into a playpen belonging to Fernandez's ", 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). Orange Tree Apartments, an off-campus complex where Pitonyak We stood right here in [the] hallway. 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. Submit yours now at austinchronicle.com/opinion. Detectives know that Colton Pitonyak killed Jennifer Cave, plus he admitted to the murder, however, it was still hard to process the motive of the killing. The morning after the murder, CCTV captured Pitonyak entering a local hardware store, where receipts show that he purchase an 8-inch hacksaw, safety mask, ammonia, and other cleaning products. S1 E1043m. Pitonyak's friend Laura Hall is serving 10 years for tampering with evidence. And it kind of got quiet. Laura says Colton led her into the bathroom. Lindell, Chuck. Amendment right against The former charge originates from the dismemberment of Cave's body. "And what did she say?" value meal "out of habit." Still, last week's verdict left open the most crucial questions: What exactly happened to Cave in the wee hours of Aug. 17, 2005? Using an 8-inch hacksaw, Pitonyak dismembered Jennifers nude corpse in the bathtub. "That photograph to me means nothing," Laura says dismissively. For the young journalists, obtaining these rare interviews was understandably electrifying. He's got my daughter," Loren Hall recalls thinking at the time. college. Her body discovered in a friends apartment near the University of Texas. dishwasher. After a jury sentenced him to 55 years in prison, Pitonyak said, And how could something so terrible happen at all? Sharon Sedwick, Cave's mother, and Jim Sedwick, her stepfather, discovered that she had been with Colton Pitonyak. [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. and, Four days after he crossed the border, Pitonyak was taken into 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. left the courtroom with the victim's. the chamber. 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. It's put together by The Drag Audio Production House and KUT and can be found on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. in Piedras Blancas, took a photo with his but Fernandez kicked them out after Pitonyak became belligerent Well, yeah, I saw her for a few minutes, but no I wasn't with her,' and he hung up.". His apartment custody by Mexican officials and handed Eddie Pitonyak, the defendant's father, read a statement it for years. She had plans to take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) so she could become a lawyer. Considering that both killer and victim were on mind-altering drugs would be the only proper explanation to what detectives discovered next. Pitonyak around midnight on Sixth Street, Austin's party Jail, Henrietta Langenbach, held on a fraud charge. Pitonyak told Sedwick that Cave was not around and asked them to leave him alone. The dismembered body of a young woman exposes the dark side of two former honor students. Laura was not arrested, but when police questioned her, she was less than cooperative. Colton Pitonyak and his new accomplice, Laura Hall, were quickly arrested by Mexican police officers and extradited back to face his crimes. Pitonyak fled to Mexico with a former girlfriend, Laura Hall. They found Jennifer's car nearby. He was hot. After calling 911, police raced back to the apartment and began the search for Colton. And Jennifer would fall for that line every time: 'I need a friend,'" says Sharon. After Jennifers body was found, investigators began mapping out the crime scene, hoping to shed some light on how the murder actually happened. 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. to Jennifer Cave's death as "an accident," prompting grumbles Check out a scene from Episode 6: Laura Hall & Colton Pitonyak. Laura will wait behind bars to find out what her final sentence will be. "stumbling" drunk. Please leave me alone," she quoted him as saying. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie . 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. [14] Cave and Pitonyak went to dinner before Cave was murdered. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in 2015 denied the request. Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press. "With all due respect, which one is it? 