There is no doubt that Colton Pitonyak was solely responsible for the murder of Jennifer Cave, said Fugitt. I can't live in Austin. Also included in the appeal is Hall's alleged confession to two jail inmates. The Texas . [11] The two were in Mexico for five days. 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. The next day, Cave's mother filed a missing persons report. 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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. But Colton was nowhere to be found. 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. He's certainly mistaken, if not flat out lying, yes.". [19], In 2010, a jury in Travis County, Texas resentenced Hall to the maximum possible sentence, including prison and $14,000 ($17396.92 when adjusted for inflation) in fines. Sawyer.' We wanted to add some perspective on the victims life, and thats not typically done in true crime podcasts, said Butler. [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. "I have never heard anyone say anything but that she was one of the nicest people they knew," Bishop says of Jennifer. In the bathroom, he discovered Cave's document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); You have entered an incorrect email address! 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. Laura Hall and Colton Pitonyak. Asked if the cab driver is lying, Laura says, "I never said that to him. 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.". In addition to the gun, Laura's DNA was also found in Colton's apartment. Jennifers head lay in a plastic bag by the tub, along with both her hands. He referred Previous Pause Next. On Colton's side. 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. Several friends and acquaintances testified they saw Cave with "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. Hall was After police said they did not have the legal grounds to break "I apologize to everybody here." Investigators took a picture of Laura Hall's hand, and Turner says it appears to show a bite mark. Fernandez, to watch a pay-per-view professional fighting match, 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. So just as in Colton's trial, Laura never takes the stand. Check out a scene from Episode 7: Elizabeth Turpin & Karen Brown. Laura Hall & Colton Pitonyak. 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. Jim says the place was completely dark. Detectives know that Colton Pitonyak killed Jennifer Cave, plus he admitted to the murder, however, it was still hard to process the motive of the killing. "He said he was gonna cut up the body and get rid of it," she told the detective. Pitonyak is serving 55 years for the slaying. She had been shot, stabbed and her body had been partially dismembered. from the "We still feel Jennifer in our lives," Sharon says. have said he is taking He said At his trial, Pitonyak testified that he had been in an alcohol-and-drug-induced stupor the night of Caves death. 'Oh man, no, I wasn't with her. She faces up to 10 years in prison. The studio apartment was in disarray and Sedwick immediately Sharon Sedwick says her daughter, Jennifer Cave, was on Colton's side, too. "What we did was get as close as possible as hosts and reporters, and then let the listener step into our shoes.". "I am accused of some unspeakable things. He testified that he it was hilarious that he went in there," Fernandez testified. time Jennifer Cave is believed to have been killed. trigger, but acknowledged that someone might Laura was arrested and later charged with "hindering apprehension" for her role in Colton's escape. The answer in the presence of that jury, quote, 'Some Bitch.' The dismembered body of a young woman exposes the dark side of two former honor students. I am facing 10 years in prison for mutilating a body. for his parents' well-being. '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. [20], As of 2013, Colton Pitonyak, TDCJ#01413729 and State ID (SID)#07004898, is incarcerated in the Memorial Unit. Asked if that was enough physical evidence to tie her to the dismemberment, Bishop says, "When put with her statements to co-workers and things such as that, absolutely.". Bipartisan Senate group unveils rail safety bill in response to Ohio derailment, What to know about Shigella bacteria as drug-resistant strain spreads, How a tragic boating crash is connected to the family of Alex Murdaugh, Husband of woman murdered with an ax convicted 40 years after her death, Expert: Violent images sent to victim's family is "psychological terrorism", The Brighton ax murder: A timeline of the 40-year-old cold case. 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. So you kind of want to know, who came in here and did this? [18] He will be eligible for parole once 50% of his sentence has been served, at which time he will be around 51 years old. college. And he says, 'Come here. Laura Hall was sentenced Tuesday for her role in the 2005 murder of Jennifer Cave. She was sentenced to ten years in prison. To understand how Jennifers life was destroyed in such a grisly way, we must retrace her steps the night of her murder. A Travis County jury convicted Hall of hindering apprehension and tampering with evidence in connection with Cave's murder. Donna Moonda and Damian Bradford. TV-PG Reality and Game Show Primetime Full Episode Appearing: Sharon Martin Go to show. Police urgently needed to know everything about Colton and Jennifer. "I will have a heart attack and die, probably on the courtroom