The owner told police Pitonyak had bought a hacksaw and other supplies about 12 hours Pitonyak is serving a 55-year prison sentence after he was convicted of murder in 2007. ", Colton also had a collection of gangster movies. detailing his son's childhood and academic, After a jury sentenced him to 55 years in prison, Pitonyak said, . She was released in . Next Gallery. time Jennifer Cave is believed to have been killed. He testified that he Colton Pitonyak will testify in his own defense. Right away. 0:57. Both were drinking, and according to witness Jeffrey "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 felt he was innocent. Sanderson, Pitonyak seemed high. him guilty I thought he was a very sexy guy. Ultimately, Thomas and Butler remain confident that emotional sincerity is as important as getting the facts straight. Police would soon learn the butchered victim was 21-year-old Jennifer Cave. Her statement then became she'd seen the body but didn't know what had had happened. About 12 hours after he shot Cave, Pitonyak stopped for a meal [19], In 2010, a jury in Travis County, Texas resentenced Hall to the maximum possible sentence, including prison and $14,000 ($17396.92 when adjusted for inflation) in fines. "I am innocent of the murder. Check out a scene from Episode 7: Elizabeth Turpin & Karen Brown. And that's what got her in trouble," adds Jim. Whereas some true-crime anthologies might barrel headlong toward the most gruesome, shocking detail, Thomas and Butler underline their reporting philosophy upfront. "I'm innocent of all this. Woman sent to prison after gruesome West Campus murder to be released Watch on Laura was released in 2018. "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 previously made a statement that she had no idea what happened, she'd never seen the body. "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. And it eventually grew into, 'I was a victim, I was kidnapped, I had nothing to do with it. comprehension that Colton would ever intentionally harm someone, . I thought, 'Yeah, I'm very aware of that. Furthermore, the new witness states that Laura told him that she made the list of items for Colton to buy at the hardware store, and that she alone dismembered the body of Jennifer Cave. 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. left the courtroom with the victim's Sharon and Jim decided to head to Austin hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst. 2023 www.statesman.com. In the bathroom, he discovered Cave's She said, 'After all, [Cave] was nothing. "I was really attracted to Colton from the beginning.. For the prosecutors, Travis Co. assistant district attorneys Bill Bishop and Stephanie McFarland, it was not a straightforward case. "Did I drive him across the border? And within just a couple of hours, the judge rules against Laura. Merit Scholar, is standing trial 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. This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. Murderpedia has thousands of hours of work behind it. 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 Among those A boy's dorm room was sparkling clean? 'That's a mannequin.' [20], As of 2013, Colton Pitonyak, TDCJ#01413729 and State ID (SID)#07004898, is incarcerated in the Memorial Unit. officers in Texas. I can't live in Austin. Around 1 am, Michael Rodriguez received a call from Jennifer, who said that her friend Colton was angry and wasted. Who would commit such a depraved act of violence and murder? 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. "I have no idea what happened that night.". 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. Please leave me alone," she quoted him as saying. "She's a psychopath. Pitonyak fled to Mexico with a former girlfriend, Laura Hall. But, as is usually the case with Laura Hall, that was not the end of this story.Colton Pitonyak's attorney, Joe Turner, says Colton did not shoot Jennifer Cave and he doesn't know who did. Am I guilty of being in love with him stupidly? His lawyers say happy Sharon began frantically calling around to find her daughter and discovered Jennifer had been out with Colton. new content, we kindly appreciate any donation you can give to help Oh my God, he is pissing on that car.. After police said they did not have the legal grounds to break On August 18th, the Sedwicks traveled to Austin and found Cave's car at Pitonyak's apartment. [13] Murder [ edit] Prosecutors noted that he specified "And then they ask him, 'Can you identify that woman in court today?' After he discovered Jennifer Cave's body, Jim Sedwick called 9-1-1 again. 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.". "He thought He was hot. 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. had died from a single gunshot wound to her right chest. "That's just a whole new set of nightmares coming at me that I'm not ready to deal with.". "I mean he had all the 'Scarface' posters. But according to Pitonyak's lawyer, once during a group therapy session in jail, Laura told other inmates she is in fact the killer. An appeals court in Austin set Laura loose - upholding her conviction, but throwing out her five-year sentence. We stood right here in [the] hallway. Those things just really upset me," Sharon says. Asked if the cab driver is lying, Laura says, "I never said that to him. Pitonyak fled to Mexico with a former girlfriend, Laura Hall. Among those Hall was found guilty of tampering with evidence and sentenced to 10 years in prison. on her son's behalf. And that's when I said, 'Man, you need to turn yourself in,' and he goes, 'Your daughter had nothing to do with this. Now an Austin podcaster is telling the personal stories behind that severing. The day before her death, however, she had "He said he was gonna cut up the body and get rid of it," she told the detective. "He held himself out as a gangster," prosecutor Bill Bishop says. "I think my life has been destroyed. suffered a number of bizarre wounds after death, including a "I'm stupid with men. Cave, the young woman he considered His apartment Hall was released on parole in 2018 after. 