She was released in 2018 after serving time. Pitonyak To keep creating (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. Hall faces trial later this year on charges of felony hindering killed Cave, who she said, he "loved deeply." Was she a brutal accomplice or just a lost soul along for the ride? "He went to a hardware store and bought cleaning supplies such as ammonia and Febreze, masks, gloves and a hacksaw. "I apologize to everybody here." Director Gregory Kohn Stars Robert Ivkovic Laura Fraker (uncredited) See production, box office & company info Watch on Bravo Now As Jim Sedwick (Cave's stepfather) shakily recounts the fateful night in August 2005, in which he sneaks into Pitonyak's condo to search for his missing stepdaughter, Thomas and Butler pump the brakes and take a moment to describe the affectionate bond Cave had shared with Sedwick in life. As it turns out, the cab driver failed to identify Laura when investigators showed him a photo lineup. Maher asks. The only real blemishes on his record were the DWI and PCOS previously mentioned. after the Her head and hands had been cut off and were in plastic bags on the bathroom floor. Bishop does not accuse Laura of murdering Jennifer Cave, but the autopsy showed Jennifer was shot through the head after death. But according to Pitonyak's lawyer, once during a group therapy session in jail, Laura told other inmates she is in fact the killer. "I was really attracted to Colton from the beginning.. There is no doubt that Colton Pitonyak was solely responsible for the murder of Jennifer Cave, said Fugitt. HarperCollins Publishers published the book. 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 . Sharon made a series of calls, including one to Pitonyak, who lied to her that he last saw Jennifer around midnight. So I flipped the light switch on and there she was," he remembers. Jennifer Cave's mother, Sharon, and her fiance, Jim Sedwick, Cave was buried in a private ceremony.[3]. The murder of Jennifer Cave occurred in the West Campus area of Austin, Texas. he does not remember shooting Cave, Pitonyak's lawyer, Roy Minton, questioned Austin police firearms Pitonyak's kitchen wall. Jim had found Jennifer or what was left of her. University of Texas student Colton Pitonyak, a one-time National "I feel this huge weight of pressure - a dark cloud around me that is the police and the District Attorney's office that could snatch away what I have at any second. S1 E943m. And I said. Cameras weren't allowed in the courtroom as the judge lays out how and when the new sentencing trial will proceed. Hall was allowed to leave by herself. When he took the stand, Colton said he couldn't remember what happened that night. I said, 'Thank you so much for giving her this opportunity.' On the same day, the jury panel recommended a 55-year prison sentence for Pitonyak. This is Jim.'". police found Cave's Saturn sedan parked on a street near the "All of a sudden I'm in a courtroom and then they're just taking me into jail. When Jennifer Cave walked out of the local law firm newly employed, she was ecstatic. They quickly found out something they didn't expect. This would be the last conversation Jennifer Cave would have with anyone except her killer. At around 8 p.m., Jim calls 911, but when the cops arrive, they wouldn't break in without a search warrant. Watch Live: Closing arguments underway in double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, Top McCarthy aide, House Oversight chair each met with Ashli Babbitt's mother, Colon cancer rates rising in younger age group, study finds, Garland testifies before Senate panel amid ongoing special counsel probes, Ex-Georgia star Jalen Carter was racing in deadly crash, arrest warrants allege, Fiery train crash in Greece kills dozens, many of them students. Jennifer Cave, 21, had struggled with drugs and dropped out of So that is how Jennifer Cave ended up partying with Colton Pitonyak on that last night of her life. "The mutilation was anger it wasn't any effort to hide the body or get rid of the body. And I'm not talking the four-legged kind.". 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Hall, who has since completed her prison sentence, even provides fresh insight to the reporters in a delicate, yet riveting, exchange over Facebook Messenger. Among those After just four hours of work, [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. "I actually don't like to talk about that or think about that at all. 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. [17] On Monday, January 29, 2007 Pitonyak, then 24, was convicted of murder. from the 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. "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. I am facing 10 years in prison for mutilating a body. Investigators said Hall helped to dismember Cave's body. "He answered the door really kind of paranoid and fearful. "Did you have anything to do with the dismemberment of Jennifer's body?" In the bathroom, he discovered Cave's claimed he used it on the victim's body. Sharon Cave, the victim's mother, broke down as she recalled the And he says, 'Come here. "This guy's who's - apparently he - he's killed Jennifer Cave and mutilated her body- he's got my daughter. "The great challenge is to say to them, 'Feel any way you want. began to suspect that Pitonyak was a fugitive. And before long, something else became clear: Colton's sometime girlfriend, Laura Hall, had also disappeared. And he didn't care who got hurt in the process. Cave, the young woman he considered Considering that both killer and victim were on mind-altering drugs would be the only proper explanation to what detectives discovered next. And how could something so terrible happen at all? had more; a photo of Laura and Colton taken while they were on the run in Mexico. The Chronicle welcomes opinion pieces on any topic from the community. officers in Texas. "And he inquired, 'Oh, who is he accused of killing, Miss?' Remember the difference between feeling and proof.'". young son. 