And Bishop says Laura's DNA was found on a key piece of evidence. I mean, when you look at Laura, there is nothing there - at all. It was just playing with it, like it was toy," Bishop tells "48 Hours Mystery" correspondent Maureen Maher. She said, 'After all, [Cave] was nothing. Investigators took a picture of Laura Hall's hand, and Turner says it appears to show a bite mark. So like, I definitely feel shackled.". "Dude, I am eating pizza with Quit calling me,'" Jim remembers Colton saying. Ultimately, Thomas and Butler remain confident that emotional sincerity is as important as getting the facts straight. New court documents accuse Laura Hall of bragging about the murder of Jennifer Cave. ", Ryan, Harriet. His addiction to these substances had been escalating, finally hitting its zenith in the summer of 2005. 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. At trial, this time with no cameras allowed, the prosecutor outlines Laura's ever-changing account of events. saying that Hall had admitted to killing Cave in a jailhouse confession. Much more importantly: Why did it happen? Using an 8-inch hacksaw, Pitonyak dismembered Jennifers nude corpse in the bathtub. S1 E943m. need your help for this. 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. district. college. She was initially assigned to the Plane State Jail. I can't live in Texas," she says. The troubled young man seemed to somehow draw people in. landed a job as a legal assistant in an environmental law firm. happy examiner Greg Karim about whether, Colton Pitonyak testified he has no memory of killing Jennifer There is no doubt that Colton Pitonyak was solely responsible for the murder of Jennifer Cave, said Fugitt. They quickly found out something they didn't expect. With movie production in lockdown, try the sounds of Paper Street, Casey Cep solves the mystery of the true crime book that Harper Lee never wrote, Amanda Jacobson pairs vino reviews with different varietals of lawbreaking, With unprecedented demand for new inventory, parts, and repairs throughout quarantine, local bicycle shops struggle to keep up, One click gets you all the newsletters listed below, Breaking news, arts coverage, and daily events. "Did you have anything to do with the dismemberment of Jennifer's body?" Considering that both killer and victim were on mind-altering drugs would be the only proper explanation to what detectives discovered next. Pitonyak also bought heavy-duty garbage bags, odor eliminator, [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. [10] Pitonyak had also once entered a rehabilitation program for drugs. the job," her new boss recalled. 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. S1 E843m. Was she a brutal accomplice or just a lost soul along for the ride? Loren and Carol Hall desperately tried to reach their daughter. have a hair She invoked her Fifth, Colton Pitonyak's mother wept during the verdict, but he was Laura's attorney says the witness is not credible. stoic. Support the free press, so we can support Austin. custody by Mexican officials and handed Colton had reached out to her, and as usual, Jennifer responded. Pitonyak also bought heavy-duty garbage bags, odor eliminator, Cave's parents found her in a bathtub. 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. Another person, Laura Hall, was convicted of tampering with evidence and hindering the apprehension of Pitonyak after the two fled to Mexico. "I apologize to everybody here." It was early evening by the time they arrived. Except for the murder itself, he blamed Laura for almost everything. a 9 mm handgun that was later Inside, a woman's body lay in the bathtub; her hands and head severed. She had plans to take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) so she could become a lawyer. 0:00. And it kind of got quiet. I had just gotten away from him. She looks just like Jennifer Cave. Pitonyak (pictured) twice by phone trying to get information Hall's crime, Sawyer argued, was loving Pitonyak "too much" irrationally and blindly, committing herself to protecting him from harm. 2023 Talk Murder To Me. faces a possible life sentence. Fifteen years ago this week: The tragic death of Jennifer Cave, Send hate mail to: TalkocastPO Box 1102Isle of Palms, SC, 29451. "We are very, very criminally negligent homicide. ", And he couldn't he explain the shooting. Laura and Colton met at a party in the spring of 2005. Colton Pitonyak's lawyer suggests Laura Hall murdered Jennifer Cave and her motive was jealousy. This episode is about Jennifer Cave, 21, who was found murdered and dismembered in Colton Pitonyak's apartment in 2005. Jennifer's stepfather, Jim Sedwick, also spoke with Colton. "I guess, to use my word, I would say you have to be, you have to have, a good case of evil.". ", Jennifer Cave's mother, Sharon, and her fiance, Jim Sedwick, He claimed he was strung out on drugs and alcohol. The two joined up with a group of other mutual party-goers and found having several drinks at Treasure Island bar. 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. The sentences, to be served concurrently, include 10 years for tampering with evidence and one year for hindering apprehension. Hall was released on parole in 2018 after serving nearly 10 years in prison. 