Jim Sedwick broke into the apartment after the police departed. Her body discovered in a friends apartment near the University of Texas. in Piedras Blancas, took a photo with his This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. And that would be Laura Hall," Sawyer says. We stood right here in [the] hallway. ", 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). "With all due respect, which one is it? document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); You have entered an incorrect email address! Eric Goodman's Austin FC column, other soccer news. because he had owned "Trial set for college student accused of slaying, dismembering woman after date. Loren and Carol Hall desperately tried to reach their daughter. she says, reenacting the smile for Maher. "I was really attracted to Colton from the beginning. And I was on his side, I'm sorry to say.". Laura Hall & Colton Pitonyak. But Laura does admit to a problem with men. have a hair 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. His addiction to these substances had been escalating, finally hitting its zenith in the summer of 2005. They found a machete that was in the dishwasher.". 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. Bridgett Pitonyak, the defendant's mother, wept as she testified [20], As of 2013, Colton Pitonyak, TDCJ#01413729 and State ID (SID)#07004898, is incarcerated in the Memorial Unit. She admits that she saw the body in the bathtub, but claims it was Colton's idea to dismember it. . "They stated that during the group that inmate Hall confessed to the murder of Jennifer Cave," Turner explains. detailing his son's childhood and academic Hall was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Can't keep up with happenings around town? 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. Who would commit such a depraved act of violence and murder? But Colton was nowhere to be found. "He held himself out as a gangster," prosecutor Bill Bishop says. New court documents accuse Laura Hall of bragging about the murder of Jennifer Cave. Asked who's the other possible suspect, he replies, "Well, there's other suspects and Laura Hall is as good as any. And she's like, 'Mom, he's my friend, and he needs my help.' 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. An appeals court upheld the convictions but overturned the sentence. Inside, a woman's body lay in the bathtub; her hands and head severed. Sharon Sedwick, Cave's mother, and Jim Sedwick, her stepfather, discovered that she had been with Colton Pitonyak. "He wanted to get out of town. Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press. She will get a new sentencing hearing. They have just created a fictional character and put my name on it. 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. Once again, the D.A. Photo courtesy of Loren Hall 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. Support the Chronicle. 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.". Pitonyak (pictured) twice by phone trying to get information You need to get her out of here.' 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. 30 photos. Can't keep up with happenings around town? "That's just a whole new set of nightmares coming at me that I'm not ready to deal with.". He told me to get out of there. They weren't in Mexico for long. Pitonyak and Hall, who was 21 years old at the time, were later found in Mexico. his way in through a window. '", Sharon says she knew something was wrong. She was also a student at UT, a government major with hopes of becoming a lawyer. They found Jennifer's car nearby. have "48 Hours Mystery: In Too Deep", Jurors find college student guilty of killing and dismembering woman, sentence him to 55 years, Laura Hall asks for new review of convictions, "Woman sent to prison after gruesome West Campus murder released", "Person involved in 2005 murder of Jennifer Cave released on parole", "Laura Hall, involved in 2005 West Campus murder of Jennifer Cave, out of prison", Pitonyak Seeks New Trial in Jennifer Cave Murder Case, Appeals court denies Colton Pitonyak a new trial, Court review could be Pitonyaks last chance for new trial, "Woman sent to prison after gruesome West Campus murder to be released", "Appeal denied for Austin man in jail for 2005 murder", "Man Convicted Of 2005 West Campus Murder Fighting For New Trial", Former UT Student Sentenced To Prison For Gruesome Murder, My Fox Austin Timeline of Jennifer Cave Murder Trial, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Murder_of_Jennifer_Cave&oldid=1126519502, This page was last edited on 9 December 2022, at 20:05. the saw was too small to cut up a body and reminded jurors that 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. She invoked her Fifth after the An appeals court in Austin set Laura loose - upholding her conviction, but throwing out her five-year sentence. but Fernandez kicked them out after Pitonyak became belligerent 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. Director Gregory Kohn Stars Robert Ivkovic Laura Fraker (uncredited) See production, box office & company info Watch on Bravo Now 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 troubled young man seemed to somehow draw people in. But the judge refused to allow it, calling it inadmissable hearsay. 