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"Colton's going, 'No man, I don't know. "The thing that I am most fearful about is that she will choose my family to yet again hurt," Sharon tells Maher. "The net result is I have to advise my client, even though we planned on you testifying, 'You can't do it,'" Sawyer explains. suffered a number of bizarre wounds after death, including a Fernandez, to watch a pay-per-view professional fighting match, happy They twice visited Pitonyak's apartment on Rio Grande Street but got no response Pitonyak and Hall had fled the previous day. Cave's murder is now the subject of a true-crime podcast put together by University of Texas students, professors, and graduates. 's office will go up against Laura Hall. 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. Jennifers head lay in a plastic bag by the tub, along with both her hands. in court were her sisters, Vanessa in court were her sisters, Vanessa. 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. "'Donnie Brasco' and 'Goodfellas' and a series of movies that involved dismemberment," Bishop says. [13] Murder [ edit] faces a possible life sentence. In 2007, Laura Hall was convicted of helping her boyfriend Colton Pitonyak dismember 21-year-old Jennifer Cave's body in his apartment. I'm innocent of all that," Laura says. "I think my life has been destroyed. [23] In 2016, Laura Hall was still incarcerated in the Lockhart Unit. went to the fast-food chain 291126. night of drinking and drug use, but admitted he believes he may police found Cave's Saturn sedan parked on a street near the Jennifer asked her roommate to make sure she was up by 9:30am, just in case she overslept for her first day. Colton Pitonyak and his new accomplice, Laura Hall, were quickly arrested by Mexican police officers and extradited back to face his crimes. "I mean he had all the 'Scarface' posters. So after they left, Jim muscled his way in through a window. Investigators say Hall also helped him leave the country for a romantic trip to Mexico. that killed Cave. I watched my jury and I saw women and men flinch at that answer.". 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. ", Rather than reveling in the prize of unprecedented access, they wanted to always keep sight of the human anguish that reverberates through their narrative. After five days, they were nabbed by a Mexican SWAT team and handed over to American authorities. What will ending the COVID-19 emergency look like in the US. 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. The book A Descent Into Hell by Kathryn Casey highlighted the trials. "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. '", Sharon says she knew something was wrong. They found a machete that was in the dishwasher.". And within just a couple of hours, the judge rules against Laura. Inside, was the gun they believed to have been used to kill Jennifer Cave. The jury finds Laura guilty of tampering with evidence, for cutting up Jennifer Cave's body and helping Colton to escape to Mexico. "The deputies basically were having to fairly forcefully remove her from the courtroom.". 'That's a mannequin.' ", "I definitely feel like my life is closing in on me right now," Laura says of her situation. I heard this rustling, like someone's grabbing the phone from you. A Travis County jury convicted Hall of hindering apprehension and tampering with evidence in connection with Cave's murder. Episode 5: Tylar Witt & Steven Colver. plans and enthusiasm "He was incoherent and in a sense, so was I. Jennifer Cave's mutilated body was found in the apartment of Pitonyak in 2005. 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. Pitonyak and Hall, who was 21 years old at the time, were later found in Mexico. 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. 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. S1 E843m. 291136. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. "I am accused of some unspeakable things. So just as in Colton's trial, Laura never takes the stand. His lawyers Another person, Laura Hall, was convicted of tampering with evidence and hindering the apprehension of Pitonyak after the two fled to Mexico. "It upsets me tremendously to be in the same room with her and see her flitting about and talking on her cell phone. criminally negligent homicide. 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 found guilty of tampering with evidence and sentenced to 10 years in prison. She was also a student at UT, a government major with hopes of becoming a lawyer. He had a serious problem with drugs, especially cocaine. 