They quickly found out something they didn't expect. effects of Jennifer's death. In Texas, those sentenced to life are eligible for parole in 30 years. "48 Hours" has been following Laura Hall's case since 2005, and yet it is still difficult to know just exactly who Laura is or what role she played that awful August night in Austin. After a jury sentenced him to 55 years in prison, Pitonyak said, New court documents accuse Laura Hall of bragging about the murder of Jennifer Cave. Laura remarks. Next Gallery. 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. Podcast Revisits Gruesome Texas Murder, Including Rare Interview. boyfriend, Jim Sedwick, forced 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 lawyers she was still out with Pitonyak. Laura Hall is the only person who has shown this sort of vicious hatred for the last several years, said Joe Turner, Pitonyak's defense attorney. Yes.". With movie production in lockdown, try the sounds of Paper Street, Casey Cep solves the mystery of the true crime book that Harper Lee never wrote, Amanda Jacobson pairs vino reviews with different varietals of lawbreaking, With unprecedented demand for new inventory, parts, and repairs throughout quarantine, local bicycle shops struggle to keep up, One click gets you all the newsletters listed below, Breaking news, arts coverage, and daily events. The 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. Pitonyak's cell phone records reflect that he first contacted Hall via a text message just after 3:30am on Aug. 17 and again in a 13-minute phone call at 6am. Another person, Laura Hall, was convicted of tampering with evidence and hindering the apprehension of Pitonyak after the two fled to Mexico. And I was on his side, I'm sorry to say.". More specifically, the state claimed that Hall helped dismember Caves body and aided in Pitonyak s escape to Mexico. She was initially assigned to the Plane State Jail. "Colton flipped out," Laura explains. Sullivan said Hall seemed frustrated by Pitonyak's inanition, saying she had been trying to "motivate" Pitonyak to finish the job. "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. to keep expanding and making Murderpedia a better site, but we really In fact, she spent most of the day running errands before she went back to pick up Colton and drive him to Mexico. Michael Rodriguez, a friend, said he spoke to Cave at 1 a.m. and [3] Before coming to Austin, Pitonyak attended Christ the King School[8] and Catholic High School for Boys in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was released in . in court were her sisters, Vanessa. In court, Colton says he did not cut Jennifer's body with the knife." He claimed he was strung out on drugs and alcohol. 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. He found Jennifer in the bathtub. Support the free press, so we can support Austin. The next day, Aug. 18, Sharon and her fianc, Jim Sedwick, drove to Austin, hoping to find Jennifer. Her head removed. [11] The two were in Mexico for five days. Get the best viral stories straight into your inbox! "It is beyond my 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. "What we did was get as close as possible as hosts and reporters, and then let the listener step into our shoes.". The book A Descent Into Hell by Kathryn Casey highlighted the trials. 'Cause in my mind that's not possible," she says of going back to jail. She's sentenced to five years. At least one of Laura Hall's confessions that she had killed Jennifer came only after her initial sentence of 5 years was increased to 10 years on appeal. Merit Scholar, is standing trial 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. She says she's "very concerned" for her family's safety. 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. 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. She faces up to 10 years in prison. [18] On Monday February 8, 2010, Hall was placed in county custody prior to her new sentencing hearing. Jennifer Cave was on track to putting her life back in order. left the courtroom with the victim's. Laura Hall's sentencing hearing is scheduled for May 2010. 22-year-old Cave was found murdered in a West Campus apartment. Jennifer's stepfather, Jim Sedwick, also spoke with Colton. have a hair 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. There's no way I would have done what was done.". Amendment right against His lawyers said his DNA was on the handle After Cave's murder they escaped to Mexico where they were captured. 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. "Hall gets maximum sentence in Cave case.". "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.". And I'd be like, 'Jennifer, please stay away from that.'". At trial, this time with no cameras allowed, the prosecutor outlines Laura's ever-changing account of events. 