[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. What more do you want?" "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. The night that Cave was killed he was in the middle of a multiday bender.. Asked what he needed the saw for, "It is now about the appropriate sentence.". Jim tells Sharon to wait on the porch to protect her from what he feared he might find inside. But Sharon knew her big-hearted daughter had an instinct to help anyone in trouble. And Bishop says Laura's DNA was found on a key piece of evidence. 0:00. I can't live in Texas," she says. 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. Amendment right against Prosecutor Bill Bishop was held accountable. 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. Hall will serve five years in state prison for tampering with evidence and one year concurrently in jail for hindering the apprehension of convicted killer Colton Pitonyak. 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. Laura's attorney says the witness is not credible. They weren't in Mexico for long. "Of course he remembers all that - then incriminates me and nothing about his own actions," Laura comments sarcastically. Four days after he crossed the border, Pitonyak was taken into I felt bad for him. They found a machete that was in the dishwasher.". It's also a comprehensive document filled with new interview material from most of the key individuals affected by the case, including several members of the Cave family. It was the post-murder behavior that made it so grotesque. 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. I said, 'She's so excited.' After calling 911, police raced back to the apartment and began the search for Colton. Inside, was the gun they believed to have been used to kill Jennifer Cave. The victim's relatives embraced after the verdict. At his trial, Pitonyak testified that he had been in an alcohol-and-drug-induced stupor the night of Caves death. The brown paper bag in Pitonyak's studio apartment led police to Police found a shell casing in the tub that matched the bullet 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. His lawyers "I think my life has been destroyed. I don't know what you're talking about.' "I know one of them involves dismemberment with a machete.". 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. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); You have entered an incorrect email address! ", And he couldn't he explain the shooting. Maher asks Laura. 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." I'm absolutely stupid with them," she says. About 12 hours after he shot Cave, Pitonyak stopped for a meal Example video title will go here for this video, Depression among teen girls is on the rise | Mom Squad. He found Jennifer in the bathtub. On the same day, the jury panel recommended a 55-year prison sentence for Pitonyak. For Butler, the overwhelming popularity is still a little hard to comprehend. I'll take you to dinner to celebrate your new job.' 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. Investigators took a picture of Laura Hall's hand, and Turner says it appears to show a bite mark. On August 18th, the Sedwicks traveled to Austin and found Cave's car at Pitonyak's apartment. 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. For the young journalists, obtaining these rare interviews was understandably electrifying. 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'd called her saying he needed to talk. "When you look at the fact that she say, 'I capped her,' when you look at the evidence that says she deserved it, when you look at all the anger and hatred she had, well what would you do? "Area west of UT relatively safe, officials say. 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. ", CBS News. Authorities said that Cave and Pitonyak had no previous discord before the murder. Jennifer Cave's family hopes Laura gets even more time behind bars. 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. Marshals[14] arrested Pitonyak. Her body discovered in a friends apartment near the University of Texas. "I have never heard anyone say anything but that she was one of the nicest people they knew," Bishop says of Jennifer. Remember the difference between feeling and proof.'". But as the investigation grew, the most intriguing player would be Laura Hall. 'That's a mannequin.' killed Cave, who she said, he "loved deeply." is in the bottom right corner. detailing his son's childhood and academic She will get a new sentencing hearing. Fernandez, to watch a pay-per-view professional fighting match, Colton Pitonyak and his new accomplice, Laura Hall, were quickly arrested by Mexican police officers and extradited back to face his crimes. Support the Chronicle. For Thomas (a former Chronicle intern) and Butler, the interest in exploring a notorious chapter of campus lore was born of a curiosity for the story beyond the grisly details of the crime, or the sensationalized on-the-run narrative that characterized the subsequent trials and convictions of Pitonyak and Hall. "Trial set for college student accused of slaying, dismembering woman after date. A medical examiner later determined that Cave ", The emotional toll of the case hit particularly close to home for the hosts who both have sisters when they sat down to interview Cave's own sister, Lauren. him guilty Several friends and acquaintances testified they saw Cave with DNA recovered on a buck knife, a machete, and the hacksaw left resting on top of Cave's body matched only Pitonyak and Cave. Lindell, Chuck. 