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. [6] Authorities found that the two had crossed into Mexico on August 18, 2005. "Colton called her, he said, 'You know, I really need a friend. "[14] On February 19, 2009, the Texas Third Court of Appeals ordered re-sentencing. For the prosecutors, Travis Co. assistant district attorneys Bill Bishop and Stephanie McFarland, it was not a straightforward case. Finally, she called her friend, Michael Rodriguez. Menu. I'll take you to dinner to celebrate your new job.' To keep creating Laura will wait behind bars to find out what her final sentence will be. his best friend, after a "Did you have anything to do with the dismemberment of Jennifer's body?" Jim Sedwick broke into the apartment after the police departed. Colton Pitonyak testified he has no memory of killing Jennifer On October 28, 2011, the state denied parole to Laura Hall. Prosecutor Bill Bishop believes the evidence against Colton was very strong. 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. he does not remember shooting Cave, Pitonyak's lawyer, Roy Minton, questioned Austin police firearms 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. Jim had found Jennifer or what was left of her. They found Jennifer's car nearby. We were in no condition," she explains. A jury found Pitonyak guilty and sentenced him to 55 years in prison for killing Cave. 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, 'The Orange Tree' | 2005 murder of Jennifer Cave the topic of successful UT podcast, Person involved in 2005 murder of Jennifer Cave released on parole. "He thought [4], On the day that Cave's body had been discovered,[9] Colton Pitonyak and Laura Hall escaped from the United States,[1] using Hall's automobile. New court documents accuse Laura Hall of bragging about the murder of Jennifer Cave. "We thought we'd never see her again," says Carol. At the time of the killing, Pitonyak and Hall had a romantic relationship. Hall had been sentenced to 10 years in prison for her role in the murder. The jury finds Laura guilty of tampering with evidence, for cutting up Jennifer Cave's body and helping Colton to escape to Mexico. You can find the Orange Tree Podcast on podcast listening apps or at the Drag Production Houses website here. The defense had wanted the jury to see the tape of Laura's police interrogation, where for nine emotional hours, she firmly maintained she had nothing to do with the dismemberment. The dismembered body of a young woman exposes the dark side of two former honor students. ", "I definitely feel like my life is closing in on me right now," Laura says of her situation. 'Some bitch.' This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. It was early evening by the time they arrived. He admitted he had killed her but that her death had been an accident. 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. Except for the murder itself, he blamed Laura for almost everything. "When I got the tattoo, I was so in love with him," she says. Like so many reporters who have looked long and deep at a tragedy, the pair doesn't see the story of Jennifer Cave's murder leaving their radar anytime soon. But Jennifer's parents feel they must bear witness. Her head removed. His lawyers say He's certainly mistaken, if not flat out lying, yes.". "I have never heard anyone say anything but that she was one of the nicest people they knew," Bishop says of Jennifer. 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. new content, we kindly appreciate any donation you can give to help And then, it got worse when the district attorney failed to tell Laura's attorney about that - which was a significant legal mistake. The Orange Tree podcast has gained national acclaim. Prosecutors noted that he specified The ruling, in effect, tossed attorney Joe James Sawyer's defense out the window. The evidence provides some information about when and in what order the fateful events unfolded but yields no insight as to why. Can't keep up with happenings around town? faces a possible life sentence. 0:00. 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. Colton Pitonyak's defense attorney says the appeal he filed last week in Travis County could clear his client's name. Prosecutors are fighting for the new sentence to be as long as possible. "He held himself out as a gangster," prosecutor Bill Bishop says. Who's gonna be next?" but Fernandez kicked them out after Pitonyak became belligerent On Tuesday, the same jury sentenced Hall to five years in prison and a year in jail, with the sentences to run concurrently. His lawyers said his DNA was on the handle Check out a scene from Episode 7: Elizabeth Turpin & Karen Brown. And he didn't care who got hurt in the process. He told me to get out of there. Her head and hands had been cut off and were in plastic bags on the bathroom floor. The police said they could not search the apartment without a