stoic. Nothing. [16] Laura Hall was arrested in September 2005. need your help for this. Laura Ashley Hall [12] was a University of Texas at Austin student who at one time had been Pitonyak's girlfriend. that killed Cave. [14] Cave and Pitonyak went to dinner before Cave was murdered. had died from a single gunshot wound to her right chest. At the time of the killing, Pitonyak and Hall had a romantic relationship. Colton Pitonyak will testify in his own defense. college. It was fired by [3] Before coming to Austin, Pitonyak attended Christ the King School[8] and Catholic High School for Boys in Little Rock, Arkansas. Fernandez, to watch a pay-per-view professional fighting match, But Colton was nowhere to be found. "He went to a hardware store and bought cleaning supplies such as ammonia and Febreze, masks, gloves and a hacksaw. After not hearing from their daughter,Cave's parents drove to Austin from Corpus Christi and made the gruesome discovery. especially a woman," she said. over to law enforcement When he took the stand, Colton said he couldn't remember what happened that night. partially dismembered body in the tub. We stood right here in [the] hallway. Laura's parents say they feared Colton was going to kill their daughter. it for years. [2] Bill Bishop, a prosecutor in the Travis County, Texas government, said "As far as murders go, this is a very clean murder. insisted he didn't know anything. Police found a shell casing in the tub that matched the bullet [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. His lawyers say As the jury deliberates, Laura tries to remain optimistic. I'm here to help you. The troubled young man seemed to somehow draw people in. Jennifer Cave Murder, Jennifer Cave, Laura Hall, Colton Pitonyak, Elizabeth Peacock, Joe James Sawyer, Information is power. "Jennifer Cave grew up in Corpus Christi, in a family of five girls. She could get more time or be let go permanently. I don't know what you're talking about.' He was also a small-time dealer. Fernandez, to watch a pay-per-view professional fighting match, "When I got the tattoo, I was so in love with him," she says. have a hair Fifteen years ago this week: The tragic death of Jennifer Cave, Send hate mail to: TalkocastPO Box 1102Isle of Palms, SC, 29451. but that it must have been The Texas . 2023 Talk Murder To Me. Support the free press, so we can support Austin. She insisted he could not have purposefully She says she's "very concerned" for her family's safety. "He thought Pitonyak's kitchen wall. A medical examiner later determined that Cave To understand how Jennifers life was destroyed in such a grisly way, we must retrace her steps the night of her murder. Hall had been sentenced to 10 years in prison for her role in the murder. "We would spend days together at a time. And I was yelling, I said, 'Please don't hurt me. "I am accused of some unspeakable things. It was just playing with it, like it was a toy. S1 E643m. He referred went to the fast-food chain And he didn't care who got hurt in the process. Laura agrees to talk to police, but initially holds back. Among those The hosts of "The Orange Tree" dive into the court records and interview people involved in the case. Pitonyak was stone-faced during closing arguments. Both were drinking, and according to witness Jeffrey Menu. The interrogation lasts nine grueling hours. Hall was His lawyers 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. "I know what's coming," she tells Maher. His apartment Laura was arrested and later charged with "hindering apprehension" for her role in Colton's escape. After a jury sentenced him to 55 years in prison, Pitonyak said, [13] On August 3, 2010, Hall was taken into the custody of the state prison system, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). "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. The former charge originates from the dismemberment of Cave's body. Sawyer.' Is Texas Education Agency Commissioner Undermining Public Schools. in court were her sisters, Vanessa Her body discovered in a friends apartment near the University of Texas. 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. "Hall gets maximum sentence in Cave case.". Copyright 1981-2023 Austin Chronicle Corp. All rights reserved. And I'd be like, 'Jennifer, please stay away from that.'". ", And the D.A. "everyone's favorite" and bonded the family together. After Cave's murder they escaped to Mexico where they were captured. Who would commit such a depraved act of violence and murder? Everyone has pointed their finger at me," she says.Prosecutors say Laura Hall did everything wrong the day of the murder: she left Colton's apartment and never told anyone what she had seen - not police, and not even her mother, whom she spoke with several times that afternoon. "I did not want to go to jail. "She's still a part of us.". And that's what got her in trouble," adds Jim. When Jennifer Cave walked out of the local law firm newly employed, she was ecstatic. "Of course he remembers all that - then incriminates me and nothing about his own actions," Laura comments sarcastically. "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. And they will always remember the child that is gone forever. They found a machete that was in the dishwasher.". left the courtroom with the victim's a 9 mm handgun that was later Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie . Police didn't believe Laura's story that Colton had forced her to drive him to Mexico. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Two scenarios were in play now and both were nightmares for Jim and Sharon. The jury finds Laura guilty of tampering with evidence, for cutting up Jennifer Cave's body and helping Colton to escape to Mexico. "I mean I still - I was in denial, OK.", Asked if it never occurred to her to call police, family or friends, Laura says, somewhat defensively, "It didn't seem like a good move. She is to be sent back to jail. shot her accidentally. He had a serious problem with drugs, especially cocaine. Prosecutors offered testimony from her former cell mate in the Travis Co. And the other thing you kind of think is, 'Well, there's one. Hall was released on parole in 2018 after. When she finally got Colton on the phone, he told her nothing. It was early evening by the time they arrived. success. 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. The case packed the courtroom and drew breathless media coverage although this time, unlike Pitonyak's Court TV melodrama, Judge Wilford Flowers excluded the TV cameras. 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. Her head removed. Bishop says of the smiling couple, "She does not appear to be there against her will.". comprehension that Colton would ever intentionally harm someone, And she's like, 'Mom, he's my friend, and he needs my help.' And it eventually grew into, 'I was a victim, I was kidnapped, I had nothing to do with it. "He answered the door really kind of paranoid and fearful. He found Jennifer in the bathtub. Pitonyak's cell. effects of Jennifer's death. Considering that both killer and victim were on mind-altering drugs would be the only proper explanation to what detectives discovered next. [11] There, U.S. Texas Rangers Promote First Women to Rank of Captain. Sharon and Jim decided to head to Austin hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst. Defense attorney Sam Bassett holds a machete found in Pitonyak's I had just gotten away from him. I thought, 'Yeah, I'm very aware of that. The Chronicle welcomes opinion pieces on any topic from the community. We immediately just got together. Asked how he got back to his apartment, Colton said, "I assume Jennifer took me. Dismemberment of a human corpse is also rare.. custody by Mexican officials and handed Finally, they got through to Laura's cell phone. "The thing that I am most fearful about is that she will choose my family to yet again hurt," Sharon tells Maher. For the prosecutors, Travis Co. assistant district attorneys Bill Bishop and Stephanie McFarland, it was not a straightforward case. was fried on drugs," he told police. [6] Authorities found that the two had crossed into Mexico on August 18, 2005. And he said, 'Well, there's a problem,' and he said, 'We're concerned." later charged with hindering apprehension. I could not believe it," she recalls. "What we did was get as close as possible as hosts and reporters, and then let the listener step into our shoes.". 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. She will get a new sentencing hearing. 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. "Absolutely nothing to do with it," she replies. "They stated that during the group that inmate Hall confessed to the murder of Jennifer Cave," Turner explains. 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. Colton will remain in prison for most of his life after receiving 55 years. "The kitchen I think was the oddest room to me because it was sparkling clean," Bishop tells Maher. 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. [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. that killed Cave. concern he expressed was . "Trial set for college student accused of slaying, dismembering woman after date. [6], Jennifer Cave died in Pitonyak's apartment at the Orange Tree Condominiums,[15] at 2529 Rio Grande Street in West Campus, Austin, Texas. "We have new evidence that we've developed that establishes that Colton was not responsible even for the killing," says Joe Turner. [6], Colton Aaron Pitonyak[7] was a finance major at the University of Texas at Austin,[6] originating from Bryant, Arkansas, in Greater Little Rock. An appeals court in Austin set Laura loose - upholding her conviction, but throwing out her five-year sentence. 