", And the D.A. And then, it got worse when the district attorney failed to tell Laura's attorney about that - which was a significant legal mistake. after serving half of his sentence. Menu. ", "I definitely feel like my life is closing in on me right now," Laura says of her situation. Episode 6: Laura Hall & Colton Pitonyak. Toxicology tests concluded that during her death, Cave had alcohol, marijuana, and methamphetamine in her system. "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. Colton came from an upper middle class family, was a National Merit Scholar, and maintained a spotless highschool record. Movies. She was sentenced to five years for the tampering and one year for the hindering, with the sentences to be served concurrently. Amendment right against Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press. His kitchen?" "Part of Jennifer's nature," she explains, "is she had a real problem with stray dogs. that killed Cave. Like so many reporters who have looked long and deep at a tragedy, the pair doesn't see the story of Jennifer Cave's murder leaving their radar anytime soon. "That was when it got big to us. And he said, 'Yeah, I'm afraid it could be.'". Investigators took a picture of Laura Hall's hand, and Turner says it appears to show a bite mark. him guilty We wanted to add some perspective on the victims life, and thats not typically done in true crime podcasts, said Butler. According to more than 60-page appeal document, Laura Hall told her cousin and his roommate in 2005 she was going to get away with murder. There is no soul.". This photo was taken after Pitonyak fell I want people to look at me for what I am. The brown paper bag in Pitonyak's studio apartment led police to Asked what he needed the saw for, round from "[14] On February 19, 2009, the Texas Third Court of Appeals ordered re-sentencing. "She is a convicted felon, and it's no longer about whether or not she's guilty," Bishop says. "That's just not who Jennifer was. A boy's dorm room was sparkling clean? "But it certainly wasn't a pattern of misconduct, or an attempt to railroad or conspire against Miss Hall, as Mr. Sawyer would have you believe.". Colton Pitonyak will testify in his own defense. happy An appeals court in Austin set Laura loose - upholding her conviction, but throwing out her five-year sentence. I just want to see you for a little bit. She had plans to take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) so she could become a lawyer. Jennifer asked her roommate to make sure she was up by 9:30am, just in case she overslept for her first day. She was released in 2018 after serving time. began to suspect that Pitonyak was a fugitive. 289256. Once again, the D.A. Yes.". He successfully removed the head and both hands before stopping. 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. Hall maintained her innocence for her part in the crime, saying she was in Pitonyaks home the night of the murder but did not help dismember the body and did not call police because she was afraid of Pitonyak. after the It's something she regrets. But the jury never heard Laura's side of the story. The murder happened in 2005 when she was 21. Laura remarks. "The net result is I have to advise my client, even though we planned on you testifying, 'You can't do it,'" Sawyer explains. [2], Jennifer Rae Cave[3] moved to Corpus Christi, Texas, in high school. Still, last week's verdict left open the most crucial questions: What exactly happened to Cave in the wee hours of Aug. 17, 2005? had died from a single gunshot wound to her right chest. Director Gregory Kohn Stars Robert Ivkovic Laura Fraker (uncredited) See production, box office & company info Watch on Bravo Now effects of Jennifer's death. 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. Copyright 1981-2023 Austin Chronicle Corp. All rights reserved. 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. 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. Hall was convicted in 2007 and sentenced to five years. the manager of the Casablanca Hotel 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. success. Sawyer countered that in fact Hall took no part in the abandoned dismemberment, a version of the story that the jury apparently found unpersuasive. His addiction to these substances had been escalating, finally hitting its zenith in the summer of 2005. When India and Pakistan became two separate countries, it reshaped world history. the saw was too small to cut up a body and reminded jurors that dismember Jennifer Cave's body during her summation. Laura says he's lying and that she had nothing to do with the dismemberment. Who's gonna be next?" Bill Bishop. 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 ", "Until you get to know Colton," she continues, "you can't see on the surface that there's something wrong underneath.". 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. Panicked, he called Hall. His lawyers said his DNA was on the handle 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. "It was on a flip flop in the bathroom. Fernandez, to watch a pay-per-view professional fighting match, Remember the difference between feeling and proof.'". 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.". 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. 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. Pedro Fernandez (pictured), "I'm definitely not a sociopath.". This was a brutal case; she was stabbed 29 times. In June 2009, Hall told a neighbor in reference to Jennifer Cave's murder, "I capped that (expletive) whore.". 