I burst did in tears because that, to me, is a true example of humanity. Two families torn apart by one devastating crime. A young mom named Crystal Taylor murdered on her way to work, five months pregnant. This is breaking me. She gave her whole life just trying to raise me right. Being a mom is who she was. Police zeroed in on the man in her life. One, two, three of them. We were trying to found out who would have the motivation to do this. To help find crystals killer, her sisters would turn amateur detectives. I couldnt even sleep. I needed an answer. Bye that was my baby sister. The twist that stopped Everyone Cold . There had been another attack on another pregnant woman. She was assaulted and her neck was cut. Who is targeting moms to be . In this life for the next are going to pay for what youve done wrong. How does this happen . In the mega sprawl of los angeles county, the city of hawthorne occupies about 6 mi. 2. One of them, especially glamorous. For decades, local pride ce
so it was with nervous anticipation that crystal s family filed into the courthouse on july 11, 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. prosecutor danette meyers told jurors crystal s murder and the attacks on derek s other girlfriend traci williamson were no coincidence. he has a motive to do it because he doesn t want to have the kids, he doesn t want to pay child support the prosecution claimed that while derek may have failed to stop traci from having her two children, he found the right man for the job of stopping crystal. his basketball buddy, c-styles. he s a gang member. he s a killer. and mr. smyer knew who to go to when he wanted crystal taylor taken care of. go right over there, have a
at 19 past breaking news. a hearing is under way for dylann roof. this is new video from the courtroom. of course, he is the man accused of shooting and killing nine people in a charleston church last month. this morning, the judge set roof s trial for july 11, 2016. that is just the first of many issues that will be discussed and perhaps decided on today. nbc s sarah dallof joins us from outside that courthouse. what else are we expecting today? reporter: hi, alex. dylann roof shuffled into court just after 10:00 this morning. he was shackled and wearing a striped jumpsuit. during the hearing, he was quiet. he did not speak and did not turn to look at the audience. a lot of ground covered during this 23-minute hearing, most notably that trial date set for july 11th. the prosecutor saying this has the potential to be a capital case. roof s attorneys indicated he is competent, he s participated in multiple meetings held with his