Yes.". ", Maher asks, "Did you have any concern for the girl who was dead?". "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. Among those We immediately just got together. He's got my daughter," Loren Hall recalls thinking at the time. Check out a scene from Episode 7: Elizabeth Turpin & Karen Brown. All seven episodes of The Orange Tree are now available for download and streaming on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. new content, we kindly appreciate any donation you can give to help Bishop does not accuse Laura of murdering Jennifer Cave, but the autopsy showed Jennifer was shot through the head after death. He and Cave were friends and the two had gone out for drinks the night she died. have "I know one of them involves dismemberment with a machete.". And then, it got worse when the district attorney failed to tell Laura's attorney about that - which was a significant legal mistake. in Piedras Blancas, took a photo with his boyfriend, Jim Sedwick, forced Jim Sedwick called 9-1-1. She had Both were drinking, and according to witness Jeffrey It is that bad love that forever binds Laura to Colton, and brands her, right down to the tattoo of his name on her leg, which she got after that trip to Mexico. In the bathroom, he discovered Cave's "It upsets me tremendously to be in the same room with her and see her flitting about and talking on her cell phone. 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. "That's just not who Jennifer was. As Laura tells it, she had nothing to do with the horrific crime. the attorney asks. But Sharon sensed Colton was nothing but bad news, and had begged her daughter not to get involved with him. HarperCollins Publishers published the book. 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. As Jim Sedwick (Cave's stepfather) shakily recounts the fateful night in August 2005, in which he sneaks into Pitonyak's condo to search for his missing stepdaughter, Thomas and Butler pump the brakes and take a moment to describe the affectionate bond Cave had shared with Sedwick in life. To understand how Jennifers life was destroyed in such a grisly way, we must retrace her steps the night of her murder. After just four hours of work, She was also a student at UT, a government major with hopes of becoming a lawyer. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. "I mean he had all the 'Scarface' posters. Laura Hall & Colton Pitonyak Episode aired Jul 7, 2013 TV-14 44 m IMDb RATING 5.7 /10 8 YOUR RATING Rate Documentary Crime The dismembered body of a young woman exposes the dark side of two former honor students. Eddie Pitonyak, the defendant's father, read a statement 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. Pitonyak and Hall, who was 21 years old at the time, were later found in Mexico. She insisted he could not have purposefully Those things just really upset me," Sharon says. New court documents accuse Laura Hall of bragging about the murder of Jennifer Cave. End quote. 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. We were in no condition," she explains. Hall did not testify during her trial, but her attorney, Joe James Sawyer, painted a completely different picture for the jury. And I'm kind of like, sitting up, 'Colton, what's the deal, what's going on?' The interrogation lasts nine grueling hours. Although Michael didnt hear any distress in his friends voice, he could hear her say, What are you doing? "I felt he was innocent. I don't know what you're talking about.' I mean, look, I didn't know what was gonna happen if I called the police, OK? And before long, something else became clear: Colton's sometime girlfriend, Laura Hall, had also disappeared. I think if people set out to kill me, done. "I did not want to go to jail. Prosecutors, Hall faces trial later this year on charges of felony hindering He told me to get out of there. Eric Goodman's Austin FC column, other soccer news. [1] In 2009, Chuck Lindell of the Austin American-Statesman called it the "most infamous West Campus crime". 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. The next day, Aug. 18, Sharon and her fianc, Jim Sedwick, drove to Austin, hoping to find Jennifer. 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. ", "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. You can find the Orange Tree Podcast on podcast listening apps or at the Drag Production Houses website here. 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. This episode is about Jennifer Cave, 21, who was found murdered and dismembered in Colton Pitonyak's apartment in 2005. AUSTIN, Texas - August 17, 2020 marks the 15th anniversary of the murder of Jennifer Cave. However, there was one part of Coltons life that even he couldnt control, and that was the constant temptation of drugs and alcohol. I can't live in Texas," she says. "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. Colton and Laura fled Austin 16 hours after the murder. at Burger King. In the summer of 2005, police were called to an apartment in Austin, Texas. You need to get her out of there.' Bryan Case, with the Travis County District Attorney s office, said, We stand by our position and conviction of Colton Pitonyak. "Not that big of a deal," Butler recalled. So like, I definitely feel shackled.". University of Texas student Colton Pitonyak, a one-time National Hall was released on parole in 2018 after. Thomas said she and Butler were lucky to have each other throughout production. And I said, 'What? But as the investigation grew, the most intriguing player would be Laura Hall. 