warrant. Sawyer.' But that portrait of Hall, without her own testimony, was never fully fleshed out.). Back in Austin, Colton Pitonyac was charged with murder on Aug. 23, 2005. Texas Rangers Promote First Women to Rank of Captain. Podcast Revisits Gruesome Texas Murder, Including Rare Interview. So after they left, Jim muscled his way in through a window. inside this bag. Pitonyak around midnight on Sixth Street, Austin's party [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. "no onions" on the sandwich. "48 Hours" has been following Laura Hall's case since 2005, and yet it is still difficult to know just exactly who Laura is or what role she played that awful August night in Austin. college. discovered in Pitonyak's car. she says, reenacting the smile for Maher. "The kitchen I think was the oddest room to me because it was sparkling clean," Bishop tells Maher. to Jennifer Cave's death as "an accident," prompting grumbles Laura was not arrested, but when police questioned her, she was less than cooperative. The law firm that she interviewed with on August 16, 2005, was so impressed that they offered her a full-time position, starting the next morning. Pitonyak stated during the trial that he must have killed Jennifer as he was the only other person there at the time he just couldn't remember the details. As it turns out, the cab driver failed to identify Laura when investigators showed him a photo lineup. he promoted her to a full-time position. of a lesser charge, such as manslaughter or [17] On Monday, January 29, 2007 Pitonyak, then 24, was convicted of murder. Sawyer countered that in fact Hall took no part in the abandoned dismemberment, a version of the story that the jury apparently found unpersuasive. "That was when it got big to us. I mean, when you look at Laura, there is nothing there - at all. 1 of 35. mother testified. As of 2013, Colton Pitonyak is still imprisoned at the Robertson Unit, a maximum-security state prison in Abilene, Texas. CBS News. 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. [16] Laura Hall was arrested in September 2005. Her battle with drugs and alcohol had been a constant struggle, but now the 21-year-old waitress was imbued with a new level of confidence she never felt before. Laura Hall is back in the lock-up she despises, while her family and lawyer scramble again to set her free. So without knowing anything was wrong, Laura says she showed up at Colton's apartment just before dawn on Aug. 17, 2005. "At about 3 o'clock, the law firm called me," says her mother, Sharon Sedwick. Hall was released on parole in 2018 after. carpet cleaner, gloves Am I guilty of being in love with him stupidly? But as the investigation grew, the most intriguing player would be Laura Hall. 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.). As for Laura Hall, she remains a mystery. "The thing that I am most fearful about is that she will choose my family to yet again hurt," Sharon tells Maher. 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. 's office will go up against Laura Hall. Merit Scholar, is standing trial "He wanted to get out of town. Laura and Colton met at a party in the spring of 2005. His apartment 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. Is Texas Education Agency Commissioner Undermining Public Schools. "48 Hours Mystery: In Too Deep. And it is about to get much worse. Next the group went to Cheers Shot Bar, where Jennifer and Colton were seen splitting away from the group and walking east on 6th Street. The mutilation was anger it wasn't any effort to hide the body or get rid of the body. 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. Laura agrees to talk to police, but initially holds back. I didn't know who she was. Additional evidence, never presented during Pitonyak's murder trial, includes DNA from an unknown female found in Cave's mouth and from under her fingernails. detailing his son's childhood and academic, After a jury sentenced him to 55 years in prison, Pitonyak said, '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. Pitonyak was convicted of murder after fleeing to Mexico with his friend Laura Hall. [13] On August 3, 2010, Hall was taken into the custody of the state prison system, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). And I'm not talking the four-legged kind.". Prosecutors Support the free press, so we can support Austin. ", Sadeghi, Chris. He said, 'Jennifer didn't come to work today.' 