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crystal s murder picked him out of a lineup. two months after crystal taylor s death, skyler moore, aka c-styles, was charged with murdering her and her unborn baby jeremiah. justice seemed close at hand. it was not. coming up i m looking for this guy day and night. and then you see him. and he s in court right in front of you. face-to-face with a confessed killer. you weren t afraid to testify? oh yes i was. i was praying and asking god to make us strong enough. but i was really scared. when dateline continues. there s a better choice. aleve pm. the only one to combine a safe sleep aid and the 12-hour pain-relieving strength of aleve. that dares to last into the morning. so you feel refreshed. aleve pm. there s a better choice. -[ scoffs ] if you say so.
in 2011. did derek ever mention he had gotten a girl pregnant and was concerned about that? no, he didn t tell me about that. reporter: and he was adamant there s no way her brother hung out with a gang banger. skyler moore, aka c-styles. ever meet him? no. ever hear derek talk about him? never hear derek talk about him. derek friends with any gang members? my parents are extremely traditional. they weren t into gang violence or any of that nonsense. derek would not bring gang members to the house or affiliate himself with gang members. furthermore, no one s seen derek ever, ever, with any gang member. reporter: danielle said her brother had nothing to do with crystal s murder and that c-styles was a liar. he is known as a jailhouse snitch, and he is harassed and beaten up by people where he s currently housed at. the deal for him is that he gets
juries like dna. dna, blood trail. in this case, a money transfer. in this case, the lack of cell phone records attaching the two defendants together. reporter: the only thing connecting derek to the murder was the confession of the triggerman. skyler moore, aka c-styles. but there was no guarantee the jury would take the word of a gang banger over the word of the clean-cut derek smyer. so it was with nervous anticipation that crystal s family filed into the courthouse on july 11th, 2016. the facts and the law and your common sense will lead you to one conclusion. crystal taylor died at the hands of skyler moore and derek smyer.