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. Jim had found Jennifer or what was left of her. I'm not here to hurt anybody. Pitonyak told the store owner, 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, when you look at Laura, there is nothing there - at all. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Episode 6: Laura Hall & Colton Pitonyak. The owner told police Pitonyak had bought a hacksaw and other supplies about 12 hours Defies reason, said Fugitt. Jennifers head lay in a plastic bag by the tub, along with both her hands. urinating on a car. She was one of five girls in her family. suffered a number of bizarre wounds after death, including a Pitonyak told the hardware store owner he was looking for a tool that killed Cave. I'm here to help you. They weren't in Mexico for long. "It was on a flip flop in the bathroom. His lawyers The two joined up with a group of other mutual party-goers and found having several drinks at Treasure Island bar. Pitonyak was convicted of murder after fleeing to Mexico with his friend Laura Hall. "Of course he remembers all that - then incriminates me and nothing about his own actions," Laura comments sarcastically. Jennifer's stepfather, Jim Sedwick, also spoke with Colton. a of a lesser charge, such as manslaughter or She faces up to 10 years in prison. Murderpedia has thousands of hours of work behind it. Authorities said that Cave and Pitonyak had no previous discord before the murder. "I am innocent of the murder. [14] Cave and Pitonyak went to dinner before Cave was murdered. 30 photos. Colton will remain in prison for most of his life after receiving 55 years. 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. 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. 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. effects of Jennifer's death. She said, 'After all, [Cave] was nothing. "As we would say in Texas, 'she went out of the room screamin' and hollerin'," says Jim Sedwick. he does not remember shooting Cave, "All of a sudden I'm in a courtroom and then they're just taking me into jail. "We just wanted to expand on that," Butler explained. plans and enthusiasm 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". Jennifer Cave's family hopes Laura gets even more time behind bars. For Travis County Prosecutor Bill Bishop, the case is indelible. about her daughter's whereabouts, but both times he was rude and criminally negligent homicide. "Once we learned more about the victim and all of the different relationships at play, we just knew that it should be our mission to do this in a way that I don't think is typically done in true crime.". 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. Two scenarios were in play now and both were nightmares for Jim and Sharon. Colton did that. Cave, the young woman he considered "The kitchen I think was the oddest room to me because it was sparkling clean," Bishop tells Maher. "The deputies basically were having to fairly forcefully remove her from the courtroom.". As for Laura Hall, she remains a mystery. He successfully removed the head and both hands before stopping. Asked if the cab driver is lying, Laura says, "I never said that to him. And it kind of got quiet. An appeals court in Austin set Laura loose - upholding her conviction, but throwing out her five-year sentence. began to suspect that Pitonyak was a fugitive. Come here.'". cellphone after he She was nobody.'" 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. She was released in . I just want to see you for a little bit. shot her accidentally. Orange Tree Apartments, an off-campus complex where Pitonyak Combat veteran operated. He will be eligible for parole [11] Pitonyak had no previous record of violent crime. comprehension that Colton would ever intentionally harm someone, Support the free press, so we can support Austin. Example video title will go here for this video. "He was incoherent and in a sense, so was I. Several friends and acquaintances testified they saw Cave with 0:57. Quit calling me,'" Jim remembers Colton saying. Laura will wait behind bars to find out what her final sentence will be. Can't keep up with happenings around town? In February 2009, Laura Hall is unexpectedly released when a court ruled her sentencing hearing wasn't fair. for his parents' well-being. for murder in the fatal Aug. Watch an excerpt of Laura Hall's interrogation. 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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. Mr. "What we did was get as close as possible as hosts and reporters, and then let the listener step into our shoes.". ", 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). [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. "Even looked like the floors had been mopped. All rights reserved. Prosecutors offered testimony from her former cell mate in the Travis Co. At some point after midnight, early on Aug. 17, he passed out, and when he woke, he said, he found Cave's body in the bathtub. And that's what got her in trouble," adds Jim. 