'That's a mannequin.' The next day, Cave's mother filed a missing persons report. Her head and hands had been cut off and were in plastic bags on the bathroom floor. That afternoon, he went to a hardware store and purchased a hacksaw, garbage bags, cleaning products, and rubber gloves; around the same time, Hall drove her green Cadillac to a gas station, where she filled the tank and washed the car. 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. urinating on a car. 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. The He had a serious problem with drugs, especially cocaine. 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. Sharon says, "We start knocking on the door and we knock on the windows and we walk around the apartment seeing if there was a back door.". She admits that she saw the body in the bathtub, but claims it was Colton's idea to dismember it. Laura sighs before answering. 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. The ruling, in effect, tossed attorney Joe James Sawyer's defense out the window. 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. After Cave's murder they escaped to Mexico where they were captured. [5] She dropped out after one semester and worked at a restaurant in Austin, Texas,[6] while briefly attending Austin Community College, Riverside Campus. in court were her sisters, Vanessa ", Sadeghi, Chris. "He said he was gonna cut up the body and get rid of it," she told the detective. Cameras weren't allowed in the courtroom as the judge lays out how and when the new sentencing trial will proceed. It was just playing with it, like it was a toy. She faces up to 10 years in prison. Orange Tree Apartments, an off-campus complex where Pitonyak He ended up saying, 'Take me to Mexico,'" Incredulously, she adds, "So, I did.". He was hot. For the young journalists, obtaining these rare interviews was understandably electrifying. Example video title will go here for this video. 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. [18] The court ruled that her sentencing hearing was unfair and Hall was released on bond. I'm kind of starting to freak out a little bit. I want people to look at me for what I am. 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", "Well it's neither," she replies. And it eventually grew into, 'I was a victim, I was kidnapped, I had nothing to do with it. And I was yelling, I said, 'Please don't hurt me. the Murderpedia project stay alive. I could not believe it," she recalls. Pitonyak's ongoing appeals process still makes the news; more loose threads and details arise as more people discover the podcast; and there's the lasting responsibility they feel to their interview subjects, whom they've asked to revisit a painful chapter in their lives. in prison if convicted of murder. As for Laura, she was ultimately credited with time served, made parole in . Michael Rodriguez, a friend, said he spoke to Cave at 1 a.m. and But according to Pitonyak's lawyer, once during a group therapy session in jail, Laura told other inmates she is in fact the killer. apprehension. 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. He said. Jim says the place was completely dark. [16] Laura Hall was arrested in September 2005. They have just created a fictional character and put my name on it. So without knowing anything was wrong, Laura says she showed up at Colton's apartment just before dawn on Aug. 17, 2005. effects of Jennifer's death. 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. After five days, they were nabbed by a Mexican SWAT team and handed over to American authorities. He said, 'Jennifer didn't come to work today.' but Fernandez kicked them out after Pitonyak became belligerent Several friends and acquaintances testified they saw Cave with But Laura does admit to a problem with men. Prosecutors, Hall faces trial later this year on charges of felony hindering She would get credit for two years that she had already spent in confinement prior to the sentencing. Eric Goodman's Austin FC column, other soccer news. she says, reenacting the smile for Maher. In Texas, those sentenced to life are eligible for parole in 30 years. I can't live in Austin. "She told me, 'Dad, Colton's killed someone and they found a body.' 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 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.". Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Prosecutor Stephanie McFarland holds the hacksaw used to Am I guilty of being in love with him stupidly? 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 I was on his side, I'm sorry to say.". 