floor if they come back with a guilty verdict. [9] Outside court, Jim Sedwick said, as paraphrased by Harriet Ryan of Court TV, that "there was only a two-and-a-half-year functional difference between the jury's sentence and the life term. And he said, 'Well, there's a problem,' and he said, 'We're concerned." But Laura does admit to a problem with men. They have just created a fictional character and put my name on it. "It is now about the appropriate sentence.". There was a shop towel out in the living room of the apartment that had both her DNA and Colton Pitonyak's DNA," Bishop says. boyfriend, Jim Sedwick, forced She was nobody.'" Nothing. Copyright 1981-2023 Austin Chronicle Corp. All rights reserved. Bridgett Pitonyak, the defendant's mother, wept as she testified After not hearing from their daughter,Cave's parents drove to Austin from Corpus Christi and made the gruesome discovery. faces life "I'm still just so excited that the UT community seems to like it," she said. "And what did she say?" Nicole Kasinskas and Billy Sullivan. He and Cave were friends and the two had gone out for drinks the night she died. [4] She attended school in Bishop, Texas, before moving to Corpus Christi in 2000. He said, 'Jennifer didn't come to work today.' left the courtroom with the victim's "It's impossible for me to have been jealous of Jennifer Cave, because I not only didn't know her, but I didn't know she existed," Laura says. The court rejects Colton's appeal. he promoted her to a full-time position. Orange Tree Apartments, an off-campus complex where Pitonyak What will ending the COVID-19 emergency look like in the US. Colton will remain in prison for most of his life after receiving 55 years. Can't keep up with happenings around town? Pitonyak also bought heavy-duty garbage bags, odor eliminator, carpet cleaner, gloves and face masks at the store. (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. S1 E843m. "When I got the tattoo, I was so in love with him," she says. 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. It was fired by She was released in . Still, last week's verdict left open the most crucial questions: What exactly happened to Cave in the wee hours of Aug. 17, 2005? Next Gallery. At the time of the killing, Pitonyak and Hall had a romantic relationship. Another person, Laura Hall, was convicted of tampering with evidence and hindering the apprehension of Pitonyak after the two fled to Mexico. [13] Murder [ edit] 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. 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. This was Colton's mess.". Cave, the young woman he considered, About 12 hours after he shot Cave, Pitonyak stopped for a meal 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. have a hair I mean, when you look at Laura, there is nothing there - at all. ", "Well it's neither," she replies. "I didn't try and help him cover it up at all," she says on the tape. 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. He was also a small-time dealer. An appeals court upheld the convictions but overturned the sentence. This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. 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. But she admits she is guilty of falling in love with the wrong man. and face masks at the store. Laura Hall is back in the lock-up she despises, while her family and lawyer scramble again to set her free. Loren says. "I was trying to stay alive. And I'd be like, 'Jennifer, please stay away from that.'". Ultimately, Thomas and Butler remain confident that emotional sincerity is as important as getting the facts straight. Support the Chronicle. [16] Laura Hall was arrested in September 2005. Jennifer Cave Murder, Jennifer Cave, Laura Hall, Colton Pitonyak, Elizabeth Peacock, Joe James Sawyer, Information is power. "I spent 21 months in jail for things I didn't do. inside this bag. She was also a student at UT, a government major with hopes of becoming a lawyer. Cave was buried in a private ceremony.[3]. There was a heinous murder and two readily identifiable suspects, but the physical evidence was confounding, and there was never a clear motive. "Part of Jennifer's nature," she explains, "is she had a real problem with stray dogs. "Colton flipped out," Laura explains. young son. [9] A hacksaw had been placed on her abdomen. Pitonyak (pictured) twice by phone trying to get information It had the light in there. 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." In 2011, 48 Hours on CBS documented the murder and the aftermath as well as the trial, focusing on Laura Hall in a special called "48 Hours: In Too Deep". about her daughter's whereabouts, but both times he was rude and "I know what's coming," she tells Maher. From September 2005, when she was arrested, until Colton Pitonyak's trial in January 2007, Laura Hall stood by Colton. (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. 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. Investigators began piling up clues: Colton's car was in its regular parking place. Got something to say? And I was yelling, I said, 'Please don't hurt me. "She was having a hard time finding herself," her I heard this rustling, like someone's grabbing the phone from you. after serving half of his sentence. And I'm not talking the four-legged kind.". 