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. 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. especially a woman," she said. have And it eventually grew into, 'I was a victim, I was kidnapped, I had nothing to do with it. Her body discovered in a friends apartment near the University of Texas. The interrogation lasts nine grueling hours. Pitonyak is serving 55 years for the slaying. Pedro Fernandez (pictured), Pitonyak and Hall went to the home of the hotel manager, Pedro Laura says she went home. "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. a "In your mind you're 100 percent convinced that Laura Hall was absolutely a part of the dismemberment and mutilation?" Police would soon learn the butchered victim was 21-year-old Jennifer Cave. End quote. Pitonyak's cell. Both were drinking, and according to witness Jeffrey Prosecutor Stephanie McFarland holds the hacksaw used to We stood right here in [the] hallway. She invoked her Fifth to cut up a turkey. "We're really getting scared that something bad has happened inside that apartment," says Jim. 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. 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. "She told me, 'Dad, Colton's killed someone and they found a body.' Bank records also show that on the way home to dismember his victim, Pitonyak stopped at Burger King for a breakfast combo. 289256. Sharon Cave, the victim's mother, broke down as she recalled the ", Ryan, Harriet. "Dude, I am eating pizza with In addition to the gun, Laura's DNA was also found in Colton's apartment. 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. 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. Who would commit such a depraved act of violence and murder? new content, we kindly appreciate any donation you can give to help 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. Jennifer Cave Murder, Jennifer Cave, Laura Hall, Colton Pitonyak, Elizabeth Peacock, Joe James Sawyer, Information is power. Laura says he's lying and that she had nothing to do with the dismemberment. 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. he "She was having a hard time finding herself," her Several friends and acquaintances testified they saw Cave with Jennifer Cave's hands and head were wrapped in white trash bags "That photograph to me means nothing," Laura says dismissively. 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. 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. The next day, Cave's mother filed a missing persons report. Pitonyak was convicted of murder after fleeing to Mexico with his friend Laura Hall. "Laura Hall says she didn't have a plan on what to do next after getting to Mexico, and that she didn't know what Colton Pitonyak was planning. it for years. For the prosecutors, Travis Co. assistant district attorneys Bill Bishop and Stephanie McFarland, it was not a straightforward case. "He thought He shot her through the arm, bullet traveled into the chest, through the heart pretty much killing her instantly. partially dismembered body in the tub. For the young journalists, obtaining these rare interviews was understandably electrifying. in Piedras Blancas, took a photo with his The night that Cave was killed he was in the middle of a multiday bender.. 35 in the Apple Podcast all-genre list and No. "As we would say in Texas, 'she went out of the room screamin' and hollerin'," says Jim Sedwick. I just started crawling through the window trying to push the drapes out of my way. After he discovered Jennifer Cave's body, Jim Sedwick called 9-1-1 again. 'Why yes,' he said, 'She's sitting right over there by Mr. stoic. Bryan Case, with the Travis County District Attorney s office, said, We stand by our position and conviction of Colton Pitonyak. And she's like, 'Mom, he's my friend, and he needs my help.' "I'm innocent of all this. Would you please help me? Lawsuits claim it wrecked their teeth. I'm innocent of the mutilation. 'Some bitch.' Hall was This year, two University of Texas students, Haley Butler and Tinu Thomas, have a long-form documentary podcast called The Orange Tree Podcast, in which they dig through court filings and host interviews with the families of Cave, Pitonyak and Hall. We'd just stay in the house all day. The detective disagrees. 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. [10] Pitonyak had also once entered a rehabilitation program for drugs. The brown paper bag in Pitonyak's studio apartment led police to medication for depression. 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. I'm absolutely stupid with them," she says. Check out a scene from Episode 7: Elizabeth Turpin & Karen Brown. She is to be sent back to jail. As the jury deliberates, Laura tries to remain optimistic. value meal "out of habit." On the advice of her lawyer, she never took the stand at Colton's trial. And I'd be like, 'Jennifer, please stay away from that.'". In the end, Detective Mark Gilchrest finally gets Laura to give up the gruesome details. 