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. Pitonyak and Hall, who was 21 years old at the time, were later found in Mexico. I didn't know who she was. "Judge Flowers found it appropriate to remand her into custody without bond," says D.A. the chamber. Colton testifies, "I can't remember exactly what I told her, but I showed her Jennifer's body.". "In your mind you're 100 percent convinced that Laura Hall was absolutely a part of the dismemberment and mutilation?" The only real blemishes on his record were the DWI and PCOS previously mentioned. '", Prosecutors produced witnesses who claim Laura told them about her involvement in the mutilation. officers in Texas. Laura remarks. Police found a shell casing in the tub that matched the bullet the manager of the Casablanca Hotel 2023 www.statesman.com. It appeared to be a bathtub, and I was seeing something. [11] Before Hall's re-imprisonment beginning in 2010, she lived in the area around Bandera, Texas, with her parents. apprehension. In Hall's trial, prosecutors were left to develop a portrait of intent mainly through conversations the 24-year-old Hall allegedly had with others in the months following the murder. And it eventually grew into, 'I was a victim, I was kidnapped, I had nothing to do with it. Prosecutor Stephanie McFarland holds the hacksaw used to Pitonyak is serving 55 years for the slaying. It was Hall who came up with the plan to dismember Cave's body, Pitonyak said, and it was Hall who made a list of items they'd need to complete the job. it was hilarious that he went in there," Fernandez testified. 'Cause in my mind that's not possible," she says of going back to jail. Back in Austin, Colton Pitonyac was charged with murder on Aug. 23, 2005. [6], Jennifer Cave died in Pitonyak's apartment at the Orange Tree Condominiums,[15] at 2529 Rio Grande Street in West Campus, Austin, Texas. In the end, Detective Mark Gilchrest finally gets Laura to give up the gruesome details. "That's ridiculous," Laura says of the statement. over to law enforcement but Fernandez kicked them out after Pitonyak became belligerent Hall was released on parole in 2018 after serving nearly 10 years in prison. On the advice of her lawyer, she never took the stand at Colton's trial. The former charge originates from the dismemberment of Cave's body. He was the last person to be seen with their daughter, Jennifer Cave. He admitted he had killed her but that her death had been an accident. Another person, Laura Hall, was convicted of tampering with evidence and hindering the apprehension of Pitonyak after the two fled to Mexico. Colton Pitonyak was found guilty and sentenced to 55 years in prison. Law officers also accused her of helping to dismember Caves body. [9] Pitonyak received a 55-year sentence. "I was trying to stay alive. '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. is in the bottom right corner. value meal "out of habit." There was nothing I could have done to save her life at that point. and [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 was really attracted to Colton from the beginning.. The apartment belonged to Colton Pitonyak, a University of Texas business student. 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. Fifteen years ago this week: The tragic death of Jennifer Cave, Send hate mail to: TalkocastPO Box 1102Isle of Palms, SC, 29451. We'd just stay in the house all day. Police didn't believe Laura's story that Colton had forced her to drive him to Mexico. The Cave's phone number, labeled "J. Ribbit," was scrawled on "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. And I opened that door. Colton Pitonyak will testify in his own defense. 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." But, as is usually the case with Laura Hall, that was not the end of this story.Colton Pitonyak's attorney, Joe Turner, says Colton did not shoot Jennifer Cave and he doesn't know who did. The book A Descent Into Hell by Kathryn Casey highlighted the trials. was fried on drugs," he told police. In addition to the gun, Laura's DNA was also found in Colton's apartment. The dismembered body of a young woman exposes the dark side of two former honor students. Abbott proposes. Detectives believe Colton had just received a confirmation to meet his cocaine dealer so the two could do drugs together. But she admits she is guilty of falling in love with the wrong man. CBS News. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. She looks just like Jennifer Cave. And how could something so terrible happen at all? They have just created a fictional character and put my name on it. Remember the difference between feeling and proof.'". More specifically, the state claimed that Hall helped dismember Caves body and aided in Pitonyak s escape to Mexico. S1 E643m. Support the free press, so we can support Austin. 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