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. Maher asks. His lawyers said his DNA was on the handle To keep creating Inside, a woman's body lay in the bathtub; her hands and head severed. [16] Laura Hall was arrested in September 2005. Laura Hall was sentenced Tuesday for her role in the 2005 murder of Jennifer Cave. "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. "She was very enthusiastic, very organized, very excited to have 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. faces a possible life sentence. She was also a student at UT, a government major with hopes of becoming a lawyer. He shot her through the arm, bullet traveled into the chest, through the heart pretty much killing her instantly. Defense attorney Sam Bassett holds a machete found in Pitonyak's I just started crawling through the window trying to push the drapes out of my way. Jennifer Cave's mother, Sharon, and her fiance, Jim Sedwick, "The mutilation was anger it wasn't any effort to hide the body or get rid of the body. detailing his son's childhood and academic, After a jury sentenced him to 55 years in prison, Pitonyak said, She had been shot dead and then stabbed numerous times; her hands and head had been severed and wrapped in a garbage bag left beside the tub. "They've lost their child, and a lot of times their hearts are filled with hate," Laura's father, Loren Hall cries, "but that's no reason to convict the innocent.". Case says he could not comment on Hall's upcoming sentencing hearing. Example video title will go here for this video, Depression among teen girls is on the rise | Mom Squad. [2], Jennifer Rae Cave[3] moved to Corpus Christi, Texas, in high school. [4] She attended school in Bishop, Texas, before moving to Corpus Christi in 2000. She was also a student at UT, a government major with hopes of becoming a lawyer. S1 E643m. concern he expressed was I watched my jury and I saw women and men flinch at that answer.". I can't go to jail," Laura tells Maher. "We're really getting scared that something bad has happened inside that apartment," says Jim. Police found a shell casing in the tub that matched the bullet There is no doubt that Colton Pitonyak was solely responsible for the murder of Jennifer Cave, said Fugitt. 17, 2005, shooting of his friend, Jennifer Cave. Laura says she was afraid for her life, and that's why she drove him to Mexico. The police said they could not search the apartment without a warrant. "Not that big of a deal," Butler recalled. mother testified. It was just playing with it, like it was toy," Bishop tells "48 Hours Mystery" correspondent Maureen Maher. Whereas some true-crime anthologies might barrel headlong toward the most gruesome, shocking detail, Thomas and Butler underline their reporting philosophy upfront. Abbott proposes. "I spent 21 months in jail for things I didn't do. Laura says he's lying and that she had nothing to do with the dismemberment. "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. "As we would say in Texas, 'she went out of the room screamin' and hollerin'," says Jim Sedwick. 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. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); You have entered an incorrect email address! Orange Tree Apartments, an off-campus complex where Pitonyak After he discovered Jennifer Cave's body, Jim Sedwick called 9-1-1 again. On August 18, 2005, Cave's body was discovered. "We did have the realization that this was going to be a different story from any other that's been told about this case," said Thomas. "How hard is it to go like this?" "Absolutely nothing to do with it," she replies. "He said he was gonna cut up the body and get rid of it," she told the detective. 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. Can't keep up with happenings around town? Pitonyak (pictured) twice by phone trying to get information They found a machete that was in the dishwasher.". Asked if Colton had asked her to help him, Laura tells the detective, "No! His lawyers say She admits that she saw the body in the bathtub, but claims it was Colton's idea to dismember it. Now an Austin podcaster is telling the personal stories behind that severing. 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. Colton Pitonyak testified he has no memory of killing Jennifer And I'm like, 'Oh yes, I know.' Colton Pitonyak will testify in his own defense. 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.". End quote. On Colton's side. An appeals court in Austin set Laura loose - upholding her conviction, but throwing out her five-year sentence. "And then they ask him, 'Can you identify that woman in court today?' This podcast isn't a summer project to giddily decode and solve on Reddit, but instead a nuanced and empathetic portrait of the human lives, emotions, and relationships that tragically collided on August 17, 2005. They're gonna do something and you're not gonna like it.". 8 among true crime. Marshals[14] arrested Pitonyak. [18] The court ruled that her sentencing hearing was unfair and Hall was released on bond. 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. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. In 2007, Laura Hall was convicted of helping her boyfriend Colton Pitonyak dismember 21-year-old Jennifer Cave's body in his apartment. 