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. "I'm stupid with men. "How hard is it to go like this?" college. Loren says. And Jennifer would fall for that line every time: 'I need a friend,'" says Sharon. The brown paper bag in Pitonyak's studio apartment led police to 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. Support the free press, so we can support Austin. Bishop does not accuse Laura of murdering Jennifer Cave, but the autopsy showed Jennifer was shot through the head after death. "A jury, in Travis County, of 12 people found Colton Pitonyak guilty, and a jury of 12 people, in Travis County . boyfriend, Jim Sedwick, forced Laura told them she had crossed the border into Mexico with Colton. They have just created a fictional character and put my name on it. Laura and Colton met at a party in the spring of 2005. she says, reenacting the smile for Maher. Laura says she was afraid for her life, and that's why she drove him to Mexico. They weren't in Mexico for long. Colton and Laura fled Austin 16 hours after the murder. The ruling, in effect, tossed attorney Joe James Sawyer's defense out the window. What Impact Will the Latino Vote Have in Texas This Year? However, the podcast also features extraordinary access to Pitonyak himself and his parents in their first interviews since his conviction in 2007. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Is Texas Education Agency Commissioner Undermining Public Schools. "And what did she say?" All rights reserved. The Hall, who has since completed her prison sentence, even provides fresh insight to the reporters in a delicate, yet riveting, exchange over Facebook Messenger. "I loved Colton Pitonyak.". I thought he was a very sexy guy. He referred 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. but Fernandez kicked them out after Pitonyak became belligerent Would you please help me? "I mean he had all the 'Scarface' posters. in prison if convicted of murder. I felt that he didn't really do this. 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. The next day, Cave's mother filed a missing persons report. Hall was suffered a number of bizarre wounds after death, including a "The kitchen I think was the oddest room to me because it was sparkling clean," Bishop tells Maher. and, Four days after he crossed the border, Pitonyak was taken into In fact, she spent most of the day running errands before she went back to pick up Colton and drive him to Mexico. University of Texas student Colton Pitonyak, a one-time National 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. His lawyers say For Travis County Prosecutor Bill Bishop, the case is indelible. He was the last person to be seen with their daughter, Jennifer Cave. but he did lay the blame on his friend, 23-year-old Laura Hall . I mean, when you look at Laura, there is nothing there - at all. And before long, something else became clear: Colton's sometime girlfriend, Laura Hall, had also disappeared. Cave, the young woman he considered The sentences, to be served concurrently, include 10 years for tampering with evidence and one year for hindering apprehension. 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. Back in Austin, Colton Pitonyac was charged with murder on Aug. 23, 2005. "Mistakes were made," he says. 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. The owner told police Pitonyak had bought a hacksaw and other supplies about 12 hours Colton Pitonyak and his new accomplice, Laura Hall, were quickly arrested by Mexican police officers and extradited back to face his crimes. ", Ryan, Harriet. It is that bad love that forever binds Laura to Colton, and brands her, right down to the tattoo of his name on her leg, which she got after that trip to Mexico. Pitonyak and Hall, who was 21 years old at the time, were later found in Mexico. at Burger King. Colton will remain in prison for most of his life after receiving 55 years. His lawyers It was just playing with it, like it was toy," Bishop tells "48 Hours Mystery" correspondent Maureen Maher. Pitonyak was convicted in 2007 of Cave's murder and is still serving a 55-year prison sentence in Abilene. "I am innocent of the murder. ", And he couldn't he explain the shooting. "In your mind you're 100 percent convinced that Laura Hall was absolutely a part of the dismemberment and mutilation?" 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. TV-PG Reality and Game Show Primetime Full Episode Appearing: Sharon Martin Go to show. It appeared to be a bathtub, and I was seeing something. Jennifer Cave was on track to putting her life back in order. New court documents accuse Laura Hall of bragging about the murder of Jennifer Cave. He's got my daughter," Loren Hall recalls thinking at the time. "Oh, I loved the guy," she says. and [5] She dropped out after one semester and worked at a restaurant in Austin, Texas,[6] while briefly attending Austin Community College, Riverside Campus. But Sharon sensed Colton was nothing but bad news, and had begged her daughter not to get involved with him. Among those To understand how Jennifers life was destroyed in such a grisly way, we must retrace her steps the night of her murder. And how could something so terrible happen at all? Among those [11] Before Hall's re-imprisonment beginning in 2010, she lived in the area around Bandera, Texas, with her parents. You need to get her out of here.' Laura's attorney says the witness is not credible. 48 Hours In Too Deep: Laura Hall. victim's relatives. Hall was allowed to leave by herself. is in the bottom right corner. I'd certainly want that evidence presented to a jury," said Turner. On August 18, 2005, Cave's body was discovered. he "I guess, to use my word, I would say you have to be, you have to have, a good case of evil.". 