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. "I was really attracted to Colton from the beginning. Podcast Revisits Gruesome Texas Murder, Including Rare Interview. 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. 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. Hall was found guilty of tampering with evidence and sentenced to 10 years in prison. "I need to cut up a turkey.". Defense attorney Sam Bassett holds a machete found in Pitonyak's 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. the attorney asks. But that portrait of Hall, without her own testimony, was never fully fleshed out.). In the end, Detective Mark Gilchrest finally gets Laura to give up the gruesome details. apprehension. Sharon Sedwick says her daughter, Jennifer Cave, was on Colton's side, too. to keep expanding and making Murderpedia a better site, but we really it was hilarious that he went in there," Fernandez testified. 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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. "The kitchen I think was the oddest room to me because it was sparkling clean," Bishop tells Maher. Dismemberment of a human corpse is also rare.. We can help. Eric Goodman's Austin FC column, other soccer news. A Travis County jury convicted Hall of hindering apprehension and tampering with evidence in connection with Cave's murder. I'm innocent of all that," Laura says. "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 day before her death, however, she had "I guess, to use my word, I would say you have to be, you have to have, a good case of evil.". the Murderpedia project stay alive. plans and enthusiasm custody by Mexican officials and handed So without knowing anything was wrong, Laura says she showed up at Colton's apartment just before dawn on Aug. 17, 2005. I just want to see you for a little bit. Pitonyak's friend Laura Hall is serving 10 years for tampering with evidence. on her son's behalf. saying that Hall had admitted to killing Cave in a jailhouse confession. 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. [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. Laura was not arrested, but when police questioned her, she was less than cooperative. He shot her through the arm, bullet traveled into the chest, through the heart pretty much killing her instantly. Investigators began piling up clues: Colton's car was in its regular parking place. 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. insisted he didn't know anything. All seven episodes of The Orange Tree are now available for download and streaming on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. Fernandez, to watch a pay-per-view professional fighting match, Laura and Colton met at a party in the spring of 2005. "Even looked like the floors had been mopped. His apartment Laura continues to fight a current of public rage that she believes was sweeping away her very life. The owner told police Pitonyak had bought a hacksaw and other supplies about 12 hours And he says, 'Come here. "He said he was gonna cut up the body and get rid of it," she told the detective. "He held himself out as a gangster," prosecutor Bill Bishop says. Can't keep up with happenings around town? "That's ridiculous," Laura says of the statement. Colton did that. The evidence provides some information about when and in what order the fateful events unfolded but yields no insight as to why. Pedro Fernandez (pictured), An appeals court in Austin set Laura loose - upholding her conviction, but throwing out her five-year sentence. And I'm kind of like, sitting up, 'Colton, what's the deal, what's going on?' "Hey dude, I'm eating pizza, don't bother me any more. 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. "I have no idea what happened that night.". Because of the D.A. He was arrested for possession of illegal drugs. Prosecutors young son. 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. She said ", "I definitely feel like my life is closing in on me right now," Laura says of her situation. 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. And I opened that door. 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. His lawyers say need your help for this. "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. she says, reenacting the smile for Maher. She said her daughter was 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. Tabitha Messina & Carlos Christopher. It was just playing with it, like it was toy," Bishop tells "48 Hours Mystery" correspondent Maureen Maher. He said. She would get credit for two years that she had already spent in confinement prior to the sentencing. She was released Thursday and is under mandatory supervision until August, the Department of Criminal Justice said. apprehension. 291136. 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. a hardware store four blocks away. detailing his son's childhood and academic, After a jury sentenced him to 55 years in prison, Pitonyak said, 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. 