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. "Did you have anything to do with the murder?". When she finally got Colton on the phone, he told her nothing. For the young journalists, obtaining these rare interviews was understandably electrifying. But before police could question Pitonyak, he and another UT student, Laura Hall, fled to Mexico. I can't allow myself to think that way.". '", Prosecutors produced witnesses who claim Laura told them about her involvement in the mutilation. "And in making the small talk people do, he found out her boyfriend was accused of murder," Laura Hall's lawyer, Joe James Sawyer, explains. police found Cave's Saturn sedan parked on a street near the And he says, 'Come here. "His brain to get more soda to add to the vodka he was drinking and ordered "I need to cut up a turkey.". later charged with hindering apprehension. Eric Goodman's Austin FC column, other soccer news. dismember Jennifer Cave's body during her summation. And they will always remember the child that is gone forever. 2023 www.statesman.com. Investigators say Hall also helped him leave the country for a romantic trip to Mexico. especially a woman," she said. There was a heinous murder and two readily identifiable suspects, but the physical evidence was confounding, and there was never a clear motive. 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. "I loved Colton Pitonyak.". Pitonyak's friend Laura Hall is serving 10 years for tampering with evidence. examiner Greg Karim about whether, Colton Pitonyak testified he has no memory of killing Jennifer Laura's attorney says the witness is not credible. [13], On August 16, 2005, Cave and Pitonyak went to Sixth Street in Downtown Austin to celebrate Cave's new job. The murder of Jennifer Cave occurred in the West Campus area of Austin, Texas. "Dude, I am eating pizza with She looks just like Jennifer Cave. He shot her through the arm, bullet traveled into the chest, through the heart pretty much killing her instantly. 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. 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. "And what did she say?" "I'm ready to be acquitted," she says. Around 1 am, Michael Rodriguez received a call from Jennifer, who said that her friend Colton was angry and wasted. S1 E1043m. Toxicology tests concluded that during her death, Cave had alcohol, marijuana, and methamphetamine in her system. Remember the difference between feeling and proof.'". later charged with hindering apprehension. Laura's parents say they feared Colton was going to kill their daughter. smelled a bad odor. She's out on bond while prosecutors fight to put her back behind bars. "The great challenge is to say to them, 'Feel any way you want. Come here.'". "I was trying to stay alive. Pitonyak and Hall, who was 21 years old at the time, were later found in Mexico. [11], On August 23, 2005, Colton Pitonyak was charged with murder. Her statement then became she'd seen the body but didn't know what had had happened. custody by Mexican officials and handed Laura continues to fight a current of public rage that she believes was sweeping away her very life. Colton Pitonyak was found guilty and sentenced to 55 years in prison. She became eligible again in November 2012. Case says he could not comment on Hall's upcoming sentencing hearing. Pitonyak was stone-faced during closing arguments. "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? Movies. The apartment belonged to Colton Pitonyak, a University of Texas business student. happy However, the podcast also features extraordinary access to Pitonyak himself and his parents in their first interviews since his conviction in 2007. 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. "I didn't try and help him cover it up at all," she says on the tape. "I remember that night - when we were trying to figure out what we were gonna do and getting some clothes packed. Colton and Laura fled Austin some 16 hours after the murder. Laura was arrested and later charged with "hindering apprehension" for her role in Colton's escape. She was sentenced to five years for the tampering and one year for the hindering, with the sentences to be served concurrently. She invoked her Fifth, Colton Pitonyak's mother wept during the verdict, but he was "Trial set for college student accused of slaying, dismembering woman after date. Hall was convicted in 2007 and sentenced to five years. Check out a scene from Episode 6: Laura Hall & Colton Pitonyak. 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. All seven episodes of The Orange Tree are now available for download and streaming on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. 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.". 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. The detective disagrees. "I'm like, 'Jennifer, please, just don't - just stay away from that.' stoic. Check out a scene from Episode 7: Elizabeth Turpin & Karen Brown. Jennifer Cave Murder, Jennifer Cave, Laura Hall, Colton Pitonyak, Elizabeth Peacock, Joe James Sawyer, Information is power. 