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, 'The Orange Tree' | 2005 murder of Jennifer Cave the topic of successful UT podcast, Person involved in 2005 murder of Jennifer Cave released on parole. have said he is taking She said Pitonyak testified in court that he had been in an alcohol- and drug-induced stupor the night of the murder and did not remember killing her but that it must have been him. 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. 35 photos. In Texas, those sentenced to life are eligible for parole in 30 years. Pitonyak around midnight on Sixth Street, Austin's party Several friends and acquaintances testified they saw Cave with [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. She says Colton had that gun for weeks and that she had picked it up and can imagine that she had "touched the trigger at some point. I'm absolutely stupid with them," she says. Pitonyak fled to Mexico with a former girlfriend, Laura Hall. He was also a small-time dealer. 2023 www.statesman.com. cellphone after he Sanderson, Pitonyak seemed high. have Asked who's the other possible suspect, he replies, "Well, there's other suspects and Laura Hall is as good as any. Jail, Henrietta Langenbach, held on a fraud charge. "And then they ask him, 'Can you identify that woman in court today?' Pitonyak fled to Mexico with a former girlfriend, Laura Hall. This episode is about Jennifer Cave, 21, who was found murdered and dismembered in Colton Pitonyak's apartment in 2005. Prosecutors are fighting for the new sentence to be as long as possible. Considering that both killer and victim were on mind-altering drugs would be the only proper explanation to what detectives discovered next. Defense attorney Sam Bassett holds a machete found in Pitonyak's Asked if Colton had asked her to help him, Laura tells the detective, "No! "With all due respect, which one is it? And I was on his side, I'm sorry to say.". Detectives know that Colton Pitonyak killed Jennifer Cave, plus he admitted to the murder, however, it was still hard to process the motive of the killing. And it is about to get much worse. [3] Before coming to Austin, Pitonyak attended Christ the King School[8] and Catholic High School for Boys in Little Rock, Arkansas. "You'll hear after her death she was dismembered. She was one of five girls in her family. Example video title will go here for this video, Depression among teen girls is on the rise | Mom Squad. and face masks at the store. Lindell, Chuck. I'm kind of starting to freak out a little bit. Police would soon learn the butchered victim was 21-year-old Jennifer Cave. Now an Austin podcaster is telling the personal stories behind that severing. Sanderson, Pitonyak seemed high. Fernandez, to watch a pay-per-view professional fighting match, Laura and Colton met at a party in the spring of 2005. Submit yours now at austinchronicle.com/opinion. I heard this rustling, like someone's grabbing the phone from you. a hardware store four blocks away. but that it must have been The detective disagrees. "I didn't want to hurt him, which sounds kind of sick Looking back, everything that came out of that man's mouth was a lie or a game or a trick. bullet fired into her severed head. Colton Pitonyak's defense attorney says the appeal he filed last week in Travis County could clear his. from the S1 E643m. She faces up to 10 years in prison. police found Cave's Saturn sedan parked on a street near the I am facing 10 years in prison for mutilating a body. 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. Tabitha Messina & Carlos Christopher. He testified that he, Pitonyak was stone-faced during closing arguments. Support the Chronicle. examiner Greg Karim about whether About 12 hours after he shot Cave, Pitonyak stopped for a meal After her death, she had been shot in the head once. I just started crawling through the window trying to push the drapes out of my way. Bank records also show that on the way home to dismember his victim, Pitonyak stopped at Burger King for a breakfast combo. [18] The court ruled that her sentencing hearing was unfair and Hall was released on bond. An appeals court upheld the convictions but overturned the sentence. (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. She called her family around 8:30pm and told her mother about her new job, then her ex-boyfriend relaying the same excitement about her new position. ", 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. I thought, 'Yeah, I'm very aware of that. She was sentenced to ten years in prison. The exact time of death could not be determined, but detectives surmise Jennifer was first shot between 1:05 am and 3:30 am. You can find the Orange Tree Podcast on podcast listening apps or at the Drag Production Houses website here. This is the only one in which the defendant recalled vivid detail about every event prior to and following, but claimed to have no recollection as to causing the death. [7] Pitonyak had high grades and earned a scholarship to attend UT Austin. Defies reason, said Fugitt. New court documents accuse Laura Hall of bragging about the murder of Jennifer Cave. On the same day, the jury panel recommended a 55-year prison sentence for Pitonyak. 