291131. I watched my jury and I saw women and men flinch at that answer.". [13] Murder [ edit] Within days of the murder, Colton ran off with another woman, Laura Hall, to Mexico. So that is how Jennifer Cave ended up partying with Colton Pitonyak on that last night of her life. They quickly found out something they didn't expect. I heard this rustling, like someone's grabbing the phone from you. I want people to look at me for what I am. Another person, Laura Hall, was convicted of tampering with evidence and hindering the apprehension of Pitonyak after the two fled to Mexico. It was the quest for free parking that led Tinu Thomas and Haley Butler by the Orange Tree Condos. She was initially assigned to the Plane State Jail. Oh my God, he is pissing on that car.. His lawyers said his DNA was on the handle At trial, this time with no cameras allowed, the prosecutor outlines Laura's ever-changing account of events. dismember Jennifer Cave's body during her summation. You need to get her out of there.' Colton Pitonyak will testify in his own defense. [18] The court ruled that her sentencing hearing was unfair and Hall was released on bond. 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. because he had owned S1 E743m. 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. Toxicology tests concluded that during her death, Cave had alcohol, marijuana, and methamphetamine in her system. 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She would get credit for two years that she had already spent in confinement prior to the sentencing. Laura will wait behind bars to find out what her final sentence will be. Colton had reached out to her, and as usual, Jennifer responded. Laura was not arrested, but when police questioned her, she was less than cooperative. Cave's parents found her in a bathtub. 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. 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." 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. "We are very, very "We still feel Jennifer in our lives," Sharon says. [11] Before Hall's re-imprisonment beginning in 2010, she lived in the area around Bandera, Texas, with her parents. She was also a student at UT, a government major with hopes of becoming a lawyer. His apartment "Did you have anything to do with the dismemberment of Jennifer's body?" examiner Greg Karim about whether, Colton Pitonyak testified he has no memory of killing Jennifer 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. "Did you have anything to do with the murder?". 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. in Piedras Blancas, took a photo with his But then, surprisingly, Laura says Colton just let her go. ", CBS News. the Murderpedia project stay alive. 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. 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. On Tuesday, the same jury sentenced Hall to five years in prison and a year in jail, with the sentences to run concurrently. His lawyer later said the only "Once we learned more about the victim and all of the different relationships at play, we just knew that it should be our mission to do this in a way that I don't think is typically done in true crime.". after the 1 of 35. she reported that Pitonyak was upset because he had lost his phone and was 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. She said her daughter was In the bathroom, he discovered Cave's 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.). 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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. We'd just stay in the house all day. 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. "Mistakes were made," he says. "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. from the "All I had was a flashlight. carpet cleaner, gloves "She had a heart as big as Texas. at Burger King. So without knowing anything was wrong, Laura says she showed up at Colton's apartment just before dawn on Aug. 17, 2005. CBS News. "In your mind you're 100 percent convinced that Laura Hall was absolutely a part of the dismemberment and mutilation?" Eric Goodman's Austin FC column, other soccer news. but Fernandez kicked them out after Pitonyak became belligerent "I was trying to stay alive. "Hey dude, I'm eating pizza, don't bother me any more. But Jennifer's parents feel they must bear witness. Ultimately, Thomas and Butler remain confident that emotional sincerity is as important as getting the facts straight. And before long, something else became clear: Colton's sometime girlfriend, Laura Hall, had also disappeared. We wanted to add some perspective on the victims life, and thats not typically done in true crime podcasts, said Butler. Hall faces trial later this year on charges of felony hindering [1] In 2009, Chuck Lindell of the Austin American-Statesman called it the "most infamous West Campus crime". "And what did she say?" As Laura tells it, she had nothing to do with the horrific crime. "[16] Upon discovery, Cave's body had been partially dismembered and had many stab wounds. The murder happened in 2005 when she was 21. filed another appeal disputing the timeline of the murder, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. he promoted her to a full-time position. He ended up saying, 'Take me to Mexico,'" Incredulously, she adds, "So, I did.". 