Colton Pitonyak was tracked by calls he made on his cell phone to Mexico. No motive or confession for the murder of Jennifer Cave are listed in the article. It appears that she had dinner with him and then went back to his apartment. It may have been their first date or just a dinner. We would still expect to see some kind of arrest of Lauren Hall who accompanied Pitonyak while he fled to Mexico.
Pitonyak headed to Austin for booking-News 8 Austin
A University of Texas student charged with killing an acquaintance and mutilating her body was arrested Tuesday in Eagle Pass.
U.S. marshals arrested Colton Pitonyak, 22, after he was turned over by Mexican authorities.
Pitonyak is on his way to Austin with authorities to face a murder charge for the death of Jennifer Cave, 21. Her mutilated body was found in Pitonyak's apartment last Thursday.
"In my seven, almost eight years in Austin, this is probably one of the more brutal homicides, although all homicides are terrible incidents. I'm glad this individual is off the streets of Austin," Austin Police Chief Stan Knee said.
An arrest warrant for Pitonyak shows Cave had just met him, and they had dinner on Tuesday evening.
Pitonyak fled Austin with Laura Hall, 22, who was with him when he was arrested. She has not been charged.
Investigators believe the pair drove Hall’s car to Piedras Negras, Mexico, on Friday. Overnight, Mexican agents found her Cadillac at a Piedras Negras hotel.