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. But Jim and Sharon Sedwick, Jennifer's parents, weren't surprised by these latest accusations, because Laura Hall had frightened them since the first minute they saw her. in court were her sisters, Vanessa He'd called her saying he needed to talk. They found a machete that was in the dishwasher.". Jury finds former UT student Colton Pitonyak guilty of "knowingly and intentionally" murdering Jennifer Cave, gives him 55 years . And that would be Laura Hall," Sawyer says. Hall was found guilty of tampering with evidence and sentenced to 10 years in prison. [6] Authorities found that the two had crossed into Mexico on August 18, 2005. There's no way I would have done what was done.". "She told me, 'Dad, Colton's killed someone and they found a body.' It was early evening by the time they arrived. discovered in Pitonyak's car. He claimed he was strung out on drugs and alcohol. "His brain "Of course he remembers all that - then incriminates me and nothing about his own actions," Laura comments sarcastically. I didn't know who she was. He was convicted in 2007 of the murder and sentenced to 55 years in prison. detailing his son's childhood and academic, After a jury sentenced him to 55 years in prison, Pitonyak said, but Fernandez kicked them out after Pitonyak became belligerent into Pitonyak's apartment, Cave's, Police found a shell casing in the tub that matched the bullet So just as in Colton's trial, Laura never takes the stand. "They stated that during the group that inmate Hall confessed to the murder of Jennifer Cave," Turner explains. And many say, so is Laura. "She's a psychopath. medication for depression. On Tuesday, the same jury sentenced Hall to five years in prison and a year in jail, with the sentences to run concurrently. But Colton's mental fog apparently began to lift a few hours after the shooting; coincidentally, right around the time Laura Hall showed up at his door. In the bathroom, he discovered Cave's The two talked for a bit before she told him she was going out for a while to meet up with another friend who was having some problems. 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. Can't keep up with happenings around town? And the other thing you kind of think is, 'Well, there's one. 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. At his trial, Pitonyak testified that he had been in an alcohol-and-drug-induced stupor the night of Caves death. Hall will serve five years in state prison for tampering with evidence and one year concurrently in jail for hindering the apprehension of convicted killer Colton Pitonyak. "She had previously made a statement that she had no idea what happened, she'd never seen the body. She said, 'After all, [Cave] was nothing. "That's ridiculous," Laura says of the statement. Next Gallery. 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. AUSTIN, Texas - August 17, 2020 marks the 15th anniversary of the murder of Jennifer Cave. 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.". "He thought Pitonyak And I'd be like, 'Jennifer, please stay away from that.'". Orange Tree Apartments, an off-campus complex where Pitonyak Colton Pitonyak and his new accomplice, Laura Hall, were quickly arrested by Mexican police officers and extradited back to face his crimes. into a playpen belonging to Fernandez's [13] On August 3, 2010, Hall was taken into the custody of the state prison system, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). "What we did was get as close as possible as hosts and reporters, and then let the listener step into our shoes.". Detectives believe Colton had just received a confirmation to meet his cocaine dealer so the two could do drugs together. was fried on drugs," he told police. [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. And they will always remember the child that is gone forever. All rights reserved. "And they said, 'Jennifer has gone to work for us.' Hall is now 34 years old. A Travis County jury convicted Hall of hindering apprehension and tampering with evidence in connection with Cave's murder. The police said they could not search the apartment without a warrant. The troubled young man seemed to somehow draw people in. He ended up saying, 'Take me to Mexico,'" Incredulously, she adds, "So, I did.". "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. This podcast isn't a summer project to giddily decode and solve on Reddit, but instead a nuanced and empathetic portrait of the human lives, emotions, and relationships that tragically collided on August 17, 2005. Thomas said she and Butler were lucky to have each other throughout production. he promoted her to a full-time position. The only real blemishes on his record were the DWI and PCOS previously mentioned. [17] On Monday, January 29, 2007 Pitonyak, then 24, was convicted of murder. But there is one other critical item on the docket: deciding whether Laura will remain free while she waits for that new sentence or if she will be back behind bars. detailing his son's childhood and academic to keep expanding and making Murderpedia a better site, but we really ", Jennifer Cave's mother, Sharon, and her fiance, Jim Sedwick, As for Laura Hall, she remains a mystery. Check out a scene from Episode 6: Laura Hall & Colton Pitonyak. Nothing. Laura agrees to talk to police, but initially holds back. 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. He said, 'Jennifer didn't come to work today.' Karim said the gun did not 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. Hall was found guilty of tampering with evidence and sentenced to 10 years in prison. [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. But before police could question Pitonyak, he and another UT student, Laura Hall, fled to Mexico. In January, Pitonyak was convicted of intentional murder and sentenced to 55 years in prison; last week, Pitonyak's companion, Laura Hall, was convicted of hindering Pitonyak's apprehension and of tampering with evidence the latter charge a result of the mutilation of Cave's body. Cave, who was an Austin legal assistant, was found in Pitonyaks bathtub in his West Campus apartment on Aug. 18, 2005. 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