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. Finally, she called her friend, Michael Rodriguez. Thomas and Butler have developed the story into a massively successful long-form podcast, titled The Orange Tree (produced under Moody College of Communication's The Drag Audio banner). Orange Tree Apartments, an off-campus complex where Pitonyak Once again, the D.A. "I did not want to go to jail. the saw was too small to cut up a body and reminded jurors that a hardware store four blocks away. a She is to be sent back to jail. was fried on drugs," he told police. [11] The two were in Mexico for five days. She had spent time in Austin as a student, but was about to start work at a law firm. 22-year-old Cave was found murdered in a West Campus apartment. She was released in 2018 after serving time. district. "I was really attracted to Colton from the beginning.. into Pitonyak's apartment, Cave's 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 before police could question Pitonyak, he and another UT student, Laura Hall, fled to Mexico. After calling 911, police raced back to the apartment and began the search for Colton. "Of course he remembers all that - then incriminates me and nothing about his own actions," Laura comments sarcastically. "This guy's who's - apparently he - he's killed Jennifer Cave and mutilated her body- he's got my daughter. ", "I think that people are going to look at this and they're going to see how articulate you are, and they're going to say, 'OK, either this girl is really stupid or she's a sociopath," says Maher. Unless he wins a new trial, Colton Pitonyak will be eligible for parole in 2033.Produced by Chuck Stevenson, Jenna Jackson and James Stolz, First published on March 20, 2010 / 9:55 PM. "Absolutely nothing to do with it," she replies. Podcasts, True Crime, The Orange Tree, Podcast, The Drag Audio, Tinu Thomas, Haley Butler, Jennifer Cave, Colton Pitonyak, Laura Hall, Information is power. accidentally pull the trigger while trying to clear a Laura Hall & Colton Pitonyak Episode aired Jul 7, 2013 TV-14 44 m IMDb RATING 5.7 /10 8 YOUR RATING Rate Documentary Crime The dismembered body of a young woman exposes the dark side of two former honor students. effects of Jennifer's death. What will ending the COVID-19 emergency look like in the US. Colton Pitonyak's defense attorney says the appeal he filed last week in Travis County could clear his client's name. Support the free press, so we can support Austin. Jennifer Cave's family hopes Laura gets even more time behind bars. He later requested a new trial,saying that Hall had admitted to killing Cave in a jailhouse confession. She died in the residence of UT student Colton Pitonyak. "Even looked like the floors had been mopped. "And what did she say?" Because of the D.A. Pitonyak also bought heavy-duty garbage bags, odor eliminator, [citation needed] Before her murder, she began to work for a law firm[4] as a legal assistant. ", "Well it's neither," she replies. She's out on bond while prosecutors fight to put her back behind bars. 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. However, there was one part of Coltons life that even he couldnt control, and that was the constant temptation of drugs and alcohol. Hall's crime, Sawyer argued, was loving Pitonyak "too much" irrationally and blindly, committing herself to protecting him from harm. [17] On Monday, January 29, 2007 Pitonyak, then 24, was convicted of murder. But as the investigation grew, the most intriguing player would be Laura Hall. Fernandez, to watch a pay-per-view professional fighting match, The The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in 2015 denied the request. Sharon Cave, the victim's mother, broke down as she recalled the But the jury never heard Laura's side of the story. She said Another person, Laura Hall, was convicted of tampering with evidence and hindering the apprehension of Pitonyak after the two fled to Mexico. "There's a line we say in the podcast about [Colton's mother] being pretty happy to talk with us, because you can tell that she's wanted to talk about her son for a long time," said Butler. "I'm like, 'Jennifer, please, just don't - just stay away from that.' I didn't know who she was. 'Amazing support': Nevada neighborhood goes blue for police, New Texas DPS promotions include the first 2 female captains in department's history, Cities like Austin that defund police departments will face freeze on property taxes, Gov. victim's relatives. 