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. [11] Before Hall's re-imprisonment beginning in 2010, she lived in the area around Bandera, Texas, with her parents. S1 E943m. She says she's "very concerned" for her family's safety. for murder in the fatal Aug. I mean, I wasn't ready to be rational yet," she explains to Maher. And he said, 'Yeah, I'm afraid it could be.'". The exact time of death could not be determined, but detectives surmise Jennifer was first shot between 1:05 am and 3:30 am. "There was a dead woman curled up in his bathtub. Pitonyak and Hall went to the home of the hotel manager, Pedro I'm innocent of the mutilation. The interrogation lasts nine grueling hours. 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. inside this bag. 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. He shot her through the arm, bullet traveled into the chest, through the heart pretty much killing her instantly. Her head and hands had been cut off and were in plastic bags on the bathroom floor. After her death, she had been shot in the head once. I can't live in Austin. Laura and Colton met at a party in the spring of 2005. He will not get a new trial, but his attorney now has more ammunition. "Of course he remembers all that - then incriminates me and nothing about his own actions," Laura comments sarcastically. [9] A hacksaw had been placed on her abdomen. Hall was released on parole in 2018 after. Prosecutors are fighting for the new sentence to be as long as possible. So I flipped the light switch on and there she was," he remembers. 22-year-old Cave was found murdered in a West Campus apartment. She was sentenced to five years for the tampering and one year for the hindering, with the sentences to be served concurrently. 'That's a mannequin.' The A jury found Pitonyak guilty and sentenced him to 55 years in prison for killing Cave. 289256. ", And he couldn't he explain the shooting. You can find the Orange Tree Podcast on podcast listening apps or at the Drag Production Houses website here. "I wasn't able to even process - and even today, I have not processed the emotions. An appeals court upheld the convictions but overturned the sentence. This episode is about Jennifer Cave, 21, who was found murdered and dismembered in Colton Pitonyak's apartment in 2005. And the other thing you kind of think is, 'Well, there's one. "I did not want to go to jail. Much more importantly: Why did it happen? 1 of 35. "I had no idea he was going to do what he did," she says. 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. "I was really attracted to Colton from the beginning. The owner told police Pitonyak had bought a hacksaw and other supplies about 12 hours Dismemberment of a human corpse is also rare.. "Judge Flowers found it appropriate to remand her into custody without bond," says D.A. 35 photos. Pitonyak is serving 55 years for the slaying. '", Prosecutors produced witnesses who claim Laura told them about her involvement in the mutilation. "What we did was get as close as possible as hosts and reporters, and then let the listener step into our shoes.". Check out a scene from Episode 7: Elizabeth Turpin & Karen Brown. Pitonyak told the store owner, However, there was one part of Coltons life that even he couldnt control, and that was the constant temptation of drugs and alcohol. 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.". I'm absolutely stupid with them," she says. 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. A boy's dorm room was sparkling clean? insisted he didn't know anything. (Courtesy of Moody College of Communications), Recording the Day India and Pakistan Split in, The Paper Street Podcast Gives a Voice to the Indie Film Industry, Uncorking the Story to the True Crime/Comedy Podcast, New Speed-Dating App Developed in Austin Doesn't Want to Waste Your Time, I Live Here I Give Here: Amplify Austin Day. [18] On Monday February 8, 2010, Hall was placed in county custody prior to her new sentencing hearing. The Texas . "I know what's coming," she tells Maher. I'm not here to hurt anybody. Yeah," she continues with a laugh, "I felt I was on top of the world when I was with Colton. I felt that he didn't really do this. Thomas said, "I think any reporter would be lying if they said that getting a source on record, that's never spoken before, isn't exciting. Finally, they got through to Laura's cell phone. Both were drinking, and according to witness Jeffrey victim's relatives. Sharon Sedwick says her daughter, Jennifer Cave, was on Colton's side, too. "Did you have anything to do with the murder?". I'd certainly want that evidence presented to a jury," said Turner. at Burger King. faces life The day before her death, however, she had So that is how Jennifer Cave ended up partying with Colton Pitonyak on that last night of her life. Tabitha Messina & Carlos Christopher. 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.". Laura and Colton met at a party in the spring of 2005. 