I don’t ask for your help very often…but I am asking you all now. Please write a letter and help keep this girl in jail where she belongs. This is a case that is very near and dear to my heart…here are the details..please write a letter today.
In August 2005, Jennifer Cave was found murdered and partially dismembered in Colton Pitonyak’s Austin, Texas bathtub by her parents and sister. Her body was wrapped in an area rug with her head and hands in a garbage bag.
Two shots had been fired, one striking Jennifer in the side and puncturing her heart. She died within seconds. Over the next 12 hours, her body was stabbed repeatedly in the neck, face and back, her hands and head decapitated, and as if that wasn’t enough, a final shot was fired — through the neck of her decapitated head.
By the time her body was found, Pitonyak and his accomplice, Laura Hall, had fled the country for Mexico in Hall’s Cadillac. Authorities eventually tracked the car and both suspects were brought to Eagle Pass for immigration violations. Although Laura was not present at the time of the murder, she played an integral part of the aftermath. She faced charges of Hindering Apprehension and Tampering with Evidence at her August 2007 trial but was eventually sentenced to only five years.
This highly publicized case was featured on CourtTV.
For a detailed account of the murder and a timeline of what has since trespassed:
http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid:534898
http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid:441524
Shockingly enough, Laura Hall is already being considered for parole with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. What can you do to help? Write a short letter (or a long one if you feel so inclined!) and send it to the address and fax number below as soon as possible. The San Antonio Board Office and the Parole Board have both advised to get these out as quickly as possible. Letters are very important when a criminal is up for parole. Nothing would look better than to hand the parole board a huge file of letters AGAINST Laura’s release!
RE: Laura Ashley Hall
DOB 8/28/83
TDC Offender Number 07572662
Your letter must be faxed to:
Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles
San Antonio Board Office
210-564-3726
Also fax a copy to:
Linda Starnes
TDCJ Victim Services Division
512-452-0825
The following article highlights positive steps that Jennifer’s mother has taken since her daughter’s death to improve the judicial system and provide counseling for jurors.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-11-25-Jurorstress_N.htm
http://www.kvue.com/news/top/stories/071207kvuejennifercaveact-cb.6b453a06.html
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