who would commit such a depraved act of violence and murder? 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. Still, last week's verdict left open the most crucial questions: What exactly happened to Cave in the wee hours of Aug. 17, 2005? The podcast highlights Halls possibility of being the true murderer of Cave and according to a KXAN report, Pitonyaks lawyers tried to convince a jury that she was the real murderer. college. 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. 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.". Given her ongoing proximity to the case, Sullivan's suddenly recovered memory is difficult to understand and seemed produced here to allow prosecutors to portray Hall as the post-murder mastermind. his way in through a window. Asked if that was enough physical evidence to tie her to the dismemberment, Bishop says, "When put with her statements to co-workers and things such as that, absolutely.". I can't live in Austin. S1 E843m. Sawyer countered that in fact Hall took no part in the abandoned dismemberment, a version of the story that the jury apparently found unpersuasive. 22-year-old Cave was found murdered in a West Campus apartment. "I didn't try and help him cover it up at all," she says on the tape. Located in the neighborhood of West Campus, Pitonyaks apartment turned into a crime scene on that day while Pitonyak along with his accomplice, Laura Hall, took off to Mexico. Asked how he got back to his apartment, Colton said, "I assume Jennifer took me. If real news is important to you, please consider making a donation of $5, $10 or whatever you can afford, to help keep our journalism on stands. "The mutilation was anger it wasn't any effort to hide the body or get rid of the body. They found Jennifer's car nearby. police found Cave's Saturn sedan parked on a street near the And before long, something else became clear: Colton's sometime girlfriend, Laura Hall, had also disappeared. "She is a convicted felon, and it's no longer about whether or not she's guilty," Bishop says. Pitonyak told the hardware store owner he was looking for a tool Laura told them she had crossed the border into Mexico with Colton. it was hilarious that he went in there," Fernandez testified. "I mean he had all the 'Scarface' posters. Pitonyak around midnight on Sixth Street, Austin's party It was Pitonyak a "sociopath" and a "beast" who destroyed everyone around him, Sawyer argued who mutilated Cave's body. Whoever did that had a lot of hatred towards her. The interrogation lasts nine grueling hours. left the courtroom with the victim's. detailing his son's childhood and academic, After a jury sentenced him to 55 years in prison, Pitonyak said, Laura agrees to talk to police, but initially holds back. And for the first time, Colton started shifting the blame. After just four hours of work, According to Fugitt, this is not the first time that this case has been covered but it is the first time that Pitonyak has ever agreed to speak about the incident to the press. And how could something so terrible happen at all? "She was very enthusiastic, very organized, very excited to have "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. For Butler, the overwhelming popularity is still a little hard to comprehend. In the end, the verdict was unsurprising, although it unexpectedly took the jury two days to return with the convictions that could have brought Hall as many as 11 years of incarceration. 0:57. But the jury never heard Laura's side of the story. [18] On Monday February 8, 2010, Hall was placed in county custody prior to her new sentencing hearing. Colton quickly realized that he couldnt dispose of the body by himself and called over a friend, Laura Hall, to help him cut up the body. saying that Hall had admitted to killing Cave in a jailhouse confession. discovered in Pitonyak's car. Colton even had business experience since his father built his own successful business.It is easy to see that Pitonyak was a shoo-in for a successful stay at UTs elite business program. "'Donnie Brasco' and 'Goodfellas' and a series of movies that involved dismemberment," Bishop says. Laura says she was afraid for her life, and that's why she drove him to Mexico. He later requested a new trial,saying that Hall had admitted to killing Cave in a jailhouse confession. Cave was reported missing after not appearing at work the next day, and less than 48 hours after her mother and stepfather arrived from Corpus Christi, her dismembered body was discovered in Pitonyak's apartment. Not only did investigators note several post-mortem stab wounds in Jennifers body, mostly to the chest and neck, as her head was not attached, they also found an additional slug resting against her skull showing that Pitonyak must have fired the second and last bullet through the base of her severed neck. Using an 8-inch hacksaw, Pitonyak dismembered Jennifers nude corpse in the bathtub. 