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Pitonyak told Sedwick that Cave was not around and asked them to leave him alone. 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. In the summer of 2005, police were called to an apartment in Austin, Texas. He testified that he 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. She may have been Colton's friend, but the allegation is that Laura Hall was his accomplice.On Feb. 8, 2010, Laura reports to court to be given the date for her new sentencing hearing. Hall was Hall is now 34 years old. Michael Rodriguez, a friend, said he spoke to Cave at 1 a.m. and Prosecutors are fighting for the new sentence to be as long as possible. 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. lived. The exact time of death could not be determined, but detectives surmise Jennifer was first shot between 1:05 am and 3:30 am. In 2004, police found cocaine, prescription sleeping pills that he had unlawfully obtained, and anxiety medication in his apartment. "I loved Colton Pitonyak.". "Did you have anything to do with the murder?". new content, we kindly appreciate any donation you can give to help college. Jennifer Cave's mother, Sharon Cave, testified that she spoke to 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. Colton Pitonyak will testify in his own defense. landed a job as a legal assistant in an environmental law firm. Nothing. "He was incoherent and in a sense, so was I. comprehension that Colton would ever intentionally harm someone, The jury finds Laura guilty of tampering with evidence, for cutting up Jennifer Cave's body and helping Colton to escape to Mexico. [13] On August 3, 2010, Hall was taken into the custody of the state prison system, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). 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. 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 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. So you kind of want to know, who came in here and did this? 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. Get an all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! "I apologize to everybody here." left the courtroom with the victim's. time Jennifer Cave is believed to have been killed. Am I guilty of being in love with him stupidly? All rights reserved. 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. You need to get her out of there.' "The net result is I have to advise my client, even though we planned on you testifying, 'You can't do it,'" Sawyer explains. 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. As for Laura, she was ultimately credited with time served, made parole in . 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 was really attracted to Colton from the beginning.. Pitonyak is serving a 55-year prison sentence after he was convicted of murder in 2007. The brown paper bag in Pitonyak's studio apartment led police to After he discovered Jennifer Cave's body, Jim Sedwick called 9-1-1 again. in prison if convicted of murder. dishwasher. 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. Laura was not arrested, but when police questioned her, she was less than cooperative. but Fernandez kicked them out after Pitonyak became belligerent But she admits she is guilty of falling in love with the wrong man. Sharon Cave, the victim's mother, broke down as she recalled the 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. Colton will remain in prison for most of his life after receiving 55 years. Sanderson, Pitonyak seemed high. Yes.". At his trial, Pitonyak testified that he had been in an alcohol-and-drug-induced stupor the night of Caves death. The mutilation was anger it wasn't any effort to hide the body or get rid of the body. Hall, who has since completed her prison sentence, even provides fresh insight to the reporters in a delicate, yet riveting, exchange over Facebook Messenger. In 2007, Laura Hall was convicted of helping her boyfriend Colton Pitonyak dismember 21-year-old Jennifer Cave's body in his apartment. He said Hall was allowed to leave by herself. Combat veteran operated. "[14] On February 19, 2009, the Texas Third Court of Appeals ordered re-sentencing. in court were her sisters, Vanessa His kitchen?" Hall was 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. Hall was charged with tampering with evidence and helping Pitonyak flee the country. Her head removed. stoic. Laura and Colton met at a party in the spring of 2005. Maher asks in disbelief. "All I had was a flashlight. Colton Pitonyak will testify in his own defense. Jim tells Sharon to wait on the porch to protect her from what he feared he might find inside. More specifically, the state claimed that Hall helped