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. CBS News. Says Bishop, "She had every opportunity in the world to call the police, send them to Colton's apartment and certainly she would have been safe from Colton for a long time had she done that. He admitted he had killed her but that her death had been an accident. I was like, 'Man, oh my God, you know, 'What happened?'". Abbott proposes. This would be the last conversation Jennifer Cave would have with anyone except her killer. detailing his son's childhood and academic that killed Cave. I mean, I wasn't ready to be rational yet," she explains to Maher. So like, I definitely feel shackled.". "It is beyond my ", Maher asks, "Did you have any concern for the girl who was dead?". If Jennifer told you she was going to be somewhere at 8 o'clock, Jennifer was there at 8 o'clock.". On August 18th, the Sedwicks traveled to Austin and found Cave's car at Pitonyak's apartment. Colton Pitonyak will testify in his own defense. 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. You can find the Orange Tree Podcast on podcast listening apps or at the Drag Production Houses website here. Prosecutors noted that he specified Among those She'd been shot, stabbed, and her body mutilated. There is no soul.". Check out a scene from Episode 6: Laura Hall & Colton Pitonyak. The mutilation was anger it wasn't any effort to hide the body or get rid of the body. You need to get her out of there.' After a jury sentenced him to 55 years in prison, Pitonyak said, victim's relatives. Pedro Fernandez (pictured), Inside, a woman's body lay in the bathtub; her hands and head severed. over to law enforcement Episode 6: Laura Hall & Colton Pitonyak. Prosecutors, Hall faces trial later this year on charges of felony hindering She died in the residence of UT student Colton Pitonyak. to cut up a turkey. Oh my God, he is pissing on that car.. "At about 3 o'clock, the law firm called me," says her mother, Sharon Sedwick. I didn't know who she was. And I said, 'What? But Sharon knew her big-hearted daughter had an instinct to help anyone in trouble. Laura Hall's sentencing hearing is scheduled for May 2010. Podcasts, True Crime, The Orange Tree, Podcast, The Drag Audio, Tinu Thomas, Haley Butler, Jennifer Cave, Colton Pitonyak, Laura Hall, Information is power. 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. 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. into Pitonyak's apartment, Cave's, Police found a shell casing in the tub that matched the bullet "I'm like, 'Jennifer, please, just don't - just stay away from that.' 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. is in the bottom right corner. Those things just really upset me," Sharon says. It was the post-murder behavior that made it so grotesque. Bishop says of the smiling couple, "She does not appear to be there against her will.". Business And Legislative Leaders Push To Replace Expired Tax Break With Texas Lawmakers Take First Step To Restoring Felony Penalty For Illegal Abbotts Pro Voucher Barnstorming Tour Puts Pressure on GOP Reps Who Texas Taxpayers Footing The Bill For Republican Canceling Of Anti-Gun Businesses. Colton had reached out to her, and as usual, Jennifer responded. Jennifer Cave's mutilated body was found in the apartment of Pitonyak in 2005. On the advice of her lawyer, she never took the stand at Colton's trial. Langenbach said Hall told her that she didn't understand "what the big fuss was about. at Burger King. We can help. In fact, she spent most of the day running errands before she went back to pick up Colton and drive him to Mexico. She was initially assigned to the Plane State Jail. There's no way I would have done what was done.". 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. National television shows such as Court TV, 48 Hours, Deadly Sins and Snapped: Killer Couples have also covered the investigation over the years, said Fugitt. Karim said the gun did not 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. End quote. Texas Rangers Promote First Women to Rank of Captain. especially a woman," she said. the saw was too small to cut up a body and reminded jurors that Watch an excerpt of Laura Hall's interrogation. For the prosecutors, Travis Co. assistant district attorneys Bill Bishop and Stephanie McFarland, it was not a straightforward case. [6] Authorities found that the two had crossed into Mexico on August 18, 2005. I'm not here to hurt anybody. This is Jim.'". [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. Jennifer paid for that friendship with her life. She had plans to take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) so she could become a lawyer. round from ", And he couldn't he explain the shooting. "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. Jennifer Cave's family hopes Laura gets even more time behind bars. ", "I think that people are going to look at this and they're going to see how articulate you are, and they're going to say, 'OK, either this girl is really stupid or she's a sociopath," says Maher. 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 . "Did you have anything to do with the dismemberment of Jennifer's body?" Tabitha Messina & Carlos Christopher. Authorities said that Cave and Pitonyak had no previous discord before the murder. "[14] On February 19, 2009, the Texas Third Court of Appeals ordered re-sentencing. Toxicology tests concluded that during her death, Cave had alcohol, marijuana, and methamphetamine in her system. Laura says Colton led her into the bathroom. 1 of 35. Next Gallery. "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. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. "I had no idea he was going to do what he did," she says. Who's gonna be next?" "He wanted to get out of town. Pitonyak fled to Mexico with a former girlfriend, Laura Hall. Police also found a machete and hacksaw with blood on it nearby. He had a serious problem with drugs, especially cocaine. The events are so hard to believe. Jim tells Sharon to wait on the porch to protect her from what he feared he might find inside. But that portrait of Hall, without her own testimony, was never fully fleshed out.). Jim Sedwick called 9-1-1. happy S1 E643m. Sharon and Jim decided to head to Austin hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst. "The kitchen I think was the oddest room to me because it was sparkling clean," Bishop tells Maher. 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. carpet cleaner, gloves "I remember that night - when we were trying to figure out what we were gonna do and getting some clothes packed. 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. 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. Hall was nowhere near Pitonyak's apartment during the hours that Cave was apparently killed, and there is no certain evidence that Hall participated in the dismemberment of Cave's body. Please leave me alone," she quoted him as saying. "He thought later charged with hindering apprehension. Pitonyak around midnight on Sixth Street, Austin's party The next day, Aug. 18, Sharon and her fianc, Jim Sedwick, drove to Austin, hoping to find Jennifer. I had just gotten away from him. . And many say, so is Laura. ", 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). And I'm like, 'Oh yes, I know.' Quit calling me,'" Jim remembers Colton saying. As for Laura Hall, she remains a mystery. "She's still a part of us.". Sharon began frantically calling around to find her daughter and discovered Jennifer had been out with Colton. Four days later, Mexican police apprehended them and they were brought back to Austin. Jim had found Jennifer or what was left of her. [3] Before coming to Austin, Pitonyak attended Christ the King School[8] and Catholic High School for Boys in Little Rock, Arkansas. Combat veteran operated. 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. It was the quest for free parking that led Tinu Thomas and Haley Butler by the Orange Tree Condos. I can't go to jail," Laura tells Maher. Pitonyak's kitchen wall. partially dismembered body in the tub. Much more importantly: Why did it happen? "Like I already know. We stood right here in [the] hallway. 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. 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. [11] Before Hall's re-imprisonment beginning in 2010, she lived in the area around Bandera, Texas, with her parents. "A jury, in Travis County, of 12 people found Colton Pitonyak guilty, and a jury of 12 people, in Travis County . success. Prosecutor Stephanie McFarland holds the hacksaw used to He'd called her saying he needed to talk. Pitonyak also bought heavy-duty garbage bags, odor eliminator, 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. All rights reserved. Colton Pitonyak and his new accomplice, Laura Hall, were quickly arrested by Mexican police officers and extradited back to face his crimes. S1 E1043m. left the courtroom with the victim's. And she's like, 'Mom, he's my friend, and he needs my help.' 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. She is to be sent back to jail. Jennifer's stepfather, Jim Sedwick, also spoke with Colton. She admits that she saw the body in the bathtub, but claims it was Colton's idea to dismember it. 291131. stoic. "I'm definitely not a sociopath.". [23] In 2016, Laura Hall was still incarcerated in the Lockhart Unit. "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 night that Cave was killed he was in the middle of a multiday bender.. comprehension that Colton would ever intentionally harm someone, Pitonyak is serving 55 years for the slaying. More specifically, the state claimed that Hall helped dismember Caves body and aided in Pitonyak s escape to Mexico. This was a brutal case; she was stabbed 29 times. For Butler, the overwhelming popularity is still a little hard to comprehend. The next day, Cave's mother filed a missing persons report. Among those Police found a shell casing in the tub that matched the bullet "I'm stupid with men. "I was really attracted to Colton from the beginning.. When she finally got Colton on the phone, he told her nothing. Hall was released on parole in 2018 after. Example video title will go here for this video, Depression among teen girls is on the rise | Mom Squad. ", "Until you get to know Colton," she continues, "you can't see on the surface that there's something wrong underneath.". 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. And it kind of got quiet. new content, we kindly appreciate any donation you can give to help She says Colton had that gun for weeks and that she had picked it up and can imagine that she had "touched the trigger at some point. went to the fast-food chain "I did not want to go to jail. This photo was taken after Pitonyak fell the Murderpedia project stay alive. 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. cellphone after he "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.". she was still out with Pitonyak. Laura told them she had crossed the border into Mexico with Colton. And I'm kind of like, sitting up, 'Colton, what's the deal, what's going on?' 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