She had plans to take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) so she could become a lawyer. carpet cleaner, gloves. 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. Next Gallery. Bridgett Pitonyak, the defendant's mother, wept as she testified in court were her sisters, Vanessa. Laura was arrested and later charged with "hindering apprehension" for her role in Colton's escape. Her statement then became she'd seen the body but didn't know what had had happened. And he said, 'Yeah, I'm afraid it could be.'". His apartment Langenbach told the jury that during the three weeks the two shared a cell, Hall made several incriminating statements about her involvement including that she was in charge of the mutilation, devised (although aborted) in order to keep the police from identifying Cave's body. but Fernandez kicked them out after Pitonyak became belligerent His lawyers This week marks the 15th anniversary of Caves death, a horrendous crime that still leaves questions: Why did this happen? time Jennifer Cave is believed to have been killed. "As far as murders go, this is a very clean murder. He said 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. He said. "That's just a whole new set of nightmares coming at me that I'm not ready to deal with.". CBS News. Asked what she told police, Laura says, "Just that I thought we were on vacation, I don't know anything about it, Colton's a great guy and he didn't do it. shot her accidentally. As Laura tells it, she had nothing to do with the horrific crime. Laura and Colton met at a party in the spring of 2005. "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.". Pedro Fernandez (pictured), the manager of the Casablanca Hotel in Piedras Blancas, took a photo with his So like, I definitely feel shackled.". for his parents' well-being. 22-year-old Cave was found murdered in a West Campus apartment. 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. Episode 6: Laura Hall & Colton Pitonyak. my friends. As for Laura Hall, she remains a mystery. I'd certainly want that evidence presented to a jury," said Turner. The 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. Cave, the young woman he considered, About 12 hours after he shot Cave, Pitonyak stopped for a meal She's out on bond while prosecutors fight to put her back behind bars. Pitonyak is serving 55 years for the slaying. And that's when I said, 'Man, you need to turn yourself in,' and he goes, 'Your daughter had nothing to do with this. But Jennifer's parents feel they must bear witness. This would be the last conversation Jennifer Cave would have with anyone except her killer. to keep expanding and making Murderpedia a better site, but we really Colton had reached out to her, and as usual, Jennifer responded. The list of confirmed facts is brief. "We're really getting scared that something bad has happened inside that apartment," says Jim. convicted in 2007 for hindering apprehension and tampering with evidence. She was sentenced to ten years in prison. 291136. She was released in . Two scenarios were in play now and both were nightmares for Jim and Sharon. They're gonna do something and you're not gonna like it.". It's also a comprehensive document filled with new interview material from most of the key individuals affected by the case, including several members of the Cave family. 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. Pitonyak (pictured) twice by phone trying to get information She faces up to 10 years in prison. [9] A hacksaw had been placed on her abdomen. Photo courtesy of Loren Hall 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. "Jennifer Cave grew up in Corpus Christi, in a family of five girls. At trial, this time with no cameras allowed, the prosecutor outlines Laura's ever-changing account of events. 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. 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. in Piedras Blancas, took a photo with his If convicted, She was also a student at UT, a government major with hopes of becoming a lawyer. On October 28, 2011, the state denied parole to Laura Hall. medication for depression. Prosecutor Bill Bishop believes the evidence against Colton was very strong. I can't live in Austin. bullet fired into her severed head. The police said they could not search the apartment without a warrant. "She is a convicted felon, and it's no longer about whether or not she's guilty," Bishop says. "everyone's favorite" and bonded the family together. detailing his son's childhood and academic 's mistake, Laura will be sentenced again. "I guess, to use my word, I would say you have to be, you have to have, a good case of evil.". Prosecutors noted that he specified Colton was not your typical clean-cut business student. Merit Scholar, is standing trial. For the prosecutors, Travis Co. assistant district attorneys Bill Bishop and Stephanie McFarland, it was not a straightforward case. Get an all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! stoic. The murder of Jennifer Cave occurred in the West Campus area of Austin, Texas. But Colton was nowhere to be found. she was still out with Pitonyak. He will be eligible for parole 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. "He was incoherent and in a sense, so was I. When it came to relating anecdotes about being young and at college? 