dismember Caves body and aided in Pitonyak s escape to Mexico. DNA recovered on a buck knife, a machete, and the hacksaw left resting on top of Cave's body matched only Pitonyak and Cave. The victim's relatives embraced after the verdict. She invoked her Fifth, Colton Pitonyak's mother wept during the verdict, but he was 'Why yes,' he said, 'She's sitting right over there by Mr. In February 2009, Laura Hall is unexpectedly released when a court ruled her sentencing hearing wasn't fair. "I'm stupid with men. On August 18th, the Sedwicks traveled to Austin and found Cave's car at Pitonyak's apartment. later charged with hindering apprehension. S1 E843m. '", Prosecutors produced witnesses who claim Laura told them about her involvement in the mutilation. "We're really getting scared that something bad has happened inside that apartment," says Jim. He shot her through the arm, bullet traveled into the chest, through the heart pretty much killing her instantly. Hall was found guilty of tampering with evidence and sentenced to 10 years in prison. "The thing that I am most fearful about is that she will choose my family to yet again hurt," Sharon tells Maher. "It is beyond my She became eligible again in November 2012. The custody by Mexican officials and handed Check out a scene from Episode 7: Elizabeth Turpin & Karen Brown. And it is about to get much worse. 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. There is no soul.". "It was on a flip flop in the bathroom. [11] There, U.S. In fact, she spent most of the day running errands before she went back to pick up Colton and drive him to Mexico. After Cave's murder they escaped to Mexico where they were captured. He successfully removed the head and both hands before stopping. Another person, Laura Hall, was convicted of tampering with evidence and hindering the apprehension of Pitonyak after the two fled to Mexico. "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. Cave, who was an Austin legal assistant, was found in Pitonyaks bathtub in his West Campus apartment on Aug. 18, 2005. A medical examiner later determined that Cave Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. Cave's phone number, labeled "J. Ribbit," was scrawled on This was a brutal case; she was stabbed 29 times. Colton testifies, "I can't remember exactly what I told her, but I showed her Jennifer's body.". "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.". Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press. "I'm ready to be acquitted," she says. [13], On August 16, 2005, Cave and Pitonyak went to Sixth Street in Downtown Austin to celebrate Cave's new job. Colton Pitonyak testified he has no memory of killing Jennifer 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". effects of Jennifer's death. and face masks at the store. According to Fugitt, this is not the first time that this case has been covered but it is the first time that Pitonyak has ever agreed to speak about the incident to the press. 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. "I'm definitely not a sociopath.". "Her DNA was on the gun - the murder weapon itself, that was found in Colton's car.". Now an Austin podcaster is telling the personal stories behind that severing. "Snapped: Killer Couples" Laura Hall & Colton Pitonyak (TV Episode 2013) photos, including production stills, premiere photos and other event photos, publicity photos, behind-the-scenes, and more. She died in the residence of UT student Colton Pitonyak. Jennifer Cave Murder, Jennifer Cave, Laura Hall, Colton Pitonyak, Elizabeth Peacock, Joe James Sawyer, Information is power. it was hilarious that he went in there," Fernandez testified. young son. It appeared to be a bathtub, and I was seeing something. Colton Pitonyak's defense attorney says the appeal he filed last week in Travis County could clear his. the job," her new boss recalled. trigger, but acknowledged that someone might 35 photos. However, there was one part of Coltons life that even he couldnt control, and that was the constant temptation of drugs and alcohol. For the prosecutors, Travis Co. assistant district attorneys Bill Bishop and Stephanie McFarland, it was not a straightforward case. It was great," she says smiling. "Hey dude, I'm eating pizza, don't bother me any more. "It was just too soon. 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. "[16] Upon discovery, Cave's body had been partially dismembered and had many stab wounds. Cave's parents found her in a bathtub. was fried on drugs," he told police. So I flipped the light switch on and there she was," he remembers. Several friends and acquaintances testified they saw Cave with In the end, Detective Mark Gilchrest finally gets Laura to give up the gruesome details. Pitonyak's friend Laura Hall is serving 10 years for tampering with evidence. And he said, 'Well, there's a problem,' and he said, 'We're concerned." 