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. Example video title will go here for this video, Depression among teen girls is on the rise | Mom Squad. And that would be Laura Hall," Sawyer says. The mutilation was anger it wasn't any effort to hide the body or get rid of the body. We wanted to add some perspective on the victims life, and thats not typically done in true crime podcasts, said Butler. "There is no doubt that Colton Pitonyak was solely responsible for the murder of Jennifer Cave," said Fugitt. Jail, Henrietta Langenbach, held on a fraud charge. a she says, reenacting the smile for Maher. The victim's relatives embraced after the verdict. Hall is now 34 years old. Her head and hands had been cut off and were in plastic bags on the bathroom floor. Prosecutor Stephanie McFarland holds the hacksaw used to "The great challenge is to say to them, 'Feel any way you want. inside this bag. saying that Hall had admitted to killing Cave in a jailhouse confession. the saw was too small to cut up a body and reminded jurors that On the second visit, Sharon Cave slipped a window lock, and Sedwick climbed inside. on her son's behalf. She had plans to take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) so she could become a lawyer. "She was very enthusiastic, very organized, very excited to have Laura continues to fight a current of public rage that she believes was sweeping away her very life. concern he expressed was Support the free press, so we can support Austin. On the same day, the jury panel recommended a 55-year prison sentence for Pitonyak. It was great," she says smiling. [16] Laura Hall was arrested in September 2005. Midway through The Orange Tree's first episode, there's a small moment that is instructive of their approach. I'm kind of starting to freak out a little bit. Prosecutor Bill Bishop believes the evidence against Colton was very strong. Cave's parents found her in a bathtub. And Bishop says Laura's DNA was found on a key piece of evidence. Hall was convicted in 2007 and sentenced to five years. 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. "Did you have anything to do with the murder?". 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. suffered a number of bizarre wounds after death, including a Pitonyak fled to Mexico with a former girlfriend, Laura Hall. "That was when it got big to us. "His brain have said he is taking, Defense attorney Sam Bassett holds a machete found in Pitonyak's "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. [11], On August 23, 2005, Colton Pitonyak was charged with murder. especially a woman," she said. his best friend, after a "He thought 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. Both were drinking, and according to witness Jeffrey He testified that he This photo was taken after Pitonyak fell Movies. 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. Was she a brutal accomplice or just a lost soul along for the ride? She'd been shot, stabbed, and her body mutilated. Laura says she was afraid for her life, and that's why she drove him to Mexico. The next day, Cave's mother filed a missing persons report. 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. accidentally pull the trigger while trying to clear a I don't know what you're talking about.' dishwasher. Pitonyak's friend Laura Hall is serving 10 years for tampering with evidence. Abbott proposes. As the jury deliberates, Laura tries to remain optimistic. 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. "She's still a part of us.". Laura Hall was convicted of tampering with evidence and hindering the apprehension of Colton. [9] Pitonyak received a 55-year sentence. happy Pitonyak around midnight on Sixth Street, Austin's party After just four hours of work, Pitonyak around midnight on Sixth Street, Austin's party "Mistakes were made," he says. This was Colton's mess.". Sanderson, Pitonyak seemed high. because he had owned 's office will go up against Laura Hall. The only real blemishes on his record were the DWI and PCOS previously mentioned. 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. 'Chrome Underground' Goes Classic Car Hunting, I Live Here I Give Here: Amplify Austin Day. And I said, 'What? to get more soda to add to the vodka he was drinking and ordered [citation needed] Before her murder, she began to work for a law firm[4] as a legal assistant. Laura sighs before answering. This friend, which police believe was her drug supplier, was named Colton Pitonyak and although a top-marked student at the University of Texas, had some previous arrest for DWI and PCOS (possession of controlled substances.). "Judge Flowers found it appropriate to remand her into custody without bond," says D.A. 289256. "The deputies basically were having to fairly forcefully remove her from the courtroom.". Cave, the young woman he considered, About 12 hours after he shot Cave, Pitonyak stopped for a meal [11] Pitonyak had no previous record of violent crime. "I'm ready to be acquitted," she says. a hardware store four blocks away. His kitchen?" Am I next?'". The list of confirmed facts is brief. 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. Colton and Laura fled Austin some 16 hours after the murder. Bishop says of the smiling couple, "She does not appear to be there against her will.". So I flipped the light switch on and there she was," he remembers. 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. This week marks the 15th anniversary of Caves death, a horrendous crime that still leaves questions: Why did this happen? 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.". Also included in the appeal is Hall's alleged confession to two jail inmates. 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. apprehension. I can't allow myself to think that way.". 