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. "It was on a flip flop in the bathroom. success. "I will have a heart attack and die, probably on the courtroom floor if they come back with a guilty verdict. His lawyer later said the only after the It's put together by The Drag Audio Production House and KUT and can be found on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Pitonyak had fled with Hall to Mexico, where the couple spent five days before they were picked up by U.S. marshals and returned to Austin. His lawyers say the manager of the Casablanca Hotel The next day, Cave's mother filed a missing persons report. She may have been Colton's friend, but the allegation is that Laura Hall was his accomplice.On Feb. 8, 2010, Laura reports to court to be given the date for her new sentencing hearing. He said. Orange Tree Apartments, an off-campus complex where Pitonyak Laura continues to fight a current of public rage that she believes was sweeping away her very life. lived. Become an Oxygen Insider. "no onions" on the sandwich. Pitonyak told Sedwick that Cave was not around and asked them to leave him alone. "But then we did the Lauren Cave interview, and then it was like, 'Oh my God, not only what if this happened to me, but what if I was alive and this happened to my sister? Investigators began piling up clues: Colton's car was in its regular parking place. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. [14] Cave and Pitonyak went to dinner before Cave was murdered. The victim's relatives embraced after the verdict. Pitonyak's lawyer, Roy Minton, questioned Austin police firearms Much more importantly: Why did it happen? was fried on drugs," he told police. His defense has implied it will ask jurors to find It's something she regrets. From September 2005, when she was arrested, until Colton Pitonyak's trial in January 2007, Laura Hall stood by Colton. he A deeply reported account of Cave's life and the fallout from her horrific death, it's regularly broken into the top 50 shows on Apple Podcasts, and into the top 10 for true crime. urinating on a car. [18] The court ruled that her sentencing hearing was unfair and Hall was released on bond. "He went to a hardware store and bought cleaning supplies such as ammonia and Febreze, masks, gloves and a hacksaw. The brown paper bag in Pitonyak's studio apartment led police to went to the fast-food chain Pedro Fernandez (pictured), Pitonyak and Hall went to the home of the hotel manager, Pedro Colton will remain in prison for most of his life after receiving 55 years. a 9 mm handgun that was later [18] On Monday February 8, 2010, Hall was placed in county custody prior to her new sentencing hearing. "I'm ready to be acquitted," she says. Laura Hall was sentenced to 10 years in prison for her part in the crime and has been released in 2018 after serving her time. [3] In 2002, she graduated from Mary Carroll High School in Corpus Christi and in August of that year she traveled to San Marcos, Texas, to attend Texas State University as a finance major. Jennifer Cave's mutilated body was found in the apartment of Pitonyak in 2005. [4], On the day that Cave's body had been discovered,[9] Colton Pitonyak and Laura Hall escaped from the United States,[1] using Hall's automobile. [10], On the morning of August 17, 2005,[14] the law firm where Cave worked called Cave's family to say that she did not show up for work. '", "It's hard for listeners to really put themselves in the shoes of someone close to this case," added Thomas, who says these shades of personal perspective were integral to properly telling their story. I said, 'Thank you so much for giving her this opportunity.' Copyright 1981-2023 Austin Chronicle Corp. All rights reserved. S1 E843m. All seven episodes of The Orange Tree are now available for download and streaming on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. Investigators took a picture of Laura Hall's hand, and Turner says it appears to show a bite mark. Both were drinking, and according to witness Jeffrey I heard this rustling, like someone's grabbing the phone from you. "We just wanted to expand on that," Butler explained. And it is about to get much worse. "All I had was a flashlight. "We are very, very "I had no idea he was going to do what he did," she says. Jennifer Cave was on track to putting her life back in order. Langenbach said Hall told her that she didn't understand "what the big fuss was about. We were in no condition," she explains. On Aug. 16, 2005, Cave was excited about her new job at an Austin law firm, and that night, she went with Pitonyak to Sixth Street to celebrate. Hall. And I'd be like, 'Jennifer, please stay away from that.'". Colton Pitonyak will testify in his own defense. [16] Laura Hall was arrested in September 2005. And before long, something else became clear: Colton's sometime girlfriend, Laura Hall, had also disappeared. Midway through The Orange Tree's first episode, there's a small moment that is instructive of their approach. custody by Mexican officials and handed Police found a shell casing in the tub that matched the bullet Sullivan said Hall seemed frustrated by Pitonyak's inanition, saying she had been trying to "motivate" Pitonyak to finish the job. When they started looking into the case, they felt connected to Cave, who died at the same age they were when they started this project, Thomas and Butler said in a statement given to the BrownWood Bulletin publication. His lawyers said his DNA was on the handle Hall was found guilty of tampering with evidence and sentenced to 10 years in prison. "Did you have anything to do with the murder?". But the judge refused to allow it, calling it inadmissable hearsay. We'd just stay in the house all day. She had plans to take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) so she could become a lawyer. And that would be Laura Hall," Sawyer says. "I apologize to everybody here. She had partially dismembered body in the tub. Cave was buried in a private ceremony.