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. "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. into Pitonyak's apartment, Cave's Support the free press, so we can support Austin. I can't allow myself to think that way.". Pedro Fernandez (pictured), Pitonyak told the store owner, [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. Yeah," she continues with a laugh, "I felt I was on top of the world when I was with Colton. I was like, 'Man, oh my God, you know, 'What happened?'". 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. ", Maher asks, "Did you have any concern for the girl who was dead?". Panicked, he called Hall. Police also found a machete and hacksaw with blood on it nearby. "We thought we'd never see her again," says Carol. She was nobody.'" Pitonyak was sentenced to 55 years in prison for the murder; Hall was convicted of tampering with evidence in the case and of helping Pitonyak flee to Mexico to avoid apprehension. It was Pitonyak a "sociopath" and a "beast" who destroyed everyone around him, Sawyer argued who mutilated Cave's body. He said, 'Jennifer didn't come to work today.' "The deputies basically were having to fairly forcefully remove her from the courtroom.". On the same day, the jury panel recommended a 55-year prison sentence for Pitonyak. In court, Colton says he did not cut Jennifer's body with the knife." She's out on bond while prosecutors fight to put her back 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 2005. But Jennifer's parents feel they must bear witness. [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. The next day, Cave's mother filed a missing persons report. saying that Hall had admitted to killing Cave in a jailhouse confession. "'Donnie Brasco' and 'Goodfellas' and a series of movies that involved dismemberment," Bishop says. We can help. From September 2005, when she was arrested, until Colton Pitonyak's trial in January 2007, Laura Hall stood by Colton. ", "Until you get to know Colton," she continues, "you can't see on the surface that there's something wrong underneath.". and Lauren, brother Clayton, mother,Sharon, and her mother's fianc, Jim Sedwick. The day before her death, however, she had Hall did not testify during her trial, but her attorney, Joe James Sawyer, painted a completely different picture for the jury. 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. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Her statement then became she'd seen the body but didn't know what had had happened. Pitonyak fled to Mexico with a former girlfriend, Laura Hall. "And they said, 'Jennifer has gone to work for us.' "It upsets me tremendously to be in the same room with her and see her flitting about and talking on her cell phone. 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. He shot her through the arm, bullet traveled into the chest, through the heart pretty much killing her instantly. he promoted her to a full-time position. He referred Karim said the gun did not 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. "Of course he remembers all that - then incriminates me and nothing about his own actions," Laura comments sarcastically. "Not that big of a deal," Butler recalled. We can help. "That was when it got big to us. "As far as murders go, this is a very clean murder. "I didn't try and help him cover it up at all," she says on the tape. "The great challenge is to say to them, 'Feel any way you want. "We just wanted to expand on that," Butler explained. 's mistake, Laura will be sentenced again. ", Colton also had a collection of gangster movies. Next Gallery. She's sentenced to five years. Sawyer can only hope the jury sees it his way. Still, last week's verdict left open the most crucial questions: What exactly happened to Cave in the wee hours of Aug. 17, 2005? cellphone after he Prosecutor Stephanie McFarland holds the hacksaw used to I just started crawling through the window trying to push the drapes out of my way. Jennifer paid for that friendship with her life. Copyright 1981-2023 Austin Chronicle Corp. All rights reserved. district. I can't live in Austin. I can't live in Texas," she says. 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.". was fried on drugs," he told police. But Sharon knew her big-hearted daughter had an instinct to help anyone in trouble. Except for the murder itself, he blamed Laura for almost everything. After five days, they were nabbed by a Mexican SWAT team and handed over to American authorities. 35 in the Apple Podcast all-genre list and No. faces life "I'm still just so excited that the UT community seems to like it," she said. 291136. He admitted he had killed her but that her death had been an accident. Authorities said that Cave and Pitonyak had no previous discord before the murder. Pedro Fernandez (pictured), the manager of the Casablanca Hotel in Piedras Blancas, took a photo with his Laura says she went home. His defense has implied it will ask jurors to find 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. have said he is taking "She's still a part of us.". 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