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. They're gonna do something and you're not gonna like it.". It was the quest for free parking that led Tinu Thomas and Haley Butler by the Orange Tree Condos. "Even looked like the floors had been mopped. "I'm stupid with men. But Colton was nowhere to be found. The state's highest criminal court on Wednesday dismissed without comment the latest appeal from Colton Pitonyak, who is serving 55 years in prison for killing and dismembering an acquaintance . "She had a heart as big as Texas. Donna Moonda and Damian Bradford. And I'm like, 'Oh yes, I know.' Merit Scholar, is standing trial. 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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. Pitonyak's neighbor, Nora Sullivan, testified that in the spring of 2006, Hall told her that after Pitonyak shot Cave, he sat in his living room drinking beer and watching TV instead of using the tools he'd bought at the hardware store. "And he inquired, 'Oh, who is he accused of killing, Miss?' 291131. Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press. Asked if Colton had asked her to help him, Laura tells the detective, "No! I can't live in Texas," she says. and face masks at the store. Sharon Sedwick, Cave's mother, and Jim Sedwick, her stepfather, discovered that she had been with Colton Pitonyak. 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. Jim tells Sharon to wait on the porch to protect her from what he feared he might find inside. 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. "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. "And then they ask him, 'Can you identify that woman in court today?' into Pitonyak's apartment, Cave's, Police found a shell casing in the tub that matched the bullet For Butler, the overwhelming popularity is still a little hard to comprehend. 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. Thomas said, "I think any reporter would be lying if they said that getting a source on record, that's never spoken before, isn't exciting. Loren says. Pitonyak was convicted of murder after fleeing to Mexico with his friend Laura Hall. She was also a student at UT, a government major with hopes of becoming a lawyer. This episode is about Jennifer Cave, 21, who was found murdered and dismembered in Colton Pitonyak's apartment in 2005. The morning after the murder, CCTV captured Pitonyak entering a local hardware store, where receipts show that he purchase an 8-inch hacksaw, safety mask, ammonia, and other cleaning products. "I am accused of some unspeakable things. She was also a student at UT, a government major with hopes of becoming a lawyer. As for Laura Hall, she remains a mystery. I'm not here to hurt anybody. Prosecutors are fighting for the new sentence to be as long as possible. have I said, 'Thank you so much for giving her this opportunity.' "no onions" on the sandwich. cellphone after he Eric Goodman's Austin FC column, other soccer news. ", "Well it's neither," she replies. I think if people set out to kill me, done. Pedro Fernandez (pictured), the manager of the Casablanca Hotel in Piedras Blancas, took a photo with his Colton Pitonyak will testify in his own defense. [18] The court ruled that her sentencing hearing was unfair and Hall was released on bond. S1 E643m. A Travis County jury convicted Hall of hindering apprehension and tampering with evidence in connection with Cave's murder. Laura Hall & Colton Pitonyak. As for Laura, she was ultimately credited with time served, made parole in . Colton Pitonyak's defense attorney says the appeal he filed last week in Travis County could clear his client's name. Prosecutors, Hall faces trial later this year on charges of felony hindering It was just playing with it, like it was toy," Bishop tells "48 Hours Mystery" correspondent Maureen Maher. Jim says the place was completely dark. police found Cave's Saturn sedan parked on a street near the But Laura was in Colton's apartment dozens of times before the murder and she says the DNA - even the DNA on the gun - means nothing. 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. Sanderson, Pitonyak seemed high. "He wanted to get out of town. 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. To keep creating Colton Pitonyak's defense attorney says the appeal he filed last week in Travis County could clear his. For the prosecutors, Travis Co. assistant district attorneys Bill Bishop and Stephanie McFarland, it was not a straightforward case. the job," her new boss recalled. Combat veteran operated. Just weeks ago, a new witness has come forward and swears that in 2005, Laura told him she was "going to get away with murder." Fifteen years ago this week: The tragic death of Jennifer Cave, Send hate mail to: TalkocastPO Box 1102Isle of Palms, SC, 29451. comprehension that Colton would ever intentionally harm someone, About 12 hours after he shot Cave, Pitonyak stopped for a meal Colton Pitonyak's lawyer suggests Laura Hall murdered Jennifer Cave and her motive was jealousy. Submit yours now at austinchronicle.com/opinion. with the verdict," Cave said. Colton Pitonyak and his new accomplice, Laura Hall, were quickly arrested by Mexican police officers and extradited back to face his crimes. 'Why yes,' he said, 'She's sitting right over there by Mr. As Laura tells it, she had nothing to do with the horrific crime. "I apologize to everybody here. 