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. After Cave's murder they escaped to Mexico where they were captured. Get an all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! Bank records also show that on the way home to dismember his victim, Pitonyak stopped at Burger King for a breakfast combo. Cave was buried in a private ceremony.[3]. And I opened that door. The detective disagrees. "Dude, I am eating pizza with Sanderson, Pitonyak seemed high. The official cause of death was determined to be a single gunshot from a .380 Smith and Wesson which entered through Jennifers right arm, traveling through her torso, and eventually lacerating her aorta. 291131. And he said, 'Well, there's a problem,' and he said, 'We're concerned." "She's a psychopath. He told me to get out of there. the Murderpedia project stay alive. Apparently, it is very possible. On March 15, 2018, she was released on parole from prison under mandatory supervision,[24] including GPS monitoring, and could not return to Travis County or to make any contact with the Cave family[25][26] until after the end of her prison sentence, which was in August of the same year. The ruling, in effect, tossed attorney Joe James Sawyer's defense out the window. Pitonyak's lawyer, Roy Minton, questioned Austin police firearms Now an Austin podcaster is telling the personal stories behind that severing. AUSTIN, Texas - August 17, 2020 marks the 15th anniversary of the murder of Jennifer Cave. because he had owned 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 he does not remember shooting Cave, Colton Pitonyak's mother wept during the verdict, but he was Except for the murder itself, he blamed Laura for almost everything. He ended up saying, 'Take me to Mexico,'" Incredulously, she adds, "So, I did.". I'll take you to dinner to celebrate your new job.' "Even looked like the floors had been mopped. It was the post-murder behavior that made it so grotesque. Inside, a woman's body lay in the bathtub; her hands and head severed. And that would be Laura Hall," Sawyer says. Eric Goodman's Austin FC column, other soccer news. And I'm like, 'Were you with Jennifer?' Fifteen years ago on Aug. 17, 2005, 21-year-old Jennifer Caves dismembered body was found in the bathtub of convicted murderer Colton Pitonyaks apartment at the Orange Tree Condominiums in Austin. cellphone after he Her body discovered in a friends apartment near the University of Texas. 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. began to suspect that Pitonyak was a fugitive. New court documents accuse Laura Hall of bragging about the murder of Jennifer Cave. [21][22], In 2014, Hall was denied parole by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. Cave, who was an Austin legal assistant, was found in Pitonyaks bathtub in his West Campus apartment on Aug. 18, 2005. He testified that he, Pitonyak was stone-faced during closing arguments. I mean, when you look at Laura, there is nothing there - at all. What will ending the COVID-19 emergency look like in the US. They're gonna do something and you're not gonna like it.". And within just a couple of hours, the judge rules against Laura. 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. The scene in Pitonyak's West Campus apartment in August 2005 was horrifying, the bloody and dismembered body of Jennifer Cave, a beautiful, bright, young woman Pitonyak had gone out to dinner with the evening before, found abandoned in the bathtub. Maher asks. As it turns out, the cab driver failed to identify Laura when investigators showed him a photo lineup. The sentences, to be served concurrently, include 10 years for tampering with evidence and one year for hindering apprehension. urinating on a car. Jury finds former UT student Colton Pitonyak guilty of "knowingly and intentionally" murdering Jennifer Cave, gives him 55 years . Although Michael didnt hear any distress in his friends voice, he could hear her say, What are you doing? He will be eligible for parole "[16] Upon discovery, Cave's body had been partially dismembered and had many stab wounds. Hall faces trial later this year on charges of felony hindering The jury finds Laura guilty of tampering with evidence, for cutting up Jennifer Cave's body and helping Colton to escape to Mexico. Laura Hall's sentencing hearing is scheduled for May 2010. "Really? "That's ridiculous," Laura says of the statement. ", Rather than reveling in the prize of unprecedented access, they wanted to always keep sight of the human anguish that reverberates through their narrative. is in the bottom right corner. Come here.'". carpet cleaner, gloves She had Hall had been sentenced to 10 years in prison for her role in the murder. Murderpedia has thousands of hours of work behind it. "She was having a hard time finding herself," her "They've lost their child, and a lot of times their hearts are filled with hate," Laura's father, Loren Hall cries, "but that's no reason to convict the innocent.". had more; a photo of Laura and Colton taken while they were on the run in Mexico. 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