291136. Prosecutor Bill Bishop believes the evidence against Colton was very strong. And that's when I said, 'Man, you need to turn yourself in,' and he goes, 'Your daughter had nothing to do with this. "Did I drive him across the border? Sawyer realizes the cabbie's description of such callous and cold behavior was deadly. In addition to the gun, Laura's DNA was also found in Colton's apartment. And she's like, 'Mom, he's my friend, and he needs my help.' Laura continues to fight a current of public rage that she believes was sweeping away her very life. a Cave's phone number, labeled "J. Ribbit," was scrawled on Around 1 am, Michael Rodriguez received a call from Jennifer, who said that her friend Colton was angry and wasted. Police urgently needed to know everything about Colton and Jennifer. Remember the difference between feeling and proof.'". "At about 3 o'clock, the law firm called me," says her mother, Sharon Sedwick. ", CBS News. "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. Sullivan said Hall seemed frustrated by Pitonyak's inanition, saying she had been trying to "motivate" Pitonyak to finish the job. "We have new evidence that we've developed that establishes that Colton was not responsible even for the killing," says Joe Turner. We can help. "It was on a flip flop in the bathroom. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. Police found a shell casing in the tub that matched the bullet 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". He'd called her saying he needed to talk. 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. On the advice of her lawyer, she never took the stand at Colton's trial. She said her daughter was [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. Next Gallery. "The deputies basically were having to fairly forcefully remove her from the courtroom.". 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. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said Laura Hall, 34, was released from prison in Gatesville at 10:30 a.m. Hall wasconvicted in 2007 for hindering apprehension and tampering with evidence after prosecutors said she helped Colton Pitonyak, also a former UT student, dismember Caves body in an attempted cover-up before driving him to Mexico. "He was incoherent and in a sense, so was I. round from 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. and Lauren, brother Clayton, mother,Sharon, and her mother's fianc, Jim Sedwick. I'm not here to hurt anybody. He shot her through the arm, bullet traveled into the chest, through the heart pretty much killing her instantly. On October 28, 2011, the state denied parole to Laura Hall. Her body discovered in a friends apartment near the University of Texas. over to law enforcement and '", Sharon says she knew something was wrong. Jennifer Cave's mother, Sharon, and her fiance, Jim Sedwick, But Colton's mental fog apparently began to lift a few hours after the shooting; coincidentally, right around the time Laura Hall showed up at his 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. In court, Colton says he did not cut Jennifer's body with the knife." After not hearing from their daughter,Cave's parents drove to Austin from Corpus Christi and made the gruesome discovery. success. His lawyers say Colton Pitonyak will testify in his own defense. "That photograph to me means nothing," Laura says dismissively. 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. We wanted to add some perspective on the victims life, and thats not typically done in true crime podcasts, said Butler. The interrogation lasts nine grueling hours. "She is a convicted felon, and it's no longer about whether or not she's guilty," Bishop says. That is not my car! On August 18th, the Sedwicks traveled to Austin and found Cave's car at Pitonyak's apartment. Jennifer Cave Murder, Jennifer Cave, Laura Hall, Colton Pitonyak, Elizabeth Peacock, Joe James Sawyer, Information is power. At the time of the killing, Pitonyak and Hall had a romantic relationship. carpet cleaner, gloves. Jennifer Cave's hands and head were wrapped in white trash bags 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. Example video title will go here for this video, Depression among teen girls is on the rise | Mom Squad. Colton and Laura fled Austin 16 hours after the murder. 291126. Laura Hall is back in the lock-up she despises, while her family and lawyer scramble again to set her free. "They stated that during the group that inmate Hall confessed to the murder of Jennifer Cave," Turner explains. Marshals[14] arrested Pitonyak. Bishop says of the smiling couple, "She does not appear to be there against her will.". On the second visit, Sharon Cave slipped a window lock, and Sedwick climbed inside. Laura Hall and Colton Pitonyak. I just want to see you for a little bit. 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. "He answered the door really kind of paranoid and fearful. Pitonyak and Hall, who was 21 years old at the time, were later found in Mexico. Hall was for murder in the fatal Aug. "There's no question the most volatile component in this case is that people are going to be repulsed by what happened to Jennifer Cave," Sawyer says. [23] In 2016, Laura Hall was still incarcerated in the Lockhart Unit. convicted in 2007 for hindering apprehension and tampering with evidence. "That's just not who Jennifer was. "Jennifer Cave grew up in Corpus Christi, in a family of five girls. "48 Hours Mystery: In Too Deep. What more do you want?" Is Texas Education Agency Commissioner Undermining Public Schools. 