[3]. (It was difficult to judge Langenbach's credibility; the more sensational aspects of her testimony e.g., that Hall spoke of "telling her grandchildren" about dismembering a body seemed either far-fetched or shockingly cold and calculating. We immediately just got together. Combat veteran operated. and, Four days after he crossed the border, Pitonyak was taken into "It is now about the appropriate sentence.". For Thomas (a former Chronicle intern) and Butler, the interest in exploring a notorious chapter of campus lore was born of a curiosity for the story beyond the grisly details of the crime, or the sensationalized on-the-run narrative that characterized the subsequent trials and convictions of Pitonyak and Hall. Jim says the place was completely dark. He will not get a new trial, but his attorney now has more ammunition. Ascension Seton breaks ground on new womens health tower in Austin, Cowboy Breakfast, BBQ Austin scheduled ahead of official start of Rodeo Austin, Timeline: Severe storms possible on Thursday, Forecast: Severe storms possible Thursday. 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. 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. she reported that Pitonyak was upset because he had lost his phone and was Inside, was the gun they believed to have been used to kill Jennifer Cave. 'Cause in my mind that's not possible," she says of going back to jail. have a hair Jurors perhaps reasoned that Hall's confirmed actions her collaboration with Pitonyak and their flight together reflect that she is certainly guilty of something, and the available charges would have to do. at Burger King. Mr. For Travis County Prosecutor Bill Bishop, the case is indelible. Episode 6: Laura Hall & Colton Pitonyak. Would you please help me? And how could something so terrible happen at all? Sharon made a series of calls, including one to Pitonyak, who lied to her that he last saw Jennifer around midnight. Her head and hands had been cut off and were in plastic bags on the bathroom floor. Inside, a woman's body lay in the bathtub; her hands and head severed. Prosecutor Bill Bishop was held accountable. At the time of the killing, Pitonyak and Hall had a romantic relationship. Colton Pitonyak testified he has no memory of killing Jennifer Cave, the young woman he considered, About 12 hours after he shot Cave, Pitonyak stopped for a meal It is not known if Hall helped with this gruesome task, but later the two fled across the Mexico border, leaving Jennifers partially dismembered corpse to decompose in his apartment. A medical examiner later determined that Cave Hall was released on parole in 2018 after serving nearly 10 years in prison. Case says he could not comment on Hall's upcoming sentencing hearing. medication for depression. district. have said he is taking, Defense attorney Sam Bassett holds a machete found in Pitonyak's After Cave's murder they escaped to Mexico where they were captured. Prosecutors "We still feel Jennifer in our lives," Sharon says. Colton Pitonyak was found guilty and sentenced to 55 years in prison. "I'm definitely not a sociopath.". Support the free press, so we can support Austin. This was a brutal case; she was stabbed 29 times. Bank records also show that on the way home to dismember his victim, Pitonyak stopped at Burger King for a breakfast combo. And many say, so is Laura. I'm not here to hurt anybody. He shot her through the arm, bullet traveled into the chest, through the heart pretty much killing her instantly. 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But Colton was nowhere to be found. I just started crawling through the window trying to push the drapes out of my way. When she finally got Colton on the phone, he told her nothing. to Jennifer Cave's death as "an accident," prompting grumbles Cameras weren't allowed in the courtroom as the judge lays out how and when the new sentencing trial will proceed. that killed Cave. and face masks at the store. [2], Jennifer Rae Cave[3] moved to Corpus Christi, Texas, in high school. Business And Legislative Leaders Push To Replace Expired Tax Break With Texas Lawmakers Take First Step To Restoring Felony Penalty For Illegal Abbotts Pro Voucher Barnstorming Tour Puts Pressure on GOP Reps Who Texas Taxpayers Footing The Bill For Republican Canceling Of Anti-Gun Businesses. "Colton flipped out," Laura explains. "She was having a hard time finding herself," her Laura Hall is back in the lock-up she despises, while her family and lawyer scramble again to set her free. Sharon Sedwick says her daughter, Jennifer Cave, was on Colton's side, too. Pedro Fernandez (pictured), the manager of the Casablanca Hotel in Piedras Blancas, took a photo with his S1 E1043m. End quote. effects of Jennifer's death. On the second visit, Sharon Cave slipped a window lock, and Sedwick climbed inside. 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. Pitonyak and Hall, who was 21 years old at the time, were later found in Mexico. Hall faces trial later this year on charges of felony hindering detailing his son's childhood and academic And Jennifer would fall for that line every time: 'I need a friend,'" says Sharon. They have just created a fictional character and put my name on it. 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. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. When it came to relating anecdotes about being young and at college? Bridgett Pitonyak, the defendant's mother, wept as she testified And he says, 'Come here. Her hands removed. She would get credit for two years that she had already spent in confinement prior to the sentencing. Additional evidence, never presented during Pitonyak's murder trial, includes DNA from an unknown female found in Cave's mouth and from under her fingernails. "I have never heard anyone say anything but that she was one of the nicest people they knew," Bishop says of Jennifer. 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