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. In 2020, A seven-part podcast called "The Orange Tree," published by The Drag, which is an audio production house at the University of Texas, took a deep dive look at Jennifer's life, the trials and the appeals. the manager of the Casablanca Hotel 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. medication for depression. "Absolutely nothing to do with it," she replies. S1 E743m. Nicole Kasinskas and Billy Sullivan. [11] Pitonyak had no previous record of violent crime. Support the free press, so we can support Austin. stoic. "He went to a hardware store and bought cleaning supplies such as ammonia and Febreze, masks, gloves and a hacksaw. Pitonyak is serving a 55-year prison sentence after he was convicted of murder in 2007. "Her DNA was on the gun - the murder weapon itself, that was found in Colton's car.". Colton Pitonyak's mother wept during the verdict, but he was And that's what got her in trouble," adds Jim. S1 E843m. "The great challenge is to say to them, 'Feel any way you want. dishwasher. So that is how Jennifer Cave ended up partying with Colton Pitonyak on that last night of her life. "Jennifer Cave grew up in Corpus Christi, in a family of five girls. After police said they did not have the legal grounds to break Check out a scene from Episode 7: Elizabeth Turpin & Karen Brown. They have just created a fictional character and put my name on it. In June 2009, Hall told a neighbor in reference to Jennifer Cave's murder, "I capped that (expletive) whore.". Eddie Pitonyak, the defendant's father, read a statement partially dismembered body in the tub. "I spent 21 months in jail for things I didn't do. "Oh, I loved the guy," she says. 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. It was just playing with it, like it was a toy. I said, 'Thank you so much for giving her this opportunity.' "And then they ask him, 'Can you identify that woman in court today?' 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. The list of confirmed facts is brief. filed another appeal disputing the timeline of the murder, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Pitonyak's kitchen wall. Two scenarios were in play now and both were nightmares for Jim and Sharon. 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. Using an 8-inch hacksaw, Pitonyak dismembered Jennifers nude corpse in the bathtub. Sanderson, Pitonyak seemed high. He testified that he Cameras weren't allowed in the courtroom as the judge lays out how and when the new sentencing trial will proceed. Jennifer Cave's mother, Sharon, and her fiance, Jim Sedwick, "She's a psychopath. Colton will remain in prison for most of his life after receiving 55 years. "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. Cave's parents found her in a bathtub. convicted in 2007 for hindering apprehension and tampering with evidence. There is no doubt that Colton Pitonyak was solely responsible for the murder of Jennifer Cave, said Fugitt. She was nobody.'" S1 E943m. Among those And how could something so terrible happen at all? have lived. 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. "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. The Texas . This was Colton's mess.". "But then we did the Lauren Cave interview, and then it was like, 'Oh my God, not only what if this happened to me, but what if I was alive and this happened to my sister? "She was very enthusiastic, very organized, very excited to have [26], Cave's visitation was held at the Seaside Funeral Home on Monday August 22, 2005 and the funeral was held at the All Saints Episcopal Church on Tuesday August 23. Those things just really upset me," Sharon says. [9] A hacksaw had been placed on her abdomen. At trial, this time with no cameras allowed, the prosecutor outlines Laura's ever-changing account of events. They drove Laura's dark green Cadillac some 200 miles to the Mexican town of Piedras Negras, a quiet border town just on the other. I mean, I wasn't ready to be rational yet," she explains to Maher. Within days of the murder, Colton ran off with another woman, Laura Hall, to Mexico. Sanderson, Pitonyak seemed high. End quote. Unfortunately Cave wouldnt show up for her first day of work, or any other day, because little did anyone know at the time she was laying in a bloody bathtub murdered and partially dismembered. Can't keep up with happenings around town? "Colton flipped out," Laura explains. [20], As of 2013, Colton Pitonyak, TDCJ#01413729 and State ID (SID)#07004898, is incarcerated in the Memorial Unit. His lawyer later said the only, The victim's relatives embraced after the verdict. She invoked her Fifth Another person, Laura Hall, was convicted of tampering with evidence and hindering the apprehension of Pitonyak after the two fled to Mexico. value meal "out of habit." At around 8 p.m., Jim calls 911, but when the cops arrive, they wouldn't break in without a search warrant. "[16] Upon discovery, Cave's body had been partially dismembered and had many stab wounds. 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. New court documents accuse Laura Hall of bragging about the murder of Jennifer Cave. ", Three days later, Laura was questioned again. 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