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. After police said they did not have the legal grounds to break Colton Pitonyak's defense attorney says the appeal he filed last week in Travis County could clear his client's name. in prison if convicted of murder. later charged with hindering apprehension. ", "We knew him to be the only person in her company that evening once they left Sixth Street, the location obviously of her body being in his apartment," Bishop tells "48 Hours." But she admits she is guilty of falling in love with the wrong man. You need to get her out of there.' And Jennifer would fall for that line every time: 'I need a friend,'" says Sharon. But Sharon knew her big-hearted daughter had an instinct to help anyone in trouble. "[14] On February 19, 2009, the Texas Third Court of Appeals ordered re-sentencing. Jennifer Cave's family hopes Laura gets even more time behind bars. I said, 'She's so excited.' I mean, look, I didn't know what was gonna happen if I called the police, OK? was fried on drugs," he told police. Pitonyak, a former honor student, had been on a downward spiral of dealing drugs and abusing drugs and alcohol. Check out a scene from Episode 7: Elizabeth Turpin & Karen Brown. Asked if the cab driver is lying, Laura says, "I never said that to him. value meal "out of habit." "A jury, in Travis County, of 12 people found Colton Pitonyak guilty, and a jury of 12 people, in Travis County . "I was really attracted to Colton from the beginning. the chamber. Sawyer.' for murder in the fatal Aug. "She told me, 'Dad, Colton's killed someone and they found a body.' smelled a bad odor. The sentences, to be served concurrently, include 10 years for tampering with evidence and one year for hindering apprehension. and of a lesser charge, such as manslaughter or And I'm kind of like, sitting up, 'Colton, what's the deal, what's going on?' Prosecutor Bill Bishop was held accountable. "I'm still just so excited that the UT community seems to like it," she said. This is Jim.'". He admitted he had killed her but that her death had been an accident. The brown paper bag in Pitonyak's studio apartment led police to From September 2005, when she was arrested, until Colton Pitonyak's trial in January 2007, Laura Hall stood by Colton. [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. 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. An appeals court upheld the convictions but overturned the sentence. 'Oh man, no, I wasn't with her. 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. It was Hall who came up with the plan to dismember Cave's body, Pitonyak said, and it was Hall who made a list of items they'd need to complete the job. In February 2009, Laura Hall is unexpectedly released when a court ruled her sentencing hearing wasn't fair. "Area west of UT relatively safe, officials say. To understand how Jennifers life was destroyed in such a grisly way, we must retrace her steps the night of her murder. "I actually don't like to talk about that or think about that at all. "With all due respect, which one is it? "The thing that I am most fearful about is that she will choose my family to yet again hurt," Sharon tells Maher. "It was on a flip flop in the bathroom. Come here.'". Laura Hall and Colton Pitonyak. He's got my daughter," Loren Hall recalls thinking at the time. It appeared to be a bathtub, and I was seeing something. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Dismemberment of a human corpse is also rare.. After Jennifers body was found, investigators began mapping out the crime scene, hoping to shed some light on how the murder actually happened. "She is a convicted felon, and it's no longer about whether or not she's guilty," Bishop says. Jim had found Jennifer or what was left of her. [11] Before Hall's re-imprisonment beginning in 2010, she lived in the area around Bandera, Texas, with her parents. custody by Mexican officials and handed. an accident. They found Jennifer's car nearby. "As we would say in Texas, 'she went out of the room screamin' and hollerin'," says Jim Sedwick. "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. Next Gallery. He will not get a new trial, but his attorney now has more ammunition. The brown paper bag in Pitonyak's studio apartment led police to for his parents' well-being. Example video title will go here for this video. I felt that he didn't really do this. sisters and brother after Pitonyak was sentenced to 55 years in prison. I haven't seen her. 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. In 2004, police found cocaine, prescription sleeping pills that he had unlawfully obtained, and anxiety medication in his apartment. "It was just too soon. [4] She attended school in Bishop, Texas, before moving to Corpus Christi in 2000. ", And the D.A. Sharon says, "We start knocking on the door and we knock on the windows and we walk around the apartment seeing if there was a back door.". The police said they could not search the apartment without a warrant. I can't live in Austin. Walking past the West Campus complex on their way to classes at UT-Austin, their conversations would inevitably circle back to the murder of Jennifer Cave, which occurred mere yards away, behind door #88. "That photograph to me means nothing," Laura says dismissively. Sharon Sedwick says her daughter, Jennifer Cave, was on Colton's side, too. "I know one of them involves dismemberment with a machete.". (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. 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