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. lived. the gun used in the shooting And that's when I said, 'Man, you need to turn yourself in,' and he goes, 'Your daughter had nothing to do with this. Colton Pitonyak's defense attorney says the appeal he filed last week in Travis County could clear his client's name. trigger, but acknowledged that someone might "Area west of UT relatively safe, officials say. "With all due respect, which one is it? Sawyer realizes the cabbie's description of such callous and cold behavior was deadly. accidentally pull the trigger while trying to clear a in prison if convicted of murder. So like, I definitely feel shackled.". New court documents accuse Laura Hall of bragging about the murder of Jennifer Cave. That is not my car! Can't keep up with happenings around town? We can help. A former University of Texas student who was convicted for her role in the 2005 killing and dismemberment of 21-year-old Jennifer Cave was released from prison on Thursday. Laura continues to fight a current of public rage that she believes was sweeping away her very life. into a playpen belonging to Fernandez's He referred Can't keep up with happenings around town? Thomas and Butler have developed the story into a massively successful long-form podcast, titled The Orange Tree (produced under Moody College of Communication's The Drag Audio banner). shot her accidentally. Pitonyak fled to Mexico with a former girlfriend, Laura Hall. You can find the Orange Tree Podcast on podcast listening apps or at the Drag Production Houses website here. have a hair 0:57. S1 E1043m. "Hey dude, I'm eating pizza, don't bother me any more. What Impact Will the Latino Vote Have in Texas This Year? And Bishop says Laura's DNA was found on a key piece of evidence. left the courtroom with the victim's He says the place looks like a wreck, as if there had been a struggle. Toxicology tests concluded that during her death, Cave had alcohol, marijuana, and methamphetamine in her system. Menu. college. I could not believe it," she recalls. Colton Pitonyak was fighting for a new trial and Laura Hall was now fighting the accusation of murder from Colton's attorney.The next legal chapter in Laura's life is about to be written. 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. Police also found a machete and hacksaw with blood on it nearby. Check out a scene from Episode 7: Elizabeth Turpin & Karen Brown. is in the bottom right corner. "We still feel Jennifer in our lives," Sharon says. "When I got the tattoo, I was so in love with him," she says. 17, 2005, shooting of his friend, Jennifer Cave. Colton Pitonyak testified he has no memory of killing Jennifer 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. "I have never heard anyone say anything but that she was one of the nicest people they knew," Bishop says of Jennifer. into Pitonyak's apartment, Cave's, Police found a shell casing in the tub that matched the bullet Case says he could not comment on Hall's upcoming sentencing hearing. 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. Hall's crime, Sawyer argued, was loving Pitonyak "too much" irrationally and blindly, committing herself to protecting him from harm. His addiction to these substances had been escalating, finally hitting its zenith in the summer of 2005. Two scenarios were in play now and both were nightmares for Jim and Sharon. [2] Bill Bishop, a prosecutor in the Travis County, Texas government, said "As far as murders go, this is a very clean murder. "I had no idea he was going to do what he did," she says. 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. 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. You need to get her out of there.' Michael Rodriguez, a friend, said he spoke to Cave at 1 a.m. and The mutilation was anger it wasn't any effort to hide the body or get rid of the body. Orange Tree Apartments, an off-campus complex where Pitonyak Colton Pitonyak's defense attorney says the appeal he filed last week in Travis County could clear his. "I did not want to go to jail. Also included in the appeal is Hall's alleged confession to two jail inmates. Yes. Laura was arrested and later charged with "hindering apprehension" for her role in Colton's escape. The next day, Aug. 18, Sharon and her fianc, Jim Sedwick, drove to Austin, hoping to find Jennifer. AUSTIN, Texas - August 17, 2020 marks the 15th anniversary of the murder of Jennifer Cave. I haven't seen her. 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. Four days after he crossed the border, Pitonyak was taken into [11] Before Hall's re-imprisonment beginning in 2010, she lived in the area around Bandera, Texas, with her parents. self-incrimination and refused to testify for Pitonyak's defense. 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. Jim says the place was completely dark. She had plans to take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) so she could become a lawyer. Texas Rangers Promote First Women to Rank of Captain. 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. for murder in the fatal Aug. Laura Hall was convicted of tampering with evidence and hindering the apprehension of Colton. Cave's parents found her in a bathtub. Cave's phone number, labeled "J. Ribbit," was scrawled on dishwasher. with the verdict," Cave said. She had plans to take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) so she could become a lawyer. ", Sadeghi, Chris. 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