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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. She was released in 2018 after serving time. bullet fired into her severed head. Support the Chronicle. Maher asks Laura. The detective disagrees. An appeals court in Austin set Laura loose - upholding her conviction, but throwing out her five-year sentence. Their project went live on July 14 and has since ranked No. 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. 22-year-old Cave was found murdered in a West Campus apartment. 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. "There is no doubt that Colton Pitonyak was solely responsible for the murder of Jennifer Cave," said Fugitt. In fact, she spent most of the day running errands before she went back to pick up Colton and drive him to Mexico. Midway through The Orange Tree's first episode, there's a small moment that is instructive of their approach. She'd been shot, stabbed, and her body mutilated. Cave, the young woman he considered She was released Thursday and is under mandatory supervision until August, the Department of Criminal Justice said. She had [6] Authorities found that the two had crossed into Mexico on August 18, 2005. Check out a scene from Episode 7: Elizabeth Turpin & Karen Brown. "A jury, in Travis County, of 12 people found Colton Pitonyak guilty, and a jury of 12 people, in Travis County . Watch an excerpt of Laura Hall's interrogation. Merit Scholar, is standing trial. have said he is taking police found Cave's Saturn sedan parked on a street near the he does not remember shooting Cave, [11], On August 23, 2005, Colton Pitonyak was charged with murder. in court were her sisters, Vanessa. "Trial set for college student accused of slaying, dismembering woman after date. A jury found Pitonyak guilty and sentenced him to 55 years in prison for killing Cave. and face masks at the store. "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. "everyone's favorite" and bonded the family together. Bryan Case, with the Travis County District Attorney s office, said, We stand by our position and conviction of Colton Pitonyak. And I'm like, 'Oh yes, I know.' You need to get her out of here.' Michael Rodriguez, a friend, said he spoke to Cave at 1 a.m. and "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? And I'm like, 'Were you with Jennifer?' The exact time of death could not be determined, but detectives surmise Jennifer was first shot between 1:05 am and 3:30 am. [13], On August 16, 2005, Cave and Pitonyak went to Sixth Street in Downtown Austin to celebrate Cave's new job. suffered a number of bizarre wounds after death, including a Also included in the appeal is Hall's alleged confession to two jail inmates. "The great challenge is to say to them, 'Feel any way you want. 2023 www.statesman.com. "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. Pitonyak's kitchen wall. [14] Cave and Pitonyak went to dinner before Cave was murdered. In the end, Butler says, "We really do believe that being sensitive to a family who's been through a lot is not mutually exclusive to good journalism.". Pitonyak's friend Laura Hall is serving 10 years for tampering with evidence. He said When he took the stand, Colton said he couldn't remember what happened that night. "His brain (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. "We just wanted to expand on that," Butler explained. 35 photos. Colton Pitonyak will testify in his own defense. 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 side of Eagle Pass, Texas. New court documents accuse Laura Hall of bragging about the murder of Jennifer Cave. Investigators said Hall helped to dismember Cave's body. His defense has implied it will ask jurors to find 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. "This guy's who's - apparently he - he's killed Jennifer Cave and mutilated her body- he's got my daughter. Bridgett Pitonyak, the defendant's mother, wept as she testified She was nobody.'" his way in through a window. 35 in the Apple Podcast all-genre list and No. [13] On August 3, 2010, Hall was taken into the custody of the state prison system, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). Sawyer can only hope the jury sees it his way. Both were drinking, and according to witness Jeffrey Pitonyak told the store owner, Pitonyak is not eligible for parole until 2033. I said, 'Thank you so much for giving her this opportunity.' 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. She's out on bond while prosecutors fight to put her back behind bars. Pitonyak told Sedwick that Cave was not around and asked them to leave him alone. that killed Cave. she was still out with Pitonyak. I can't go to jail," Laura tells Maher. She had spent time in Austin as a student, but was about to start work at a law firm. Colton Pitonyak and his new accomplice, Laura Hall, were quickly arrested by Mexican police officers and extradited back to face his crimes. The owner told police Pitonyak had bought a hacksaw and other supplies about 12 hours Laura says Colton led her into the bathroom. And it is about to get much worse. 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