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. "His brain "So I kept going down this hallway, and then there was another door on my left which was closed. This photo was taken after Pitonyak fell Defies reason, said Fugitt. 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. In Texas, those sentenced to life are eligible for parole in 30 years. Case says he could not comment on Hall's upcoming sentencing hearing. "He answered the door really kind of paranoid and fearful. Check out a scene from Episode 7: Elizabeth Turpin & Karen Brown. Watch an excerpt of Laura Hall's interrogation. "I was really attracted to Colton from the beginning.. Several friends and acquaintances testified they saw Cave with She was released Thursday and is under mandatory supervision until August, the Department of Criminal Justice said. Laura Ashley Hall [12] was a University of Texas at Austin student who at one time had been Pitonyak's girlfriend. There was nothing I could have done to save her life at that point. Laura remarks. had more; a photo of Laura and Colton taken while they were on the run in Mexico. urinating on a car. And he says, 'Come here. We immediately just got together. "With all due respect, which one is it? [6], Jennifer Cave died in Pitonyak's apartment at the Orange Tree Condominiums,[15] at 2529 Rio Grande Street in West Campus, Austin, Texas. "I mean he had all the 'Scarface' posters. They quickly found out something they didn't expect. In court, Colton says he did not cut Jennifer's body with the knife." Jennifers head lay in a plastic bag by the tub, along with both her hands. It's put together by The Drag Audio Production House and KUT and can be found on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. They found Jennifer's car nearby. 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"The net result is I have to advise my client, even though we planned on you testifying, 'You can't do it,'" Sawyer explains. . concern he expressed was 1 of 35. 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. Sharon Cave, the victim's mother, broke down as she recalled the 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. it for years. '", Sharon says she knew something was wrong. Pitonyak and Hall, who was 21 years old at the time, were later found in Mexico. Support the free press, so we can support Austin. Pitonyak's friend Laura Hall is serving 10 years for tampering with evidence. "[16] Upon discovery, Cave's body had been partially dismembered and had many stab wounds. 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. Colton Pitonyak's defense attorney says the appeal he filed last week in Travis County could clear his client's name. But as the investigation grew, the most intriguing player would be Laura Hall. "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. "I'm definitely not a sociopath.". 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. You need to get her out of there.' Pitonyak told Sedwick that Cave was not around and asked them to leave him alone. He later requested a new trial,saying that Hall had admitted to killing Cave in a jailhouse confession. Hall was released on parole in 2018 after. a 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. ", Ryan, Harriet. "That photograph to me means nothing," Laura says dismissively. The "I remember him goading me out of the bathroom with a knife that had blood on it up to the hilt The last thing you wanna think is this person that I've had sex with has, you know, killed somebody. Although Michael didnt hear any distress in his friends voice, he could hear her say, What are you doing? apprehension. Jennifer Cave's family hopes Laura gets even more time behind bars. into a playpen belonging to Fernandez's Podcast Revisits Gruesome Texas Murder, Including Rare Interview. Asked what he needed the saw for, And he didn't care who got hurt in the process. "I apologize to everybody here. [7] He was a National Merit Scholar,[9] and in 2000, Pitonyak was one of seven senior finalists at his high school and one of 166 senior finalists in the state. His defense has implied it will ask jurors to find Motoreum's Yusuf & Antonio talk about the biz and their reality TV debut, One click gets you all the newsletters listed below, Breaking news, arts coverage, and daily events. Prosecutor Stephanie McFarland holds the hacksaw used to She had been shot, stabbed and her body had been partially dismembered. "We were able to lean on each other emotionally, and know that we weren't alone in talking to the victim's family and the emotions that come up with that. Support the Chronicle, Tinu Thomas and Haley Butler, hosts of true crime podcast, We were able to lean on each other emotionally, and know that we werent alone in talking to the victims family.. Whoever did that had a lot of hatred towards her. Jim Sedwick broke into the apartment after the police departed. He said, 'Jennifer didn't come to work today.' Colton Pitonyak's lawyer suggests Laura Hall murdered Jennifer Cave and her motive was jealousy. Maher asks. Detectives believe Colton had just received a confirmation to meet his cocaine dealer so the two could do drugs together. Colton Pitonyak will testify in his own defense. "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. "I am innocent of the murder. Hall faces trial later this year on charges of felony hindering Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. especially a woman," she said. S1 E643m. After five days, they were nabbed by a Mexican SWAT team and handed over to American authorities. Texas Rangers Promote First Women to Rank of Captain. Was she a brutal accomplice or just a lost soul along for the ride? She's sentenced to five years. And that's what got her in trouble," adds Jim. mother testified. and Pitonyak and Hall, who was 21 years old at the time, were later found in Mexico. "I felt he was innocent. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Jury finds former UT student Colton Pitonyak guilty of "knowingly and intentionally" murdering Jennifer Cave, gives him 55 years . She said, 'After all, [Cave] was nothing. Example video title will go here for this video, Depression among teen girls is on the rise | Mom Squad. [11] Pitonyak had no previous record of violent crime. "And they said, 'Jennifer has gone to work for us.' A Travis County jury convicted Hall of hindering apprehension and tampering with evidence in connection with Cave's murder. Colton will remain in prison for most of his life after receiving 55 years. He found Jennifer in the bathtub. and Lauren, brother Clayton, mother,Sharon, and her mother's fianc, Jim Sedwick. And within just a couple of hours, the judge rules against Laura. 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. "All I had was a flashlight. "I'm innocent of all this. Those things just really upset me," Sharon says. Pitonyak fled to Mexico with a former girlfriend, Laura Hall. Would you please help me? "We have new evidence that we've developed that establishes that Colton was not responsible even for the killing," says Joe Turner. Support the free press, so we can support Austin. "It was on a flip flop in the bathroom. detailing his son's childhood and academic, After a jury sentenced him to 55 years in prison, Pitonyak said, Loren and Carol Hall desperately tried to reach their daughter. Laura says she went home. [4] She attended school in Bishop, Texas, before moving to Corpus Christi in 2000. 's office will go up against Laura Hall. It was Pitonyak a "sociopath" and a "beast" who destroyed everyone around him, Sawyer argued who mutilated Cave's body. "There was a dead woman curled up in his bathtub. Laura Hall is currently in prison on charges of tampering with evidence and hindering apprehension after Caves murder. Laura agrees to talk to police, but initially holds back. The next day, Aug. 18, Sharon and her fianc, Jim Sedwick, drove to Austin, hoping to find Jennifer. [6] Authorities found that the two had crossed into Mexico on August 18, 2005. Colton came from an upper middle class family, was a National Merit Scholar, and maintained a spotless highschool record. Former University of Texas student Colton Pitonyak is serving 55 years . 30 photos. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie . After police said they did not have the legal grounds to break discovered in Pitonyak's car. 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. 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. The only real blemishes on his record were the DWI and PCOS previously mentioned. 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. 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. "And what did she say?" (Courtesy of Moody College of Communications), Recording the Day India and Pakistan Split in, The Paper Street Podcast Gives a Voice to the Indie Film Industry, Uncorking the Story to the True Crime/Comedy Podcast, New Speed-Dating App Developed in Austin Doesn't Want to Waste Your Time, I Live Here I Give Here: Amplify Austin Day. But that portrait of Hall, without her own testimony, was never fully fleshed out.). I haven't seen her. The Texas . A jury found Pitonyak guilty and sentenced him to 55 years in prison for killing Cave. ", Jennifer Cave's mother, Sharon, and her fiance, Jim Sedwick, "Did you have anything to do with the murder?". The next day, Cave's mother filed a missing persons report. 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. [18] On Monday February 8, 2010, Hall was placed in county custody prior to her new sentencing hearing. "The kitchen I think was the oddest room to me because it was sparkling clean," Bishop tells Maher. "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. As the jury deliberates, Laura tries to remain optimistic. "I didn't try and help him cover it up at all," she says on the tape. He told me to get out of there. that killed Cave. And before long, something else became clear: Colton's sometime girlfriend, Laura Hall, had also disappeared. "I apologize to everybody here." Jail, Henrietta Langenbach, held on a fraud charge. She invoked her Fifth 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. ", 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). "Hall gets maximum sentence in Cave case.". faces a possible life sentence. 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. sisters and brother after Pitonyak was sentenced to 55 years in prison. 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. S1 E1043m. Both were drinking, and according to witness Jeffrey When India and Pakistan became two separate countries, it reshaped world history. lived. And it kind of got quiet. Colton did that. Pitonyak's cell. at Burger King. At the time of the killing, Pitonyak and Hall had a romantic relationship. Laura Hall's sentencing hearing is scheduled for May 2010. Eddie Pitonyak, the defendant's father, read a statement Check out a scene from Episode 7: Elizabeth Turpin & Karen Brown. Movies. ", Maher asks, "Did you have any concern for the girl who was dead?". Lindell, Chuck. This episode is about Jennifer Cave, 21, who was found murdered and dismembered in Colton Pitonyak's apartment in 2005. So just as in Colton's trial, Laura never takes the stand. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. "'Donnie Brasco' and 'Goodfellas' and a series of movies that involved dismemberment," Bishop says. He will not get a new trial, but his attorney now has more ammunition. "I need to cut up a turkey.". Pitonyak and Hall went to the home of the hotel manager, Pedro "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. However, the podcast also features extraordinary access to Pitonyak himself and his parents in their first interviews since his conviction in 2007. "[9], In 2007, Hall was convicted of tampering with evidence and hindering the apprehension of Pitonyak. He says the place looks like a wreck, as if there had been a struggle. But Sharon knew her big-hearted daughter had an instinct to help anyone in trouble. She became eligible again in November 2012. Abbott proposes. Colton Pitonyak and his new accomplice, Laura Hall, were quickly arrested by Mexican police officers and extradited back to face his crimes. Investigators say Cave had been out to dinner with 22-year-old Colton Pitonyak, who'd lost his cell phone and was upset about it. It was great," she says smiling. "That's just not who Jennifer was. His lawyer later said the only faces life I am facing 10 years in prison for mutilating a body. Pitonyak also bought heavy-duty garbage bags, odor eliminator, carpet cleaner, gloves and face masks at the store. "Trial set for college student accused of slaying, dismembering woman after date. left the courtroom with the victim's Pitonyak around midnight on Sixth Street, Austin's party Laura was not arrested, but when police questioned her, she was less than cooperative. Prosecutor Bill Bishop was held accountable. into Pitonyak's apartment, Cave's ", Colton also had a collection of gangster movies. She had spent time in Austin as a student, but was about to start work at a law firm. University of Texas student Colton Pitonyak, a one-time National at Burger King. 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. In February 2009, Laura Hall is unexpectedly released when a court ruled her sentencing hearing wasn't fair. "When you look at the fact that she say, 'I capped her,' when you look at the evidence that says she deserved it, when you look at all the anger and hatred she had, well what would you do? And I'm not talking the four-legged kind.". Colton Pitonyak testified he has no memory of killing Jennifer Quit calling me,'" Jim remembers Colton saying. "His brain Ultimately, Thomas and Butler remain confident that emotional sincerity is as important as getting the facts straight. because he had owned Laura will wait behind bars to find out what her final sentence will be. Woman sent to prison after gruesome West Campus murder to be released Watch on Laura was released in 2018. After not hearing from their daughter,Cave's parents drove to Austin from Corpus Christi and made the gruesome discovery. 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. Her hands removed. Amendment right against Check out a scene from Episode 7: Elizabeth Turpin & Karen Brown. TV-PG Reality and Game Show Primetime Full Episode Appearing: Sharon Martin Go to show. In the summer of 2005, police were called to an apartment in Austin, Texas. had died from a single gunshot wound to her right chest. He claimed he was strung out on drugs and alcohol. 291131. "It was just too soon. Hall was sentenced to 10 years in prison. "We are very, very "I'm still just so excited that the UT community seems to like it," she said. 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. "It upsets me tremendously to be in the same room with her and see her flitting about and talking on her cell phone. "I know one of them involves dismemberment with a machete.". the gun used in the shooting The evidence provides some information about when and in what order the fateful events unfolded but yields no insight as to why. examiner Greg Karim about whether It was fired by. Defense attorney Sam Bassett holds a machete found in Pitonyak's Donna Moonda and Damian Bradford. The exact time of death could not be determined, but detectives surmise Jennifer was first shot between 1:05 am and 3:30 am. 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. Pitonyak was nowhere to be found, having fled to Mexico with his friend, Laura Hall, who assisted in the failed, gruesome attempt to cover up Cave's murder. Hall was allowed to leave by herself. Director Gregory Kohn Stars Robert Ivkovic Laura Fraker (uncredited) See production, box office & company info Watch on Bravo Now [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. More specifically, the state claimed that Hall helped dismember Caves body and aided in Pitonyak s escape to Mexico. Asked if the cab driver is lying, Laura says, "I never said that to him. Submit yours now at austinchronicle.com/opinion. She said Copyright 1981-2023 Austin Chronicle Corp. All rights reserved. Pitonyak testified to the contrary, saying she had come over the morning after the murder and cut up Caves body. I can't allow myself to think that way.". She was one of five girls in her family. Get the best viral stories straight into your inbox! Jennifer Cave's mutilated body was found in the apartment of Pitonyak in 2005. 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