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. ", "We knew him to be the only person in her company that evening once they left Sixth Street, the location obviously of her body being in his apartment," Bishop tells "48 Hours." Please leave me alone," she quoted him as saying. Laura and Colton met at a party in the spring of 2005. But there is one other critical item on the docket: deciding whether Laura will remain free while she waits for that new sentence or if she will be back behind bars. Pitonyak also bought heavy-duty garbage bags, odor eliminator, 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. "We still feel Jennifer in our lives," Sharon says. ", 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). Maher asks Laura. She said her daughter was "It is beyond my He referred I said, 'She's so excited.' "I apologize to everybody here. What Impact Will the Latino Vote Have in Texas This Year? 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. I had just gotten away from him. [9] A hacksaw had been placed on her abdomen. Karim said the gun did not Sharon and Jim decided to head to Austin hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst. He found Jennifer in the bathtub. Get an all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! in court were her sisters, Vanessa. 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 said, 'Thank you so much for giving her this opportunity.' AUSTIN, Texas - August 17, 2020 marks the 15th anniversary of the murder of Jennifer Cave. Hall maintained her innocence for her part in the crime, saying she was in Pitonyaks home the night of the murder but did not help dismember the body and did not call police because she was afraid of Pitonyak. plans and enthusiasm When it came to relating anecdotes about being young and at college? "The net result is I have to advise my client, even though we planned on you testifying, 'You can't do it,'" Sawyer explains. 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By clicking Sign Up, I confirmthat I have read and agreeto the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. Police urgently needed to know everything about Colton and Jennifer. And it kind of got quiet. have a hair They weren't in Mexico for long. 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. Yeah," she continues with a laugh, "I felt I was on top of the world when I was with Colton. ", Jennifer Cave's mother, Sharon, and her fiance, Jim Sedwick, [1] In 2009, Chuck Lindell of the Austin American-Statesman called it the "most infamous West Campus crime". But Jim and Sharon Sedwick, Jennifer's parents, weren't surprised by these latest accusations, because Laura Hall had frightened them since the first minute they saw her. Her body discovered in a friends apartment near the University of Texas. It was just playing with it, like it was a toy. All rights reserved. "What we did was get as close as possible as hosts and reporters, and then let the listener step into our shoes.". 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. "I know what's coming," she tells Maher. Much more importantly: Why did it happen? "Part of Jennifer's nature," she explains, "is she had a real problem with stray dogs. "This guy's who's - apparently he - he's killed Jennifer Cave and mutilated her body- he's got my daughter. Merit Scholar, is standing trial. After calling 911, police raced back to the apartment and began the search for Colton. The book A Descent Into Hell by Kathryn Casey highlighted the trials. The reporters were acutely aware of the gravity that came with securing an interview with Pitonyak himself, who is serving his 55-year sentence for murder in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice French M. Robertson Unit maximum security prison, just outside of Abilene. Colton had reached out to her, and as usual, Jennifer responded. 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". "We are very, very faces life It appeared to be a bathtub, and I was seeing something. After not hearing from their daughter,Cave's parents drove to Austin from Corpus Christi and made the gruesome discovery. ", 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. Pitonyak fled to Mexico with a former girlfriend, Laura Hall. Jurors perhaps reasoned that Hall's confirmed actions her collaboration with Pitonyak and their flight together reflect that she is certainly guilty of something, and the available charges would have to do. University of Texas student Colton Pitonyak, a one-time National "He answered the door really kind of paranoid and fearful. is in the bottom right corner. She was released in . 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. examiner Greg Karim about whether was fried on drugs," he told police. Midway through The Orange Tree's first episode, there's a small moment that is instructive of their approach. [6], Jennifer Cave died in Pitonyak's apartment at the Orange Tree Condominiums,[15] at 2529 Rio Grande Street in West Campus, Austin, Texas. 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). Pitonyak's cell. Langenbach said Hall told her that she didn't understand "what the big fuss was about. 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