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. "We thought we'd never see her again," says Carol. ", "I definitely feel like my life is closing in on me right now," Laura says of her situation. 's mistake, Laura will be sentenced again. Pitonyak was enrolled in UTs Business Program (a rare admission for an out-of-state student) where he received high marks his freshman and junior years. Colton was not your typical clean-cut business student. Loren and Carol Hall desperately tried to reach their daughter. of a lesser charge, such as manslaughter or Remember the difference between feeling and proof.'". 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.". 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. Prosecutors are fighting for the new sentence to be as long as possible. 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. Colton testifies, "I can't remember exactly what I told her, but I showed her Jennifer's body.". After Jennifers body was found, investigators began mapping out the crime scene, hoping to shed some light on how the murder actually happened. "I know one of them involves dismemberment with a machete.". 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. As for Laura Hall, she remains a mystery. apprehension. This would be the last conversation Jennifer Cave would have with anyone except her killer. Yes. claimed he used it on the victim's body. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. She admits that she saw the body in the bathtub, but claims it was Colton's idea to dismember it. A Travis County jury convicted Hall of hindering apprehension and tampering with evidence in connection with Cave's murder. [10] Pitonyak had also once entered a rehabilitation program for drugs. At his trial, Pitonyak testified that he had been in an alcohol-and-drug-induced stupor the night of Caves death. Sawyer can only hope the jury sees it his way. 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. I just started crawling through the window trying to push the drapes out of my way. And I'm not talking the four-legged kind.". '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. detailing his son's childhood and academic, After a jury sentenced him to 55 years in prison, Pitonyak said, Still, last week's verdict left open the most crucial questions: What exactly happened to Cave in the wee hours of Aug. 17, 2005? [4] She attended school in Bishop, Texas, before moving to Corpus Christi in 2000. It had the light in there. Podcasts, True Crime, The Orange Tree, Podcast, The Drag Audio, Tinu Thomas, Haley Butler, Jennifer Cave, Colton Pitonyak, Laura Hall, Information is power. his best friend, after a 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. S1 E843m. ", Three days later, Laura was questioned again. killed Cave, who she said, he "loved deeply." I can't live in Texas," she says. "I am innocent of the murder. he does not remember shooting Cave, apprehension. And I said. Inside, was the gun they believed to have been used to kill Jennifer Cave. "I didn't try and help him cover it up at all," she says on the tape. the gun used in the shooting Jennifer's stepfather, Jim Sedwick, also spoke with Colton. 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. "Oh, I loved the guy," she says. might have gone off accidentally. But Sharon sensed Colton was nothing but bad news, and had begged her daughter not to get involved with him. urinating on a car. The podcast highlights Halls possibility of being the true murderer of Cave and according to a KXAN report, Pitonyaks lawyers tried to convince a jury that she was the real murderer. 35 photos. 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. 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. Cave's phone number, labeled "J. Ribbit," was scrawled on "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. 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. After calling 911, police raced back to the apartment and began the search for Colton. stoic. ", Sadeghi, Chris. And within just a couple of hours, the judge rules against Laura. Become an Oxygen Insider. Law officers also accused her of helping to dismember Caves body. Laura told them she had crossed the border into Mexico with Colton. Pedro Fernandez (pictured), the manager of the Casablanca Hotel in Piedras Blancas, took a photo with his Jennifer Cave, 21, had struggled with drugs and dropped out of "'Donnie Brasco' and 'Goodfellas' and a series of movies that involved dismemberment," Bishop says. the chamber. 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. Her hands removed. Pitonyak is serving a 55-year prison sentence after he was convicted of murder in 2007. I haven't seen her. I'll take you to dinner to celebrate your new job.' "His brain You need to get her out of here.' Thomas said she and Butler were lucky to have each other throughout production. Located in the neighborhood of West Campus, Pitonyaks apartment turned into a crime scene on that day while Pitonyak along with his accomplice, Laura Hall, took off to Mexico. 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