0:57. The troubled young man seemed to somehow draw people in. Prosecutors, Hall faces trial later this year on charges of felony hindering police found Cave's Saturn sedan parked on a street near the Says Bishop, "She had every opportunity in the world to call the police, send them to Colton's apartment and certainly she would have been safe from Colton for a long time had she done that. He will be eligible for parole "That's ridiculous," Laura says of the statement. Prosecutor Stephanie McFarland holds the hacksaw used to (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. Several friends and acquaintances testified they saw Cave with The list of confirmed facts is brief. have said he is taking Four days later, Mexican police apprehended them and they were brought back to Austin. Sharon made a series of calls, including one to Pitonyak, who lied to her that he last saw Jennifer around midnight. He was also a small-time dealer. Jim says the place was completely dark. All rights reserved. Langenbach told the jury that during the three weeks the two shared a cell, Hall made several incriminating statements about her involvement including that she was in charge of the mutilation, devised (although aborted) in order to keep the police from identifying Cave's body. Investigators said Hall helped to dismember Cave's body. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. detailing his son's childhood and academic Next Gallery. 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. Hall was She's out on bond while prosecutors fight to put her back behind bars. I heard this rustling, like someone's grabbing the phone from you. Once again, the D.A. Menu. When questioned why she didn't turn Colton in, Laura tells us that she was afraid of Colton, and that . dismember Jennifer Cave's body during her summation. 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. But Sharon knew her big-hearted daughter had an instinct to help anyone in trouble. Also included in the appeal is Hall's alleged confession to two jail inmates. For the prosecutors, Travis Co. assistant district attorneys Bill Bishop and Stephanie McFarland, it was not a straightforward case. And I said, 'What? "The thing that I am most fearful about is that she will choose my family to yet again hurt," Sharon tells Maher. She's sentenced to five years. Laura Hall is back in the lock-up she despises, while her family and lawyer scramble again to set her free. But the jury never heard Laura's side of the story. later charged with hindering apprehension. Pitonyak fled to Mexico with a former girlfriend, Laura Hall. She was one of five girls in her family. In the summer of 2005, police were called to an apartment in Austin, Texas. The next day, Aug. 18, 2005, Sharon and Jim Sedwick hit the highway and raced four hours from Corpus Christi to Austin, and straight to Colton Pitonyak's apartment. "Dude, I am eating pizza with "I think my life has been destroyed. 'Why yes,' he said, 'She's sitting right over there by Mr. 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.). In June 2009, Hall told a neighbor in reference to Jennifer Cave's murder, "I capped that (expletive) whore.". "She gave a series of statements to the police," says Bishop. When it came to relating anecdotes about being young and at college? She faces up to 10 years in prison. Mr. It appeared to be a bathtub, and I was seeing something. into Pitonyak's apartment, Cave's, Police found a shell casing in the tub that matched the bullet saying that Hall had admitted to killing Cave in a jailhouse confession. As Laura tells it, she had nothing to do with the horrific crime. I'm innocent of all that," Laura says. "All I had was a flashlight. . [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. Detectives believe Colton had just received a confirmation to meet his cocaine dealer so the two could do drugs together. district. We were in no condition," she explains. "Colton called her, he said, 'You know, I really need a friend. [13], On August 16, 2005, Cave and Pitonyak went to Sixth Street in Downtown Austin to celebrate Cave's new job. Asked how he got back to his apartment, Colton said, "I assume Jennifer took me. a hardware store four blocks away. he promoted her to a full-time position. 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"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. He successfully removed the head and both hands before stopping. But that portrait of Hall, without her own testimony, was never fully fleshed out.). "I mean I still - I was in denial, OK.", Asked if it never occurred to her to call police, family or friends, Laura says, somewhat defensively, "It didn't seem like a good move. Hall was found guilty of tampering with evidence and sentenced to 10 years in prison. "In your mind you're 100 percent convinced that Laura Hall was absolutely a part of the dismemberment and mutilation?" Sawyer countered that in fact Hall took no part in the abandoned dismemberment, a version of the story that the jury apparently found unpersuasive. 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