Killer Couples Season 1 Episode 7 Laura Hall and Colton Pitonyak
- July 7, 2013
Laura Hall and Colton Pitonyak, the subjects of Killer Couples Season 1 Episode 7, may have seemed like a typical college couple, but they were hiding a deadly secret. When Jennifer Cave, a close friend of Laura's, went missing in Austin, Texas, in 2005, police quickly traced the last known location of the missing woman to Colton's apartment.
As investigators searched the apartment, they discovered Jennifer's dismembered body in a bathtub, and Colton and Laura were nowhere to be found. The couple had gone on the run, and a national manhunt was launched to find them.
For several days, the couple evaded police, but eventually, they were tracked down and arrested in Mexico. As details of the crime emerged, it became clear that both Laura and Colton were involved in the murder of Jennifer.
But what led this seemingly typical college couple to commit such a heinous crime? Killer Couples delves into their pasts to uncover clues that may shed light on their motivations.
Laura Hall grew up in a small Texas town and was known as a talented athlete and an all-around popular girl. Her family was well-respected in the community, and Laura was expected to follow in her parents' footsteps and attend church regularly.
But as she got older, Laura became more rebellious, experimenting with drugs and alcohol and dropping out of college. It was during this time that she met Colton Pitonyak. The two quickly became inseparable, and Laura soon found herself drawn into a world of drugs and partying.
Colton, for his part, came from a troubled background. His parents divorced when he was young, and he struggled with substance abuse and mental health issues throughout his life. Despite his struggles, Colton was known as a charismatic guy who could charm anyone he met, including Laura.
Together, Laura and Colton became more and more entrenched in Austin's underground drug scene, using and selling drugs to support their lifestyle. But as their addiction grew, so did their desperation for money.
It was this desperation that ultimately led them to murder Jennifer Cave. According to police, Colton killed Jennifer in a fit of rage, and Laura helped him to cover up the crime, even going so far as to help dismember Jennifer's body.
Killer Couples explores the couple's relationship and their shared responsibility for the crime, as well as the emotional toll the murder took on the victim's family and loved ones.
But perhaps most importantly, the episode seeks to understand what could drive two seemingly normal young people to commit such a heinous act. Was it their addiction to drugs and the dangerous lifestyle it brought with it? Or was it something deeper, a dark side of their personalities that they had always hidden from the world?
Killer Couples Season 1 Episode 7 is a gripping exploration of a shocking crime and the complex motivations behind it. Through detailed investigation and interviews with those closest to the case, the series sheds light on a disturbing aspect of human nature, and the devastating consequences that can result when two people become caught up in each other's orbit of darkness.